Environmental Regulators Reject Navajo Claims Over Toxic Mine Spill
The Native American Navajo Nation has accused the Obama administration of failing to clean up the damage from a toxic mine spill caused by one of its own government agencies. In August 2015, U.S....
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Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vivek Kamboj & Anr. Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 22/12/2016 regarding leachate from Bandhwari solid waste treatment plant situated on
View ArticleVietnam says recovery from Formosa industrial disaster could take a decade
Vietnam's central region is expected to take a decade to completely recover from an industrial accident caused by a unit of a Taiwan conglomerate, which led to Vietnam's worst ever environmental disaster,
View ArticleChina detains 11 for dumping garbage in Yangtze: Xinhua
China has detained 11 people for dumping more than 2,900 tonnes of garbage into the Yangtze river in Jiangsu province, the official Xinhua news agency reported late on Sunday. The garbage was dumped
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding disposal of sewage into...
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Babulal Jajoo Vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors. dated 23/12/2016 regarding disposal of sewage into Kothari river and
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding disposal of untreated sewage...
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Dr. Alankrita Mehra Vs. Union of India & Others dated 23/12/2016 regarding untreated sewage coming into Upper
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding dumping of municipal solid...
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Krishankant Singh & Ors. Vs. Union of India & Others dated 04/01/2017 regarding dumping of municipal solid wastes on the river bank of Ganga,
View Articleदावे फेल, गंगा में नाले का प्रवाह अब भी
प्रशासन ने भले ही एक जनवरी से गंगा-यमुना में समाहित होने से पहले नाले के गंदे पानी के ट्रीटमेंट का दावा किया था, लेकिन अभी तक इसका असर दिख नहीं रहा है। अभी भी गंगा में सलोरी नाले का गंदा पानी सीधे मिल
View ArticleKanpur startup working to clean Ganga, technology to detect oil leakages turn...
Cleaning the holy Ganges is no simple task and has been the objective of many activists, environmentalists and politicians, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi. A startup competition in the city
View ArticleCentre to ban use of 18 pesticides harmful to humans and animals
Acting on advice of an expert committee, the Centre will ban use of 18 pesticides in India as it involves risk to humans and animals. The Union agriculture ministry has issued a draft order, asking
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding Ganga pollution, 13/01/2017
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M.C. Mehta Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 13/01/2017 regarding Ganga pollution. UPPCB, UP Jal Nigam, UPSIDC, NMCG and the Central Pollution
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding dumping of muck and...
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vimal Bhai Vs. Tehri Hydro Development Corporation & Others dated 11/01/2017 regarding dumping of muck and construction waste into the river
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding generation and management of...
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Almitra H. Patel & Others Vs. Union of India & Others dated 10/01/2017 regarding generation and management of municipal solid wastes in
View ArticlePollution: Colour of Periyar changes yet again
The Periyar river turned dark brown near the Pathalam regulator on Tuesday, amidst growing concerns of water contamination. Environmentalists alleged that the colour of water changed due to excessive...
View ArticleHyderabad: Unsafe water supply putting children at risk
Water samples show there are at least 15 sites where bacteriological contamination is at a constant high. Hyderabad: Unsafe water and poor sanitation adversely affects the immune system of children,
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding water pollution threat to...
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Y.N.Pandey vs. The Collector, Jagdalpur & Others dated 12/01/2017 regarding water pollution threat to Dalpatsagar
View ArticleIs this the Supreme Court or a joke court: Apex court blasts states for...
SC is clearly displeased with casual response from states. "Is this the Supreme Court or a joke court," an incensed apex court bench said today, annoyed over the lack of response of several state...
View ArticleHigh coliform content in drinking water: Palemar
'Polluted water from Thumbe dam may cause fatal diseases' Former minister Krishna J Palemar asserted that excess amount of coliform is found in the drinking water supplied from Thumbe dam. “The intake
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution of Santragachi...
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Subhash Datta Vs State of West Bengal & Others dated 18/01/2017 regarding pollution of Santragachi Jheel, Howrah,
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding Ganga river pollution, 25/01/2017
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M.C. Mehta Vs. Union of India & Others dated 25/01/2017 regarding Ganga pollution. NGT observed that by different Orders passed by the Tribunal
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