Toxic industrial waste contaminates water, poisons lives in Kerala's...
With the groundwater in the area fully contaminated from the toxic industrial waste, the land has gone to waste and paddy fields have been deserted. Kollam: Nearly 300 families living within a radius
View ArticleYamuna remains dirty despite huge costs to clean it: Panel
A parliamentary panel has noted that Yamuna river seems "dirtier" than before despite Rs 6,500 crore having been spent on its clean-up even as a project to lay interceptor sewers along the three major
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding environmental pollution in the...
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors. dated 24/02/2014 regarding environmental...
View ArticleStart setting up CETP in a week
The government has directed the related agencies, including the contractor firm, to begin work within a week on setting up the central effluent treatment plant (CETP) at the Savar leather estate to ensure
View ArticleBroom procession against Narod River pollution
Members of Narod Banchau Andolon Committee have brought out a broom procession at Kanaikhali area in Natore against the dumping of waste pollutants into Narod River. The procession was brought out from
View ArticleHaryana gets NGT notice on Najafgarh drain status
New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal issued notices to the Haryana government, National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB) and other agencies on Monday for response to a plea on pollution in the...
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding checking the direct discharge...
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of AKhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad Ors Vs Union of India Ors. dated 25/02/2014 regarding cleanliness at Sethani Ghat in
View ArticlePollution kills fish in Ranchi Lake
Dead fish floating on the Ranchi Lake, commonly known as Bada Talab, are a common sight which has raised environmental concerns. Locals say the fish are dying because of depleting water levels, while...
View ArticleEnsuring safe drinking water a challenge: CM
Only 30% of people get piped water The re-emergence of many diseases that were not heard of for a long time was a clear indication of the pollution of water and the environment, said Chief Minister...
View ArticleMaharashtra Pollution Control Board forfeits civic body's bank guarantee...
The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has forfeited a bank guarantee of Rs 18 lakh of Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) for failing to check pollution in the Panchganga river. The pollution
View ArticleGround water contamination study extended to Bethora
Goa state pollution control board (GSPCB) has extended the study of ground water contamination, earlier commissioned for the River Sal basin, now to the Bethora industrial estate also. GSPCB chairman
View ArticleNorth Carolina may order Duke Energy to move coal ash after spill
State regulators in North Carolina may force Duke Energy Corp to move thousands of tons of coal ash from storage ponds at a power plant to a lined landfill after a massive spill this month contaminated
View ArticleCivic body begins river pollution survey
Notices To Offenders After Samples Are Tested A fact-finding study on the pollution of the city’s rivers and its impact on biodiversity is underway. The newly formed biodiversity committee of the Pune...
View ArticleSouth Africa Delays Carbon Tax, Plans Levies on Acid Mine Water
South Africa’s government delayed the implementation of a planned carbon tax to 2016, while saying it may impose new levies on mining companies to help fund the treatment of acid water seeping from...
View ArticleWest Virginia senator pushes coal bill as counterweight to EPA
As the Obama administration readies rules to force all U.S. power plants to lower the rate at which they produce greenhouse gases, Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia, a major coal state, is trying to
View ArticleSC seeks report from petroleum ministry
The Supreme Court on Thursday sought a comprehensive report from the Ministry of Petroleum and the Director General Petroleum Consortium (PC) regarding not spending the development funds in areas from
View ArticleRiver cleanup continues
The Bagmati River cleanup campaign completed its 42 weeks today. Like in previous Saturdays, stakeholders, including the Ministry of Urban Development, the Ministry of Federal Affairs, the Ministry of
View ArticleU.S. regulator seeks to block Alaskan mine to protect salmon
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said it has initiated a rarely used process under the Clean Water Act to "identify appropriate options to protect" the Bristol Bay fishery from the impact of the
View ArticleGanga and Yamuna funds touch lake splurge
Parallels in spend on cleaning up of Ganga, Yamuna and 10 lakes of Bhopal and their conservation, in many ways, are too striking to ignore. If the sum involved to clean Ganga and Yamuna each was over Rs
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding permits given to polluting...
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Krishan Kant Singh & Anr. Vs. National Ganga River Basin Authority & Ors. dated 03/03/2014 regarding permits...
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