Zimbabwe: Businesses Make Progress On Cutting Water Pollution
Polluting Zimbabwean businesses have made some progress in cutting down water pollution since authorities threatened to shut down companies that failed to do so in 2014. This is according to Aaron...
View ArticlePollution Control Board raps Jal Nigam over tannery discharge
Taking serious note of flow of tanneries discharge into Ganga, the Pollution Control Board (PCB) has written a letter to general manager, pollution control unit of Jal Nigam in this regard. The regional
View Article‘Pollution down in Vapi, Vatva and Ankleshwar’
The three most-critically polluted industrial clusters of Gujarat — Vapi, Vatva and Ankleshwar — have shown a marked improvement in pollution control, according to the latest Comprehensive Environmental
View ArticleQuestion raised in Lok Sabha on Pollutants in River Systems, 29/11/2016
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Pollutants in River Systems, 29/11/2016. The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) along with State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs) is monitoring the river water quality
View ArticleQuestion raised in Lok Sabha on Emission from Thermal Power Plants, 29/11/2016
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Emission from Thermal Power Plants, 29/11/2016. The Government has notified revised Standards for Thermal Power Plants (TPPs) on 07/12/2015, which lays down emission norms
View ArticleQuestion raised in Lok Sabha on Common Effluent Treatment Plants, 29/11/2016
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Common Effluent Treatment Plants, 29/11/2016. According to Central Pollution Control Board, 193 Common Effluent Treatment Plants (CETPs) are installed in the country with
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution of river Mahananda,...
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) dated 29/11/2016 regarding pollution of river Mahananda, West Bengal. National Green Tribunal expressed dismay at the condition of
View ArticleEuropean water policies and human health: combining reported environmental...
The quality of drinking water and bathing water, and the effectiveness of waste water treatment across the European Union continues to improve, according to a new European Environment Agency (EEA) report.
View ArticleEuropean water policies and human health: combining reported environmental...
The quality of drinking water and bathing water, and the effectiveness of waste water treatment across the European Union continues to improve, according to a new European Environment Agency (EEA) report.
View ArticleQuestion raised in Lok Sabha on Contamination of Ground Water, 01/12/2016
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Contamination of Ground Water, 01/12/2016. Ground water quality data generated by Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) during various scientific studies and ground water...
View ArticleMultiple authos, no monitoring failed Ganga cleaning: IITs
The consortium of IITs in Bombay, Delhi, Guwahati, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras and Roorkee, was entrusted with the task of finalising a holistic Ganga River Basin Management (GRBM) programme. Multiplicity
View ArticleQuestion raised in Rajya Sabha on Prevention of Water Pollution in Ganga,...
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Prevention of Water Pollution in Ganga, 05/12/2016. Water quality monitoring of river Ganga is being carried out by CPCB from Gangotri to Diamond Harbour. The overall
View ArticleQuestion raised in Rajya Sabha on Prevention of Water Pollution in Ganga,...
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Prevention of Water Pollution in Ganga, 05/12/2016. Water quality monitoring of river Ganga is being carried out by CPCB from Gangotri to Diamond Harbour. The overall
View ArticleQuestion raised in Rajya Sabha on Action Against Industrial Units Polluting...
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Action Against Industrial Units Polluting Ganga, 05/12/2016. CPCB has monitored 764 Grossly Polluting Industries (GPIs) in the five Ganga states during August, 2011 to
View ArticleReview of Ground Water Scenario, need for a comprehensive policy and measures...
The Standing Committee on Water Resources (2016-2017) present the Eleventh Report on the Action Taken by Government on the Observations / Recommendations contained in the Fifth Report (Sixteenth Lok...
View ArticleJudgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal encroachments made...
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sunder Singh Vs State of NCT of Delhi & Others dated 09/12/2016 regarding illegal encroachments made in the water body ‘Johad’
View ArticleQuestion raised in Rajya Sabha on Protection of rivers and water bodies from...
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Protection of rivers and water bodies from pollution, 12/12/2016. The effluent standards notified by the Government for discharge into rivers and water bodies all across
View ArticleQuestion raised in Rajya Sabha on Clean drinking water for arsenic affected...
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Clean drinking water for arsenic affected areas, 12/12/2016. As per the Centrally sponsored National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP), administered by the Ministry
View ArticleQuestion raised in Lok Sabha on Chemicals in Ground Water, 15/12/2016
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Chemicals in Ground Water, 15/12/2016. As reported by the Uttar Pradesh State into the online Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) of the Ministry, there are
View ArticleShanghai water supply hit by 100-tonne wave of garbage
Medical waste, broken bottles and household trash are some of the items found in more than 100 tonnes of garbage salvaged near a drinking water reservoir in Shanghai. The suspected culprits are two
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