Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Futala Lake’s charm fades amid neglect and poor maintenance appearing in ‘The Times of India’ dated 25.05.2025". The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Futala Lake’s charm fades amid neglect …
Thermal power producers have yet again missed the 100% fly ash utilisation target set by the environment ministry, reporting underutilisation for the third straight year amid policy confusion over dumping of the effluent. Although the proportion of fly ash utilisation in 2012-13 increased by 3% from a year ago, the …
Department of Environment (DoE) on Monday fined eight mills and factories in Chittagong Tk 18.6 million for polluting environment. DoE Director (monitoring and enforcement) Md Alamgir awarded the financial punishment after summoning owners and representatives of the mills and factories to the DoE headquarters in the capital. Of the mills …
Disposal of factory waste and chemicals are polluting waters of Haridoa and old Brahmaputra river in the district posing serious threat to public health and environment as well. Many residents of the river areas are forced to use the dirty water to meet their daily needs and they have been …
Disposal of factory waste and chemicals are polluting waters of Haridoa and old Brahmaputra river in the district posing serious threat to public health and environment as well. Many residents of the river areas are forced to use the dirty water to meet their daily needs and they have been …
Goa state pollution control board (GSPCB) has extended the study of ground water contamination, earlier commissioned for the River Sal basin, now to the Bethora industrial estate also. GSPCB chairman Jose Noronha told the media that the pollution board had signed a memorandum of understanding with Japanese company, Asahi Geo …
Members of Narod Banchau Andolon Committee have brought out a broom procession at Kanaikhali area in Natore against the dumping of waste pollutants into Narod River. The procession was brought out from Kanaikhali area around 12pm on Monday. Later, a protest rally was held in front of Natore press club. …
The government has directed the related agencies, including the contractor firm, to begin work within a week on setting up the central effluent treatment plant (CETP) at the Savar leather estate to ensure the relocation of the much-talked tannery industries. “Nobody will be spared if dilly-dally is noticed in complying …
Residents of Cuddalore town have protested a proposal of the textile and the knitwear industries to set up a common effluent treatment plant (CETP) in the coastal area . The Federation of All Residents’Associations, Cuddalore, at a meeting held here under the presidentship of P. Venkatesan recently adopted a resolution …
The Department of Environment (DoE) on Wednesday realised Tk 53 lakh in fine from six washing and dyeing factories in Fatullah of Narayanganj Sadar upazila on charge of polluting environment. The DoE fined Moon Knitwear and Composite Ltd, Prime K0nit Dyeing, Madina Dyeing, Hossain Washing Plant, Amin Washing and NA …
The century-old Navalur lake, built in 1887 to meet the drinking water needs of surrounding villages and irrigation requirements of around 68 acres of land, may soon die if the indiscriminate discharge of drainage water into it is not stopped. Drainage water is polluting the lake water and also poses …
High Pollutant Levels In Discharge Of Several CETPs Ahmedabad: Three Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC) estates — those in Vatva, Odhav and Naroda — and the industry cluster in Kathwada are under the scanner for polluting river Sabarmati. The state industries department is now desperately seeking some accountability from the …
A government survey reveals that the sewage from cities, villages and towns is polluting the state’s rivers in a much bigger way than industrial wastes. According to the government data, 70% pollution in the catchment areas of 20 major rivers is caused by untreated sewage flowing in from towns and …
AGRA: Around 100 nilgais have died in Saurai, Agra district, after allegedly drinking the highly contaminated water of the Karvan river. Panic-stricken villagers, who said the water has turned poisonous due to effluents being discharged by factories in Hathras and Aligarh, added that their heath and crops, too, have been …
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has directed the state Pollution Board to install online quality monitoring systems within 90 days. The aim behind this is to ensure effective compliance and strengthening of monitoring mechanism of 17 categories of highly polluting industries. These 17 categories include cement, paper and pulp, …
The sight of millions of litres of toxic effluents and domestic sewage being let into the Sabarmati at Vasna barrage will wrench any heart-especially the way the river is choked to nothing more than a toxic gutter. Following a month-long campaign by TOI-'My City, My River'-the high court allowed a …
The Department of Environment on Monday fined 42 dyeing and washing factories in Dhaka district Tk 1.26 crore for polluting the water of the Buriganga River. After a hearing at DoE’s Dhaka headquarters, its director (monitoring and enforcement) Mohammad Alamgir fined the factories for not having effluent treatment plants (ETPs). …
The authorities have failed to shift most of the dyeing units operating from residential and non-conforming areas to the special industrial zone in HUDA Sector 29 Part-II here. The zone was created a few years ago. More that 525 of nearly 750 dyeing units are still operating from residential and …
Over 3 hundred bigha cultivated land was washed away as the dyke of sugar mill waste pond collapsed in Dashuria of Ishwardi Upazila under the district Saturday. Agitated farmers besieged the Pabna Sugar Mill demanding compensation of their crops on Saturday noon. Locals and mill sources said the sugar mill …
Besides executing a study of the Hudiara Drain pollution and its treatment issue, the government intends to raise the issue with neighboring India, The Nation has learnt. Sources said that India will be demanded to set up water treatment plants on the said drain that adds major chunk of pollution …
Agra: Agra’s petha manufacturing industry is in trouble. The sweetmeat producers have been forced to down shutters because of an initiative to save the Taj Mahal. Even protests by manufacturers and workers failed to grab the district administration and civic body’s attention. Mini petha units using coal or disposing waste …
