Ban Sterlite': Thousands of protesters hit the streets demanding closure...
In a massive movement similar to the 2017 'Jallikattu Protest', thousands of people in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi are unanimously protesting on the streets, demanding the closure of the Sterlite Copper...
View ArticleDutch scientists developing smart app to measure water pollution
Dutch astronomers and ecologists are working with Leiden University on a project, MONOCLE, that allows people to measure the quality of their water, simply by taking a photo with their smartphones.
View ArticleBMC fixes contractor to measure dissolved oxygen levels in Powai lake
The move comes after the Union Environment Ministry told the Lok Sabha in a written statement last year that industrial effluents and household sewage flowing into the Powai lake had raised its pollution
View ArticlePIL petitions to check water, air pollution in slum areas of Chennai
CHENNAI: A PIL petition has been filed in the Madras High Court to take steps on a war-footing to control air and water pollution in all slum areas in the City.The first bench of Chief Justice Indira...
View ArticleHundreds affected by pollution in Iraq's Salahudin province
Hundreds of people suffer from diarrhea and colic admitted to hospitals during the past two days in Iraq's central province of Salahudin due to contamination of drinking water, medical sources said on
View ArticleGhana: 5 Chinese, 4 Ghanaians Convicted for Polluting Ankobrah
Takoradi — A Sekondi high court on Thursday convicted five Chinese and four Ghanaians to a total fine of GHȻ54, 000, for polluting River Ankobra in the Bamiankor area of the Western Region, in March, last
View ArticleBellandur Lake wardens get more teeth, empowered to penalise polluters
Rather than being helpless bystanders, Bellandur Lake wardens are given the power to take action against those polluting it further. A meeting of residents around the lake with Bangalore Development
View ArticleIs Telangana government serious about shifting polluting industries?
HYDERABAD: It was way back in 2013 that the then government had announced that polluting industries in the city would be shifted out of the city to areas beyond the Outer Ring Road (ORR). More than five
View ArticleSA’s chemical pollution plight
South Africa’s waste- water treatment works are being burdened with increased rates of influents containing a large “cocktail” of chemical pollutants. Dr Edward Archer, a post-doctoral fellow in the
View ArticleVillagers protest against illegal mining in Kotputli
Jaipur: About 70 villagers of Shuklawas and Picchari in Kothputli tehsil of Jaipur district sat in dharna on Tuesday outside the collectorate to force authorities to take cognizance of the damage that
View ArticleProtect Sabarimala ecology, says panel
Assembly panel visits Erumely, Nilackal, Pampa The Travancore Devaswom Board and various other stakeholders at Sabarimala should explore every possibility to reduce the environment pollution, air...
View ArticleThe water advantage: seeking sustainable solutions for water stress
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) recently released a new report, showing that sustainable investment in freshwater ecosystems in developing countries helps farmers reduce the
View ArticleProbe sought into water pollution
Margao: Residents of Amrutnagar, Gogol-Fatorda, on Friday demanded that the authorities conduct an immediate study of the environmental impact and the possible health hazards that could arise due to the
View ArticleKenyan campaigners urge firms to support plastic ban to cut pollution
Kenya's young environmental campaigners on Wednesday urged big corporations to support a total ban on plastics in order to reduce pollution of vital ecosystems like water sources. The young campaigners
View ArticleNigeria: Fishing in Oily Waters- Bodo's Long, Painful Wait for Pollution...
Michael Mpari, 45, came out of the polluted waters in the creeks of Bodo, a community in Gokana Local Government area in Ogoni, Rivers State, drenched in crude oil from head to toe, carrying a broken 25
View ArticleNigeria: WHO, UNEP Investigate Cause of Soot in Rivers
Officials of the World Health Organisation (WHO), and the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) have commenced investigation into the cause of widespread soot in Rivers State. Leader of the
View ArticleGiant plastic 'berg blocks Indonesian river
A crisis of plastic waste in Indonesia has become so acute that the army has been called in to help. Rivers and canals are clogged with dense masses of bottles, bags and other plastic packaging.
View ArticleWells in Galgibag, nearby areas polluted with saline water
CANACONA: The surge in Galgibag River due to the collapsed river banks and the unauthorised extraction of water from bore wells on the Kulty plateau have contaminated the wells in Galgibag and surrounding
View ArticleThe geography of future water challenges
This publication shows that, without improved water management or adaptation to climate change, the global sustainability goals cannot be achieved. The report highlights the urgent need for an integrated
View ArticleCSIO develops water pollution testing system
With heavy presence of pollutants in water due to increasing industrialisation and anthropogenic activities becoming a cause of concern, the Central Scientific Instruments Organisation (CSIO) here has
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