River Ganga unlikely to be cleaned up by 2018
The government is unlikely to be able to clean the Ganga by 2018, a target set by Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti. Key reasons, according to sources in the Water Ministry, include “unreasonable”...
View ArticleSpanish river turns bright green, alarming residents
It's not St. Patrick's Day yet, but the Valira River in northeastern Spain turned a bright green Thursday, alarming residents. The waterway flows down the Pyrennes Mountains from the tiny nation of...
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution of river Mahananda,...
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of ARK Nirman Pvt. Ltd. Vs. Subhas Datta and Others dated 02/03/2017 regarding pollution of river Mahananda, Siliguri,
View ArticlePollution: Ministry to inspect 520 facilities
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment will inspect adherence to environment protection regulations at 520 production and business establishments, industrial, export processing and hi-tech...
View ArticleBengaluru's dying lakes could see better days
Six companies pledge Rs 62 crore to save seven waterbodies Infosys has evinced interest in rejuvenating Hebbal lake in Mysuru while Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL) has stepped in
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding Ganga pollution, 07/03/2017
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M.C. Mehta Vs. Union of India & Others dated 07/03/2017 regarding Ganga pollution. NGT asks Ministry of Water Resources the prime object of
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding Ganga pollution, Kanpur, Uttar...
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M.C. Mehta Vs. Union of India & Others dated 08/03/2017 regarding Ganga pollution. Additional Municipal Commissioner, Nagar Nigam Kanpur submitted
View ArticleQuestion raised in Lok Sabha on Fluoride and Arsenic in Drinking Water,...
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Fluoride and Arsenic in Drinking Water, 09/03/2017. As reported by the States into the online Integrated Management Information System (IMIS), the number of rural...
View ArticleQuestion raised in Lok Sabha on Discharge of Sewage into Ganga River, 09/03/2017
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Discharge of Sewage into Ganga River, 09/03/2017. As per data available from Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the total sewage generation in Ganga basin states from
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding water pollution in River...
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Sheikh Rashid Charitable Foundation, Malegaon V/s Union Of India & Others dated 06/03/2017 regarding water pollution
View ArticleSC gets tough on water pollution
Uncontrolled and unregulated pollution of water bodies in India is a matter of grave concern, and the Supreme Court’s direction to the State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs) to initiate stringent action
View Articleगंगा में मिल रहे पानी की भी जांची जाएगी शुद्धता
प्रदूषण नियंत्रण बोर्ड नौ मुख्य स्थानों से गंगा जल के सैंपल लेकर उनकी शुद्धता जांचता था। ऋषिकेश में दो व हरिद्वार में एक और स्थान से गंगा में बहाए जा रहे पानी की शुद्धता जांचेगा। देहरादून, [हरीश कंडारी]:
View ArticleQuestion raised in Lok Sabha on Cleaning of Rivers, 14/03/2017
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Cleaning of Rivers, 14/03/2017. Pollution abatement of rivers is a continuous and ongoing process. State Governments/ concerned local bodies are responsible for setting
View ArticleBJP win may give Ganga a new life
BJP's victory in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand comes as a boost for the Ganga cleaning mission. It will give the Centre a firm grip on implementation of ongoing projects as three of the five states on
View ArticleQuestion raised in Lok Sabha on Capacity of Sewage Treatment Plants, 14/03/2017
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Capacity of Sewage Treatment Plants, 14/03/2017. As per a report published by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in March, 2015, the sewage generation from urban areas
View ArticleHC asks Karnataka and Centre to inform about steps taken to ensure...
The Karnataka high court on Monday directed the counsels representing both the state as well central government to ascertain by Wednesday the steps taken in the matter of implementation of the directions
View ArticleQuestion raised in Lok Sabha on Eco-system of Rivers, 14/03/2017
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Eco-system of Rivers, 14/03/2017. The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) along with State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs) monitors the river water quality across the
View ArticleQuestion raised in Lok Sabha on Contaminated Drinking Water, 16/03/2017
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Contaminated Drinking Water, 16/03/2017. It is a fact that as per the 23rd report of the Standing Committee of Rural Development, there were 3.42 lakh partially covered
View ArticleQuestion raised in Lok Sabha on Cleaning of Ganga and Yamuna River, 16/03/2017
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Cleaning of Ganga and Yamuna River, 16/03/2017. Government has launched Namami Gange Programme. Namami Gange programme consists of 2 major components, namely, Component
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding dumping of debris from the...
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Amresh Singh Vs. Union of India & Others dated 14/03/2017 regarding dumping of debris from the construction of the road from Udhampur to Banihal
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