A year after lake conservation bill was passed, pollution and encroachments...
A strong legislation to protect lakes in the state has done little to curb encroachments and check pollution levels. A strong legislation to protect lakes in the state has done little to curb...
View ArticleExperts unfold strategies to mitigate soil pollution
The 30th national-level training course on ‘Soil, air, water pollution and mitigation strategies’ organised by the Centre of Advanced Faculty Training (CAFT), Department of Soil Science, PAU was...
View ArticleDiwali pollution clips wings of Gurgaon’s birds
With the festival of lights becoming more about sound and smoke, people are fretting over the severely deteriorated air quality. Pollution level skyrocketed in the Diwali week and anti-pollution masks
View ArticleGodavari pollution: NGT issues notices
Nashik : The National Green Tribunal (NGT) Western Zone, Pune, issued notices to the CEO of Trimbakeshwar Municipal Council (TMC) and director of Maharashtra Engineering Research Institute (MERI) for...
View ArticleState government looking into river cleaning projects
The State government is currently looking into presentations from firms coming from outside the State in implementing the cleaning of Wahumkhrah and Umshyrpi project. Speaking to The Sentinel, Soil
View ArticleGreen rules flouted during Chhat in Kolkata
KOLKATA: Though a National Green Tribunal (NGT) glare on Rabindra Sarobar lake saved the waterbody from being polluted deeply, rules set by the green body were grossly flouted on the occasions of...
View ArticleIn the name of God and devotion: Is it really worth taking a dip in toxic...
India is a land known for its countless religious festivals and rites. Unfortunately, a majority of the rituals are proving to be harmful for the environment. There are several photographs making rounds
View ArticleWater contamination makes Rishi Nagar strive for tubewell
Residents of Rishi Nagar area are running from pillar to post for getting tubewell installed in their area. Many of them complained that they have been facing problem due to contaminated and improper...
View ArticleHeavy metals, pesticides in Ganga, CPCB tells National Green Tribunal
The tribunal has asked the Centre to submit a note detailing the state of river Ganga and how it has deteriorated The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday asked the Centre to give a note detailing
View ArticleNGT seeks U.P. stand on shifting of tanneries
‘Stretch between Haridwar and Unnao is worst polluted’ The National Green Tribunal on Thursday directed the Uttar Pradesh government and tanneries located on the banks of river Ganga at Kanpur to clear
View ArticlePolluted lake could not make it to HMDA’s list
The Bam Ruknud-Dowlah lake continues to be at peril as it does not find a place on the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority's list of of over 2,800 lakes, said noted environmentalist Lubna...
View ArticleA report on assessment of pollution of drains carrying sewage /industrial...
The main causes attributed to the Pollution of River Ganga are due to disposal of industrial and domestic sewage effluent joining to it directly by drains or indirectly through tributaries. The storm...
View Article40% rise in beach water quality in Wales over 10 years
The number of beaches in Wales where the water quality is high has increased by 40% in the last 10 years, figures have revealed. There are now 97 bathing areas classified as "excellent" and "good",...
View ArticleQuestion raised in Rajya Sabha on Level of pollution in metropolitan cities,...
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Level of pollution in metropolitan cities, 21/11/2016. Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in association with State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs) / Pollution...
View ArticleQuestion raised in Rajya Sabha on Level of pollution in metropolitan cities,...
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Level of pollution in metropolitan cities, 21/11/2016. Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in association with State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs) / Pollution...
View ArticleInvestors press meat producers to cut water pollution
Forty-five large investors collectively managing $1.2 trillion in assets are pressing some of the nation's largest meat producers to set policies for reducing water pollution in their feeding,...
View ArticleAmazon oil spill impacts indigenous villages on Teles Pires River
An oil spill was detected on November 13th on the Teles Pires River, a tributary of the Tapajós River, in a remote part of the Brazilian Amazon. The spill occurred near the under-construction São Manoel
View Article‘Only govt not responsible for protecting environment’
HOSHANGABAD: Assembly speaker Dr Sitasharan Sharma said that the youths are more in number in all over the country, the country runs from democracy therefore to improve the environment the youth should
View ArticleQuestion raised in Lok Sabha on Community Drinking Water Purification Plants,...
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Community Drinking Water Purification Plants, 24/11/2016. With the recommendation of NITI Aayog, Government of India had provided funds to the tune of Rs 800 crore for...
View ArticleWater and sanitation: in-depth analysis of the general household survey...
Statistics South Africa released the Water and Sanitation: an in-depth analysis of the General Household Survey, 2005-2015 and Community Survey 2016 data report, according to the report, nationally, 92,5%
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