South Korea completing sea cleanup 164,000 liters oil leak: Coast Guard
Teams of workers, aided by ships and aircraft, will complete on Monday the sea cleanup of 164,000 liters of oil that leaked off South Korea's southern coast, the coast guard said, after a pipeline run
View ArticleEffluents, solid waste pollute water in Big Tank
Volunteers removed silt from the tank a few months ago Discharge of effluents into the Ukkadam Big Tank was polluting the water there and also affecting the groundwater, said Vanitha Mohan, Managing...
View ArticleGreen brakes on industry expansion in UP & MP
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday issued directions to authorities that no new industry be set up in Singrauli district of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh's Sonebhadra district without...
View ArticleDuke Pipe Break Causes Ash Release Into North Carolina River
Duke Energy Corp. (DUK) said a broken pipe is leaking ash-basin water from a closed North Carolina coal-fired power plant into the Dan River. The release began yesterday afternoon and Duke is still
View ArticleResidents move NGT against polluting pond
The indifference of civic authorities has forced residents of a flat in Kakkanad to approach the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to prevent a public pond in the vicinity from being polluted with septic and
View ArticleWest Virginia wants action on chemical spill
Frustrated West Virginians demanded information about the safety of their drinking water in the wake of a chemical spill in January that left 300,000 of them without safe tap water for more than a week,
View ArticleThree firms get showcause notices for polluting rivers
Three companies — two in Maval and one in Haveli — have been served showcause notices by the District Planning and Environment Committee for emptying untreated effluents into rivers. “Venky’s, Ganga Paper
View ArticleUp to 82,000 Tons of Toxic Coal Ash Spilled Into North Carolina River
A stormwater pipe under an unlined coal ash pond at a shuttered plant in Eden, N.C., burst Sunday afternoon — draining tens of thousands of tons of coal ash into the Dan River. Duke Energy, which owns
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding lakes in Bhopal, 06/02/2014
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dr. Alankrita Mehra Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 06/02/2014 regarding lakes in Bhopal. The Learned Counsels for the parties submitted that a...
View ArticleGas Leak: New proof in NY court gives fillip to NGOs
Reacting to developments taking place in US court regarding new 'evidence' on carbide plant, the non-government organizations working for the welfare of Bhopal gas tragedy victims have expressed hope that
View ArticleUCC responsible for Bhopal plant design, new proof shows
Plaintiffs in a lawsuit against Union Carbide Corp (UCC) have released new evidence to show its "direct role in designing and building the pesticide plant in Bhopal" where the 1984 gas disaster killed...
View ArticleMadhya Pradesh leads in hepatitis cases
Madhya Pradesh has the maximum number of viral Hepatitis (A, B, C & E) cases in the country if data released by Union ministry of health and family welfare is to be believed. Hepatitis is a dreaded...
View ArticleCauvery water to Bidadi villages sought
The Ramanagara Zilla Panchayat has submitted a proposal to the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) to take immediate steps to supply Cauvery water for drinking purposes to a few villages
View Articleयमुना साफ करो नहीं तो रोक देंगे गंगा का पानी
उत्तर प्रदेश सरकार ने दिल्ली सरकार को चेतावनी दी है कि यदि यमुना का पानी साफ नहीं किया गया तो उसे सप्लाई किया जा रहा गंगा का पानी बंद कर दिया जाएगा। अखिलेश सरकार के सिंचाई, सहकारिता व लोक निर्माण मंत्री
View ArticleU.P. notice to Delhi Government for releasing toxic water into Yamuna
Putrid water is being released by drainages With water from the Yamuna becoming increasingly contaminated and unfit for human consumption in Agra and Mathura, the Uttar Pradesh Government has served...
View ArticleNo step taken to check pollution in Ghaggar
Notwithstanding repeated representations by farmers, villagers and Left parties, the authorities have failed to take steps to check heavy pollution in the Ghaggar, which continues to be a bane for the
View ArticleUP threatens to cut water supply to Delhi over Ganga pollution
Alleging that Delhi was emptying its 16 drains into the Yamuna river which was later converging with the Ganga and polluting it, the UP government has issued a notice to Arvind Kejriwal government and
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding UP Pollution Control Board...
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Krishan Kant Singh & Anr. Vs. National Ganga River Basin Authority & Ors. dated 10/02/2014 regarding UP Pollution Control Board granting...
View ArticleNGT warns ofstate of state of prohibitory orders on Kumbh Mela
NASHIK: The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Pune, on Monday instructed state government officials to be present for the next hearing on the petition filed for Godavari river's revival, failing which it
View ArticleTechies turn ‘vigilantes’ for lakes
Hyderabad: Software professionals and residents of colonies in and around Hitec City and other areas in Cyberabad are pooling money to not only protect lakes from land sharks but also to save the water
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