यमुना प्रदूषण बनेगा चुनावी मुद्दा 29
लोकसभा चुनावों में दक्षिण हरियाणा से लेकर मथुरा-आगरा तक यमुना जल प्रदूषण मुख्य मुद्दा होगा। यमुना रक्षक दल ने रविवार को यहां गांव प्याला में आयोजित महापंचायत में निर्णय लिया कि यमुना नदी और इसके पानी से
View ArticleHyderabad lakes most polluted
Hyderabad, where one-third of the country’s drugs are manufactured, is unfortunately being referred to as the “city with the most polluted lakes”, thanks to the pharma industry. Over 300 bulk drug...
View ArticleJhelum water unsafe for direct human consumption: Research
A research conducted by two scholars of the National Institute of Technology (NIT) that won the best paper award at the International Conference on Advances in Engineering and Technology (ICAET-2014) held
View ArticleProtest march over pollution in Dadu
Social activists and residents of the villages of two talukas of Johi and Dadu held a march on Monday in Dadu town in protest against pollution caused by work on a gas field located in taluka Johi.
View ArticlePS dumping garbage near Chandrika wewa
The residents of Embilipitiya held a protest against the releasing of garbage in the vicinity of the Chandrika Wewa by the Embilipitiya Pradeshiya Sabha. They say that the garbage collected from the
View ArticlePeople turn out in large numbers to run for Ganga
ALLAHABAD: People enthusiastically participated in the 'Run for Ganga' programme organised on Sunday to create awareness on the need of a pollution free Ganga. Justice DP Singh flagged off the race that
View ArticleRiver pollution kicks up row
Hundri and Tungabhadra confluence in focus. The pollution of Hundri and Tungabhadra rivers at the confluence kicked up a row involving various sections of people here on Monday. The Butchers Association
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding construction of STP in...
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of R.S. ChauhanVs. State of Uttrakhand & Ors. dated 22/01/2014 regarding construction of STP in Municipal Corporation, Dehradun, Uttrakhand. The...
View ArticleNo aquatic life in Buriganga River: POBA report
A team of Save the Environment Movement officials inspects a spot at Shyampur in Dhaka on Tuesday to measure the extent of pollution in the water as chemical effluent falls into the River Buriganga. —
View Article'Green rain’ rings pollution alarm bells in Dombivli
A day after Dombivli received “green rain”, environmentalists said the incident points to a larger pollution problem in the Mumbai metropolitan region and other areas in the state. “The deposition of...
View ArticleAmmonia in Delhi water reaches danger mark again
Untreated waste flows into Yamuna for third time in 10 days For the third time in the past 10 days, ammonia levels in the Wazirabad pond have overshot the permissible limits due to release of untreated...
View ArticleContaminated water in your pipes turns a quiet killer
DIRTY DROPS: 285 Deaths In State From 2010 To 2013 | Studies Find City Scene Alarming In the first two weeks of May 2011, more than 30 persons took ill due to water contamination in Bangalore’s...
View ArticleGoa state pollution control board issues closure notice to canning company
PANAJI: The Goa state pollution control board (GSPCB) on Thursday issued closure notice to Seahath canning company, Sao Jose de Areal , till such time as the effluent treatment plant (ETP) installed at
View ArticleNational Green Tribunal seeks to know scope of gambling law in Mandovi
PANAJI: In a case filed against casino vessels for allegedly causing pollution in the Mandovi river, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sought to know from the state government as to whether the...
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding contaminated water being...
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Madhusudan Sharma Vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors. dated 27/01/2014 regarding contaminated water being supplied to some of the residential...
View ArticleSeminar asks KWSB to rehabilitate ‘highly polluted’ Keenjhar Lake
Speakers at a seminar held here on Sunday urged the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board, a major beneficiary of Keenjhar Lake, to invest in the rehabilitation of the lake, which was getting highly polluted
View ArticleThe Ganga needs water, not money
Way back in 1986, Rajiv Gandhi launched the Ganga Action Plan. But years later, after much water (sewage) and money have flowed down the river, it is as bad as it could get. Why are we failing, and...
View ArticleNGO seeks remedy for environmental pollution
Submitting a petition addressed to Baskaran, Member, SHRC on behalf of the neighbourhoods affected by the environmental pollution with the aim of seeking a solution to the problem and enable the NGO to...
View ArticleRealise compensation from Pran Agro Ltd, HC directs government
The High Court yesterday directed the government to immediately take steps to stop dumping of wastes into the Narod river in Natore and its pollution. In response to a writ petition, the court ordered
View ArticleSteel Pickling Units Need DPCC Nod to Operate in Delhi
National Green Tribunal today directed that no steel pickling works can function in the national capital without the consent of the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC). "We direct that no pickling
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