Butterfly population has reduced in City: Study
The number of butterflies seems to have reduced in the City over the years due to increasing urbanisation and pollution levels. However, according to experts, the exact number and species is not known.
View ArticleEco report slams KMC for poor management of pollution control measures
KOLHAPUR: The environment status report (ESR), which was published on Monday, slammed the civic administration for being negligent about the city's environmental concerns. The report prepared for the
View ArticleISO publishes standard for measuring water footprint
Businesses across the globe will now be able to measure the environmental impact of water use and pollution with a new ISO standard, published today (31 July). ISO 14046 will give all organisations
View ArticleChina's JinkoSolar must face U.S. lawsuit over pollution, protests
JinkoSolar Holding Co must face a shareholder lawsuit accusing the Chinese solar panel maker of concealing that one of its factories was dumping toxic waste into a nearby river, a U.S. appeals court ruled
View ArticleRibbon retting of jute causing pollution of water bodies in Rangpur
Rotting of jute plant is going on in full swing in all the river and water bodies in the district, causing serious pollution of water as most of the farmers of the region are not acquainted with the
View ArticleCM seeks PM’s intervention on coal mining
Mukul SOS to Modi on NGT ban With the wave of protests against National Green Tribunal’s ban on coal mining getting louder and louder in Meghalaya, Chief Minister Mukul Sangma finally stepped in urging
View ArticleState on guard to check for water contamination
The state health department has carried out surveillance in six high-risk villages in the vicinity of Malin to check for groundwater contamination. The authorities are worried that the debris at the site
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution caused by industries...
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Krishan Kant Singh & Others Vs. National Ganga River Basin Authority & Others dated 04/08/2014 regarding...
View ArticleBMC data: Water contamination on rise in city after onset of monsoon
While 867 complaints of water contamination were registered in the first five months (January-May) of this year, with the onset of monsoon, the number of complaints in June alone was 1,128, as per data
View ArticleUnfit water in 12 localities raise disease outbreak fear
ALLAHABAD: Twelve localities of the city are sitting on infectious disease keg owing to lack of proper chlorination of water supplied by Jal Nigam. The gravity of the situation can be realized by the fact
View ArticleNational Green Tribunal pulls up GMB, GPCB for pollution at Navlakhi port
Directs GPCB to recover cost from GMB for improper handling of coal at port Environment watchdog National Green Tribunal (NGT) has pulled up Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB) and Gujarat State Pollution
View ArticleIndiscriminate dumping of waste vitiates Surma river
The Surma River, one of the country’s major freshwater sources, is being polluted alarmingly as the household wastes of the entire Sylhet city are flowing into it due to lack of an effective waste...
View ArticleExpert to study Sabarmati pollution
AHMEDABAD: The Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) has appointed a Mumbai-based environmental engineer to document the causes of river water pollution and suggest steps to improve the condition of the
View Article'Dead zone' in the Gulf of Mexico is the size of Connecticut
Scientists say a man-made "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico is as big as the state of Connecticut. The zone, which at about 5,000 square miles (13,000 sq km) is the second largest in the world but still
View ArticleOhio Regulators Aim to Help Water Problem With Fertilizer Licenses
The drinking-water crisis in one of Ohio's largest cities is drawing attention to a new requirement for farmers in the state: a license to fertilize. The mayor of Toledo, Ohio, lifted citywide...
View ArticleCall for immediate action to conserve Fewa Lake
POKHARA: Pokhara-based tourism entrepreneurs today flayed the government for failing to do the needful to conserve the shrinking Fewa Lake. Tourism, Culture and Civil Aviation Minister Bhim Acharya was
View ArticleWater samples from rivers‚ lakes across Nepal tested
KATHMANDU: The Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment conducted water quality test of three major rivers of Nepal by collecting samples in the fiscal year 2013-14. According to the ministry,
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution caused by industries...
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Krishan Kant Singh & Others Vs. National Ganga River Basin Authority & Others dated 06/08/2014 regarding...
View ArticleHotel under scanner for polluting quarry pond
KOCHI: Health officials from the Thrikkakara municipality inspected the quarry pond in Kakkanad a third time following a complaint by Green Garden residents association (GGRA) to the National Green...
View ArticleNGT orders govt officials to comply within three weeks
NASHIK: The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Western Zone, Pune, has ordered the respondents in the fly-ash case to comply with its orders within three weeks or else face consequences. The tribunal passed
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