Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution of Shahpura Lake and...
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Subhash C. Pandey Vs. Municipal Corporation Bhopal & Ors. dated 10/01/2014 regarding pollution of Shahpura Lake and with regard to solid waste...
View ArticleTap water use ban lifted in parts of West Virginia after spill
West Virginia officials on Monday lifted a ban on drinking or bathing with tap water in some areas of the state hit by a chemical spill that affected hundreds of thousands of people for five days,...
View ArticleHigh level of mercury in river water
HIGH mercury levels are poising a big threat to public health in some regions as people eat fish from mercury contaminated river waters to become exposed to various diseases. A study titled "Mercury in
View ArticleRajendra Singh expresses concern over pollution in Godavari
Noted water conservationist Dr Rajendra Singh has urged the Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) to undertake urgent measures to curb water pollution in Godavari river. “Godavari river is getting polluted
View ArticleAmmonia in water, supply to be hit
NDMC areas and parts of south and north Delhi may get less water on Tuesday as a spike in the level of dissolved ammonia forced Delhi Jal Board to cut back on water production at its Wazirabad and...
View ArticleYamuna pollution: Plants cut water treatment by 50 per cent
Chandrawal and Wazirabad water treatment plants were forced to curtail production by 50 per cent due to high levels of pollution in the Yamuna, with ammonia levels rising to 1.2 ppm, against the...
View ArticleRise in Yamuna pollution hits Delhi’s water supply
DJB cuts production at two water treatment plants by half Delhiites will face water scarcity over the next couple of days because of a spike in industrial pollutants in the Yamuna, forcing the Delhi...
View ArticleChemical pollution linked to infection, bladder cancer
New Delhi: The unchecked discharge of chemical waste into Yamuna from industries in Haryana is threatening to wash away the gains made by Delhi over a decade after industrial units in the city were closed
View ArticleAmmonia level down, DJB plants start full production
New Delhi: Delhi Jal Board started full production at its Wazirabad and Chandrawal water treatment plants on Tuesday after the pollution load in the raw water started reducing. Both plants had worked to
View ArticleNo curbs on effluents entering Yamuna
Haryana, UP Industries Release Untreated Waste; City Water Plants Not Fully Equipped New Delhi: The Delhi Jal Board had to reduce production in two major water treatment plants by half after ammonia...
View ArticleYamuna pollution level reduces, two water treatment plants resume full...
A day after production at two of Delhi’s major water treatment plants had to be curtailed by 50 per cent after raw water from Haryana came laden with industrial pollutants, the water utility announced
View ArticleDJB steps to check flow of pollutants into Yamuna
Its inspection team finds high concentration of industrial, domestic waste in the river An inspection team of the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) today identified the high concentration of industrial and...
View ArticleGreen tribunal orders restoration of Mithi, Ulhas rivers
Mumbai: The Pune bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday directed the state pollution board to ensure that the Mithi, Waduli, Ulhas and Patalganga rivers be restored to pure forms.
View ArticleGR issued in Nov but not sent to MPCB, VIDC
Sometimes fact is stranger than fiction and this happens quite often in state government. This shocking episode also exposes the commitment of government towards reducing water pollution. Industries which
View ArticleGSPCB denies casino vessels pollute Mandovi
Goa state pollution control board (GSPCB) on Thursday filed a rejoinder affidavit before the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in the casino matter stressing the need to monitor the disposal of bilge ad oily
View ArticlePower to pollute rivulet , Villagers blame Adhunik plant
Residents of 23 villages in Seraikela-Kharsawan have alleged that Kandra-based thermal power plant Adhunik Power and Natural Resources Limited (APNRL), which started production over a year ago, is ruining
View Article4 factories fined Tk 49 lakh for pollution in Gazipur
The Department of Environment (DoE) on Wednesday fined four factories in Gazipur a total of Tk49 lakh for discharging effluent into river and marshland, reports UNB. M Alalmgir, director (Monitoring and
View ArticleSchemes for cleaning Ganga only on paper
An Uttar Pradesh Minister on Thursday alleged that all the Central Government schemes for cleaning the Ganga was being run only on paper and there is nothing on the ground level. “A huge amount of public
View ArticleCorporation invites public for cleaning Vaigai
Once the Vaigai river enters Madurai city, it carries city's trash that is thrown into it or deposited on its banks. Though, time and again environmental activists have been raising alarm over threat to
View ArticleCampaign to clean Trisuli begins
A campaign to clean the Trisuli river was launched on Sunday, with half-a-dozen organisations including Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) and Nepal Association of Rafting Agency, lending hands for the cause.
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