Country to improve its groundwater
China aims to improve its overall groundwater quality and restore ecosystem functions at a basic level by 2035, according to an official plan issued on Monday. The plan was unveiled by the Ministry
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Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Tribunal on its own Motion Vs Union of India dated 02/04/2019 regarding Churni river pollution due to discharge of untreated effluents. Municipal
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Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dhaval Patel Vs State of Gujarat dated 02/04/2019 regarding M/s Jakson Limited situated in Kalsar Village, Taluka Pardi, District Valsad, Gujarat
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution of river Kasardi on...
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Arvind Pundalik Mhatre Vs Ministry of Environment and Forest & Climate Change & Others dated 09/04/2019 regarding pollution of river Kasardi
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding construction of toilets 100...
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sanjiv Tiwari Vs Digamber Jain & Others dated 09/04/2019 regarding construction of toilets 100 meters away from the temples/kunds and also for
View ArticlePesticides and antibiotics polluting streams across Europe
Pesticides and antibiotics are polluting streams across Europe, a study has found. Scientists say the contamination is dangerous for wildlife and may increase the development of drug-resistant microbes.
View ArticleTanzania: Joint Efforts Needed in Combating Water Pollution
HUMAN life depends on availability of clean and safe water. United Nations (UN), water requirements per person range from 20 to 50 decent litres per day. Water data indicates almost 50 percent of Tanzania
View ArticleHC stays NGT order to penalise govt. for sorry state of city rivers
Public Works Department Secretary files writ petition challenging tribunal order The Madras High Court on Tuesday stayed the operation of an order passed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on February
View ArticleMaharashtra has highest number of polluted rivers in country: NGT
Maharashtra, a state with the largest economy, has the highest number of polluted river stretches in the country, the NGT has said while directing the chief secretary to submit a quarterly report on...
View ArticleHC stays NGT penalty on TN govt over polluting water bodies
The Madras High Court Tuesday granted an interim stay on the Rs 100-crore penalty imposed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT), south zone, on the Tamil Nadu government for its failure to restore Adyar
View ArticleS.Africa: Raw sewerage continues to flood major river
The South African Department of Water and Sanitation has set aside R341 million for the resuscitation of all wastewater treatment infrastructures in the Vaal Triangle. Untreated sewerage from three
View ArticleMadagascar: Rio Tinto mine breaches sensitive wetland
A large mineral sands mine in southeastern Madagascar has trespassed into a “sensitive zone,” violating national law and raising the possibility that radionuclide-enriched tailings could enter a lake that
View ArticleCancer causing pathogens found in Kampala, Arusha slum groundwater
Researchers from IHE Delft Institute for Water Education alongside their peers from local universities in Uganda and Tanzania have found traces of 25 harmful viruses in surface water in the slums of...
View ArticleOrder of the Supreme Court of India regarding steps to control Ulhas and...
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Municipal Corporation, Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation Vs Vanashakti Public Trust & Others dated 10/04/2019 regarding steps to control Ulhas
View ArticleKenya: Hotels, Industries Blamed for Filth Choking Nairobi River
High-end hotels in Nairobi's Westlands have been blamed for the pollution of Nairobi River. According to the County Executive Committee member for Environment Veska Kangogo, the task of reclaiming the
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal operation of a stone...
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Residents of Village Semra, Tehsil Swar, District Rampur Vs State of Uttar Pradesh dated 15/04/2019 regarding Gurunanak Stone Crusher located within
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution of Jagannath Sagar...
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Basant Patra Vs State of Odisha dated 15/04/2019 regarding pollution of Jagannath Sagar Lake at Jeypore, Odisha.
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal operation of a stone...
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Residents of Village Tiwni, Tehsil Rampur Baghelan, District Satna Vs State of Madhya Pradesh dated 16/04/2019 regarding a stone crusher being...
View ArticleRRC drafts action plan to make polluted river stretches fit for bathing
PANJIM: Disconnecting direct discharge of domestic sewage into rivers or water bodies, construction of septic tank and soak pits by residential houses and installation of bio-toilet facilities are amongst
View ArticleTar balls invade Zalor beach
MARGAO: The otherwise fascinating Zalor beach that attracts tourists as well as locals wore an ugly look on Sunday as it has been invaded by tar balls that usually make their appearance just before the
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