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 …
SAMBALPUR: Fish population in Hirakud Dam Reservoir (HDR) is gradually declining with many species becoming extinct. It has affected livelihood of more than 5000 fisherman dependent on the reservoir. While Fisheries officials attributed the decline to over-fishing, a closer look reveals discharge of effluent to the reservoir by industries and …
MATTHEW L WALD BURNING fossil fuels costs the US about $120 billion a year in health costs, mostly because of thousands of premature deaths from air pollution, the National Academy of Sciences reported in a study released on Monday. The damages are caused almost equally by coal and oil, says …
NEW DELHI: The Delhi Government is considering setting up an institute for industries to provide training and guidelines for making the units in the city cleaner and pollution-free. The concept and vision of the industrial policy too is to make Delhi a global hub for clean, high technology and skilled …
A public hearing was conducted under the president ship of shri Niranjan Baruah, Additional Dy. Commissioner, Tinsukia on 14.10.2009 at 10.40 am at Lekhapani Forest Inspection Bunglow on Lekhapani Open Cast Project of Coal India Limited,, Margherita. This public hearing was organised by Assam Pollution Control Board before obtaining approval …
THE Thamizhaga Vivasayigal Sangam has demanded the closure of all dyeing units along the Noyyal, Cauvery and Bavani rivers and the Kalingarayan canal to protect farm lands from pollution. Sangam's state president Dr M R Sivasamy told reporters on Tuesday that the sangam would stage a demonstration in front of …
Tirupur units plan to suspend operations from October 26 Tirupur: The knitwear production in Tirupur cluster is all set to come to a standstill as the entire 528 dyeing units affiliated to Dyers Association of Tirupur (DAT), an important link in the apparel manufacturing chain, have decided to suspend its …
TATA Steel is likely to begin work on its delayed steel project in Chhattisgarh by the end of the current year. The Rs 19,500-crore project for construction of an integrated steel facility of 5.5 million tonne capacity has crossed a major milestone with majority of project affected people coming in …
Greater Noida: Illegal tannery units are polluting water in the Surajpur Industrial Area of Greater Noida. The tannery shops are violating all laws while removing the skin of dead animals. After peeling off the skin, the carcasses of animals are dumped in ditches or sprinkled with acid and buried. This …
The coke industries of Hatkhoapara under Azara revenue circle in South Kamrup which are still under operation regardless of the huge public opposition are posing threat to the environment as both the industries Ganesh Met Coke and Balaji Coke are alleged to have flouted certain norms prescribed by the Pollution …
Aarti Dhar NEW DELHI: The National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) on Monday approved an ambitious project to prevent the discharge of untreated municipal sewage and industrial effluent into the Ganga by 2020. An estimated investment of Rs. 15,000 crore over the next 10 years will be required to create …
Rs 15k Cr Planned For Clean-Up TWENTY TWO years and Rs 960 crore later, the government plans to spend another Rs 15,000 crore over the next 10 years to make the Ganga river pollution free. This decision was taken at the meeting of the National Ganga River Basin Authority, chaired …
Supreme Court judgement dated 06/10/2009 on river Noyyal pollution. The Court was of the opinion that there has been unabated pollution by the members of Tirupur Dyeing Factory Owners. They cannot escape the responsibility to meet out the expenses of reversing the ecology. They are bound to meet the expenses …
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will chair the first meeting of the newly-constituted National Ganga River Basin Authority on Monday. On the discussion table will be a new concept
In the course of a visit to about 25 villages located in four districts of Eastern Uttar Pradesh, the author came across several examples of village communities coming together to fight pollution and displacement. In some cases a leading role has been played by elected village pradhans. In fact in …
The Greenpeace report, Poisoning the Pearl, provides a snapshot of industrial water pollution caused by the discharge of hazardous chemicals in the Pearl River Delta (PRD). Researchers sampled and analysed effluents from the discharge pipes of five manufacturing facilities located in the PRD. Water pollution is one of China
Lead exposure has long been associated with deficits in IQ among children. However, few studies have assessed the impact of lead on specific domains of behavior and cognition. The authors evaluated the associations between lead and different domains of neurobehavior and their relative sensitivity to lead.
