Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding cleaning up of Bellandur lake...
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Court on its own Motion Vs. State of Karnataka And D. Kupendra Reddy Vs. State of Karnataka & Others dated 27/11/2017 regarding cleaning up
View ArticleCrores sanctioned, but Chennai’s rivers remain polluted
Adyar and Cooum are both polluted rivers, but only after they enter Chennai. According to former principal chief conservator of forests S Balaji, lack of proper sewage disposal system, especially in
View ArticleJudgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding the closure directions...
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Prasoon Kumar Vs Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board & Others dated 28/11/2017 regarding the closure
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding discharge of untreated...
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Ashwini Kumar & Others Vs. Central Pollution Control Board dated 04/12/2017 regarding discharge of untreated effluents from industries,...
View ArticleResolutions passed at UN Environment assembly to make the world pollution free
NAIROBI: The United Nations Environment Assembly has passed 13 non-binding resolutions and three decisions to get the planet rid from pollutants, officials said on Thursday. On Wednesday for the first
View ArticleBhiwadi polluting units to face action
Alwar: Close on the heels of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) issuing a report showing Alwar's Bhiwadi as most polluted city in the country, Pollution Control Board Bhiwadi has prepared a list
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding Royal Calcutta Turf Club in...
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Subhas Datta Vs State of West Bengal & Others dated 12/12/2017 regarding Royal Calcutta Turf Club in Kolkata Maidan
View ArticleEnglish rivers polluted by powerful insecticides, first tests reveal
Rivers in England are contaminated with powerful insecticides, new testing has revealed, increasing concerns over the impact of the toxic chemicals on fish and birds. Neonicotinoids were banned from
View ArticleAgricultural enterprises are killing Lake Victoria
Dr Ronald Semyalo, a hydrobiologist, says the lake is in danger of dying due to leakage of fertiliser, pesticides and industrial waste into its waters, adding that more needs to be done to ensure the
View ArticleSimulating water quality and ecological status of Lake Vansjø, Norway, under...
Excess nutrient inputs and climate change are two of multiple stressors affecting many lakes worldwide. Lake Vansjø in southern Norway is one such eutrophic lake impacted by blooms of toxic blue-green
View ArticleQuestion raised in Rajya Sabha on Areas affected by arsenic contaminated...
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Areas affected by arsenic contaminated water, 18/12/2017. State /District / Union Territory wise number of arsenic affected habitations in the country as reported by
View ArticleReport of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India on Rejuvenation of...
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has indicted the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), a nodal central agency to implement the government's flagship 'Namami Gange' programme, for delay in
View ArticleReport of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India on Rejuvenation of...
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has indicted the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), a nodal central agency to implement the government's flagship 'Namami Gange' programme, for delay in
View ArticlePoor mining regulation deprives Ghanaian communities of potable water
But for Regina Fabile, 29, a native of Bonsaso within the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipal Area in the Western Region, 301 km from the national capital, Accra, it is not easy to find fresh drinking water despite
View ArticleGhana, Cote d’Ivoire work to solve pollution of Tano and Bia rivers
Authorities in Ghana are in talks with their Ivorian counterparts over measures to sanitise the two major water bodies, the Tano and Bia Rivers, which have been polluted by the activities of Ghanaian...
View ArticleQuestion raised in Lok Sabha on Fluoride in Drinking Water, 21/12/2017
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Fluoride in Drinking Water, 21/12/2017. State / UT-wise number of fluoride affected habitations with population, as reported by the States into Integrated Management...
View ArticleQuestion raised in Lok Sabha on Contaminated Drinking Water, 21/12/2017
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Contaminated Drinking Water, 21/12/2017. State / UT-wise number of fluoride, arsenic, iron, nitrate, salinity & heavy metals affected habitations including Bihar and...
View ArticleQuestion raised in Lok Sabha on Ground Water Contamination, 28/12/2017
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Ground Water Contamination, 28/12/2017. State/UT-wise number of fluoride, arsenic, iron, nitrate, salinity & heavy metals affected habitations as reported by the States
View ArticleCholera-like symptom spreads in Varthur labour sheds, epidemic claims three...
Panic swept the labour sheds at Belagere in Varthur where a cholera-like epidemic has claimed the lives of three and left 19 ill. Agitated labourers locked up BBMP medical staff camping at the sheds
View ArticleMaharashtra’s groundwater levels going down fast, contamination rising
57% wells show decline in water levels; 20 districts record heavy metals over acceptable limits The vigorous exploitation of groundwater has severely impacted its levels and quality in Maharashtra,
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