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 …
THE Bharalu river in Assam once provided potable water to thousands of people living on its banks. It was also a source of variety of fish and other aquatic flora and fauna for the people. The river is now so badly polluted that scientists have warned that unless measures are …
Villagers of the Rayong's Pluak Daeng district in Thailand are demanding closure of two major reservoirs, Nong Pla Lai and Dok Krai. The demand was made after the government proposed to build an industrial estate upstream. The villagers fear that toxic chemicals released by the industries will flow down the …
The Delhi High Court has taken a serious note of the dumping of bodies of infants in the Yamuna. The bench of the court comprising justice Anil Dev and Justice M Mudgal were responding to a public interest litigation filedby litendra Sahani, a city resident. The petition sought to immediately …
THE Ganga Action Plan (GAP) which began in 1986 has been attracting constant flak for the manner in which it has been implemented. Critics have pointed out basic flaws in the plan. The plan is ill-suited for Indian conditions, as most schemes are heavily dependent on a constant supply of …
Concentrations of butyltin compounds (mono-, di-, and tri-butyltin) were determined in dolphin (Platanista gangetica), fish, invertebrates and sediment collected from the River Ganges, India, in order to understand the contamination levels, sources, and potential for biomagnification in freshwater food chains. Total butyltin concentration in dolphin tissues was up to 2000 …
KANPUR, the legendary Cawnpore of the British Raj, has been re-christened time and again in it's 300 years of existence. Better known as the "Industrial Graveyard" and the "Capital of Tuberculosis" in recent years, the World Health Organisation has added another feather in its cap by declaring it one of …
NOYYAL and Bhavani. Rivers both. One is dubbed dead. The other is one of India"s most polluted rivers. One is seasonal, the other perennial. Both emerge from the Western Ghats and empty into the Cauvery in Tamil Nadu. The two rivers may be minute in size as compared to great …
The Green Bench of Madras high court has decided to crack down on Industry. The bench has recently directed TNPCB to Imniediately seal highly polluting Industrial units which are within the radius at one km of any water body.
The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) is optimistic about effluent treatment plants (ETPs) and common ETPs (CEPTs) starting work in Tirupur as directed by the courts. G Rengaswamy, member secretary, TNPCB, says: "80 per cent of CETPs are already functional and by November the others will have to start …
The 5,462 km-long Yellow River, also known as 'China's sorrow', for its disastrous floods over the centuries, is drying up. The second largest river of the country, Hwang Ho has become the victim of excessive water use and pollution. To save the river, a group of Chinese conservationists, the Yellow …
INDIA'S industrialists are yet to understand the basics of the 'polluter-pays' principle. They are only learning the hard way. The lesson is simple: while you can bluff, cheat and bribe pollution control authorities of the state governments, the courts and the civil society are a different kettle of fish. Ask …
A suo moto notice regarding pollution in Bajwa township has been issued by a two-member bench of the Gujrat high court comprising Justice J R Vora and Justice S D Dave to the Gujrat State Fertiliser Corporation (GSFC) the state government, Gujrat Pollution Control Board and the Central Pollution Control …
A RECENT study has established the presence of high concentration of toxic heavy metals in Chaliyar river in Kerala. The Kerala government has yet to implement the recommendations made by two committees on pollution in the river, which has been caused by Grasim Industries Ltd at Mavoor. The latest study …
it is the same story everywhere: governments' incompetence is leading to serious risks to public health and the environment. Now, it is Britain's turn. Hundreds of toxic chemicals
ratlam is a district headquarters in Madhya Pradesh. Lack of environmental awareness and improper management of local industries has turned the place into one of the 22 most polluted towns in India. The growing pollution and the paucity of drinking water led Hari Ram Patidar, a citizen of Ratlam, to …
several toxic chemicals in British rivers are going undetected as pollution inspectors are using ineffective monitoring techniques. A study initiated by the uk government has identified two major problems with the testing methods of the British environment agency. First, the environment agency tests river water for only a few pollutants …
it started off as a picnic. About 50 children in the 12-13 age group from schools in and around Delhi were taken on a boat ride down the river Yamuna on Saturday, May 2. The aim: sensitising the children to the state of the river that flows through the city …
increasing pollution in rivers and indiscriminate use of gillnets are pushing dolphins on the brink of extinction in India. These findings have been reported by Brian Smith of the Geneva-based International Union for Conservation of Nature and S Lalmohan, marine scientist and chairperson of the Conservation of Nature Trust. Gillnets …
delhi has faced yet another cut in its water supply due to pollution in its prime source of drinking water - the Yamuna. Between February 17 to 20, the Delhi Water Supply and Sewage Disposal Undertaking (dws&sdu;) had to cut down by half the drinking supply from their Wazirabad treatment …
