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 …
A new Portland State University study shows that even though water quality has improved in South Korea's Han River basin since the 1990s, there are still higher-than-acceptable levels of pollutants in some of the more urbanized regions in and around the capital Seoul. The study by Heejun Chang, a geography …
Under the proposed project, the PMC plans to construct 11 new STPs of 396 MLD treatment capacity in total to cater to sewage generation for up to 2027, along with laying 113.6 km of sewers and construction of 24 community toilets. After a delay of two years since the Union …
CPCB published the first guidelines on continuous online effluent quality monitoring in November, 2014 to facilitate industries in selection of right monitoring system for their matrix of effluent, its installation and data management. The experience gained with CEQMS over the last three years indicates enhanced compliance. The success of CEQMS/CEMS …
The Tamil Nadu government will implement a Rs 150 crore project to prevent pollution of Noyyal river in Tirupur, Chief Minister K Palaniswami said today. Making a suo motu statement in the state assembly, he said compound walls would be constructed along the banks of the river in the Tirupur …
The condition of river Ganga is critical and no new rejuvenation work has started along the stretch from Haridwar to Ganga Sagar under the four year rule of the present dispensation, noted water conservationist Rajendra Singh has claimed The condition of river Ganga is critical and no new rejuvenation work …
Erode: Residents of Senathipathipalayam, Rangampalayam and Kasipalayam on Wednesday alleged that illegal dyeing units in their area had been polluting Pitchaikkaranpallam canal by discharging untreated effluents into it. It is to be noted that the canal merges with the Cauvery near Pallipalayam, thereby polluting it also. Pointing out that there …
JODHPUR: Amid the unabated pollution in Bandi river and Nehra dam by the effluent discharged by the textile industries in Pali district, the divisional commissioner of Jodhpur visited the affected areas in pursuance of the directions of the National Green Tribunal. He will submit his report to the NGT during …
Rishikesh: Chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Wednesday inaugurated a sewage treatment facility at Chandrabhaga drain, whose dirty untreated water earlier flowed directly into the Ganga. null He also took a ‘selfie’ at the spot which is intended to be made into a ‘selfie point’ by officials of Parmarth Niketan, …
Punjab Environment Minister O P Soni today asserted untreated sewage of the cities will not be let into rivers and strict action will be taken against municipal corporations responsible for allowing polluted water into rivers. Soni presided over a meeting of the high-powered committee constituted by Chief Minister Amarinder Singh …
The National Green Tribunal today summoned the collector of Rajasthan's Pali district to explain the steps taken by the administration to control the pollution caused in Bandi river due to textile industries. A vacation bench headed by Justice Raghuvendra S Rathore directed the collector to be present in person on …
NEW DELHI: Promoting an ambitious Yamuna water front in Delhi, water resources and highways minister Nitin Gadkari warned of strict action against polluters, saying he had even once asked whether an FIR could be filed against the Haryana chief secretary for the state’s failure to act. “He (water resources secretary) …
Rajasthan government requested the CPCB to asses the extent of pollution by joint monitoring of the rivers and their tributaries as well as the canals originating from Punjab at Harike. More than a year before the molasses spill in Beas River caused polluted water to be supplied to Rajasthan, the …
Traces of 29 pharmaceutical drugs have been found in rivers in York. The compounds included antidepressants, antibiotics and medicines to treat epilepsy and diabetes. The York University team which conducted the study said although the levels found in the rivers Ouse and Foss were extremely low, there were concerns over …
Haridwar: Namami Gange, the flagship scheme of the Union government meant to clean and rejuvenate the Ganga, is unlikely to be completed by March 2019, the deadline set for it despite the claims made by the government agencies engaged in the work. A spot visit by TOI to two major …
NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal has rapped the tanneries located in and around Kanpur over the delay in setting up of common effluent treatment plants (CETP) and directed them to contribute 25 per cent of the cost as per its direction. A bench headed by acting chairperson Justice Jawad …
India, the global host of World Environment Day being observed today, continues to grapple with several environmental issues like air and water pollution, and those related to plastic and solid waste management, which demand swift action to protect nature. India's top environment watchdog National Green Tribunal, which has been a …
NEW DELHI: The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) has withdrawn its plea in the National Green Tribunal that sought directions to the Haryana government to check the "dangerous level of ammonia" in the Yamuna, saying the issues raised in it have been amicably settled. A bench headed by acting NGT chairperson …
It was in 2014 that the Namami Gange project was launched in Uttarakhand but four years down the line the project continues to be sluggish and is expected to miss the completion deadline of March 2019 set by the Central government. The construction of mandatory STPs continues to be slow …
NAVI MUMBAI: After the National Green Tribunal (NGT) ordered closure of 350 industrial units in Taloja MIDC, MPCB has told the tribunal that it has already shut down 18 of the 350 industries that were supposed to be closed down. MPCB said it has served notices to only about 154 …
The much touted river revival initiative pushed foward by the chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat appears to have had little impact considering recent findings regarding the level of toxic chemicals in the water of Rispana and Bindal rivers in Dehradun. The findings also elicit focus on governmental measures like the …
