Tritium levels at Fukushima No. 1 top Pacific Ocean dumping limit, Tepco admits
Water sampled from a well at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant has been found to contain levels of radioactive tritium that exceeds the limit for dumping it into the Pacific, operator Tokyo...
View ArticleBP asks U.S. Supreme Court justice to block Gulf spill payments
BP Plc (BP.L) on Wednesday asked Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia to allow the company to avoid making payments to businesses demanding compensation for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill while...
View ArticlePollution control board gives clean chit to 6 industries
GHAZIABAD: The UP Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) on Wednesday submitted a report to the National Green Tribunal saying that only two of the eight industrial units allegedly polluting the Sahibabad drain
View ArticleGoa Industrial Development Corporation asks Goa State Pollution Control Board...
MARGAO: In view of the investigation being carried out by the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB), the Goa Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC) chairperson Ganesh Gaonkar has asked for a...
View ArticleIndiscriminate discharge of effluents continues: farmers
Complaints of indiscriminate discharge of industrial effluents into the water bodies and insufficient water for irrigation in various places under PAP canal system, among a few other issues, dominated
View ArticleTake corrective steps and show compliance: GSPCB
MARGAO: The stinky mess at the South Goa Planning and Development Authority’s wholesale fish market and the mega retail market has caught the attention of Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB), which
View ArticleU.N. teams up with top sailors to study oceans
The United Nations is teaming up with top sailors to conduct scientific research in remote areas of the oceans during a nonstop race around the globe. UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
View ArticleUK urban rivers at cleanest in 21 years
Britain’s urban rivers are the cleanest they have been in more than 20 years say the authors of a scientific study . The 21-year study of more than 2,300 rivers and tributaries, from the Thames in the
View ArticlePatuakhali coal-based power plant protested
The programme was held at village Madhupara under Dhankhali union of the upazila Coastal people of Kalapara upazila of Patuakhali yesterday formed a human chain and held a rally protesting construction
View ArticleNational Green Tribunal goes full throttle; hope again for a clean Yamuna
Sets up two panels to look into pollution and state of drains Hearing two petitions relating to dumping of waste and debris into the Yamuna and the covering and encroachments of storm water drains (SWDs),
View Articleयमुना बनेगी साबरमती!
प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने गंदा नाला बन चुकी यमुना नदी को गुजरात की साबरमती बनाने की तैयारी शुरू कर दी है। इसके लिए सोमवार शाम को केंद्रीय परिवहन मंत्री नितिन गडकरी ने दिल्ली सरकार, दिल्ली जल बोर्ड,
View ArticleSet up industrial zones, ETPs to check pollution of Karnaphuli river
CHITTAGONG: Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ccci) proposed setting up industrial zones and installing effluent treatment plants (ETP) in every industrial units to check pollution of the...
View ArticleGreen tribunal taking forward Yamuna clean-up
Pollution levels and state of drains to be studied Hearing two petitions relating to dumping of waste and debris into the Yamuna and encroachments on storm water drains (SWDs), the National Green Tribunal
View ArticleNGT directive a bitter pill for sugar mills discharging effluents into Ganga
The principal bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued directive ordering several corrective and preventive measures to reduce pollution of the river Ganga by the Simbhaoli Sugar Mill and
View ArticleHC asks government to file affidavit on steps taken to protect lakes
The High Court on Monday directed the government to file an affidavit on action taken to protect lakes in Anekal taluk in Bangalore Urban district. Hearing a petition filed by Bharatiya Kissan Sangh,
View ArticleJudgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding releasing of harmful...
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Krishan Kant Singh & Others Vs National Ganga River Basin Authority & Others dated 31/05/2014 regarding releasing of harmful effluent...
View ArticleBig cities struggle to meet pollution standards
Most major Chinese cities continue to suffer heavy air pollution, but cleanup efforts are showing signs of progress, the country's environmental watchdog said on Wednesday. Only three out of 74 cities
View ArticleGovt admits Valley’s sewage flows into Jhelum
Admission comes after High Court seeks comprehensive report on sources polluting the river For the first time, the authorities in Kashmir have admitted that in the absence of proper drainage and sewer
View ArticlePollution of Karnaphuli goes on unabated
CHITTAGONG: Pollution in the River Karnaphuli, the lifeline for thousands of needy families in Chittagong, is going on unabated, posing a serious threat to the aquatic life and environment. Absence
View ArticleIn Varanasi, clean Ganga remains a pledge forgotten
Every year people observe the World Environment Day on June 5 and pledge to protect the environment and keep the rivers clean but fail to follow it in a long run. Many people are not even aware of how
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