The 2024 blue drop results show an alarming increase in unsafe municipal drinking water, with 13% of blue drop tests across the country that point to unsafe drinking water. The drinking water of 28 towns and cities did not comply with standards for safe drinking water. Drinking water that does …
In the wake of the ongoing 2014/2015 Ebola virus outbreak, significant questions regarding the appropriate handling of Ebola virus-contaminated liquid waste remain, including the persistence of Ebola virus in wastewater. To address these uncertainties, we evaluated the persistence of Ebola virus spiked in sterilized domestic sewage. The viral titer decreased …
Rio's polluted waters where Olympic sailing will take place next year will be in good shape by the time the Games start, IOC President Thomas Bach said on Tuesday (yesterday, Fiji time). "What is important is that we'll have good conditions for the athletes where the competition is taking place," …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on pollution in rivers during Kumbh Mela, 06/08/2015. Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and UP State Pollution Control Board monitor the water quality of river Ganga and Yamuna at identified locations at Sangam, Allahabad during Kumbh Mela to ensure that water quality at Sangam meets …
BEIJING - China's environmental watchdog on Monday named and shamed Hohhot, capital of North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region for poor air and water quality. The Ministry of Environmental Protection said various violations were found in the city, including excessive emissions, inadequate pollution treatment facilities and lax supervision by local …
BHOPAL: State's horticulture department is yet to finalize horticulture plan for different cities in the state including state capital Bhopal. Officer-in-charge of the department has been summoned by green tribunal on July 21. On Wednesday, central zone bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) comprising judicial member Justice Dalip Singh …
The following draft notification, which the Central Government proposes to issue under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986), is hereby published for the information of public likely to be affected thereby; and the notice is hereby given that the said draft notification shall be taken into consideration on …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Ratneshwar Prasad Singh Vs. Banka Municipality & Ors. dated 02/07/2015 regarding faulty construction of sewerage system, Banka Municipality, Bihar. Counsel appearing on behalf of the applicant submits that there is need to pass urgent directions to the Banka Municipality – …
AURANGABAD: Untreated municipal sewage and effluents from cities and towns in the state being discharged untreated into rivers is causing 70% pollution of the drinking water sources, a recent assessment by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has revealed. The CPCB issued directions in April to the Maharashtra Pollution Control …
SALEM: A team of officials from Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) collected water samples from the River Cauvery near Mettur dam in Salem district on Monday, after fishermen found dead fish on the river banks. "We conducted a check after receiving a tip-off about dead fish found washed out …
AGRA: As many as 21 of the 41 drains (nullahs) in the city directly discharge sewage into the river Yamuna instead of being routed through a treatment plant, according to Jal Nigam officials. Moreover, the condition of the remaining 20 nullahs which are connected to a treatment plant overflow during …
DEHRADUN: The Uttarakhand Environment Protection and Pollution Control Board is conducting a survey of the hotels and resorts mushrooming around the Corbett Tiger Reserve to find out which among them are not disposing their sewage properly. For this arduous task, it has roped in an NGO, 'Waste Warriors'. The survey …
KARACHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notices to the federal finance and planning secretaries after the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB) chief submitted in court that unavailability of funds from the Centre was hampering the implementation of a plan to treat sewage and industrial waste before their discharge …
Minister of Housing Moustafa Madbouly announced the completion of sewage projects in 10 villages as part of a grant from the UAE. In addition, 35 other projects are currently under implementation within the grant, which will be completed by 30 June. The projects are being implemented in seven governorates, including …
THE World Bank Group has approved a US$130 million loan for Lusaka sanitation and Girls’ Education and Women’s Empowerment and Livelihood projects. World Bank country director Kundhavi Kadiresan said the board of executive directors approved a loan of US$65 million for the implementation of the Girls’ Education and Women’s Empowerment …
A magnet city in Gwalior, meant to ease Delhi's population burden, fails to live up to the hype. • “We have all the infrastructure in place [to make west Gwalior a smart city], but a fresh impetus is urgently needed”- Jai Singh Kushwaha, former chairman, Special Area Development Authority In …
Many of the world’s top surfers are in Rio de Janeiro for a major surfing competition that kicked off on Tuesday amid persistent worries about the city’s polluted waters. Kelly Slater of the United States and Brazilian star Gabriel Medina were among those competing at the Oi Rio Pro event, …
The Ministry of Housing signed an EGP 1.2bn loan with the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD), according to a ministry statement Sunday. The fund will be directed to developing sewage networks in 32 in villages in Giza, from villages contaminated by the Al-Rahawi drainage canal as a …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on discharge of waste into Ganga and its tributeries, 11/05/2015. The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has inventorised 764 Grossly polluting industries discharging 501 mld of trade effluent directly or indirectly into the drains reaching the river Ganga and its tributaries. The CPCB has also …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on waste water and sewage treatment plants, 11/05/2015. State-wise, the capacity of sewage treatment plants in Class-I & Class-II towns as per Central Polution Control Board report published in 2009 is at Annexure-1.
Liangzhou district government on Monday denied a report saying that in cleaning up a polluted desert, the material, including sewage and sludge, were covered up instead of removed. Ronghua Industry & Trade Co in Wuwei, Gansu province, illegally discharged more than 83,000 metric tons of untreated sewage into a pit …
