Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item Titled "Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s Golconda Fort Cries for attention appearing in ‘The Siasat Daily’ dated 25 May 2025". The application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled “Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s …
many journalists have been asking the question: What will India's environment look like in the 21st century? Since India is already one of the most polluted countries in the world, an important question is: Will India ever be able to control pollution and, if so, when? Most of the Indian …
diverted for farm irrigation, dams and towns use of its waters, the once-mighty Murray river at present flows into the sea in a trickle. Worse, the river has a high level of pollution by the time it enters the sea near Adelaide, capital of the state of South Australia. At …
W e know that an almost dead river flows through Delhi, sullied by seventeen drains that pour toxins into it. Almost everybody who lives in Delhi knows this. The Yamuna is plagued both by industrial pollution and domestic sewage. In fact the river has become a sewer. It is also …
in the second week of February, the vigilance squad of the Delhi government sealed seven automobile service stations and issued closure notices to three others. Among the service stations sealed by the, led by sub-divisional magistrate A V Prem Nath, were authorised service stations of companies like Ashok Leyland and …
Despite an expenditure of billions of rupees on various studies connected with the Baghmati river and Kathmandu valley's development, no concrete plans have emerged for the cleanup of the rivers in the region. Vast sums of money have also been spent on the rivers in Kathmandu valley
fresh water is, perhaps, the most important of all natural resources affected by uncontrolled economic growth. In large parts of India, people face scarcity of water for both drinking and irrigation purposes. Take the case of Tamil Nadu. There are 34 river basins in Tamil Nadu. The Institute of Water …
massive ecological destruction is leading to the drying up of riverbeds, nullahs and streams in and around Similipal. This was a common fear expressed by speakers at a recent workshop on 'River and dam management in the context of Similipal protection' organised recently. It is estimated that there are about …
europe is in the middle of a major environmental disaster - the worst since the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster in Ukraine. On January 30, about 100,000 cubic metres of slurry, consisting major concentrations of cyanide and other heavy metals, from a containment dam spilled into the Szamos river in Romania. …
the Bharathapuzha, also known as the Nila in Kerala, is just another river that is gradually dying out. Originating in the Annamalai hills of the Western Ghats, it is the life-line for almost one-eighth of Kerala's population. However, according to a study conducted by the Zoology department of N S …
In the continuing drive against polluting industries, members of a special vigilance team raided and sealed about 18 units in Vishwas Nagar, Azad Nagar and Krishna Nagar areas of East Delhi recently. The units were found discharging extremely poisonous effluents into the Yamuna. Acting on the directions of the Supreme …
N Venkatachala Chairperson, National Environment Appellate Authority The government must, first of all, take strict action to resolve matters relating to clean water, clean air and human health because every citizen has a right to these basic necessities of life. Adequate laws to safeguard the environment are already in existence, …
Every Hindu worth his/her salt will recount the story to you. When Lord Krishna was born, his father put him in a basket and crossed the Yamuna to reach the avatar of Vishnu to safety in the house of Yashoda and Nand. This was to escape the cruelty of Kansa, …
So, what is it that makes Hindus act against the philosophies of Hinduism? "Our minds have been polluted, so, how can the environment be in good shape? The values have suffered degradation," says Veer Bhadra Mishra. Although the fury of the flooded Ganga has not eroded the ghats of Varanasi, …
People are becoming aware of the concepts of ecology and environment, though a little too late. Moreover, they have not learnt these from our traditions but because the West is talking a lot about environment now," says Swami Sevak Charan of the Sri Vrindavan Conservation Project. Yet some small results …
It has been noted for aeons that Hinduism emphasises concern for nature. Yet Hindu festivals are considered incomplete now without blaring loudspeakers, a cacophony of voices and songs from Bollywood films, and fireworks that can easily turn one mad, if not deaf (see box: Voices suppressed in noise). After the …
ACCORDING to Australian researchers, few Australian rivers remain wild while most are suffering the ill effects of agriculture, industry and human settlement. Researchers at the Australian National University (ANU) say that only three regions contain rivers in pristine condition: Tasmania, the Prince Regent area in the west Kimberley and Arnhem …
the countdown to the closure of industries that pollute the Yamuna has finally begun. On December 30, over 200 of the 1,142 industries on the list of polluting industries in Delhi were sealed. More closures are on the anvil. The closures were in accordance with a September 13 Supreme Court …
Our Ecological Footprint: think of your city as an ecosystem - a book that aims to bring an environmental focus to mainstream education to make it more relevant. It helps teachers to: relook at the relationship between subjects in the curriculum and environment education; adopt methods of knitting its concepts …
the World Commission on Water for the 21st Century has said that a majority of the world's rivers are polluted and drying up. Pollution of waterways and river basins has increased the number of environmental refugees. Last year, for the first time their numbers (25 million) exceeded the total number …
new york's attorney general filed a lawsuit against General Electric Company (ge) to put pressure on the industrial giant to dredge parts of the Hudson River that has been contaminated with toxic polychlorinated biphenyls (pcb). Environmental groups and industry have long been at odds over how to deal with the …
