Campaigners bathe in ‘clean’ Bagmati
The Clean Bagmati Campaign is in its 48th week and during this period the Bagmati river and its surroundings have undergone a transformation that was hard to imagine for many of the Kathmandu denizens.
View ArticleEncroachments, pond cleaning: State govt affidavit in SC blames temple...
Thiruvananthapuram: The state government has submitted an affidavit to the Supreme Court that raps the Sree Padmanabhaswamy authorities for their failure to evict the encroachers at the Pathrakulam inside
View ArticleA wetland in East Delhi that even migratory birds shun
The transformation of Sanjay Lake from a wetland or a breeding ground for water birds into an artificial polluted lake is a cause of concern for environmentalists as well as residents of Mayur Vihar Phase
View ArticlePatiala’s river of sorrow yet to be tamed
Lakhs of villagers living alongside Ghaggar accuse politicians of failing to curtail floods, pollution Each time any election approaches, lakhs of villagers living alongside the Ghaggar in Patiala are
View ArticleLargest Cleanup in EPA History Proposed
In an historic action that will protect people's health and the environment, and benefit riverfront communities, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed a plan to remove 4.3 million cubic yards
View ArticleChinese court dismisses water pollution lawsuit
A Chinese court has rejected a lawsuit filed by five residents from a major northwestern city after authorities said a cancer-inducing chemical had been found in tapwater at 20 times above national safety
View ArticleChina to probe Veolia unit over reporting of water pollution
A Chinese government team will probe a local unit of French firm Veolia Environment suspected of delaying reporting water contamination which affected supplies in a major northwestern city, state radio
View ArticleSewage still flowing into Gorewada lake, polluting drinking water
It is unfortunate that sewage water continues to flow into Gorewada lake, the city's drinking water reservoir, posing a health hazard and threat to environment, even 18 months after this serious issue
View ArticleEncroachments, pond cleaning: State government affidavit in SC blames temple...
The state government has submitted an affidavit to the Supreme Court that raps the Sree Padmanabhaswamy authorities for their failure to evict the encroachers at the Pathrakulam inside the complex and
View ArticleChina blames France's Veolia for supervision flaws in tap water...
The above-standards reading of benzene in the tap water in the northwestern city of Lanzhou was taken on Friday, forcing the city to turn off supplies in one district and warn other residents not to drink
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding the contamination of water...
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Navyuvak Vikas Samaj Samiti, Jaipur v. State of Rajasthan & Ors. dated 16/04/2014 regarding the contamination of...
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding dumping of debris and other...
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Sarang Yadwadkar & Ors. Vs. Commissioner Pune Municipal Corporation & Ors. dated 16/04/2014 regarding dumping...
View ArticleWater pollution not on poll agenda
Environmental issues have largely been ignored in the Lok Sabha election campaign in Punjab at a time when the adverse impact of water pollution on people’s health manifests in the significant increase
View ArticleThere’s no need for RO filters: Water works in reply to RTI
The Jal Kal department has responded to an RTI query that the water supply in city is pure and fit for drinking and that people use RO and filters only for their satisfaction, though it is not required.
View ArticleMeghalaya Agrovet served deadline to clean Umtrew River
The Meghalaya Agrovet Private Limited has been served a one month deadline by the Headmen of Umsning area under the umbrella of Umtrew River Protection Committee (URPC), urging the company to remove
View ArticleMean sea level along Mumbai to rise by 4 cm in 100 yrs: Study
The mean sea level along Mumbai’s coast is likely to rise by around 4 cm while warmer nights, increased rainfall, decline in crop productivity and health issues stare Maharashtra in the next 100 years,...
View ArticleBromide scourge haunts fluoride-hit Nalgonda
More Than 5mg Per Litre Found In Groundwater Against Permissible Limit Of 1mg Per Litre The backward district of Nalgonda is now faced with one more major water contaminant. After fluoride and uranium,...
View ArticlePanel visits Godavari to conduct survey
The high-power committee appointed by the Bombay High Court on March 7 on river pollution conducted a ground survey of the Godavari river from Someshwar to Dasak on Wednesday. Its observations and likely
View ArticleExperts moot bio-remedies to check fish deaths in Periyar
Sludge in upstream area causing depletion of oxygen in water Experts are debating bioremediation measures, including de-sledging the upstream areas of the Pathalam bund in the Periyar to avert fish...
View ArticleOne-fifth of Chinese farmland is polluted
BEIJING: Faced with growing public anger about a poisonous environment, China's government released a years-long study that shows nearly one-fifth of the country's farmland is contaminated with toxic...
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