RO filter makers withdraw warranty
The quality of drinking water in the town seems to have hit a new low. There are reports of some reverse osmosis (RO) water filter manufacturers withdrawing the facility of warranty to consumers. The...
View ArticleAdministration wakes up to the call of villages
Sonepat DC forms committee to check water pollution near Bari industrial zone Taking serious note of the complaints about contamination of sub soil water from a number of villages located near the Bari
View Article96% water samples fail test in Faridabad
The quality of drinking water in Faridabad has deteriorated, with 96 per cent of samples taken last month having failed the test. This is the second time this year that over 95 per cent samples have...
View ArticleTap water supply resumes in E China city
NANJING - Tap water supply in Jingjiang in east China's Jiangsu Province resumed on Sunday morning after an odor was detected in the Yangtze River water source, said local authorities. Tap water supply
View Article100 people fall ill after drinking contaminated water
Around 100 villagers including women and children were hospitalized after drinking contaminated water from a canal containing effluents from a beer factory in Rewari district of Haryana. The people
View ArticleMonitor River Sal, reduce man-made pollution: Experts
Monitoring and reducing man-made pollution by improving sanitation infrastructure for the fisheries sector in River Sal is necessary to ensure sustainable development of both marine bio-diversity and...
View ArticleFatehabad bodies to launch stir against polluted Ghaggar
Several organisations from Ratia in Fatehabad have decided to launch a renewed agitation against the reported indifference of the authorities to pollution of the Ghaggar flowing near the town. The Jat
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding the pollution of Gobind...
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Jagat Narayan Viswakarma & Ors. Vs. Union of India & Ors. And Ashwani Kumar Dubey Vs. Union of India &
View ArticlePollution in Kasur crying for attention!
Earning from leather industry in Pakistan is 13,000 million per year. It is the third largest export sector of Pakistan whereas Kasur is the second largest leather producing city of Punjab. Kasur city
View ArticleFinally capital’s dirty streams are to be cleaned - naturally
City managers have finally decided to stop talking and start cleaning the polluted waters of the natural streams of Islamabad - and do that the natural way. Top officials of the Capital Development
View ArticleIndigenous species of fish face extinction in Narsingdi
Many indigenous species of fish are facing extinction in Narsingdi district due to widespread use of pesticides and chemical fertilizers in the cropland land for boosting production. The local...
View ArticleSri Lanka lifts ban on sale of glyphosate
Sri Lanka's Department of Agriculture announced yesterday that it has officially lifted the ban on glyphosate with the Registrar of Pesticides as no justifiable reason has been found to impose a ban.
View Articleयमुना की सफाई के लिए क्या किया काम
एनजीटी ने एनवायरनमेंट मिनिस्ट्री से 15 दिनों में मांगा जवाब यमुना में पॉल्यूशन को रोकने के लिए सरकार की ओर से 'यमुना एक्शन प्लान' तैयार किया गया था। प्लान लागू होने के कई सालों बाद भी यमुना मैली की...
View Articleगंगा प्रदूषण के जिम्मेदार उद्योगों को नोटिस
गंगा और इसकी सहायक नदियों को दूषित करने वाले उद्योगों को नोटिस जारी किए गये हैं। इनमें सभी ऐसे उद्योगों को शामिल किया गया है जिनसे निकलने वाले दूषित पानी को सीधे गंगा में छोड़ा जाता है। नोटिस के साथ ही
View ArticleMobor hotels under GSPCB scanner soon
MARGAO: Hotels and restaurants dotting the banks of River Sal at Mobor-Cavelossim and along the Assolna-Velim belt will soon come under the scanner of the Goa State Pollution Control Board against the
View ArticleTrimbak river pollution case hearing on May 15
The Trimbak river pollution case, which was to be heard on Tuesday by the National Green Tribunal (NGT), Western zone, Pune, was postponed to May 15 as one of the judges had to go on an emergency leave.
View Article200 fall ill after drinking polluted water in Rewari
Villagers seek closure of a factory for discharging effluents into ground Nearly 200 villagers have fallen ill after drinking contaminated water supplied by the public-health authorities in Khaliavaas...
View ArticleChevron To Pay Feds $875,000 For 2 Utah Oil Spills
Federal regulators have announced an $875,000 settlement with Chevron related to a pair of Utah oil spills in recent years. The Environmental Protection Agency announced the settlement Monday. Chevron
View ArticleRs 20,000 crore spent in 28 years, Ganga still a flowing mess
"Ma Ganga aur Benares se mera rishta purana hai," BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi said, pledging his intent to restore the Ganga to its original glory while campaigning in Varanasi. Plans
View ArticleTunisia's poorest towns left to shoulder burden of hazardous toxic...
Waste dumped at landfill sites represents a growing threat to poor communities in Tunisia, polluting air and water supplies Salah Darghouth's frustration is visible. "You see that guy working on the
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