Terrestrial discharges mediate trophic shifts and enhance methylmercury...
The input of mercury (Hg) to ecosystems is estimated to have increased two- to fivefold during the industrial era, and Hg accumulates in aquatic biota as neurotoxic methylmercury (MeHg). Escalating
View Article5 million litres of waste water chokes Vrishabhavathi river every day
One third of what Bengaluru now is actually the catchment area of Vrishabhavathi river, which flows southwest for about 50 km before joining Arkavathi river. And the city empties about one third --...
View ArticleNGT to hear PIL on cleaning of Ganga from February 6
The National Green Tribunal has decided to hear a PIL filed in 1985 on the cleaning of river Ganga, which was transferred from the Supreme Court, on a day-to-day basis from February 6. The apex court
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 27/01/2017 regarding pollution of river
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution of water bodies in...
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Abhay Jain Vs. Collector, District Shivpuri & Others dated 30/01/2017 regarding pollution and encroachment of
View ArticleBusinesses agree £1.5m payout over environmental law breaches
Drinks firm Heineken UK, food producer Filippo Berio and utility company Anglian Water Services are among six businesses that have agreed to six-figure charity payments after breaching environmental laws.
View ArticleOver 70% wetlands in U’khand in ‘degraded’ condition: WWF report
Dehradun: In a shocking revelation, a Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) report has noted that more than 60 (nearly 70%) wetlands out of the total 85 have “degraded due to sheer neglect”. WWF officials,
View ArticleQuestion raised in Rajya Sabha on Chemical Contamination in Drinking Water,...
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Chemical Contamination in Drinking Water, 06/02/2017. As reported by the States into the Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) of the Ministry as on 3 Feb 2017,
View ArticleQuestion raised in Rajya Sabha on Industrial garbage in major rivers, 06/02/2017
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Industrial garbage in major rivers, 06/02/2017. As per the existing environmental regulations, disposal of industrial garbage is permitted only at authorized sites....
View ArticleQuestion raised in Rajya Sabha on Arsenic contamination in drinking water,...
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Arsenic contamination in drinking water, 06/02/2017. As regards rural areas of the country, as reported by the States into the Integrated Management Information System
View ArticleQuestion raised in Lok Sabha on Contamination of Water, 07/02/2017
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Contamination of Water, 07/02/2017. Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) carries out groundwater quality assessment and monitoring across the country. Based on such...
View ArticleSewage leak caused by wet wipes being flushed down toilet turns Glen...
A sewage leak, which Watercare says was caused by someone flushing wet wipes down the toilet, has left the water in an east Auckland creek black and filled with dead fish and eels. Omaru Creek in Glen
View ArticleHigh Selenium Levels Found in Fish in N.C. Lakes Receiving Coal Ash Waste
A new Duke University study has found high levels of selenium in fish in three North Carolina lakes receiving power plants’ coal ash waste. “Across the board, we’re seeing elevated selenium levels in fish
View ArticleBiochar' could help clean SA's polluted water
Johannesburg – A type of charcoal made from eucalyptus trees could provide the solution to South Africa’s polluted water. A University of Stellenbosch academic is developing a low-cost, low-tech water
View ArticleNEERI asked to study river pollution one more time
Nashik: The Bombay high court has appointed National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) yet again to study and suggest long-term and immediate solutions to tide over the pollution of
View ArticleGas Station Contaminating Drinking Water With Fuel
Monrovia – Consumers of City Life mineral water have expressed concerns over the production and sale of the water in the proximity of a filling station. Omaru Filling Station in Duala, Bushrod Island
View ArticleQuestion raised in Lok Sabha on Contamination of Ground Water, 09/02/2017
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Contamination of Ground Water, 09/02/2017. Ground water quality data generated by Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) during various scientific studies and ground water...
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding sewage treatment plants at...
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M.C. Mehta Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 10/02/2017 regarding sewage treatment plants (STP) at Garh drain joining Ganga. NGT directs Chief
View ArticleMumbai’s water quality index is bad as air quality index
According to a survey by Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) the water quality index of Mumbai is bad much like air quality index. According the survey Mumbai’s expensive real eastate is surrounded
View Articleआर ओ नहीं, ओ-नीर से मिलेगा शुद्ध पानी
- आइआइटीआर द्वारा तैयार किए गए ओ-नीर से एक पैसे में शुद्ध होगा एक लीटर पानी जागरण संवाददाता, लखनऊ - आइआइटीआर द्वारा तैयार किए गए ओ-नीर से एक पैसे में शुद्ध होगा एक लीटर पानी शुद्ध जल हर नागरिक
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