Judgment of the National Green Tribunal, May 27, 2025 in the matter of Sumit Saini Vs Shree Ram Steel Industries & Others. Sumit Saini, resident of village Damla, District Yamuna Nagar, Haryana had sent a letter petition dated May 14, 2022 to the NGT. The application said that around 25 …
The SDG development process has been extensive and inclusive in its attempt to establish consensus among countries and other stakeholders on universal goals and targets. While the global SDGs will be finalized over the coming year, the shape of them is emerging and it is possible to envisage key elements …
For the third consecutive year, the reports of the regional office of the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) show no deterioration in the quality of river water during the Ganesh festival. The reports were compiled and released last week. Like every year, the MPCB tested the quality of water before, …
The water in Mahikeng in the North West is safe to consume, says the provincial head of the Department of Water and Sanitation, Chadwick Lobakeng. "We have taken three samples in Mahikeng and upon analysis they were found to be of acceptable standard according to blue drop requirements," Lobakeng said. …
Varanasi: Nominal changes were recorded in the quality of Ganga water after idol immersion during Dussehra. The Varanasi regional office of UP Pollution Control Board collected the samples and analysed the water quality before immersion, during immersion and post-immersion of idols from October 2 to 5. The initial report of …
ISLAMABAD: A report compiled by the Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources (PCRWR) has found eight mineral water brands unsafe for human consumption as they contain chemicals and germs. The report, available with Dawn, compiled during July to September 2014 shows that samples of as many as 65 brands …
CHINA’S south-to-north water transfer project has reached its “overall” targets on water quality, with “certain” pollution being treated, an official said yesterday. “For the central line, media reports and our probes have spotted pollution, but it did not affect the overall situation,” said Gao Juncai, head of the Department of …
Invasive species impact on the biodiversity of Britain by eating native species as well as affecting human health and the economy. Many originate from the Black, Asov and Caspian seas around Turkey and Ukraine. Scientists worry that some may already be in Britain, but as yet undiscovered. Fears have now …
Indonesia has set target to secure access to clean water for all people across the country by 2019 and planned to provide drinkable water directly from the faucets in large cities, a senior official said here Thursday. Head of an agency to support development in state-run drinking water firm, BPSPAM, …
An estimated 1.2 million Palestinians in Gaza still have no running water, according to report released by organization that has directors based in Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority. As parties from the region prepare to gather in Cairo next week to discuss the reconstruction of Gaza, the environmental organization …
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is funding $25 million for improvements in water infrastructure and the reduction of water pollution around Arizona. The funds are directed to the Water Infrastructure Finance Authority of Arizona, which will use them to provide low-cost loans for safe drinking water projects and wastewater infrastructure …
As government officials and environmental rights activists bicker over true state of potable water in local communities, a U-Report poll felt the pulse of residents in these areas and the findings were revealing. WOLE OYEBADE reports. THE amount of portable water available to a human being, household and community at …
A SOLUTION to the chronic water problem in Sengerema District is in sight, thanks to the signing of a 20bn/- water and sanitation project. The Sengerema Water and Sanitation Project contract was signed here on Tuesday, paving the way for China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC), the project contractor, to …
A Seattle suburb was making progress cleansing its E. coli-contaminated water supply through system-wide flushes and chlorine injections, a task made more urgent after the potentially deadly bacteria sickened a child, officials said on Tuesday. Tests first showed the bacteria in the water supply on Mercer Island on Sept. 26, …
A study by The Energy and Resources Institute (Teri) has found that Yamuna needs approximately 3.46 billion litres per day (BLD) of fresh flow of water to be able to sustain aquatic life and support day-to-day activities of people living on its banks. The figure is almost equivalent to the …
Walkers, runners and cyclists have been asked to monitor pollution in waterways across the North East. Northumbrian Water is seeking volunteer water rangers to patrol once a fortnight and report on conditions in their local rivers, streams and becks. Those who sign up will be given training and receive incentives …
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Chesapeake Bay region would reap an additional $22.5 billion a year from improved hurricane protection, crab and fish production and climate stability if the Obama administration's contested plan to clean up the watershed proceeds, an environmental group says. The assessment released Monday is based on a …
For nearly 20 years, New Englanders drank and bathed in water without knowing it was laced with a neurotoxin. The chemical leached into the water from vinyl coating sprayed inside water pipes in the late 1960s in response to complaints the water smelled and tasted funny. More than half of …
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said a strategy be evolved to launch ‘Saaf Pani Project’ in 18 districts of the province, instead of 12 as per earlier plan. He said this at a meeting held here on Sunday to review the progress on the project, a handout said. …
SHIJIAZHUANG - Hebei, north China's worst-polluted province, has set a string of ecological restoration goals for rivers, lakes, mines, forests and underground water. The province, which surrounds Beijing and Tianjin, will plant 530,000 hectares of forest by 2017 and raise forest coverage from 28 percent last year to 32 percent, …
The proper management of water resources plays a key role in the socioeconomic development of Armenia. On average, Armenia has sufficient water resources. Taking into account all available water resources in the country, Armenia has sufficient resources to supply approximately 3,100 cubic meters per capita per year well above the …
