Periyar River pollution monitoring system opened
The technology of industries should evolve to curb pollution of all kinds, said K.V. Thomas, Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution. The Minister was speaking after inaugurating
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution of Sahapura Lake,...
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Subhash C. Pandey Vs. Municipal Corporation Bhopal & Ors. dated 06/01/2014 regarding pollution of Sahapura Lake, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. Original
View Articleगंगा प्रदूषण पर डीएम ने जताई नाराजगी
गंगा में गिरते टेनरियों के पानी से जिलाधिकारी नाराज हैं। पंपिंग स्टेशनों में मोटर बंद होने पर भी उन्होंने नाराजगी जाहिर की है। संबंधित विभागों के अधिकारियों को खराब मोटर चालू कराने और क्षतिग्रस्त कंवेंस
View ArticleSastra professor shows ways to fight water pollution
Clearing drains and polluted water bodies is a challenge to governments at all levels. A large amount of money is earmarked for clean-up efforts and in several cases the effort goes down the drain. Meera
View ArticleIIT finds no dip in north Chennai oil contamination
A detailed environmental assessment by IIT-Madras found that despite the cleanup by Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) in north Chennai, the volume of oil contaminating drinking water has not
View ArticleNational Green Tribunal puts stop to drain laying
The National Green Tribunal, Chennai has stopped the Maramalai Nagar municipality from laying a storm water drain connecting several neighbourhoods to Potheri Lake, citing possible environmental pollution
View ArticleChina approves massive new coal capacity despite pollution fears
China approved the construction of more than 100 million tonnes of new coal production capacity in 2013 - six times more than a year earlier and equal to 10 percent of U.S. annual usage - flying in the
View ArticleEpidemiologist asked to inspect Kanpur zoo to study contamination of water in...
The district surveillance unit of the health department had taken note of accumulation of nullah water in the lake of the Kanpur zoo which is a breeding ground for the various bacterial diseases. The...
View ArticleWorld Bank to fund rural water supply, sanitation project in UP
The World Bank has approved a $500 million credit for the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation (RWSS) project in four low income states -- UP, Bihar, Jharkhand and Assam. The project, directed towards...
View ArticleNEERI collects water samples from nullahs, Panchganga river
The National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) on Wednesday collected water samples from Jayanti and Dudhali nullahs and Panchganga river. A three-member team also visited the...
View ArticleWater units go on strike against green panel order
A drinking water crisis looks imminent in the state as members of the Tamil Nadu packaged drinking water manufacturers on Wednesday declared an indefinite strike in protest against the National Green...
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding river Morar, Gwalior, Madhya...
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Pandit Hari Shankar Samadhiya Vs. Union of India &Ors dated 09/01/2014 regarding improvement of river Morar, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. Original
View ArticleNo untreated water to be discharged into the rivers during Magh Mela
ALLAHABAD: For a cleaner Ganga and Yamuna at Magh Mela commencing from January 14, 2014, officials of Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) have decided to start monitoring quality of water in
View ArticleClose 252 packaged water units: NGT
Directs TNPCB to ensure their closure The National Green Tribunal, Southern Bench, on Wednesday ordered the immediate closure of 252 packaged drinking water units across Tamil Nadu as they came under...
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding water pollution caused on...
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sureshbhai Keshavbhai Waghvankar & Ors. Vs. State of Gujarat & Ors. dated 10/01/2014 regarding water pollution caused on account of...
View ArticleChina mulls national pollution permit trading system
China will look into establishing a nation-wide trading system for pollution permits as part of efforts to use market mechanisms to help clean up its environment, the country's top environment official
View ArticleChilean court rules for fishermen in Endesa coal plant case
Chile's supreme court has ruled in favor of local fishermen who say Endesa Chile's Bocamina coal-fired facility kills marine life and pollutes ocean water, but it said halting its operations was a...
View ArticleHigh level of mercury detected in human body, fresh water fishes
High level of mercury was detected in human body and fresh water fishes in different parts of the country, revealed a recent study that has not yet been published. According to World Health Organisation,
View ArticlePopulation of fish ‘very low’ in 13 Sindh creeks
Fish population has been found to be very low during a survey currently in progress in 13 major creeks of Sindh. So far, 147 species of marine fauna have been identified. The survey is being carried
View Articleअगवानी में अफसर, घुट रहीं गंगा
मैं पतित पावनी गंगा हूं। श्रद्धालु मुझे मां कहते हैं, मेरी गोद में डुबकी लगाकर पुण्य कमाते हैं। पापों से मुक्ति और मोक्ष की कामना के साथ आने वाले श्रद्धालुओं को मैं कभी निराश नहीं करती, लेकिन मैं खुद...
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