Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it provides employment to people. Most importantly, cooking and eating give us pleasure. …
PUNE: The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has issued a notice to the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) for failing to curb pollution of the Pavana river. Deputy regional officer, Pune, Devidas Koparkar said, "A notice has been issued to PCMC to improve its sewage treatment to reduce river pollution." …
PUNE: The National Green Tribunal's western region bench has passed an order restraining the Alandi municipal council from discharging municipal solid waste (MSW) and garbage in the Indrayani river bed in the pilgrim town of Alandi near Pune. The green tribunal bench of Justice V R Kingaonkar and Ajay A …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd. Jaipur Vs The Cess Appellate Committee constituted Under Section 13 of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Cess Act, 1977, 4, Institutional Area, Jhalana Dungri, Jaipur (Rajasthan) dated 20/07/2015 …
DEHRADUN: Concerned over the rising pollution in Ganga, seers participating in a Namami Gange seminar in the city said that only the fear of punishment can deter people from polluting the river. Motivating sadhus to take the lead in the endeavour, Aadi Guru Shankaracharya Shri Rajrajeshwaranand, a prominent sadhu, said …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Meera Shukla Vs. Municipal Corporation, Gorakhpur & Ors dated 15/07/2015 regarding the pollution of water bodies and river in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Counsel appearing for the Applicant contends that entire city of Gorakhpur does not …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Manoj Mishra Vs. Union of India & Ors dated 14/07/2015 regarding cleaning and restoring the water in river Yamuna to its pristine form. The Tribunal in its order said that "we see no reason as to …
Worried over rising air and water pollution, people living in cities, particularly Bengaluru, want more action from the state forest, environment and ecology department. Their concern has only mounted after the appearance of toxic foam from Varthur and some other lakes in the City. They are also angry over the …
Due to the increasing pollution in the Kala Sanghian drain, Environmentalist Balbir Singh Seechewal today took up the issue with the MC officials. He said the Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) built at a cost of Rs 50 crore was lying non-functional. Seechewal met MC Commissioner Gurpreet Singh Khaira, PPCB Superintending …
KOLHAPUR: After receiving stiff opposition from the villagers since the last two years, the Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) can finally dump garbage at the disputed Top quarry site. The Pune bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday directed the civic body to construct a six-ft compound wall along …
Union minister for water resources, river development and Ganga rejuvenation Uma Bharati announced that an amount of Rs 20,000 crore has been sanctioned for making the Ganga pollution-free. While launching the 'Namami Gange Project' in the city for holistic cleaning of the Ganga on Monday, Uma said: "Under the project, …
The Central Water Commission (CWC) has been directed not to give permission for dam projects that hinder environmental flow of rivers, Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti today said. Bharti, who reviewed a joint presentation on 'Namami Gange - National Mission for Clean Ganga' in Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh, said …
City to get water from Kol Dam, improved sewerage system The Ministry of Economic Affairs has given its nod for Rs 643.06 crore projects. In the projects, Rs 335.77crore is for the Kol Dam lift drinking water scheme, Rs 136.93 crore for improving and plugging leakages in the city water …
After remaining shut for more than a fortnight, 46 out of 78 budget hotels in Mahipalpur have been granted a conditional consent to operate (CTO) by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) recently. The other 32 hotels have not been granted CTO allegedly because they have not installed various pollution …
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 …
PANJIM: Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) will soon release a road map for purifying the putrid St Inez creek that is highly contaminated with micro-organisms harmful to human health. GSPCB Chairman Jose Manuel Noronha said the Board’s road map will have inputs of a biologist. The board will be …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) to complete the construction of a proposed sewage treatment plant in Gurgaon by March 2017, two years earlier than planned. According to the plan, the project is being designed to let only treated sewage into the Najafgarh …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Ramesh Chand & Ors. Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 16/06/2015 regarding construction carried out in Khasra No. 614/46 called as Jangal Jhari and Khasra No. 1,6/1, 8 & 1273/723/4 called as Gair mumkin, river …
More sewage treatment plants required to clean the water body The humongous task of cleaning Bellandur lake may take more time than expected. The civic agencies are of the opinion that the sewage and untreated effluents entering the lake cannot be diverted anywhere, for now. The Bangalore Water Supply and …
Nagpur: Taking serious cognisance of various violations, Maharashtra Pollution Control Board's (MPCB) Nagpur Regional office has recommended snapping power and water connections to one of the biggest housing schemes - Anandam World City Project. MPCB has gone on to name the developer of the project, Goldbricks Infrastructure Private Limited, as …
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 …
