Yamuna may be less polluted this Durga Puja
Puja committees across Delhi seem to have gone all out to ensure that the idols of goddess Durga are made using eco-friendly materials If all goes well, the Yamuna river may be less polluted this Durga
View ArticleNational Green Tribunal tribunal sends notice to Larsen & Toubro
Heeding to the plea of an environment activist who moved the National Green Tribunal against the operation of concrete-manufacturing plant on Yamuna floodplains, the green panel has sought a response from
View ArticleImprove solid waste management or face action, 184 civic bodies told
Taking note of its internal report which showed severe negligence on part of municipal bodies in managing solid waste, the central pollution watchdog has issued notices to civic authorities of 184...
View ArticleSugar mills barred from discharging waste in Ganga
BIJNOR: To curb pollution in the Ganga, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has ordered that sugar mill owners should stop dumping waste into the river or its tributaries. Just before the...
View ArticleMoEF issues stricter norms for controlling pollution from slaughterhouses
At a time when conflicts over beef, cow slaughter and meat exports are on the rise, the ministry of environment, forests and climate change (MoEF&CC) has brought out fresh norms to tighten...
View ArticleArtificial pond helps cut Hindon pollution
GHAZIABAD: There was a considerable dip in idol immersion in the Hindon river on Thursday compared to previous years, with the administration having made alternative arrangements for devotees. A...
View ArticleTribunal calls for time-bound disposal of mining complaints
The National Green Tribunal's (NGT) western region bench in Pune has asked the state government to ensure that complaints about violation of norms in the environment clearance granted to sand and other
View ArticleMathura locals to burn effigies of Yamuna pollutants
Instead of an effigy of ten-headed demon king Ravana, people in Mathura will burn solid wastes that pollute the river Yamuna on the occasion of Dussehra on Thursday to mark the triumph of good over evil.
View ArticleNGT to hear plea on water contamination in Aravalis
A petition on groundwater contamination at Bandhwari, the site of a waste treatment plant that has been lying defunct for almost two years and now virtually a landfill with thousands of tonnes of garbage,
View ArticleVietnam's largest island polluted
Increasing pollution is threatening the seas and ecology surrounding the tourist island of Phu Quoc in Vietnam's southern Kien Giang province, local media reported Monday. Rubbish and waste water from
View ArticleTepco completes sea wall to keep toxic Fukushima No. 1 water from reaching sea
Tokyo Electric Power Co. announced completion Monday of a 780-meter coastal wall along the heavily damaged reactor buildings of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. Tepco hopes the wall will...
View ArticleCivic bodies have key role in checking pollution: Javadekar
Launched in 2014 amid much fanfare, the “Clean Ganga” project has not achieved much. However, officials claim otherwise. Insisting that a lot has gone into what is the Prime Minister’s “firm commitment”
View ArticleIn Bihar battle, who cares about environment?
For an election that can make or break the main contenders for power in Bihar, no one seems bothered about environmental issues. The ever increasing pollution in the Ganges, people hit hard by arsenic,
View Article250kg fish found dead along creeks
Over 250kg fish were found dead along the shores of Airoli, Gothivli, and Ghansoli creeks on Monday and Tuesday—the first and second day of high tide this month. Fisherfolk have alleged that the fish died
View ArticleExperts Start Collecting Samples from Periyar
An expert team from the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) on Tuesday started collecting samples from the Periyar. The eleven-member team is led by Dr Tapas Nandy, chief...
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution in Noida, Uttar...
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sanjay Agnihotri Vs Union of India & Ors. dated 27/10/2015 regarding critically polluted area of Noida, Uttar Pradesh.
View ArticleSupreme Court lawyer opposes pharma city
Noted Supreme Court lawyer and Raman Magsaysay Award winner M.C. Mehta has called for building a public movement against the proposed Pharma City at Mucherla, on the outskirts of the city, arguing that
View ArticleUP, Uttarakhand pollution boards draw NGT's flak on Ganga
Pollution control boards of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand today drew flak from National Green Tribunal for failing to take and suggest measures for cleaning of river Ganga. "Your job is to control...
View ArticleAravali pollution: NGT asks govt to reply by Nov 23
The NGT, in its first hearing of a petition filed by city-based environmentalist Vivek Kamboj and Amit Chaudhery on groundwater contamination at Bandhwari on Wednesday, ordered the municipal corporations
View ArticleNGT voices concern over execution of Clean Ganga project
The tribunal said time has come for it to issue appropriate directions in connection with cleaning of the river In a clear disapproval of the pace at which the clean Ganga project is being executed,
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