Italian Team Visits Kizhakkambalam to Make the Panchayat Pollution Free
KOCHI: A team from Italy has arrived at Kizhakkambalam as part of an initiative to make the panchayat pollution free. “The team collected samples from factories and business establishments in the...
View ArticlePunjab, Haryana groundwater has arsenic beyond limit, says report
A research report recently prepared by the Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR) is set to cause alarm in Punjab and Haryana. The report submitted last week establishes that Punjab and Haryana
View ArticleArsenic and mercury found in river days after Brazil dam burst
Illegal levels of arsenic and mercury polluted the Rio Doce river in the days after a dam burst at an iron ore mine in early November in Brazil's worst-ever environmental disaster, according to tests by
View ArticleJudgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding a stone crushing unit in...
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of M/s. Velmurugan Blue Metals Vs The Chairman The Appellate Authority, Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board & Others
View ArticleNGT acts tough on pollution in tributary of Ganga
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Friday directed that samples of water be taken from the entry and exit points of Ramganga, a tributary of the Ganga. The NGT had earlier slammed the Uttar Pradesh
View ArticleChaubari fair leaves heaps of grabage around Ramganga, NGO files plaint
BAREILLY: A Bareilly-based NGO has lodged a complaint with the district administration and regional office of Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board on Sunday about the heaps of garbage on the banks of
View ArticleQuestion raised in Lok Sabha on Water Treatment Plants, 01/12/2015
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Water Treatment Plants, 01/12/2015. The details of funds released to various State Governments for implementation of sanctioned works under NRCP/NGRBA programmes and the
View ArticleFour STPs to check pollution of Bellandur lake
After outrage over the highly polluted Bellandur lake in the city, the State government has finally decided to clean up the tank. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and the city’s new Minister, K.J. George,
View ArticleGroundwater vulnerability assessment in the vicinity of Ramtha wastewater...
The main aim of this study was to evaluate the vulnerability of groundwater to contamination in the vicinity of Ramtha wastewater treatment plant using a modified DRASTIC method in a GIS environment.
View ArticleHydro-geochemistry and application of water quality index (WQI) for...
In the present study, the geochemical characteristics of groundwater and drinking water quality has been studied. 24 groundwater samples were collected and analyzed for pH, electrical conductivity,
View ArticleSewage polluting pond where fish were found dead: MPCB
The officials of Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB), who inspected the Karave holding pond after hundreds of fish were found dead in it last Saturday, have found that it was still being polluted
View ArticleMaharashtra echoes NGT, orders Rs 100cr fund for clean-up of Ulhas, Waldhuni...
Mumbai: Against odds, the Ulhas and Waldhuni rivers look set to be cleaned up. In possibly the first such step, the state government has directed four local self-government bodies, besides the Maharashtra
View ArticleDirty purifiers spreading waterborne infections
Hyderabad: Replacement of water filters is of prime importance as contaminants get stuck to the pores of the filter restricting the cleaning process. The filters are found filled with small minute metal
View ArticleNamami Gange can’t work without cleaning river’s tributaries: Uma
Meerut: Union water resources minister Uma Bharti on Sunday said that the Namami Gange river conservation project could not hope to succeed without including the tributaries of the river within its ambit.
View ArticleFresh norms to gauge water quality of rivers
PUNE: The Union government has come out with fresh guidelines to determine quality of water in rivers and other water bodies. The notification, which was issued by the ministry of environment forests
View ArticleTests find Olympic water in Rio de Janeiro heavily polluted with raw sewage
New tests carried out by the Associated Press have found that the waters around Rio de Janeiro are heavily and dangerously contaminated, even 1Km out to sea. The new tests bring further doubt on Rio's
View ArticleChina says to start claiming compensation from polluters
The Chinese government plans to begin claiming compensation from polluting companies and individuals, particularly those who damage state property, over the next two years, China's cabinet has said.
View ArticleHC seeks experts’ help to develop forest
Wants suggestions to develop forest land near S. Delhi fort The Delhi high court has sought assistance of two experts associated with the Yamuna Bio-Diversity Park to develop a 200-acre forest land
View ArticlePalm oil alternative could avert devastation caused by plantations
Teams from the Universities of Bath and York are developing the substitute from a yeast grown using waste feedstocks Engineers and scientists are working to produce the first yeast-based alternative
View ArticleQuestion raised in Rajya Sabha on Level of pollution in rivers, 07/12/2015
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Level of pollution in rivers, 07/12/2015. The Water Resources Information System (WRIS) database developed by Central Water Commission alongwith Indian Space Research
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