Factories discharging effluents into Yamuna asked to shift
MATHURA: As many as 67 small factories in the city who are discharging effluents directly into the Yamuna have been asked to shift from their current location by end of next month. "Sixty-seven small
View ArticleIndiscriminate stone lifting posing great threat to water sources
Thousands of people living in Bandarban of Chittagong Hill Tracts are facing an acute crisis of safe drinking water as the sources are being destroyed by rampant stone lifting. Various streams and springs
View ArticleVillagers upset at no allocation for cleaning western U.P. rivers
The Samajwadi Party government, which allocated Rs. 400 lakh for cleaning of the Gomti river in the budget presented on Tuesday, is not “sincere” about cleaning the three polluted rivers of Western Uttar
View ArticleProtest rally to save Palar from pollution
Members of the Palar Protection Coordination Committee, Vellore and Tiruvannamalai districts took out a rally from Murugan Temple in Kagitha Pattarai to the Collectorate here and staged a demonstration
View ArticleIllegal hotel pipes remain despite removal order
Chairman of the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) Jose Manuel Noronha has decided to knock on the doors of the State administration for action as Cavelossim villagers cried foul over the non...
View ArticleRiver expert files report on Chandrabhaga River to NGT
KOLKATA: A report filed by river expert Kalyan Rudra to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) pointed to 'total extinction of biodiversity' in the Chandrabhaga River in Birbhum due to dumping of flyash from
View ArticleControversial Spanish mine to repoen
A controversial mine which caused one of Spain’s biggest ever environmental disasters is set to reopen, the government has announced. Los Frailes mine in Aznalcóllar, near Seville, will resume operations
View ArticleThousands of dead fish found in Rio de Janeiro's Olympic sailing waters
Rio de Janeiro’s state environmental agency says it is investigating a fish die-off that has left thousands of carcasses floating in waters where sailing events are to be held when Brazil hosts next...
View ArticleIndia Spending $956 Million on Waste Plants Along Ganges
(Bloomberg) -- India is spending 59 billion rupees ($956 million) on sewage and waste treatment to begin cleaning its biggest and holiest waterway, the Ganges River. Of the 80 effluent treatment and...
View ArticleSewage still pours into Tapi downstream
SURAT: There is no improvement in the quality of water in Tapi river, despite several measures claimed to have been taken by Surat Municipal Corporation, experts say. SMC had in 2013 said there were
View ArticleSindri hand pumps to be tested for fluoride
Sindri: State agencies had always promoted the use of hand pumps over village ponds until it was discovered that the hand pump water in Brahmin tola of Gharbar village under Baliapur block of Dhanbad had
View ArticleOmfed plant polluting water in Bhubaneshwar: Panel
The Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) has issued a show-cause notice to Omfed plant at Chandrasekharpur here for allegedly causing water pollution. Board sources said water used for processing
View ArticleProposed neutrino project will affect groundwater resources in Western Ghat
In "Tunnel Vision blocks neutrino lab progress" (Feb 23), T Jayaraman, a physicist by training and professor at the school of habitat studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, said opposition to the
View ArticleEnvironment protection a vital duty of citizens’
District and Sessions judge Shivashankar B. Amarannavar said on Thursday that protection of environment was one of the important duties of a citizen. Mr. Amarannavar was speaking after presenting the
View ArticleAct against Ulhas units if MPCB fails
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has been directed to take action against effluent-spewing industries along Ulhas river, if the state pollution control board fails to act. A fortnight ago,
View ArticleWater contamination by tanneries effluent draws concerns
Most of tanneries discharge effluent into Nullah Aik which passes through the city and adjoining areas while tanneries located outside the municipal limits are discharging waste into Nullah Palkhu,...
View ArticleOil spill impact limited: set rule for waterways
The Government of Bangladesh-UN Joint Sundarbans Oil Spill Response Mission formally released its report on the Sundarbans oil spill at the CIRDAP auditorium on Sunday, stressing the need for rules and
View ArticleLake water cleanup a work in progress
The water quality of China's third-largest freshwater lake has been greatly improved since a massive algae bloom broke out in 2007, but pollution management remains a major problem, according to...
View ArticleActivist videos take on environmental track record of Adani mining company
The sun goes down over coal stacks that tower about the coastline in Mundra in India's west. The camera shows degraded farm land and kilometres of barren, dry coastline where the sea used to be.
View ArticleBritish American Tobacco drops and sues PwC over pollution scandal
British American Tobacco has dumped its auditors PwC and taken them to court over a potential $1bn (£651m) US environmental damages bill. It is the latest in a long line of tests for the Big Four auditing
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