Heavy metals in Hooghly on the rise
Team of scientists finds zinc, lead and mercury in river A group of scientists has found that the level of heavy metals such as zinc, lead and mercury is on the rise in river Hooghly due to the impact
View ArticleStop polluting Ganga or shut shop: Uma Bharti
All polluting industries along the river Ganga will have to set up sensor-based real-time online effluent monitoring system by March 31 next year. The government on Wednesday said it was serious about
View ArticleControversy over safe drinking water in local communities
As government officials and environmental rights activists bicker over true state of potable water in local communities, a U-Report poll felt the pulse of residents in these areas and the findings were
View ArticleUma warns Ganga polluters
Now is not the time for patience, but for action, she says Union Minister for Water Resources Uma Bharti issued a warning on Wednesday to those polluting the Ganga, and said the Union government would
View ArticleA sustainable solution for safe drinking water through bank filtration...
Bank filtration (BF) has emerged as an economical and sustainable water pre-treatment technology for drinking water supply. In this method, subsurface water of a water body moves into the well by seepage.
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal sand mining going on...
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Tiger Protection Group V/s. UOI & Ors. dated 09/10/2014 regarding illegal sand mining going on especially in State of Madhya Pradesh, Uttar...
View ArticleEPA: $25M to improve water quality in Arizona
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is funding $25 million for improvements in water infrastructure and the reduction of water pollution around Arizona. The funds are directed to the Water...
View ArticleProtest against pollution from jewellery making unit
People threaten to intensify agitation Local residents are protesting against acid pollution from a jewellery manufacturing unit at Cheruvathery, near here. Around 100 wells near the unit have been
View ArticleHC notice to govt over pollution in Udaipur lakes
Taking suo motu cognizance of a TOI report over largescale pollution in Udaipur's lakes, the Rajasthan high court on Wednesday issued notice to the state and pulled up the authorities for failing to...
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal, unauthorised and...
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Circuit Bench at High Court of Meghalaya, Shillong) in the matter of Impulse NGO Network & Others Vs. State of Meghalaya & Others dated 10/10/2014...
View ArticleTritium up tenfold in Fukushima groundwater after Typhoon Phanfone
The radioactive water woes at the stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant got worse over the weekend after the tritium concentration in a groundwater sample surged more than tenfold this month. A spokesman
View ArticleDrugs flushed into the environment could be cause of wildlife decline
Potent pharmaceuticals flushed into the environment via human and animal sewage could be a hidden cause of the global wildlife crisis, according to new research. The scientists warn that worldwide use
View ArticleCountry's indigenous fish species facing extinction
Indigenous fish species, particularly the small ones, are on the verge of extinction due to various reasons including frequent and indiscriminate use of harmful pesticides and chemical fertilisers in...
View ArticleZimbabwe: Greenfuel Poisoning Environment - EMA
Greenfuel is fighting off allegations that its Chisumbanje ethanol plant is threatening human, animal and aquatic life due to heavy pollution of water sources. Environmental Management Agency (EMA)
View ArticleRejuvenation of river Yamuna gathers steam
Netherlands to provide assistance for developing a ‘socially conscious’ river-front With an aim to rid the Yamuna of pollutants and to end the discharge of effluents into it, the Delhi Government has
View ArticleDelhi government embarks on ambitious project to rejuvenate river Yamuna
The Delhi government has embarked on an ambitious project to rejuvenate the Yamuna with an aim to rid the river of pollutants, stop discharge of all sorts of effluents into it and making its river-front
View Article‘Overall’ water transfer quality targets met
CHINA’S south-to-north water transfer project has reached its “overall” targets on water quality, with “certain” pollution being treated, an official said yesterday. “For the central line, media reports
View ArticleVision is to achieve goal of clean Ganga: Govt to Supreme Court
The NDA government on Wednesday asserted before the Supreme Court that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ambitious clean Ganga plan has a “vision” to achieve the goal of ‘aviral’ (uninterrupted) and ‘nirmal’
View ArticleHC asks Centre to clean up polluted ‘water body’ in Tughlaqabad
A two-km long, 300-metre wide and nearly 10-metre deep “artificial lake” has been created in Tughlaqabad due to polluted water collecting in the low-lying area behind the Tughlaqabad Fort, Ministry of
View ArticleNGT seeks photo proof of cleaning of Khan riverbed
Indore : National Green Tribunal ( NGT) has instructed Indore Municipal Corporation to remove garbage and debris from the riverbed of Khan before November 15 and submit a report with photographs of before
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