MP, pollution board get HC notice on Narmada pollution
JABALPUR: Madhya Pradesh High Court (MPHC) has issued notices to state government and state pollution control board over sewage flowing into Narmada river in different districts. Respondents have been
View ArticleWet wipes found on British beaches up more than 50% in 2014
The number of wet wipes washing up on beaches in the UK increased by more than 50% last year, say conservationists, who have urged people to stop flushing them down their toilets. The results of Marine
View ArticleDirections issued in UP to check dumping of bodies in rivers'
Uttar Pradesh Government has issued directions to authorities to stop the practice of dumping dead bodies directly into rivers, after 81 bodies were recovered from Ganga in Unnao district of the state
View ArticleGreenpeace reveals sustainable fashion brands
Greenpeace has today announced its Detox Catwalk, listing how major fashion brands rank on removing toxic chemicals from their supply chains and tackling water pollution. As part of the four-year Detox
View ArticleThe Fukushima Daiichi disaster: 4 years on
4 years after a tsunami caused devastation and a nuclear disaster in Japan’s Fukushima prefecture, life is far from restored for the local residents evacuated from the area. Justin McCurry reports.
View ArticleQuarter million affected by Vallikamam water pollution
The authorities should take immediate steps to reverse the process of water pollution caused by oil waste in Vallikamam in the North, Jaffna University Medical Faculty Prof. Daya Somasundaram said.
View ArticleJaffna groundwater does not contain dangerous pollutants- MDT Walkers PLC
The report that regional groundwater in and around Chunnakam, Jaffna, does not consist dangerous pollutants, was a great relief to the public and is a major step in the positive direction, opined MTD...
View ArticleWork starts on cleaner water for city suburbs
WORK began yesterday on a project that will supply cleaner tap water to some 6.5 million residents in Shanghai’s suburban districts and serve as a main backup source for downtown residents. The Huangpu
View Article37,000 million litres of sewage flows into rivers daily: Report
Events around World Water Day, which is marked every year on March 22, may remind everyone about the implications of dwindling water reserves due to population pressure and pollution but the message is,
View ArticleStop ground water pollution for future
Meerut: On the occasion of World Water Day, MP from Meerut Rajendra Agarwal, DIG of Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) K Satyanarayan and environmentalist Arun Tivari showed their concern over the...
View ArticleReview 1994 water pact to revive Yamuna: Experts
The Centre may have assured the Yamuna Muktikaran Abhiyan protesters that the "ecological flow" in the river will be restored in Delhi, but experts say this can't be done without revisiting the 1994 water
View ArticleNational park: Biodiversity of Margallas at risk
Private settlements, quarries, construction of roads, water contamination and introduction of exotic plant species are some of the factors affecting biodiversity in Margalla Hills National Park (MHNP).
View Article37 pollution hotspots along Pampa to be monitored
As many as 37 hotspots of pollution along the Pampa will be monitored for water quality, under the Save Pampa, Save Vembanad campaign taken up by the Centre for Water Resources Development and Management
View ArticleSurprise Finding Heightens Concern Over Tiny Bits Of Plastic Polluting Our...
Scientists are looking for -- and finding -- little bits of plastic in a lot of places lately: ice cores, deep sea sediments, coral reefs, crab gills, the digestive system of mussels, even German beer.
View ArticleNigeria: Bonga Oil Spill- Impacted Communities Begin Verification of...
Communities impacted by the 2011 Shell's Bonga offshore oil spill in Bayelsa and Delta States have commenced verification of claims by people impacted by the incident. George Ibobra, the immediate past
View ArticleBoard of Audit: Billions of yen wasted in Fukushima No. 1 cleanup
Government auditors say Tepco has wasted more than a third of the ¥190 billion in taxpayer money allocated for cleaning up Fukushima No. 1. A Board of Audit report describes various expensive machines
View ArticleRio Olympics 2016: Rio Mayor Says Polluted Guanabara Bay Unlikely To Be...
Olympic sailing teams might notice something fishy in the water when they compete in next summer’s games in Rio de Janeiro -- that is, potentially thousands of dead fish, along with piles of trash and
View ArticleUganda: Miners, Govt Decry Poor Disposal of Mercury in Mining
Gold miners in the country have expressed concern on the improper disposal of mercury within the industry. Mercury is used in all gold mines in the country to sieve or attract 'gold dusts' from soil.
View ArticleNigeria: Oil Spill- Era/FoEN Accuses Shell of Denying Communities JIV Reports
Yenagoa — The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth (ERA/FoEN) has raised the alarm that Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria has been denying host communities in the Niger Delta...
View ArticleClean Yamuna’ activist give Centre time to act
Mathura: After staging a protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, the "nirmal aur aviral" (clean and uninterrupted flow) campaigners are back in Braj. The leaders of the movement hope that the central...
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