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NGT orders inspection of sugarcane crushing units in UP

February 13, 2017, 5:00 am

The National Green Tribunal has directed inspection of 'kolhus' used for crushing sugarcane in Uttar Pradesh after a plea alleged that these "unregulated" units were major contributors to air and water

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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding disposal of untreated sewage...

February 13, 2017, 5:00 am

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Anil Kumar Singhal Vs. Union of India & Others dated 14/02/2017 regarding disposal of untreated sewage in river Ganga. According to Keshav Gupta,

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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding disposal of untreated sewage...

February 14, 2017, 5:00 am

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Anil Kumar Singhal Vs. Union of India & Others dated 15/02/2017 regarding untreated sewage dumped in river Ganga.NGT directs a Committee

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पूजन सामग्री के अवशिष्ठ से मैली हो रही गंगा

February 16, 2017, 5:00 am

पूजन सामग्री के अवशिष्ठ से मैली हो रही गंगापूजन सामग्री के अवशिष्ठ से मैली हो रही गंगा स्वच्छता को लेकर सरकार व विभिन्न संगठन भले ही कितने स्वच्छता जागरूकता अभियान चला ले लेकिन धार्मिक परिस्थितियों

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Ganga pollution: NGT mulls CBI inquiry

February 16, 2017, 5:00 am

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) is mulling a CBI inquiry to probe whether untreated sewage was being released in Ganga through 30 drains on the river's Haridwar-Unnao stretch. The NGT is said to be

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Drinking water bottles to come under the scanner

February 19, 2017, 5:00 am

Close scrutiny: Drinking water jars seized by Food Safety officials in Kozhikode on Saturday. Food safety officials plan checks across Kozhikode as water crisis looms large Food safety officials

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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding fire in Bellandur Lake in...

February 19, 2017, 5:00 am

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Court on its own Motion Vs. State of Karnataka dated 20/02/2017 regarding environmental disaster that had taken place at Bellandur Lake in Bangalore.

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East African regional bloc steps up war on water hyacinth and pollution to...

February 20, 2017, 5:00 am

The East African Community partner states have agreed to renew the war on water hyacinth. Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda also proposed that governments and other players develop pollution

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औद्योगिक प्रदूषण पर सख्ती

February 23, 2017, 5:00 am

अनुपचारित औद्योगिक कचरों से होनेवाले जल प्रदूषण को रोकने में असफल औद्योगिक इकाईयां यदि तीन माह के भीतर उपचार संयंत्र की व्यवस्था नहीं कर पाती हैं, तो उन्हें तत्काल बंद कर देने का सख्त आदेश सर्वोच्च...

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Kharun river threatened by industrial pollution: Smart City documents

February 23, 2017, 5:00 am

The Kharun river is being threatened by pollution from the industries which are on the outskirts of the city, observed Raipur's 'Smart City' proposal document for 'The Smart City Challenge Stage-II' of

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Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding Yamuna river pollution, 20/02/2017

February 19, 2017, 5:00 am

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of In Re: News Item Published in Hindustan Times "And Quiet Flows the Maily Yamuna" dated

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गंगा प्रदूषण पर आज अफसर देंगे जवाब

February 26, 2017, 5:00 am

जागरण संवाददाता, कानपुर: गंगा प्रदूषण मामले पर नेशनल ग्रीन ट्रिब्यूनल में आज सुनवाई प्रस्तावित है। सुनवाई के दौरान प्रदूषण नियंत्रण बोर्ड व अन्य विभागों के अफसर अपना जवाब रखेंगे। क्षेत्रीय अधिकारी प्रदूषण

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More pollution monitoring stations, command centres planned in Visakhapatnam

February 26, 2017, 5:00 am

VISAKHAPATNAM: Repair works to the Yeleru Left Main Canal will be taken up from March 1 to 30 to improve its water carrying capacity this summer. Taking up works to avoid water scarcity, GVMC has prepared

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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution of river Ganga in...

February 26, 2017, 5:00 am

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M.C. Mehta Vs. Union of India & Ors dated 27/02/2017 regarding pollution of river Ganga in Segment-B, Phase-I. NGT expresses dissatisfaction

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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution of river Mahananda...

February 26, 2017, 5:00 am

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Court on its own Motion Vs. State of West Bengal dated 27/02/2017 regarding pollution of river Mahananda in Siliguri, District Darjeeling and...

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Red streak in Vũng Áng economic zone caused by algal bloom

February 28, 2017, 5:00 am

The red streak that appeared in the waters around the Vũng Áng economic zone in the central province of Hà Tĩnh – the same area still reeling from the consequences of the Formosa toxic spill – was...

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गंगा को मैला करने वालों पर चलेगा चाबुक

February 28, 2017, 5:00 am

गंगा को मैला करने वालों पर चलेगा चाबुकगंगा को मैला करने वालों पर चलेगा चाबुक जागरण संवाददाता, हरिद्वार: गंगा को मैला कर रही 125 धर्मशालाओं, होटलों और आश्रमों पर अब चाबुक चल सकता जागरण संवाददाता, हरिद्वार:

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Artisanal Mining Leaves Lofa Bridge With Polluted Creeks, Big Holes

March 1, 2017, 5:00 am

In this first of a three-part series on the impacts of artisanal mining on rural communities we report on how this form of mining is polluting natural sources of safe drinking water in Lofa Bridge, its

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Arsenic in vein, a village atrophies

March 1, 2017, 5:00 am

Elections may come and go, but Tiwaritola’s fate seems cast in stone There is little to distinguish Tiwaritola from other hamlets in the backward region of eastern Uttar Pradesh. Awful roads, poor...

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After Nitish jibe, Centre ropes in private companies to clean Ganga

March 1, 2017, 5:00 am

Days after Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar questioned the Centre's approach towards cleaning the Ganga, the water resources ministry announced on Wednesday its move of awarding projects worth Rs 1,050

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