Jharkhand minister takes on fight against water pollution
Ranchi: Taking time off from his routine responsibilities, Jharkhand Food Minister Saryu Roy has been working to save water bodies from pollution, which he claims is "main reason for diseases" in the...
View ArticlePeriyar TURNS Red Again, Probe to be Intensified
KOCHI:Residents of Eloor woke up on Friday morning once again to witness the River Periyar turning ‘red’, with contaminated discharge from the factories on the banks. The discolouration of the river is
View ArticleNGT pulls up UP, Uttarakhand on rising pollution in Ramganga
The National Green Tribunal today pulled up Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand governments over rising pollution in river Ganga's tributary Ramganga and asked them to apprise it about the steps taken to...
View Article'Will take five yrs to restore Bellandur lake'
While, creating diversion channel, which is a mid-term solution, takes at least two years, he said setting up more Sewage Treatment Plants (SWP) would be a permanent solution. BWSSB Chairman T M Vijay
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding discharging sewage and other...
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of D.K. Joshi Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 16/11/2015 regarding discharging sewage and other waste directly into the river Yamuna, Uttar Pradesh.
View ArticleFor healthy skin, get rid of these toxins
Just like our body, our skin too needs a detox. Thanks to the fact that we are exposed to so many chemicals and toxic substances daily, our bodies and skin go through a lot of abuse affecting our health
View ArticleYamuna choking on drug overdose
Researchers Say Antibiotics Harm Flora & Fauna; May Be Behind Spike In Diabetes, Cancer Think before you pour leftover antibiotics down the drain. They wash into the Yamuna and harm the plant and...
View ArticleMPCB slams civic body for overflowing Jayanti nullah
The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) on Tuesday slammed the municipal corporation for failing to control the overflowing sewage water from Jayanti nullah. City-based civic activists' forum
View ArticleClean garbage from Chambal by January 19: Green tribunal
KOTA: Chambal river must be clean of municipal solid waste (MSW) by January 19, ruled the national green tribunal (NGT). The directive brings urban improvement trust (UIT), Nagar Nigam and district...
View ArticleTwo rivers turn blue in Meghalaya; high acid content doubted
At least two rivers in eastern Meghalaya have turned blue again apparently due to "high acid content", resulting in death of scores of fishes. The Lukha river in East Jaintia Hills district and certain
View ArticleFilth flows via stream, pollutes Pampa
The formal commissioning of the modern sewage treatment plant (STP) on the eve of the annual pilgrim season has done pretty little to check the flow of filth into the Pampa through the Njunangar stream
View ArticleTransfer project cannot meet China’s water needs
Better local water management is the way to keep pace with escalating demands, not pumping water across the country, warn Jon Barnett and colleagues.
View ArticleCongress to vote on bill to ban microbead hygiene products in US
US lawmakers are to decide whether to ban personal care products containing microbeads – minuscule pieces of plastic considered harmful to the environment – after proposed legislation was approved by a
View ArticleNGT summons Uttarakhand officials over polluted Ganga
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday decided to hold an in-chamber meeting with officials of Uttarakhand government to deliberate on a policy for a pollution-free Ganga. “Let the Secretary (Urban
View ArticleShell fined by Scottish court for 2011 North Sea oil spill
Oil major Royal Dutch Shell was handed a 22,500 pound ($33,919) fine by a local Scottish court on Tuesday for a 2011 oil spill in the North Sea that was the largest in more than a decade. A subsea...
View ArticleSurvey on Periyar pollution soon
District panchayat vice president Abdul Muthaleeb has said a survey will be commissioned to study the extent of pollution of Periyar and to identify industrial units responsible for it by discharging...
View ArticleEnviro Care Centre to Monitor Industrial Pollution
HYDERABAD: To monitor the levels of pollution in industries, the Telangana State Pollution Control Board (TSPCB) is all set to start Enviro Care Centre (ECC). As part of the initiative, special equipment
View ArticleNeed for a balance between development and environment: Kumar
Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests, Ashwani Kumar today said balance has to be kept between the need for development and environment.
View ArticlePCB for deploying police at Pampa bathing ghats
The State Pollution Control Board (PCB) has suggested the deployment of policemen instead of volunteers at the Pampa bathing ghats in the foothills of Sabarimala to stop pilgrims from throwing used...
View ArticleNGT wants report on pollution in Yamuna
With the condition of the Yamuna deteriorating in Delhi, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday directed the State government to convene a meeting to discuss steps required to control pollution
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