TNPCB officials inspect polluted Noyyal, tank
Tirupur: Following reports of dyeing units letting out effluents into Noyyal river, a team of officials from the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board inspected the river and Manickapuram irrigation tank
View ArticleAhead of Tribunal hearing, Rajasthan activists collect water samples from Punjab
The team collected water samples from several drains, Buddha Nullah, a polluted drain in Ludhiana and Sutlej river and also took photographs. It will sumbit a report to the NGT on October 9 AHEAD OF
View ArticleKenya: Nairobi River Reels Under the Weight of Trash
Nairobi was once known as a "place of cool waters", derived from the Maasai word enairobe, which literally means "a stream of cold water". This was probably because of the existence of a water source,
View ArticleWhy failure to achieve the SDGs is bad news for business
Problems such as water pollution, unemployment, high greenhouse gas emissions and corruption not only undermine the progress of sustainable development efforts worldwide, they also threaten the ability
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding cleaning of nallahs of solid...
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Babulal Jajoo Vs. State of Rajasthan & Others dated 18/09/2017 regarding cleaning of the nallahs of solid waste,...
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The earth security report 2017: Sustainable Development Goals for business...
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View ArticleMountain women bear the brunt of climate change
Women, who do the majority of drudge work, in the economically and environmentally fragile Hindu Kush Himalayas region are disproportionately impacted by the effects of climate change. Women hurling pine
View ArticleAnbumani condemns environment minister’s comments on Noyyal
PMK youth wing leader and Dharmapuri MP Anbumani Ramadoss has called for the resignation of Tamil Nadu environment minister K C Karuppannan, over the latter's comments on pollution in Noyyal river.
View ArticleState-wise survey: Groundwater in Pune district ‘second-most contaminated’
Ambegaon, Indapur and Daund among ‘most affected’ areas in the district ACCORDING TO a recent analysis of water quality, conducted by the Groundwater Survey and Development Agency (GSDA), the quality
View ArticleNamami Gange: CSE team collects river Chhoiya water
Bijnor: As part of the Namami Gange project, a team from Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) collected samples of river Chhoiya water. It is one of the dozen tributaries of the Ganga in Bijnor...
View ArticleThe Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Cess (Amendment) Act, 2003
An Act further to amend the Water(Prevention and Control of Pollution) Cess Act,1977.
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution of river Yamuna,...
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Manoj Mishra Vs. Union of India & Others dated 04/10/2017 regarding pollution of river Yamuna. The Counsel appearing for NCT Delhi submits that
View Article‘80 tonnes of debris removed from Yamuna floodplains after idol immersion,’...
The green panel had directed the Delhi government and other authorities to submit a status report on the condition of river Yamuna after the immersion of idols. The Delhi Development Authority (DDA)
View ArticleStudy to assess impact of eco pollution in BBN area
The Department of Environment, Science and Technology has finally decided to undertake a study on assessing the impact of environmental pollution in the industrial areas on the human health and remedial
View ArticleAgricultural nutrient loadings to the freshwater environment: the role of...
Human activities, in particular agricultural production, interfere with natural cycles of nutrient elements, nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P), leading to growing concerns about water quality degradation
View ArticleNGT seeks report on Ganga clean-up
Centre, U.P., Uttarakhand to respond The National Green Tribunal has directed the Centre and the Uttar Pradesh and the Uttarakhand governments to file affidavits stating what steps they have taken to
View ArticleThe Lancet Commission on pollution and health
Pollution is the largest environmental cause of disease and premature death in the world today. Diseases caused by pollution were responsible for an estimated 9 million premature deaths in 2015—16%
View ArticleAt 2.5 million, India tops list of pollution-linked deaths: Study
The Lancet study concluded that pollution is now the largest environmental cause of disease and death in the world today — three times more those from HIV-AIDS, TB and malaria put together. India has
View ArticleMore acidic oceans 'will affect all sea life'
All sea life will be affected because carbon dioxide emissions from modern society are making the oceans more acidic, a major new report will say. The eight-year study from more than 250 scientists
View ArticleThe surprising way artificial sweeteners are being used to detect water...
Artificial sweeteners pop up in products all over the grocery store, from diet soda to yogurt, to help people keep calories down and pounds off. It turns out their popularity has given artificial...
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