Industrial Waste

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Futala lake pollution, Nagpur, Maharashtra, 05/06/2025

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 …

Heavy metal pollution found in Vembanad

A study carried out by the Centre for Earth Science Studies (CESS) has reported heavy metal pollution in Vembanad Lake and the rivers emptying into it. The Vembanad wetland system is straddles Alappuzha, Kottayam and Ernakulam districts. It lies at sea level, and is separated from the Arabian Sea by …

Panel to plan rejuvenation of Arkavati

A three member committee will be formed to chalk out plans to rejuvenate Arkavati river, said Transport minister R Ashok on Sunday. Prayer time Transport Minister R Ashok, MP Ananth Kumar Yelahanka MLA S R Vishwanath and Dasarahalli MLA Muniraju offering prayers at Tippagondanahalli reservoir on Sunday. DH photo The …

Penalty for killing a river

KOCHI: It seems that the direction given by the district administration to various agencies to take strict action against those polluting the Periyar has fallen on deaf ears. The Kerala State Pollution Control Board has served show cause notices to four companies for discharging effluents from their units in the …

Reducing industrial pollution can save Dhaka's Watershed

Dense population, high industrial growth, increasing pollutant loads and a lack of wastewater infrastructure in Dhaka have jointly created a serious threat to the city's sustainability. The industrial wastes caused severe degradation of the watersheds. 60% of the total pollution load comes from around 7,000 industrial units located within the …

Untreated waste: industries under the scanner

Pune In the wake of the swine flu pandemic, the issue of disposal of tonnes of waste generated daily in the city has once again come to the fore. The industrial sector often remains under fire for releasing untreated effluent. The Pune region

No solid waste disposal site in Quaid-e-Azam Industrial Estate

Only four out of 379 industrial units operating in Quaid-e-Azam Industrial Estate have separate water treatment plants and the site for a combined treatment plant has not been allocated yet, a report said on Sunday. The report titled

Pollution board team visits Ludhiana

In a heartening follow-up to the release of Rs 50 crore each by the Centre and the state government for the cleaning of the Buddha Nullah, a team of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) today visited the city for a ground-level assessment of the problem before recommending a unified …

Nellurhalli Lake crying for immediate attention

Sandeep Moudgal, Bangalore, DH News Service: The Nellurhalli lake in Whitefield is in a state of total decay, with sewerage lines discharging effluents from factories and a private hospital in the vicinity. The lake has been reduced to a polluted water body with hyacinths and carcasses, garbage on the banks …

Buddha Nullah: Board quiet over sample tests

Shivani Bhakoo The Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) is tight-lipped over test reports of samples taken by its teams from 38 industrial units in Ludhiana on July 16 and 17. Chairman of the board Yogesh Goel said since the case (Pollution in Buddha Nullah) was pending with the Punjab and …

Gurgaon firm pulled up for toxins in water supply

The Haryana State Pollution Control Board has issued a show cause notice to a private company for causing pollution and contaminating an aquifer with toxic discharges in Sarhaul village in the district. Munjal Showa Ltd has been issued the notice under Section-33A of Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act-1974 …

Rs 50 cr for Buddha Nullah cleaning

A Budget allocation of Rs 50 crore for Buddha Nullah will usher in a ray of hope for restoring the pristine existence of this stinking nullah. For the first time, the Punjab government has made an exclusive Budget allocation for the purging of the drain, contaminated largely by polluting industries. …

Fish found dead in Sirsa-Nangal River

Ropar: A large number of fish were found dead in the Sirsa-Nangal River today evening. Villagers from nearby Avankot village raised hue and cry on seeing a large number of fish floating dead on the surface of the river near the Sutlej-Sirsa confluence. Water in this perennial river comes from …

GM plans 'garage sale' for toxic plants

As General Motors Corp prepares to sell its best assets to a streamlined new entity, the worst of what it owns will be auctioned off in bankruptcy court, including contaminated factory sites, parking lots in Flint, Michigan, and a nine-hole golf course in New Jersey. One property the carmaker is …

A milestone in the fight against environment degradation (Ed.)

THE verdict that the High Court delivered on Tuesday in respect of a public interest litigation writ petition filed by the Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers

TNPCB finds chilly oil extract unit guilty

It has issued show cause notice to the plant VIRUDHUNAGAR: Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) has found the chilly oil extract plant here guilty of polluting the environment. It has issued show cause notice to the plant seeking explanation as to why criminal action should not be initiated against …

Minister suggests Goondas Act against polluters

He promises to raise the problem during Cabinet meetings neglect: Continuing flow of effluents into water bodies has prompted Minister for Public Works and Law Durai Murugan to suggest invocation of National Security Act or Goondas Act against those responsible for it.

Polluters warned

KARUR: Stringent criminal penal action will be taken against those found discharging polluting substances into the river systems and water sources in the State, according to PWD Minister Durai Murugan. Addressing the media here on Wednesday after reviewing the progress of barrage construction across the Cauvery at Kattalai in Karur …

Stop direct discharge into Buddha Nullah: report

Jyotika Sood The much-awaited National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) report, on which industrialists, the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) and the state government have been banking upon, clearly states that no direct discharge, be it domestic sewage or industrial effluents, should be allowed in Buddha Nullah. The industrialists had …

Karnaphuli dying: Industrial, clinical wastes blamed

The Karnaphuli River, considered as the lifeline to business activities for both the hill people and the flatlanders in the country's far east region, is dying due to mindless encroachment, dumping of industrial and clinical wastes, and lack of maintenance. Encroachment of the river banks, unabated dumping of industrial, clinical …

Sindh facing major environmental disaster, say experts

Expressing grave concerns over the rampant environmental degradation in the country, environmental experts have said that Pakistan, especially Sindh, is facing an environmental disaster. A survey carried out prior to the World Environment Day (WED) has revealed that due to the decreasing water flow in downstream Kotri Barrage, seawater has …

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