High fluoride content in drinking water
Survey Held In 18 Dists Shows Large Number Of People With Dental, Skeletal Damage High content of fluoride in drinking water in the state is not only causing skeletal damage but also non-skeletal damages
View ArticleState’s own towns polluting Ghaggar, says PPCB report
While Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal wants state Governor and Chandigarh Administrator Shivraj V Patil to "intervene and take effective steps to prevent the flow of industrial and domestic waste from
View ArticleOccidental in $190 million settlement to clean up New Jersey river
Occidental Chemical Corp has agreed to pay New Jersey $190 million as part of a settlement to clean up the polluted Passaic River, state officials announced on Monday. The agreement, which is subject to
View ArticleBadal seeks Virbhadra’s help to clean Ghaggar
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Monday urged his Himachal Pradesh counterpart Virbhadra Singh to jointly put up an effective monitoring mechanism for the cleaning up of Ghaggar river. Badal,
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding industrial pollution in...
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Shiv Prasad Vs Union of India & Ors regarding working of the industrial units in Jasodhapur Industrial Area in...
View ArticleProtesters back El Salvador for denying gold mining permit
Protesters rallied on Monday to demand that a World Bank tribunal reject an international mining company’s claim for $300 million (185 million pounds) from El Salvador over denial of a gold mining...
View ArticleLeaky Wells Spur Call for Stricter Rules on Gas Drilling
A study that blamed natural gas drilling for water pollution in two states has spurred calls for stricter regulations to keep wells from leaking methane into aquifers. The study backed the oil and gas
View Article5 Puri hotels sealed for polluting beach
Five medium standard hotels of some powerful owners were sealed on Tuesday by the district administration in presence of the State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) officials for causing pollution of sea
View ArticleDiarrhoea Claims One More in Digapahandi, Toll Reaches Five
BERHAMPUR: With death of one Biswambar Nayak (20) of Jakameri village under Digapahandi block on Sunday, the death toll due to diarrhoea in the district reached to five. Sources said though Nayak was
View ArticleTake stringent action against industries polluting Ulhas river, green panel...
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) to take stringent action against industries along Ulhas river that continue to discharge industrial effluent
View ArticlePrepare restoration plan for Sigaddi river in U'khand: NGT
Concerned over the pollution from slag produced by iron and steel units, the National Green Tribunal today directed the authorities to prepare a restoration plan for Sigaddi river near Jasodhapur...
View ArticleGrupo Mexico Spill Sparks Scrutiny of $150 Million Cleanup
Mexico is sending federal officials to Sonora state to oversee Grupo Mexico SAB (GMEXICOB)’s $150 million cleanup of a copper mine spill that the government says contaminated the water supplies of at...
View ArticleBan imposed on dumping garbage in Malir River
KARACHI: Government of Sindh under Section 144 (6) Cr P C has imposed complete ban on dumping of garbage or any other material/waste in the Malir River with immediate effect and till further orders. In
View ArticleOfficial told to check pollution of Godavari
Meeting held to review preparedness for Godavari Pushkaram Endowments Commissioner Y.V. Anuradha on Wednesday asked the West Godavari district administration to initiate measures to arrest the pollution
View ArticleWater in Sipcot 130 times toxic limit
In Cuddalore,High Lead,Cadmium The groundwater in and around the State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu (Sipcot) in Cuddalore contains carcinogenic chemicals and is unfit for human...
View ArticleCSE study on textile pollution in Pali
The main objective of the present study was to evaluate the status of pollution in Pali caused by textile industries, as Pali is an important industrial area of Rajasthan where a number of textile...
View ArticleDisturbing findings in CSE’s second study on Pali
Pali (Rajasthan), September 18, 2014: Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), a leading environmental think tank based in New Delhi, released its second study on the pollution from dyeing and textile
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution of Shahpura Lake,...
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Subhash C. Pandey vs. Municipal Corporation, Bhopal & Others dated 18/09/2014 regarding pollution of Shahpura...
View ArticleWater quality in and around SIPCOT toxic
The sub-surface water in and around the SIPCOT Industrial Estate here has become heavily polluted. It is unfit for consumption and poses serious health hazards, including cancer, to the residents. This
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding the mushrooming of restaurants...
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Pankaj Sharma Vs. MoEF & Others dated 19/09/2014 regarding the mushrooming of restaurants which have illegally
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