Green Ministry Plans New Scale to Categorise Polluting Industries
FIXED PARAMETERS Industries which seek nod to set up units will be graded on basis of score comprising weightage for air pollution, water quality and nature of waste The environment ministry is...
View ArticleDoctors diagnose 'serious health risks' of fracking
Doctors and other health professionals have added their weight to the campaign for an immediate moratorium on fracking in the UK as a new report from health charity Medact warns that exploratory drilling
View ArticleEU to ban owners from scrapping ships on South Asian beaches
European, Turkish and Chinese recyclers are set to benefit from strict new EU rules on breaking up old ships, but the practice of dismantling them on beaches in South Asia at great human and environmental
View ArticleAfter failing to report tainted rainwater leak, Tepco vows to release all...
Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Monday it will release all available radiation data associated with its Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, in response to criticism over its failure to swiftly announce
View ArticleNEPA warns Wray and Nephew about pollutants from Appleton Estate
J Wray and Nephew Limited, operators of Appleton Estate, have been served with a warning about pollutants coming from the facility along the North Elim River in St Elizabeth. The National Environment
View ArticleTampon tests' could be used to track sewage in rivers
Glow-in-the-dark tampons could be used to show where sewage is seeping into rivers, scientists have suggested. A study has found that tampons absorb even tiny amounts of “brighteners” found in detergents,
View ArticleDairy Industry Posing Pollution Threat To New Zealand's Rivers, Says Expert
Despite New Zealand’s global success as the largest dairy products exporter, concerns are becoming loud that many of its serene rivers, including Waitaki River, will be facing the brunt of pollutants...
View ArticleGlow-in-the-dark TAMPONS shed light on water pollution: Cotton care products...
They may not be the most glamourous of scientific instruments, but tampons could help experts clean up polluted rivers. Engineers believe the super absorbent properties of tampons could be used to detect
View ArticleChina to clean up act on environment with water commitment
China is set to tackle its heavily-polluted water supplies by enforcing polluting industries to treat discharged water The country is expected to launch an action plan later this month following approval
View ArticleAgricultural contaminant impacts fish reproductive behavior
A common growth-promoting hormone used worldwide in the cattle industry has been found to affect the sexual behaviours of fish at a very low concentration in waterways – with potentially serious...
View ArticlePanel on Yamuna 'E-flow': Centre calls for consensus among members
Differences of opinion among the members of a panel set up to decide on the 'Environmental Flow' in Yamuna river has forced the Ministry of Water Resources to ask them to arrive at a consensus so that
View ArticleRafting in Rishikesh: Green Tribunal asks Centre to respond
The National Green Tribunal has sought the Centre's response on "unregulated" operation of rafting camps on the banks of Ganga from Shivpuri to Rishikesh in Uttarakhand. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson
View ArticleChina to unveil measures to fight water pollution
China is to launch an action plan to protect the quality of its scarce water resources after years of rapid economic growth that have left much of its water supply too polluted for human consumption or
View ArticleMore power to Sonbhadra, but will its population get strength
On paper, any district would be envious of Sonbhadra, the district which has footprints of all of the world's five economic powerhouses. China, Japan, the US, UK, and erstwhile USSR have built power...
View ArticleGroundwater tests continue at Cuncolim, Bethora
The JICA funded project for monitoring ground water contamination is underway at the Cuncolim and Bethora industrial estates. Officials of Asahi Geo Survey and Goa State Pollution Control Board completed
View ArticleYamuna, Hindon most polluted rivers: Study
In a study submitted to the environment ministry last month, the Central Pollution Control Board has identified Yamuna and Hindon as the most polluted among 13 rivers in UP. CPCB has identified polluted
View ArticleWater samples found highly contaminated
A whopping 24 water samples taken from across schools in the district have been reported to be highly contaminated as per statistics provided by the Health Department. Putting the lives of thousands
View ArticleGanga cleaning: Centre breather for industries
Offering a temporary reprieve to the polluting industries located on the banks of the Ganga, the government has extended the deadline for installing real-time effluent discharge meters till June 30.
View ArticleTwo arrested for polluting China's world heritage waterway
TWO Chinese men have been arrested for allegedly discharging hazardous acid waste into the Grand Canal, a World Heritage site, according to local procurators. The suspects were accused of releasing
View ArticleHand pump water full of iron content in Bangana
IPH Dept puts up signboards against use of water for drinking Hand pumps, installed by the Irrigation and Public Health (IPH) Department in Bangana block of Una district, are pumping out excessive...
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