Environmental impact of municipal dumpsite leachate on ground-water quality...
The aim of the present work was to study the impact of dumpsite leachate on ground-water quality of Jawaharnagar village. Leachate and ground-water samples were investigated for various physico-chemical
View ArticleHRF meet expresses concern over growing pollution in city
A book ‘Visakhaku 7va number kalushya hechcharika’ released Rapid and haphazard industrialisation of Visakhapatnam during the past four decades has resulted in the city being deprived of its old-world
View ArticleGreens see chinks in pollution study
KOCHI: The report submitted by the Kerala Water Authority (KWA) recently, certifying that water from the Periyar is potable, is nothing short of hogwash, claimed environmental activists. The report was
View ArticleNGT bars UP govt from spending on projects along Ganga
The National Green Tribunal Tuesday rapped Uttar Pradesh government for wasting crores of rupees of public money on Ganga rejuvenation and restrained it from spending on any major project except...
View ArticleNGT forms panel to check sewage joining Ganga through drains
NGT had said "a project of national importance is being carried out and all authorities including Centre and state government do not know how many drains are polluting Ganga. The Ganga rejuvenation
View ArticleIdol immersion chokes dying Yamuna, says watchdog
The idols immersed during Dussehra has plummeted the dissolved oxygen (DO) level in Yamuna to zero in the river’s journey through the national capital, a Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) study
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding Gang river pollution (Haridwar...
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M.C. Mehta Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 18/10/2016 regarding Ganga river pollution. The Uttar Pradesh State Government, Uttar Pradesh Jal
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution of river Ganga in...
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M.C. Mehta Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 19/10/2016 regarding Ganga pollution especially the area from Haridwar to Unnao. NGT in its Order
View Article17 years after, government kicks off environmental policy
With growing concerns about oil exploration activities in the Niger Delta, air and water pollution, associated with continued urbanization and industrialization, the Federal government last week initiated
View ArticleRiver pollution: IIT-D prof calls for database of sewage inlets
River pollution: IIT-D prof calls for database of sewage inletsCHENNAI: A database of inlets into rivers is what is needed to plug the illegal flow of sewage and effluents, said IIT-Delhi professor A K
View ArticleNGT pulls up UP for not sealing hand pumps releasing toxic water
Meerut: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Friday came down heavily on the Uttar Pradesh government for not following its 2015 order, in which it had ordered to dismantle all the hand pumps in the six
View ArticleDurga Puja: Yamuna pollution spiked during idol immersion but river cleaning...
A report on the pollution levels in the Yamuna before, during and after idol immersion during Durga Puja shows that pollution levels were highest during the time of immersion, but quick action and a river
View ArticleGanga clean-up project: Ill-planning, unscientific approach cause for chaos
Ill-planning and unscientific approach by the authorities concerned has to led to the chaotic condition of the Ganga, the National Green Tribunal has said. The green panel expressed concern over the fact
View ArticleRising green offences due to poor implementation of rules'
CHENNAI: Who is responsible for ineffectiveness of environmental laws? Speakers at a regional conference on environment here on Saturday found no unanimous answers, but agreed that the onus was largely
View ArticleGroundwater in Vijayawada highly polluted
VIJAYWADA: The southern region of Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) has found high levels of contaminants and total dissolved solids in the groundwater samples collected from various parts of Vijayawada
View ArticleGreen guards move NGT for order execution
National Green Tribunal National Green Tribunal NASHIK: Environmentalists Rajesh Pandit and Lalita Shinde have moved the National Green Tribunal (NGT) for execution of its judgment dated October 17, 2015
View ArticleOrigin of Hexavalent Chromium in drinking water wells from the piedmont...
Hexavalent chromium [Cr(VI)] is a known pulmonary carcinogen. Recent detection of Cr(VI) in drinking water wells in North Carolina has raised public concern about contamination of drinking water wells
View ArticleDrinking water contaminated with effluents at Korattur
Drinking water supplied at TNHB Colony, Korattur, is giving out a foul smell as effluents from factories at Ambattur have entered Metrowater pipelines, say residents. With the Korattur lake closed down
View ArticleNational Sub-Mission guidelines to provide safe drinking water in remaining...
About 76 percent of rural habitations in India have achieved a fully covered (FC) status, under the National Rural Drinking Water Program, with 40 liters per capita daily (lpcd), but this coverage is...
View ArticleFish death at Botanic, lack of oxygen, hyacinth blamed
HOWRAH: About 30-35 fish were found dead in one of the 24 lakes in the Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden on Tuesday morning. The authorities believe that oxygen deficiency due to...
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