Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari threatens lives livelihoods appearing in the Telangana Today dated 13.05.2025" dated 29/05/2025. The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari …
In a study submitted to the environment ministry last month, the Central Pollution Control Board has identified Yamuna and Hindon as the most polluted among 13 rivers in UP. CPCB has identified polluted stretches in 13 rivers, affecting 37 towns and cities of the state. According to the report, pollution …
More industries along Ganga will face closure and penal action for polluting the river. Principal committee constituted by the National Green Tribunal in its first meeting held on February 25 revised the guidelines to also identify seriously polluting industries along with grossly polluting ones that pose threat to the national …
Government to launch special drive to clean, beautify the river under PM development plan Jammu’s lifeline Tawi to get new lease of life The lifeline of Jammu, Tawi, also known as “Suryaputri”, may get a new lease of life in days to come as the newly formed PDP-BJP coalition government …
Panaji: The Goa state pollution control board (GSPCB) has found high raw sewage contamination in the St Inez creek's water. It has been monitoring the creek for pollution for the last year during which it collected samples from 27 different locations. The water sample from the creek was tested for …
The Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) has issued a show-cause notice to Omfed plant at Chandrasekharpur here for allegedly causing water pollution. Board sources said water used for processing milk should be treated in an effluent treatment plant (ETP) before it is discharged. Though the Omfed plant is having …
In this study, we assessed the efficiency and effectiveness of the Vrishabhavathy Valley Treatment plant (VVTP) in Bengaluru city, which is the oldest STP in the city. Since VVTP treats both raw sewage and polluted river water, with the latter constituting 80% of the influent, we sampled water quality at …
Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has issued draft ‘Guidelines on Techno – Economic Feasibility of Implementation of Zero Liquid Discharge (Zld) for Water Polluting Industries.’ The guidelines, among other industries, deal with fertilizer sector and distilleries that undertake fertigation, apart from producing organic fertilizers. In a communication to State PCBs, …
Water is one of the most important precious natural resources required essentially for the survival and health of living organisms. Tungabhadra River is an important tributary of Krishna. It has a drainage area of 71,417 sq km out of which 57,671 sq. km area lies in the state of Karnataka. …
Rapid industrialization is adversely impacting the environment globally. Pollution by inappropriate management of industrial wastewater is one of the major environmental problems in India as well, especially with burgeoning small scale industrial sector in the country. To address the pollution coming out from industries, adoption of cleaner production technologies and …
This recent study by Central Pollution Control Board highlights the water quality issues in 275 rivers comprising of 302 stretches in 27 states and 2 Union territories. The water data indicates that organic pollution as indicated by Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) continues to be the major water quality issue. The …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Surya Kumar Saboo Vs. M/s Shree Mishthan Bhandar & Ors. dated 20/01/2015 regarding manufacturing of sweets and namkeen and other food materials on a mass scale on House No. 49 & 50, Amar Singh Marg, Freeganj, …
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has decided to set up a committee to plan on cleaning up River Yamuna and ordered that people who throw religious items into the Yamuna will have to pay a fine of Rs 5000 Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the …
Goa is a famous International tourist destination and attracts around 2 million tourists annually. Tourism is generally limited along the coastal belt of Goa, while mining is more focused in the midland of Goa. The groundwater in the State is mainly used for drinking and industrial purposes followed by agriculture …
The present study has been undertaken to evaluate the performance of wastewater treatment systems (WWTS) in three different districts (Kolkata, Howra and Hugli) in West Bengal, India. Performance of these wastewater treatment plants are essential parameter to be monitored as the treated effluent is discharged into River Ganga which is …
The plentiful stock of shell fish and clam breeding in the river at Betul prompted the Goa state pollution control board (GSPCB) officials to draw samples of water and sediment at the site on Tuesday. Local fishermen are surprised by what appears to be a revival of shell fish after …
Allahabad And Varanasi Among The Chosen Districts UP has started live monitoring of Ganga in Kanpur, Varanasi, Allahabad and Kannauj to gather details such as biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), chemical oxygen demand (COD), pH balance and coliform count in the river's water on a per-second basis. “So far, our staff …