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 …
Residents of villages in the Koom Kalan area, which has witnessed massive industrial development, are living under the fear of cancer. At Marewal village only, 10 persons have died of cancer in the past some years while four are fighting disease in different hospitals. According to information, around 171 villages …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Parminder Singh Vs Punjab PCB & Others dated 31/07/2014 regarding soil and water pollution caused by a chemical industry.
The Environmental Protection Agency should review emerging risks related to safeguards for hydraulic fracturing wells used for oil and gas production, according to a report released July 28 by the Government Accountability Office. Overall, safeguards in place at the wells—known as class II wells—are effective in preventing contamination of underground …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Sukdeo Kolpe & Others Vs M/s Kopargoan Sah. Sakhar Karkhana Ltd. dated 30/07/2014 regarding land pollution caused by sugar factories as a result of discharge of untreated effluents, Taluka Kopargoan, District Ahmednagar, Maharashtra.
Uttar Pradesh government may be headed for troubled waters over failure to curb extensive ground water contamination in the Singrauli area of Sonbhadra. Despite orders from the principal bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in New Delhi, the state government has not, so far, submitted a compliance report before …
China plans to build more than 10,000 underground water monitoring wells nationwide within the coming three years to detect groundwater pollution in a timely manner, the country's land watchdog said on Tuesday. "The nationwide groundwater monitoring system will provide real-time information including the groundwater level and quality to governments and …
Overwhelming opposition to the government's plans to expanding fracking across Britain was expressed by interest groups during an official consultation, whose results were released a day after ministers signalled a go-ahead for shale gas drilling around the country. The Department of Energy and Climate Change's report on the government's Strategic …
This report released by Toxics Link reveals that that toxic elements including mercury, lead, zinc, along with acids and chemicals are released during e-waste recycling and are contaminating soil and water in Loni and Mandoli area of Delhi. There have been various reports documenting practices of recycling e-waste in the …
A South African environmental group renewed its call for a moratorium on shale-gas fracking, as the government moves closer to a decision on whether to allow the process opponents say imperils water quality. The Treasure Karoo Action Group, named after the semi-desert area of South Africa that has attracted petroleum …
After the TOI report on a study by Central Ground Water Board which confirmed presence of arsenic above permissible limits in several localities of the city , instead of focusing on ways to remove contamination in water, officials in Jal Nigam and Jal Sansthan are passing the buck on each …
To facilitate e-waste management in the country, the government is implementing a scheme under which financial assistance is provided for awareness and capacity building activities relating to e-waste management. Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar told Lok Sabha today that under the 'Creation of Management Structure for Hazardous Substances' scheme, government is …
Contamination Of Water Rings Alarm Bell An unexplained boil could be the beginning of a big problem for Brajendra Kumar who lives in an arsenic-affected Vishwas Khand area of Gomtinagar in the city. “It looks like keratosis or patching of skin that may be related to arsenic toxicity,“ said Dr …
The groundwater in nearly 31 districts in Uttar Pradesh has been found to have a strong arsenic contamination which exposes the people to slow and consistent toxin. A technical report titled Arsenic toxicity in ground water of Uttar Pradesh shows that the concentration of arsenic in groundwater exceeds the Bureau …
Armed With Health Dept Report, Ganganagar Locals Start Campaign Against Illegal Factories Kolkata: A TOI report on the health hazards faced by the people of Ganganagar Katakhal area owing to mushrooming chemical units had prompted the state health department to conduct a survey. The study, which found an alarming rise …
The levels of heavy metals are measured at different dumpsites with different distances and directions under the jurisdiction of Greater Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad for ascertaining the soil and groundwater quality and forecasting as a part of integrated municipal solid waste (MSW) management study.
The next iPhone is coming out in a few months’ time. Before the end of the year, televisions with till now unheard of technology and laptops thinner and lighter than anything in the market will be released. Parallel to that, some of the devices being used now are slowing down …
No dedicated site for disposing of 400 tonnes of garbage generated in Jammu With the state government unable to identify any land for dumping of solid waste generated by 15 lakh inhabitants of the city, the civic authorities are disposing of the waste in trenches around the city and filling …
A major study into the potential of fracking to contaminate drinking water with methane has been published. The British Geological Survey and the Environment Agency have mapped where key aquifers in England and Wales coincide with locations of shale. The research reveals this occurs under nearly half of the area …
Highly ambitious water grid project on Ganga and Son rivers has received the much needed fillip since the Center had green signaled it about a month ago. The expert committee from IIT-Rurkee has submitted its report and now the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DWSD) is on the verge …
Environmental pollution is arising from the mining industry in the Western World and from the developing nations is a serious issue in current days. Cross-cultural perception studies are needed to understand similarities and differences, if any, in human response to environmental problems between developed and developing countries. Increasing environmental problems …
