Almost Half Of Global Population Could Suffer Severe Water Stress By 2030
Almost half of the global population could suffer severe water stress by 2030 if current levels of water consumption and pollution are not immediately addressed....
View ArticleChina orders probe after polluting factory fined just $90
BEIJING: China’s environment ministry has ordered an investigation after a provincial environmental protection body fined a polluting factory just $90 for dumping waste water, state media said on Friday.
View ArticleCoal mines should pay for polluting waterways and air, say environmentalists
Environmentalists are calling for the NSW government to include coal mining in its "pay to pollute" scheme after analysis revealed the industry was responsible for a significant proportion of the heavy
View ArticleUK beach litter rises by a third, report finds
The amount of rubbish found dumped on UK beaches rose by a third last year, according to a new report. More than 8,000 plastic bottles were collected by the Marine Conservation Society’s annual beach
View Article35 of city's lakes are highly polluted, finds KSPCB study
It is not only just the Ulsoor Lake which is polluted. According to a report released by Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) of the 75 lakes, studied in the City, 35 fall under E-Category,
View ArticleWorlds nations gather to rescue ocean life
Paris - It took a decade to get to the negotiating table, and it could easily take another to finish the job, but UN talks in New York to safeguard life in the high seas finally begin in earnest on...
View ArticleVillagers shun Panchganga as pollution soars
Kolhapur: In Atigre village, around 15km from Kolhapur, people prefer walking or cycling long distances to fetch drinking water instead of banking on the Panchganga river. The reason: pollution in the
View ArticleCharges ruled out for Tepco figures over Fukushima No. 1 radioactive water...
FUKUSHIMA – Public prosecutors decided on Tuesday not to indict Tokyo Electric Power Co. President Naomi Hirose and other current and former executives of the utility over radioactive water leaks from
View ArticleTake action against polluters before launching project to clean Noyyal
A section of farmers, and environment activists feel that efforts to clean River Noyyal and other water bodies will not get the desired result unless stringent action was taken to stop pollution caused
View ArticleVillagers Forced to Use Polluted Pond in Odisha
With mercury level rising, water scarcity is already being experienced in many parts of Narsinghpur block of Cuttack district. Water bodies are fast drying up. Water level in wells and ponds has hit rock
View ArticleGroundwater quality at risk in half of district
Ahmedabad: Industrial activities, coupled with unchecked pollution, would seriously affect the groundwater quality in Ahmedabad district, states a study by Mona Khakhar, an associate professor with CEPT
View ArticleIISC Report- Oxygen, pH levels high in Devarabeesanahalli lake
BENGALURU: "You may expect similar episodes in some more lakes fed untreated sewage," warned T V Ramachandra of Indian Institute of Science, who released a report on Devarabeesanahalli lake, where...
View ArticleRising phosporous levels in waterways
ILLEGAL waste discharge from livestock farms and suburban residences has been blamed for higher levels of phosphorus in Shanghai’s water, the local environment authority has revealed. According to an
View ArticleFukushima: Ice wall at nuclear plant turned on to stop radioactive...
An "ice wall" around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has been turned on, Japanese authorities say. The wall will restrict the movement of groundwater, stopping it from becoming contaminated from
View ArticlePampa River Action Plan gets a new lease of life
Nod for releasing Central grant-in-aid of Rs.5 crore The Pampa River Action Plan for pollution abatement and conservation of the river basin has received a fresh lease of life, with the Ministry of
View ArticleGreat Barrier Reef pollution control efforts 'not enough to meet...
Scientists’ findings that Reef 2050 Plan water quality targets will probably not be met come as Queensland government gives green light to Australia’s largest coalmine Australia is unlikely to meet
View ArticlePunjab, Haryana get central grant for potable water
Faced with the problem of fluoride and arsenic material contaminating their potable water resources, 15 states are set to receive a special assistance from the Centre to tide over the crisis. The...
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution caused by leather...
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Tajwar Hussain Ki Tannery (Euroasia Leather) Vs. Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (In Krishan Kant Singh Case) dated 04/04/2016 regarding...
View ArticleK’Khairane locals complain about pollution of nullah
NAVI MUMBAI: Residents of sector 11, Koparkhairane, met Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) regional officer on Monday and told him about a nullah, which is being polluted by treated effluents from
View ArticleFarmers seek government support to restore River Noyyal
Farmers in the region have approached the State Government with a plea for formation of monitoring committees in each of the four districts: Erode, Tirupur, Coimbatore and Karur, for reviving Noyyal...
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