UP stalled Ganga cleaning by delaying NOC: Uma Bharti
Lucknow: A couple of hours after Union minister of water resources Uma Bharti accused UP's urban development ministry of stalling NOC for Vrindavan-Mathura stretch of Ganga, a press communique from CM
View ArticleQuestion raised in Lok Sabha on Conservation of Rivers and Lakes, 03/05/2016
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Conservation of Rivers and Lakes, 03/05/2016. This Ministry has been supplementing the efforts of the State Governments in abatement of pollution in identified stretches
View ArticleRs. 3,000 cr. for projects to clean up the Ganga
Ahead of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections slated for early next year and a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited his Lok Sabha constituency, Varanasi, the Expenditure Finance Committee on
View ArticleNow, diarrhoea alert in Uttarakhand
Widespread fire and rising mercury have cast shadow over the potable water in several parts of Uttarakhand, prompting the health department to sound a diarrhoea alert in the hill state on Tuesday. Due
View ArticleModeling the impact of river discharge and wind on the hypoxia off Yangtze...
The phenomenon of low dissolved oxygen (known as hypoxia) in coastal ocean system is closely related to a combination of anthropogenic and natural factors. Marine hypoxic occurs in the Yangtze Estuary,
View ArticlePolluting paper mill at Edayar ordered to close down
Effluents present in Periyar stretch from where water is drawn for supply The Kerala State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) on Wednesday ordered Sree Sakthi Paper Mills situated at Edayar on the banks
View Article60 kids fall ill in Kanota, water contamination likely cause
Jaipur: Close on the heels of 12 deaths of children with special needs, 60 children fell ill suffering from the same kind of symptoms of vomiting and diarrhoea in Kanota area of Jaipur on Wednesday....
View ArticlePeriyar pollution: KWA points fingers at others
Kochi: Following reports of chemical discharge into Periyar near Pathalam dispensary at Eloor municipality, the Kerala Water Authority (KWA) has decided to check the quality of water pumped from the river
View ArticleA new plan to clean up Yamuna
Over the years, both the Centre and Delhi government have spent thousands of crores on cleaning the river. A new plan to clean Yamuna, including removal of solid waste and preventing sewage from flowing
View ArticleGovt. revived industrial activities in Tirupur, says Jayalalithaa
Industrial activity in Tirupur district that suffered a setback due to enforcement of ZLD (Zero Liquid Discharge) norms during the DMK regime in 2007 could be revived only due to the AIADMK’s proactive
View ArticleUrbanisation, pollution big threat to Brahmani
The Brahmani river is an interstate river, which origins from Chhotanagapur plateau in Bihar and enters Odisha via Sundargarh district. The river has two principal tributaries like Sankha and Koel.
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding groundwater pollution in...
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sampuram Singh & Others Vs. State of Punjab & Others dated 06/05/2016 regarding groundwater pollution in Punjab. The Tribunal in its Order
View ArticleQuestion raised in Rajya Sabha on Pollution in Delhi and NCR, 09/05/2016
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Pollution in Delhi and NCR, 09/05/2016. Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in association with State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs) of NCR States and Pollution...
View ArticleClean Ganga’ to kick off May 15
With the National Democratic Alliance government completing two years in office later this month, one of its prominent pre-poll promises, of cleaning the Ganga, is likely to be officially launched by...
View ArticleCentre and Delhi government come together to clean Yamuna
Often at loggerheads, the BJP-led NDA government and the Arvind Kejriwal dispensation on Saturday came together to launch a fresh “wholesome” action plan worth around Rs 825 crore to rid Yamuna of its
View ArticlePeriyar catching fire over pollution
Protest against release of effluents from Sree Sakthi Paper Mills to the river Protests over pollution of the Periyar, the drinking water source of Kochi, is gathering momentum. It may soon take the
View Article'Govt should reassess plan to replace old power plants with
The government needs to re-examine its plan of replacing old power plants with super critical units as the country is already reeling under drought and producing coal-based energy is a highly...
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Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science &...
This report by the Standing Committee
View ArticleFishkill in Ulsoor lake, yet again
2nd incident in 2 months; glare on private fishing, sewage water Sewage water and rampant fishing are suspected to have killed hundreds of fish in Ulsoor lake in the city on Monday morning. Hundreds
View ArticlePeriyar pollution: Closure threat for paper mill again
Kochi: The joint inquiry committee, constituted to look into allegations regarding the discharge of chemical effluents into Periyar by Sree Sakthi Paper Mills, has recommended the Kerala State Pollution
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