Power plants must supply fly-ash for free: MPCB
Nagpur: The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has asked all power generation companies to supply fly-ash free of cost within 300 km radius of their plants. It has asked all local generators to
View ArticleGanga cleanup may get helping hand from Chennai
Chennai: As the Centre unveiled projects worth 2,000 crore on Thursday to clean the polluted Ganga, a city-based firm is gearing to take part in the ambitious campaign. Tamil Nadu Water Investment Company
View ArticleState, neighbours step up efforts to curb pollution in Ghaggar
To contain pollution in the Ghaggar river, pollution control boards of Haryana, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh have increased the number of joint sampling points (JSP) from 18 to 21. A JSP is a point from
View ArticleDiarrhoea claims three lives in Balasore district
AT least three persons, including two women, died of diarrhoea while 26 persons were affected in a remote village under Oupada block of Balasore district on Thursday. Though the reason behind the sudden
View ArticleEcological impacts of palm oil expansion in Indonesia
Reviews the environmental impacts of palm oil production for biofuel in Indonesia, including greenhouse gas emissions, biodiversity, and air and water pollution. Palm oil is the most widely used vegetable
View ArticleScientists detect a drug-resistant bacteria in Rio's waters
As if Brazil wasn't already plagued with enough problems, the country has just been hit with a dangerous new blow ahead of the 2016 Olympic Games. A group of Brazilian scientists has just discovered
View ArticleHorrible algae bloom in Florida blamed on the government
About a hundred miles north of Miami on the Atlantic Coast, the town of Stuart is a picturesque waterfront community — with homes, restaurants and parks overlooking the St. Lucie Estuary. But in many...
View ArticleGreen building concept mandatory for all new govt buildings
Nagpur: The state government owned all new buildings will come up on green building concept from now onwards. Also, the renovation of existing buildings will have to be done on the same concept. The move
View ArticleHyderabad High Court suggests 15-foot-tall Ganesh idols
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad High Court on Monday asked the Bhagyanagar Ganesh Utsav Samiti and the state government to take steps to ensure that only upto 15-foot-tall Ganesh Idols are installed at pandals
View ArticleWeathered oil in Gulf of Mexico may threaten development of fish embryos and...
RIVERSIDE, Calif. - The Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill, in which nearly three million barrels of crude oil got released in 2010 into the northern Gulf of Mexico, is the worst oil disaster in US...
View ArticleHow Poison In The Water Is Taking Lives In Uttar Pradesh's Sonbhadra
SONBHADRA: At the Rohiniya Damar village in Uttar Pradesh, 100 kilometres from Sonbhadra district's main Robertsganj town, excessive flouride in the ground water has spared no one. It hasn't spared the
View ArticleRubbish dumped on edge of Lake Tai puts drinking water of millions at risk
About 12,000 tonnes of rubbish dumped on the edge of Lake Tai continues to pose a contamination risk to drinking water in Suzhou, but local authorities and residents still can’t agree on exactly what the
View ArticleEffluent major source of pollution in Tapi
Surat: Release of untreated water and waste into Tapi by over 150 industrial units located in the jurisdiction of Surat Urban Development Authority (SUDA) is a major source of pollution of river water.
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution of river Kausi and...
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Suo Motu Uttarakhand Human Rights Commission Vs. Chief Secretary, Govt. Of Uttarakhand & Others dated 12/07/2016 regarding pollution of river
View ArticleCleaning Yamuna near Taj: Admin to NGT
Agra: The municipal corporation on Tuesday assured the National Green Tribunal (NBT) that it, along with other agencies, is taking steps to clean the stretch of the Yamuna river flowing behind the Taj
View ArticleNag River’s water unsuitable for bathing, says environment report
Nagpur: Amid much controversy on the city's Environment Status Report (ESR) 2014-15, Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has finally spoken out on the report's contents. Denying allegations that Nag...
View ArticleThousands of fishes found dead in the lake of Kanpur zoo
KANPUR: Thousands of fishes of different species including 'Chilwa' and cat fish died in the lake of Kanpur zoo following dip in the level of dissolved oxygen in the lake water. The dead fishes were found
View ArticleWho must stake claim to Godavari?
Nashik: The Kumbh Mela finally comes to an end on August 11; and while the river has swelled to capacity with the onset of monsoon, the Godavari is once again filled with drainage, sewage and other waste,
View ArticleClosure notice served on nine Bhubaneswar hotels
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) on Saturday slapped closure notice on nine hotels here for failing to deposit the penalty amount it had imposed on it in May for violating
View ArticleQuestion raised in Lok Sabha on Untreated Sewage, 19/07/2016
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Untreated Sewage, 19/07/2016. As per the report published by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in March, 2015, the sewage generation from urban areas in the country
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