Fish die as BDA, BBMP turn a blind eye
lake of death: Hundreds of dead fish float in Jakkur lake. Tussle between the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) and the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) over maintaining the Jakkur lake
View ArticleSolan pharma unit’s waste water samples collected
Officials of Paonta Sahib regional office of the State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) today collected samples of waste water of a pharmaceutical unit following complaints by local villagers that the...
View ArticleClean Yamuna’ activists to stage protest in Delhi on Feb 1
Thousands of protestors across north India are expected to mass outside Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on February 1 to press the government to clean up the heavily-polluted Yamuna. Swami Vigyanacharya,
View ArticleAfter 21 years of SC monitoring, Yamuna still stinks like a sewer
Central Pollution Control Board on Thursday told the Supreme Court why the Yamuna in its 22-km course through Delhi mostly stinks like a sewer drain - as against the norm of 5,000 MPN coliform per 100
View ArticleRay of hope for fluoride-induced deformity victims in Gaya villages
GAYA: There is some ray of hope for the victims of physical deformity caused by excessive fluoride content in ground water as the state-level conference of orthopaedic surgeons is being organized in Gaya.
View ArticleBARC team to help Deoghar admn in cleaning Shivganga
Dumka: Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) has come forward to undertake the treatment of the Shivganga (holy pond) at Baidyanath Dham in line with the process adopted at the holy pond of the Golden...
View ArticleWastes pollute rivers, water bodies in Rajshahi
RAJSHAHI: Existing surface water resources especially the Baranai River flowing through the northern part of the city is being heavily polluted and contaminated with disposal of wastes and toxic...
View ArticleAfter WCL, ACC Cement in the dock for polluting Wardha river
After Western Coalfields Limited (WCL), ACC Limited's cement plant has been found polluting Vidarbha's second biggest river Wardha near Ghugus in Chandrapur district, which is infamous for being the...
View ArticleExperts to move Green Tribunal, SC over water bodies
Water experts and scientists from Bengaluru and Bhopal have decided to jointly approach the National Green Tribunal (NGT), Chennai, and the Supreme Court (SC) about freeing the City’s water bodies from
View ArticleStudy points to uranium trace in city’s drinking water
A study being conducted at Guru Nanak Dev University pointed to the rising level of uranium in the city’s groundwater table. According to Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) of India, the permissible
View ArticleNGT orders joint inspection into polluting sugar industry
The National Green Tribunal today directed Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) to conduct a joint inspection of Wave Industries Ltd (Sugar Unit) in
View ArticleTerritorial Army help sought to clean Ganga
Keen to ensure that river Ganga gets rid of pollution in line with its poll promise, the BJP government has sought the support of the Territorial Army to constitute the Ganga Task Force that would prevent
View ArticleJudgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution of river Yamuna...
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Manoj Misra Vs Union of India & Others dated 13/01/2015 regarding pollution of river Yamuna.The Tribunal
View ArticleJudgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding air pollution and the...
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Rajiv Narayan & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 13/01/2015 regarding serious air pollution and...
View ArticleBWSSB plugs leakage at STP, checks flow of sewage into Jakkur lake
Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) officials on Monday plugged leakages at the sewage treatment plant (STP) which was the main cause of sewage water entering Jakkur Lake and leading to huge
View ArticleHefty fine on dumping waste in Yamuna
An article titled “And quiet flows the Maili Yamuna” inspired a court case in 1994 focussing on preventing pollution in the river. Crores of rupees were flushed in the name of resurrecting the river with
View ArticleNGT imposes Rs 5,000 fine for polluting Yamuna
Expressing its concern over pollution of the Yamuna, the National Green Tribunal on Tuesday cracked the whip and imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 on individuals for throwing waste or religious items into the
View ArticleCapturing Pamba at its polluted worst
The photograph of a Sabarimala pilgrim drinking pipe water beside the jungle river contaminated with toxic waste shows the mess that 'Kaanana Kshetram' has turned into. The telling photograph is part of
View ArticleIn a month, over 300 down with diarrhea
Hundreds of people have taken ill due to a diarrhoea outbreak in the ward number 40 of the city. Hordes of people in the Shaheed Babu Labh Singh Nagar and New Rattan Nagar areas of the city have fallen
View ArticleAct before Narmada turns Ganga or Yamuna: Panel to MP govt
Expressing concern over pollution in Narmada, the green panel on Wednesday said the state shouldn't wait for the river to become another Ganga or Yamuna where pollution levels are alarmingly high. Unhappy
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