Stricter penalty for polluting Ganga on cards
Days after the Uttarakhand high court granted the status of living entity to Ganga, a committee of experts submitted on Wednesday its draft model law to the government suggesting strict penalty, including
View ArticleStop sewage flow into Bellandur Lake: National Green Tribunal
The southern zone bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday warned the Karnataka government of issuing restraining orders if discharge of untreated sewage into Bellandur Lake is not stopped
View ArticleHyderabad: 250 volunteers clean up city lake
Plant trees around the lake to create a natural shoreline. Mark the lake’s boundaries to curb encroachments. Hyderabad: Connected communities and the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC)...
View ArticleHyderabad: Dirty street drinks give Cholera
The researchers studied over 200 cases in different parts of India of which 20 cases where studied in Hyderabad. Hyderabad: With 36 cases of cholera recorded in 2016 in Hyderabad city limits, health
View ArticleRongai is drowning in raw sewer and garbage
Any visitor to Rongai - better known as ‘Diaspora’ - or even driving on Magadi Road at night cannot miss the waft of a foul smell. You would be forgiven to think that the place is home to a mega sewer
View ArticleUP govt favours shifting of Kanpur tanneries polluting Ganga
Akhilesh Yadav government had opposed the idea of shifting of over 400 tanneries giving, citing the reasons of paucity of land The Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government has favoured the shifting
View ArticleSuswa river of Dehradun highly toxic: Scientists
Society of Pollution and Environmental Conservation Scientists (SPECS) yesterday announced that the waters of the Suswa river in Dehradun were highly toxic and harmful for both human use and wildlife.
View ArticleEcological crisis looms over Gillooly's Farm lake
An "ecological disaster” is brewing at the popular Gillooly’s Farm in Bedfordview, Ekurhuleni, following the deaths of numerous fish allegedly caused by sewer water pollution of the farm's lake. Alarm
View ArticleSouth Africa has legislation to protect rivers‚ despite pollution
Two rivers in India have been granted the same legal rights as human beings in a bid to prevent pollution‚ a position that is catered for in South Africa. While this is novel‚ South Africa enacted...
View ArticleNGT directs MoEF, MoWR to state the E-flow level of Ganga
The National Green Tribunal today asked the Centre to clarify what should be the minimum environmental flow (E-flow) in the Ganga, in a bid to ensure uninterrupted water supply in the river. The apex
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding prevention and control of...
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M.C. Mehta Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 17/04/2017 regarding prevention and control of pollution and rejuvenation of river Ganga particularly
View ArticleThousands of fishes found dead in Rewalsar Lake
Thousands of fishes were found dead in Rewalsar Lake on Tuesday night, raising serious concern among the inhabitants living in the area. The lake has special religious importance in the district. Sudden
View Article97 polluting industries near Bellandur Lake get closure notices
Bengaluru: Ninety-seven industries polluting Bellandur Lake have been served closure notices by the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB). The board began issuing notices even before the...
View ArticleTech firms must go beyond Congo’s “conflict minerals” to clean supply chain-...
Abuses linked to mining in countries such as Myanmar and Colombia are being overlooked by technology companies focused only on eliminating “conflict minerals” from war-torn parts of Africa in their supply
View ArticleParliament committee against oil exploration in Lake Malawi: says Malawi has...
LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-The Parliamentary Committee on Natural Resources and Climate Change, this week strongly denounced Malawi government’s decision on oil exploration in Lake Malawi, and argue that the
View ArticleCabinet approves marine pollution contingency plan
Cabinet has approved the new draft National Marine Pollution Contingency Plan (NMPCP) to better deal with marine pollution, not only from oil spills in Namibian waters but also from hazardous and noxious
View ArticleGovernment bans mining around water bodies
Government has totally banned mining around water bodies in the country. The move, according to government, is to protect the water bodies from being polluted by miners. Vice President Dr. Mahamadu
View ArticleDeadline looms, govt begins lake cleaning
The state government on Thursday got cracking on cleaning up the Bellandur lake, a day after the National Green Tribunal set it a month’s deadline. Chief Secretary Subash Chandra Kuntia met top officials
View ArticleKLCDA plans to implement wetlands model to revive polluted lake
While the urban development department is chalking out engineering methods to revive the 900-acre Bellandur lake, the Karnataka Lake Conservation and Development Authority (KLCDA) is planning to implement
View ArticleFederal Government votes $190 million for Ogoni clean-up
The UNEP had in its 2011 report presented to the Federal Government, recommended that at least $1 billion would be required in the first five years, which is expected to be completed in three decades.
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