Analyse water samples from Delhi households: NGT to CPCB
Direction came during the hearing of a plea by NGO Friends when it was alleged that Delhi residents were not getting potable water With complaints that potable water was not being supplied to Delhi
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Companies should come clean on the harm plastic microbeads in their products is causing to marine life, says environment committee chair Microbeads used in face scrubs end up in oceans where they are
View ArticleFadnavis pledges help in aquifer mapping for a clean Nandini
Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday pledged to assist Nashik with aquifer mapping that would help find the natural streams in the Nandini river and rejuvenate it. The CM said this during a
View ArticlePolluted stretches found in 8 Goa rivers
The Central pollution control board (CPCB) has asked the Goa state pollution control board (GSPCB) to submit a detailed action plan for restoration of water quality in the polluted stretches of eight...
View ArticleUsing Lake Michigan turtles to measure wetland pollution
Decades of unregulated industrial waste dumping in areas of the Great Lakes have created a host of environmental and wildlife problems. Now it appears that Lake Michigan painted and snapping turtles could
View ArticleLake in JVR park to be free of sewage
HYDERABAD: Visitors to Jalagam Vengal Rao Park can now heave a sigh of relief as authorities have decided to plug the sewage water that flows into the lake inside the garden. The lake emanates a foul...
View ArticleCuncolim locals demand inspection of hazardous waste at industrial estate
Cuncolim locals have demanded that the government carry out an inspection of the hazardous waste dumped at Cuncolim industrial estate, waste from steel factory and pollution caused by the fish meal...
View ArticleChilika Lake fights for survival
Chilika Lake — the largest brackish water lagoon in Asia and one of India’s 26 sites included in the Ramsar list of wetlands of international importance — is facing threats to its existence because of
View ArticleEnvironment organisations to organise ‘padayatra’ seeking funds for Cauvery...
Olirum Erodu Foundation has teamed up with Annai Cauvery River Protection Trust to carry out remediation of environmental pollution in the Cauvery River. The two organisations have resolved to organise
View ArticleMula-Mutha revival plans to roll by Dec
Pune: The much-talked about Mula-Mutha river restoration plan of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) is expected to be ready by the year end. The PMC has planned to complete the draft in the next five
View ArticleCoca-Cola faces case under SC/ST Act in Kerala
Palakkad: Kerala Police has registered a case against multi-national soft-drink major Coca-Cola for allegedly exploiting and polluting groundwater sources of the backward Scheduled Caste community at...
View Article'Water in Doon has high chlorine levels'
Dehradun: A prominent Dehradun-based NGO, which tested drinking water quality of 60 wards of the city including some VIP areas, has come out with alarming conclusions. The one-month long study found
View ArticlePollutants killing Powai lake’s biodiversity, says NGO
NGO Plant and Animals Welfare Society (PAWS-Mumbai) complained to the civic body about unauthorized sewerage and effluents being released into Powai lake. The activists said pollutants are affecting
View ArticleNearly half of water samples in Nashik unfit to drink
Nashik: The people of Nashik are quenching their thirst with water, nearly half of which is unfit for drinking. Tests by the regional water testing laboratory of the Groundwater Surveys and Development
View ArticleRs 1,298Cr push to make Nag River pollution-free
Nagpur: The ministry of environment, forest and climate change (MoEFCC) has provided the much-needed push to rejuvenate the city's iconic Nag River and its tributary Pili. The ministry approved the Nagpur
View ArticleCentre promises funds to revive B'luru lakes
Union Minister for Environment and Forests Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday promised to extend all help to rejuvenate the lakes in Bengaluru and asked the Karnataka government to complete the task in a...
View Article'Fly ash a cheap solution to Bellandur lake's pollution'
Fly ash helps in the treatment of polluted water even with 10,000/20,000 parts per million (ppm) sewage and industrial effluents, says a researcher. dh file pic Several agencies may have come forward
View ArticleSustainable cities water index
The index, conducted by Arcadis in partnership with the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) explores the three aspects that make up robust (resiliency), effective (efficiency) and healthy
View ArticlePollution panel to seal CMI’s laundry plant, path lab today
DEHRADUN: After waiting for two years for Combined Medical Institute (CMI), one of the top most ranked hospitals in the state, to set up an effluent treatment plant (ETP), the state Pollution Control...
View ArticleNag River should turn into identity and pride of city, say Nagpurians
Nagpur: The sanctioning of 1,298 crore by the ministry of environment, forest and climate change, has given a boost to the ambitious Nag River rejuvenation plan mooted by Nagpur Municipal Corporation...
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