Govt to rejuvenate Gangeshwari
The state government has decided to rejuvenate the river bed of Gangeshwari river in Bankura under MNREGA and has appointed Kalyan Rudra to inspect the river bed for the purpose. The 20-22 kilometre
View Article95% river cleaning works done, mayor calls it big success
Nagpur: Till Monday evening, 95% works under the Nagpur Municipal Corporation's river cleaning drive covering Nag, Pili and Pora were completed. Launched simultaneously in all the three city rivers
View ArticleHow your clothes are poisoning our oceans and food supply
The first time professor Sherri Mason cut open a Great Lakes fish, she was alarmed at what she found. Synthetic fibers were everywhere. Under a microscope, they seemed to be “weaving themselves into the
View ArticleChina prosecutors win landmark lawsuit against environmental department
Chinese prosecutors have successfully sued a county environmental agency for inadequately punishing a sewage firm that produced dye without appropriate safeguards, the first-such public interest case...
View ArticlePollution killed fish: Experts
Kendrapada: The recent report of the scientists of the Central Institute Of Freshwater Aquaculture (CIFA) of Bhubaneswar has said the presence of high alkalinity, ammonia and biological oxygen demand...
View ArticlePollution posing health hazards, finds recent study
Environment pollution has become a major cause of worry in the cities and towns of Assam and a recent study revealed that a large number of people are suffering from various diseases including skin...
View ArticleVillagers migrate as industrial pollution turns agrilands barren in Dothigudem
NALGONDA: The residents of four villages in Bhudanpochampally mandal are forced to migrate to other areas as seven factories manufacturing intermediatory pharma products, are releasing effluents that...
View ArticleNashikites walk an extra mile to save river
Nashik: All that one remembers after a walk along the stretch of Nandini, now known as Nasardi nullah, from Takli Sangam to Tapovan Road are the stink the river emanates and the sewage and household waste
View ArticleOpencast coal mine planned for Northumberland coast
Plans to open a new mine have been criticised by local residents and NGOs for contradicting government commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and phase out coal, reports ENDS A new surface coal
View ArticleWhite House says to defend fracking rules in the courts
White House says to defend fracking rules in the courts The White House said on Wednesday it would continue to defend in the courts its legal authority to set rules governing hydraulic fracturing on...
View ArticleDutch test 'Ocean Cleanup' plan to collect floating plastic trash
A Dutch foundation has developed floating barriers to try to collect trash from the world's oceans, and will launch a 100 meter-long prototype in the North Sea this week to see how it fares during storms.
View ArticleBengaluru’s reality: towards unlivable status with unplanned urban trajectory
The origin of cities can be traced back to the river valley civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, Indus Valley and China. Initially these settlements were largely dependent upon agriculture; however,
View ArticleJaundice cases increasing in city
BHUBANESWAR: Jaundice cases in Jadupur and Begunia villages of Ward 64 under Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) touched 97 including seven new cases reported on Thursday. Additional district medical
View ArticleBhopal victims file appeal against Union Carbide
Indians living with the consequences of water pollution at the site of the 1984 Bhopal poison gas disaster sought to keep alive their U.S. lawsuit against Union Carbide Company (UCC) when they filed, this
View ArticleSewage in river raises a stink
Kolhapur: A recent survey has revealed the cause of rampant pollution of the Jayanti nullah and suggested ways for the state and central governments to clean up the 14km long stream passing through the
View ArticleU.S. brewer Yuengling to pay $10 million to settle pollution case
D.G. Yuengling and Son Inc, the oldest U.S. brewing company, will pay close to $10 million to settle charges it violated the federal Clean Water Act through the excessive discharge of pollutants by two
View ArticleWarning against untreated sewage release in Pavana
Pimpri Chinchwad: Pimpri Chinchwad municipal commissioner Dinesh Waghmare has directed the drainage department to take steps to ensure that untreated sewage is not released in the Pavana river. Executive
View ArticleLaos bans new mining projects in a polluted province
Lao prime minister Thongloun Sisoulith has ordered officials in a heavily-polluted southern province of the country to reject proposals for new mining projects in their area, citing severe damage already
View Article12,000 samples of drinking water to be tested
TWAD Board to test samples from July 1 to 3 About 12,000 drinking water samples would be collected and tested for their quality in the district during the week-long National Rural Drinking Water and
View ArticleNotice to 6 Amroha industries for polluting Ganga tributary Harveer Dabas
Amroha: Pollution Control Board (PCB) on Tuesday issued notices to six factories in Amroha district for allegedly polluting river Bagad, a tributary of the Ganga. It directed each factory to clean up the
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