Question raised in Lok Sabha on Conservation of Lakes and Rivers, 20/07/2018
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Conservation of Lakes and Rivers, 20/07/2018. The State-wise details of identified polluted river stretches, including Tamil Nadu, are at Annexure-I. The State-wise status
View ArticleAnalysis showed presence of contaminated ground water around Sterlite plant...
NEW DELHI: Noting groundwater contamination in an around the Sterlite Copper plant at Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu, the government on Monday told the Rajya Sabha that the analysis of samples from the unit...
View ArticleWidespread groundwater contamination risk from chromium
When Erin Brockovich sued a major utility company in the 1990s for contaminating drinking water with hexavalent chromium, a toxic and carcinogenic metal, national attention turned to California. Now...
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding Maily Se Nirmal Yamuna...
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Manoj Mishra Vs. Union of India & Others dated 25/07/2018 regarding pollution in river Yamuna.On 13th January 2015 NGT had passed an
View ArticleChina's rare Yangtze porpoise numbers still in decline: government
The population of critically endangered Yangtze finless porpoises has continued to decline in recent years despite intensive conservation efforts, China’s agriculture ministry said following a survey.
View ArticleChina's water quality improves in first half of 2018: ministry
China’s overall water quality improved in the first half of this year, with 70 percent of groundwater samples taken from around the country deemed fit for human use, up from 67.9 percent a year ago, the
View Article15 teams formed to check cholera threat
After reports of deaths due to cholera in Hoshiarpur district, health officials in the city have intensified the vigil, constituting 15 teams to keep a check on the situation. Officials said the city had
View ArticleLiberia: Environment Protection Agency Refutes Oil Palm Company Water...
Monrovia – The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has refuted media reports that Equatorial Palm Oil (EPO) polluted creeks in Kpogbah District in Grand Bassa. In a report in June that quoted community
View ArticleAcross India, high levels of toxins in groundwater
NEW DELHI: Discharge of toxic elements from industries and landfills and diffused sources of pollution like fertilisers and pesticides over the years has resulted in high levels of contamination of...
View ArticleMombasa Fishermen Demand Compensation after loss To Developers and Pollution
Fishermen in Mombasa County have demanded that action be taken against developers who have destroyed the Kibarani fishing grounds. Speaking yesterday at the Tudor landing site under the umbrella of
View ArticleNigeria: Recycling Group, Lagos Government to Clean Waterways' Plastic,...
The Food and Beverage Recycling Alliance (FBRA) - a coalition comprising Coca-Cola Nigeria Ltd., Nigerian Bottling Company, Nestle Nigeria PLC, Seven Up Bottling company and Nigerian Breweries Plc, have
View ArticleSpeed up work on Namami Gange projects: Gadkari
Expressing concern overthe delay in the completion of projects relating to the Namami Gange mission in Uttarakhand at a review meeting here, Union Water Resources Minister Nitin Gadkari instructed...
View ArticleVaal district faces catastrophe as Emfuleni sewage spills into river
The economically depressed Vaal River district is facing catastrophe as sewage from the Emfuleni water waste works continues to spill into the river, with the area’s core agricultural and tourism...
View ArticleGhaziabad factory owners want pollution notices withdrawn
GHAZIABAD: An association of industrialists met the district magistrate on Tuesday and appealed to her that notices issued by the pollution control board against many of them be withdrawn. Members of
View ArticleC’garh's five river stretches are polluted: Min
Chhattisgarh's five river stretches have been put under “Priority Class V” of pollution parameters of Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). The polluted stretches are in Hasdeo, Kelo, Kharun, Mahanadi
View ArticleArvalem water to be tested following reports of chemical release by industries
KERI: The Arvalem waterfalls, known for its cascading beauty during the monsoon, has been affected due to polluted water released by chemical industries. Speaker of the legislative assembly and Sakhali
View ArticleNowhere in world has such a comprehensive plan been made to clean a river:...
Haridwar: Union minister for drinking water and sanitation Uma Bharati who was in Haridwar on Saturday refuted allegations that the Ganga cleaning work under the Namami Gange mission was moving at a...
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution of river Ghaggar on...
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Stench Grips Mansa’s Sacred Ghaggar River (Suo-Motu Case) Vs Yogender Kumar dated 07/08/2018 regarding pollution of river Ghaggar on account
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal disposal of waste from...
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Ankita Sinha Vs. State of Maharashtra & Others dated 07/08/2018 regarding illegal disposal of waste from the dumping zones of the garbage at
View ArticleItaly's lakes polluted by trash, untreated sewage: report
Italy's lakes are polluted by trash, microplastics, and untreated sewage, Legambiente environmentalist association said in what was its first national report on freshwater basins on Monday. The report
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