NGT meet on Ganga pollution on May 1
KANPUR: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) will convene a joint meeting of the Pollution Control Board officials, chief secretary, principal secretary environment, National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG)
View ArticleGhaziabad NGO moves court over river pollution
An NGO has moved the chief judicial magistrate's court against senior officials of the Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation and the UP Pollution Control Board for not constructing any sewage treatment plant
View ArticleFor Tropical Island, a Brief Storm Surge Fuels Big Water Problem
Storm surge thrown onshore by tropical systems can kill, destroy property and reshape coastlines. Here’s another negative for the list: Depending on the makeup of the soil and local infrastructure, it
View ArticleSafer Pesticides? Targeted Control May be Our Best Bet
Pesticides have been earning themselves a pretty bum rap these days. One of the driving factors behind the decline of honeybees and butterflies around the world, these chemicals have even recently been
View ArticleChina to ban water-polluting paper mills, oil refineries
China will ban water-polluting paper mills, oil refineries, pesticide producers and other industrial plants by the end of 2016, as it moves to tackle severe pollution of the country's water supply.
View ArticleChina to ban water-polluting paper mills, oil refineries
China will ban water-polluting paper mills, oil refineries, pesticide producers and other industrial plants by the end of 2016, as it moves to tackle severe pollution of the country's water supply.
View ArticleProduction at MPM comes to a halt again
Board objects to mill’s failure to honour pollution control norms The production at Mysore Paper Mills (MPM), a public sector undertaking in Bhadravati, has been halted from April 15 owing to the...
View ArticleChina announces water pollution controls
BEIJING - A plan intensifying the government fight against water pollution in China was released Thursday. The Action Plan for Water Pollution Prevention and Control aims to reduce pollutants, improve
View ArticleZimbabwe: Mozambique and Zimbabwe Discuss River Pollution
Maputo — Delegations from the Mozambican and Zimbabwean authorities met this week in the central city of Chimoio to discuss the pollution of international rivers caused by illegal artisanal gold mining,
View ArticleStop use of polluted river water, NGO pleads in high court
The Godavari Gatarikaran Virodhi Manch, petitioners in the river pollution case who were asked by the Bombay high court on April 8 to file an application regarding pollution due to sewage treatment...
View ArticlePollution board to chalk out action plan to clean up Periyar
To discuss Cusat panel report with stakeholders Faced with the challenging task of cleaning up Periyar, the Kerala State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) is planning to bring all stakeholders together
View ArticlePlant on anvil to recycle Yamuna’s puja waste
Having identified that most of the puja waste dumped into the Yamuna is ‘green waste’, the capital’s premier land-owning agency is in the process of setting up a re-cycling plant along the river belt.
View ArticleUnscientific sewage disposal threatens Shimla's environs
Shimla: Unscientific disposal of sewage and solid waste is threatening the pristine environment and water sources of the Queen of Hills, as Shimla was fondly called by the British colonial rulers. Its
View Article94% of Irish bathing waters meet strict EU guidelines – EPA
A total of 94 per cent of Irish bathing waters are meeting stricter new EU standards, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has said. “Overall, the quality of Ireland’s bathing waters continues to
View ArticleChemical mishap killed hundreds of fish as Texas state aquarium
Hundreds of fish were killed at the Texas State Aquarium in Corpus Christi after an industrial chemical was mistakenly introduced to a huge tank instead of a drug commonly used to kill worms and lice in
View ArticleTackle illegal dumping of garbage on lake bund, say residents
Even as the Bengaluru Urban district administration is carrying out an anti-encroachment drive at Sarakki Lake, another issue which needs to be dealt with by the authorities immediately is the dumping
View ArticleSteel pickling units flouting green norms: NGO tells NGT
An NGO has moved the National Green Tribunal seeking execution of an order by which the green panel had directed DPCC to take action against stainless steel pickling industries in Wazirpur here, which
View ArticleExxon Mobil to pay $5.07 million for 2013 Arkansas oil spill
Exxon Mobil Corp has agreed to pay $5.07 million to resolve allegations it violated the federal Clean Water Act and state environmental laws in connection with a 2013 oil spill in Arkansas, the U.S....
View ArticleOceans are world's seventh largest economy worth $24tn, says WWF report
The monetary value of the world’s oceans has been estimated at US$24tn in a new report that warns that overfishing, pollution and climate change are putting an unprecedented strain upon marine ecosystems.
View ArticleWastewater treatment plants fined $3.3 million
Hebei province has fined six wastewater treatment plants nearly 20.48 million yuan ($3.3 million) for discharging excessive pollutants. A plant in Zaoqiang county was ordered to pay more than 6.8 million
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