Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Drinking water affected by pollutants,...
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Drinking water affected by pollutants, 14/12/2015. As reported by the State departments dealing with rural drinking water supply into the on-line Integrated Management
View ArticleQuestion raised in Lok Sabha on Water pollution, 15/12/2015
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Water pollution, 15/12/2015. To undertake programmes/ schemes for improvement of water and air quality, the Ministry provides ‘Assistance for Abatement of pollution’ and
View ArticleSudan's Minerals Minister Admits to Lake Nasser Pollution
Khartoum — The Minister of Minerals for Sudan, Ahmed El Sadeg El Karori, has acknowledged that Lake Nasser is heavily polluted. On Monday, he told Parliament that laboratory results proved that the lake,
View ArticleLead levels in water prompt state of emergency in Flint, Michigan
The mayor of Flint has declared a state of emergency, acknowledging that switches in the Michigan's city's water sourcing have caused high lead levels in drinking water. The elevated lead levels were
View ArticleFlint's 'toxic soup' polluted water worse for children than...
The doctor who discovered that the children of Flint, Michigan, were at risk of irreparable brain damage from lead poisoning in the city’s water supply has warned that the problem of “toxic soup” coming
View ArticleScientist moves NGT seeking closure of Delhi Secretariat
A scientist today moved the National Green Tribunal seeking a direction to close down the Delhi Secretariat building on the ground that it violates mandatory pollution norms. Mahendra Pandey, who was
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding construction activites taking...
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Dr. Alankrita Mehra Vs. Union of India & Others dated 17/12/2015 regarding construction and other development
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding waste dumped in river Aril,...
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Kokaram Yadav & Anr. Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 17/12/2015 regarding waste dumped in river Aril, Moradabad District, Uttar Pradesh.
View ArticleOver 3.6 rural people at risk due to unsafe drinking water
Over 3.6 crore people living in more than 63,000 rural habitations are exposed to health hazards due to drinking water quality problems like excess arsenic, fluoride, iron, salinity or nitrate. Of this,
View ArticleFocus Back on Issue of Periyar River Pollution
KOCHI: The mass fish kill in Muttar river has brought the issue of pollution in the Periyar River and its tributaries once again in focus along with unending debates over the possible causes behind the
View Article395 villages found with excess fluoride in drinking water
Public Health Engineering Minister Ramsevak Paikra on Monday informed the Chhattisgarh Assembly that drinking water in at least 395 villages of 17 districts in Chhattisgarh had excess fluoride content.
View ArticleQuestion raised in Lok Sabha on River Pollution in Hilly Areas, 22/12/2015
Question raised in Lok Sabha on River Pollution in Hilly Areas, 22/12/2015. The NGRBA programme along with work of Ganga & its tributaries is with Ministry of Water Resources, River Development...
View ArticleQuestion raised in Lok Sabha on Conservation of Rivers, 22/12/2015
Question raised in Lok Sabha Conservation of Rivers, 22/12/2015. The programmes of NRCP & NGRBA (till 01/08/2014) have covered polluted stretches of 42 rivers in 199 towns spread over 21 States at...
View ArticleQuestion raised in Lok Sabha on Cleaning of Rivers, 22/12/2015
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Cleaning of Rivers, 22/12/2015. Discharge of untreated and partially treated sewage from cities / towns and industrial effluents constitute a major source of pollution in
View ArticlePollution control board collects water samples from Periyar
KOCHI: Officials from the pollution control board (PCB) on Tuesday collected water samples and sediments from Periyar after its colour turned brown again. "We will do the tests on Wednesday as it got
View ArticlePoor water quality in five river basins in State
Study reveals high bacterial contamination of river waters Sewage contamination, dumping of waste, and salinity intrusion have contributed to the poor water quality in five river basins in the State,
View ArticleRs 100 crore for rejuvenation of Bellandur lake
Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) chairman Lakshmana visits Bellandur lake, which is filled with froth, on Wednesday. The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) will hand over
View ArticleFears of 30,000-litre sulphuric acid leak from Australian train derailment
It was feared more than 30,000 litres (7,925 gallons) of sulphuric acid had spilled after all 26 carriages of a freight train carrying the chemical derailed in remote northern Australia, authorities said
View ArticleBawankule directs action against polluting industries
Nagpur: District guardian minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule has directed Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) officials to conduct a survey of industries operating in Saoner tehsil and take...
View ArticleNGT disallows dumping of debris on Mutha river bed, says MP
The issue was raised when the MP had stopped the construction of a jogging track and had barred civic employees from dumping garbage on the river bed and from setting the garbage heap on fire. With
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