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 …
Glow-in-the-dark tampons could be used to show where sewage is seeping into rivers, scientists have suggested. A study has found that tampons absorb even tiny amounts of “brighteners” found in detergents, toothpaste and shampoo and subsequently glow under UV light. A team at the University of Sheffield has shown that …
Activists gathered along the banks of the Yamuna here to demand an early clean up of the river that is the lifeline to millions in northern India. Dozens of people offered special prayers on the river bank and sought the cleaning of the ghats and the demolition of illegal structures …
BHOPAL: National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked the pollution control board to test the point sources of pollution from nullahs for second time. This was done after the petitioner challenged that the previous test didn't show true picture of water contamination. On Tuesday, applicant Subhash C Pandey yet again pointed …
The Mayor of Rio de Janeiro has admitted that the city's heavily polluted waterways will not be cleaned up in time for next year's sailing events at the Olympic Games. While bidding to host the 2016 Olympics, the Brazilian city promised a massive clean-up of the Guanabara Bay, which is …
Mathura: After staging a protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, the "nirmal aur aviral" (clean and uninterrupted flow) campaigners are back in Braj. The leaders of the movement hope that the central government will soon issue a notification under the Environment Protection Act to release water into the river …
Events around World Water Day, which is marked every year on March 22, may remind everyone about the implications of dwindling water reserves due to population pressure and pollution but the message is, somehow, lost in absence of adequate action on the ground by stakeholders, including the government. The water …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench) in the matter of Vishwas More Vs Krishi Utpanna Bazar Samitee, Pimpalgaon Baswant dated 18/03/2015 regarding sewage on account of use of sheds by large number of stockiest/farmers for storage, sale and auctioning of tomatoes in the area of market yard …
More than twothird of the sewage generated by 118 towns located in the Ganga basin gets discharged into the river untreated, which makes Ganga rejuvenation an all the more arduous task. A recent study by experts from different government agencies has concluded that the towns, spread across five states, generate …
More than two-thirds of the sewage generated in 118 towns, located along the Ganga river basin is discharged into the river untreated, says a report prepared by a team of experts. The towns collectively generate over 3,636 million litres per day (MLD) of sewage while the treatment capacity of the …
Acting on an Uttarakhand Pollution Control Board (UPCB) report, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has formed a technical monitoring committee to conduct a survey into untreated sewage waste being discharged into the Ganga by ashrams in the holy towns of Haridwar and Rishikesh. Speaking to TOI on Thursday, Ankur Kansal, …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Kishore Deepak Kodwani Vs. State of M.P. & Ors. dated 12/03/2015 regarding pollution in Kanh & Saraswati rivers in the city of Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
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 …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Arvind Kumar Shukla Vs. Ghaziabad Development Authority & Ors. dated 27/02/2015 regarding releasing untreated sewage and garbage into the open drains and streets which ultimately join river Ganga and tributaries of Yamuna.
Rio de Janeiro’s state environmental agency says it is investigating a fish die-off that has left thousands of carcasses floating in waters where sailing events are to be held when Brazil hosts next year’s Olympics. The dead twaite shad, small whitish gray fish, were discovered Tuesday by inspectors conducting routine …
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 …
Human encroachment and pollution due to overflowing sewage has emerged a major reason for degradation of wetlands in and around major cities of state. In absence of clear policy guidelines for conservation, wetlands are shrinking rapidly causing immense loss to bio-diversity. Madhya Pradesh is home to around 407 wetlands, larger …
A report by Goa state pollution control board (GSPCB) on pollution in St Inez creek has indicated that a section of residential and commercial complexes have been polluting the water body. This is contributing significantly to the overall pollution in the creek, which is contaminated with sewage water right up …
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. …
Taking Indore Municipal Corporation to task over delay in cleaning Khan and Saraswati rivers, National Green Tribunal (NGT) has now directed the civic body to chalk out a monthly plan for cleaning, stopping flow of sewerage and removal of encroachments and submit the progress report. Bhopal-based central zone bench of …
