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 …
Radhakrishnan Kuttoor PATHANAMTHITTA: The direct treatment of water in the Njunangar stream, a tributary of the Pampa, using ferrous chloride has kicked up a controversy. Experts and environmentalists say the system will pose a health hazard as the downstream of the river has several drinking water schemes. The chemical used …
All hazardous waste generating industries in Goa have been via a notice issued by the Goa State Pollution Control Board directed to make an application to the Board on or before January 4, 2010, for obtaining authorisation as required under the Hazardous Waste (Management, Handling and Trans-boundary Movement) Rules, 2008, …
Nangal: The Punjab State Human Rights Commission has taken cognizance of the incident of death of thousands of fish in the Sutlej waters at Nangal. The commission has sought report in this regard from the state government, through the Chairman, Punjab State Pollution Control Board (PPCB), Patiala, and the Principal …
It is now four days that residents of Bathinda and adjoining areas have not seen a clear sun because of a thick layer of smoke coupled with patches of cloud in the sky. The situation was worst this morning when the sun appeared as a red ball in the sky …
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 …
Some persons played mischief by setting up industrial waste on fire behind Naval Auditorium Rajhans-Dabolim, Vasco, on Sunday afternoon. Panic gripped the residents of the area, when huge smoke erupted and soon the industrial waste slowly and steadily engulfed the dry grass. Vasco fire brigade personnel rushed to the site …
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 …
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 …
An investigation was carried out to study the effect of distillery effluent based pressmud compost (DEPC) on seed yield and seed quality attributes of paddy cv. Pus a Basmati-1 at Seed Production Unit, IARI, New Delhi.
CHENNAI: The Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) to go through a report by a monitoring committee and submit a timeframe by which it intended to take corrective measures with regard to dyeing units in three villages of Karur town. A Division Bench, comprising …
by G. S. Dhillon After facing an environmental threat from the two thermal plants, the Bathinda area will have to cope with the adverse effects of the proposed oil refinery being set up by HPCL-Mittal Energy Ltd. The refinery may start by 2011. The two thermal plants, to be operational …
ANANTAPUR, Sept. 22: Industrial pollutants are contaminating the Penna river in Anantapur district. Many industries located along the banks are indiscriminately releasing effluents into the river at Tadipatri which has constant groundwater levels in the district. There are 200 granite and 1,000 blackstone industries concentrated in and around Tadipatri. Major …
Mushrooming of dyeing units contributes to the high level of pollution Legal cell demands setting up of an SC Bench in Chennai Tirupur: The Tirupur district unit of the All India Congress Committee
No effluent let out, says TNPL MD Mohammed Nasimuddin Effluents released into the channel on September 14: Associations Plan to gherao TNPL paper mill at Kagithapuram KARUR: Farmers and villagers belonging to areas irrigated by the Pugalur Channel in Karur district have alleged that the Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers …
Needed facility: A view of the biogas plant in Tuticorin on Wednesday. Tuticorin: Collector G. Prakash inaugurated a 250-KVa (Kilo Volt ampere) project to generate electricity from effluents released fish processing companies here on Wednesday. He said the waste extracted from fish cleaning and exporting activities could be converted into …
Shimla: The State-level Single Window Clearance and Monitoring Authority cleared 13 new industrial projects and five expansion proposals involving an investment of Rs 330 crore and having a potential to create employment for 2,017 persons. The main projects included second unit of Reddy
