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 Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) on Tuesday slammed the municipal corporation for failing to control the overflowing sewage water from Jayanti nullah. City-based civic activists' forum Prajasttak Samaj Seva Sanstha made an oral complaint to the board stating that the overflowing sewage is entering the Panchganga and causing pollution. …
LAGOS State government has sealed-off the popular Marina workers’ mosque over pollution resulting from improper disposal of sewage in the worship centre located in the highbrow Lagos Business District. State Commissioner for Environment, Dry Samuel Adejare, who ordered that the mosque be shut while monitoring the October edition of the …
The tribunal said time has come for it to issue appropriate directions in connection with cleaning of the river In a clear disapproval of the pace at which the clean Ganga project is being executed, the National Green Tribunal today wondered why any deficiency should be there when Prime Minister …
The island nation of Kiribati is one of the world's most vulnerable to rising sea levels. But residents may have to leave well before the ocean claims their homes. Original Source
Over 250kg fish were found dead along the shores of Airoli, Gothivli, and Ghansoli creeks on Monday and Tuesday—the first and second day of high tide this month. Fisherfolk have alleged that the fish died due to polluted water flowing into the creeks from residential pockets and industrial corridors. Yashwant …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Kalkaji Mandir Vikreta Sangathan-II & Ors Versus Piyush Joshi & Ors dated 28/10/2015 regarding sanitation and cleanliness of the Kalkaji Mandir Complex, New Delhi. In pursuance of Supreme Court's earlier order, an Inspection Report has been submitted by the …
Launched in 2014 amid much fanfare, the “Clean Ganga” project has not achieved much. However, officials claim otherwise. Insisting that a lot has gone into what is the Prime Minister’s “firm commitment” to the country, officials say results would take time as the holy river has been “neglected” for years. …
Rawal Dam water, which is being supplied to citizens of Rawalpindi, is being polluted by sewerage and other pollutants of twenty five residential colonies around the dam and its tributaries. According to reports, the residential colonies in Bara Kahu are massively polluting the Rawal Dam water due to inefficiency of …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of D.K. Joshi Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 12/10/2015 regarding releasing of untreated sewage into river Yamuna.
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Joydeep Mukherjee Vs The Chairman Pollution Control Board & Ors dated 08/10/2015 regarding pollution of Adi Ganga, Kolkata, West Bengal. Kolkata Municipal Corporation has agreed to comply with the order passed by the Tribunal on 06/10/2015 …
After Saturday evening’s rain, froth has resurfaced on Bellandur Lake. Vishruth, a resident of Yemlur who lives about 30 metres from the lake, said, “Every time it rains and the water flows, the froth raises and navigating this stretch becomes risky. Due to the froth, visibility is reduced and the …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Indian Council for Enviro-Legal Action Vs. National Ganga River Basin Authority & Ors. dated 28/09/2015 regarding pollution of Ganga by the hotels, ashrams, dharamshalas in Haridwar and Rishikesh operating upstream without consent of the Board and …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Subhash Ram Krishna Patil Vs. MPCB dated 28/09/2015 regarding pollution of river Mutha and Mula, Pune, Maharashtra.
Kolhapur: The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) on Thursday will take water samples from the Rankala lake to check the intensity of pollution caused by sewage water entering the water body. The decision to test the quality of the lake water came after the Prajasattak Samajik Seva Sanstha, a city-based …
The Directorate of Town Panchayats has asked its local bodies in the city suburbs to take measures to improve the groundwater quality. Director of Town Panchayats, K. Maharabushanam, during a recent visit to Perungalathur near Tambaram, urged officials to look at viable options to improve the groundwater level as well …
Masvingo City Council has completed a $500 000 dedicated power line project to provide uninterrupted electricity supply at its sewer pump stations and treatment plant to reduce rampant pollution in Lake Mutirikwi. The country's oldest town draws its water from Late Mutirikwi where pollution has reached unprecedented levels owing to …
It turns out that estrogen may be causing frogs to change in suburban areas. Scientists have found that estrogen is changing the ratio of male to female green frogs at nearby ponds. In this latest study, the researchers looked at ponds with varying degrees of suburban neighborhood impact. On one …
Racing against time to complete cleaning of Khan River before Simhatha 2016, Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) and district administration officers on Wednesday reviewed ongoing work and construction of new sewerage treatment plant, which will help stop outfall of sewerage into Khan River. State government has fixed December 2015 deadline for …
Dynamics of heavy metals such as Fe, Mn, Zn, Cr, Cu, Co, Ni, Pb, and Cd in surface water of Mahanadi River estuarine systems were studied taking 31 different stations and three different seasons. This study demonstrates that the elemental concentrations are extremely variable and most of them are higher …
Lake Ontario's condition has fluctuated since European settlement, and our understanding of the linkages between observed ecosystem shifts and stressors is improving. Changes in the physical and chemical environment of the lake due to non-indigenous species, pollution, sedimentation, turbidity, and climate change altered the pelagic primary producers, so algal assessments …
