Pond pollution: DM summoned
PATNA: The Patna high court on Wednesday summoned the Gaya DM in connection with the pollution in the ‘Lotus’ pond located inside the revered Mahabodhi Temple at Bodh Gaya. The summons was issued by
View ArticleGreen glare at fertiliser plants
Paradip: The Odisha State Pollution Control Board has directed two fertiliser plants here to make their effluent management system foolproof to plug possible discharge of waste materials from gypsum...
View ArticleEuropean waters: assessment of status and pressures 2018
The vast majority of Europe’s rivers, lakes and estuaries have failed to meet minimum ecological standards for habitat degradation and pollution, according to a damning new report. Only 40% of surface
View ArticleKGCCI chief writes to CM, CS, seeks improvement in UEPPCB
The Uttarakhand Environment Protection and Pollution Control Board (UEPPCB) collects amounts in the name of environmental protection and pollution control from industries but spends this money on tasks
View ArticleCondition of Ganga is critical, says ‘waterman’ Rajendra Singh
The condition of river Ganga is critical and no new rejuvenation work has started along the stretch from Haridwar to Ganga Sagar under the four year rule of the present dispensation, noted water...
View ArticleMula-Mutha river pollution: PMC invites private agencies to implement Rs...
Under the proposed project, the PMC plans to construct 11 new STPs of 396 MLD treatment capacity in total to cater to sewage generation for up to 2027, along with laying 113.6 km of sewers and...
View ArticleStudy finds room for improvement in South Korea's polluted river basin
A new Portland State University study shows that even though water quality has improved in South Korea's Han River basin since the 1990s, there are still higher-than-acceptable levels of pollutants in
View ArticleLiberia: Bong Residents Suffering Aftermath of MNG Gold Cyanide Spillage
Kokoyah District, Bong County – Beatrice Tarr, 38, began experiencing skin itching moments after she bathed in Sein Creek, a major water source for residents in Saywehta Town. The creek was one of several
View ArticlePSU Study Finds Room for Improvement in South Korea's Polluted River Basin
A new Portland State University study shows that even though water quality has improved in South Korea's Han River basin since the 1990s, there are still higher-than-acceptable levels of pollutants
View ArticleSeal all hand pumps drawing mercury-laced water: NGT to UP
Meerut: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Uttar Pradesh government to seal all the hand pumps and bore wells which are drawing water contaminated with mercury in six districts of west
View ArticleKarnataka High Court: Why is govt unable to clean Bellandur Lake?
BENGALURU: Wondering as to why the government has not been able to clean up the highly polluted Bellandur Lake for the past three years, the high court on Thursday directed that a senior official should
View ArticleHeavy metal: In Gujarat, water uranium level highest in Ahmedabad
AHMEDABAD: Uranium — the heavy metal one usually associates with nuclear reactors — is contaminating Gujarat’s groundwater, finds an elaborate scientific study that covered 16 states. Uranium...
View ArticleRevised Guidelines for Continuous Effluent Monitoring Systems
CPCB published the first guidelines on continuous online effluent quality monitoring in November, 2014 to facilitate industries in selection of right monitoring system for their matrix of effluent, its
View ArticleDeveloping drinking-water quality regulations and standards: general guidance...
This document provides practical guidance to support the development or revision of customized national or subnational drinking-water quality regulations and standards. The principles and guidance...
View ArticlePulled up by SC, govt forms panel to tackle industrial pollution near Taj Mahal
The government has formed a committee comprising officials of the environment ministry, experts from NEERI, IITs and various other forums to look into the issue of industrial pollution around the iconic
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding contamination of drinking...
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Court on its own Motion Vs State of Punjab dated 16/07/2018 regarding contamination of drinking water by heavy metals in Punjab especially in...
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding dumping of plastic waste in...
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Court on its own Motion Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh & Others dated 17/07/2018 regarding dumping of plastic waste in River Ashwani Khud in
View ArticleQuestion raised in Lok Sabha on Contamination of Ground Water, 19/07/2018
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Contamination of Ground Water, 19/07/2018. Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) monitors ground water quality periodically to ascertain the magnitude and extent of different
View ArticleActivists worry over rising pollution of Chambal river
Kota: Constant flow of polluted water and waste through 28 nullahs into the Chambal river, one of the least non-polluted rivers in the country so far, has pushed environmentalists and activists of the
View ArticleGerman bank to give aid for cleaning Ganga
German Development Bank will provide financial assistance of Rs 960 crore for clean drinking water and cleaning of the Ganga a memorandum of which is likely to be signed in December this year. Experts
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