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Centre backs UT on declaring eco zone around Sukhna sanctuary

The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has “prima facie” found merit in the recommendations by the Chandigarh administration for declaring an eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) around the Sukhna...

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MEP Miriam Dalli urges ‘urgent action’ to protect maritime environment

Speaking ahead of the G7 summit that is due to be held in the coming days, Maltese MEP Miriam Dalli said that more attention to the maritime environment was necessary. Speaking during the plenary session

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Grassroot efforts lead the clean-up of Brazil's Guanabara Bay

The government promised to clean up Guanabara bay before 2016, but civil society is having to step in and do the job instead Entering the mangrove forest, trees tower overhead as crabs scuttle along

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Firms in Tianjin to pay 10 times more for pollution

The fee is now 2.75 yuan (44 US cents) per kilogram of smoke and dust, compared with the 0.275 yuan that had been charged since 2003. The fee for dust at construction sites has also been increased —

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Toxic effluents impacting fields, public health

DUGGIRALA (Guntur): As many as eight villages in Duggirala and Tenali mandals in Guntur district are bearing the brunt of toxic release from CCL Products (India) Ltd, a coffee exporting company operating

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Citizens, NGOs to join hands with officials for Clean Godavari Campaign on...

On behalf of Green Kumbh, the district collector and municipal commissioner had organised a meeting to plan cleaning of the rivers in the city on occasion of World Environment Day on June 5. Citizens and

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CPCB team collects water sample to check pollution

Acting on the directions of the National Green Tribunal, a team from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) reached Pal stone crusher in Halduchaud on the weekend. The team collected samples of water

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NGT compensation fee will boost clean Yamuna plan

The Yamuna, which travels through Delhi collecting garbage, sewage, construction waste, religious offerings and industrial effluents, may still have a chance to become pollution-free. Environmentalists

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Grave concern: No allocation in upcoming PSDP to clean Rawal Lake yet

The relevant authorities are once again overlooking the rising level of pollution in the Rawal Lake as no financial allocation has been made so far in the coming budget of the Planning Division to tackle

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Seoul City speeds up U.S. base pollution probe

Seoul City has accelerated its probe into the suspected pollution of the U.S. military base in the capital as part of its efforts to seek the source of oil leaks, officials said Monday. The Seoul...

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China rules that all polluters held accountable regardless of fault

China's top court on Monday ruled that all polluters will be liable for any damage they have on the environment even if they do not breach regulations. According to a legal explanation issued by the

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Jajpur tribals walk miles only to get polluted water

Tribal villages of Sukinda block and Badachana block in Jajpur district are facing acute water scarcity since the month of April. Since temperature is going up, the problem will be compounded. The...

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Dutch inventor Boyan Slat has ingenious scheme to scoop up polluting plastics...

Call it a Roomba for the ocean. A young Dutch innovator has come up with a boom invention to help the Pacific Ocean rid itself of some of the 8 million tons of plastics. Boyan Slat's plan is to set

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On the shores of Malawi’s lake of stars, activists raise uranium fears

The sun rises over Lake Malawi. As fishermen bring their overnight catch to shore, the purring motors of their dugout canoes spread ripples across waters once dubbed the “lake of stars” by David...

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Chinese Apparel Makers Face Pressure to Reduce Water Pollution

Apparel makers in China are facing growing pressure from regulators and high-profile brands to tackle wastewater pollution from their factories. The textile industry has long been one of China’s largest

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600m litres of sewage is killing Varthur Lake daily

BENGALURU: The report card has arrived. Varthur Lake is frothing because of sewage. And it's high time the BBMP and BWSSB initiated measures to treat more than 600mld (million litre per day) of sewage

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Sewage killing Yamuna, feel 95 per cent Delhiites

TERI releases Environmental Survey 2015 A latest survey conducted to gauge the perception of people toward various environmental issues in the Capital has revealed that over 92 per cent of city dwellers

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River water unsafe for drinking without treatment: Survey

Despite various efforts of the government to depollute rivers across the country, water was found unsafe for drinking without treatment, according to a survey conducted by a green advocacy body. A survey

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Polluters Warned by U.K. Judge of Bank-Sized Fines for Breaches

Large companies should face hefty financial penalties, equal to those dished out in the banking industry, if they break pollution and environmental laws, a U.K. Court of Appeal judge said. A severe breach

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The Dangers of Microbeads in Personal Care Products

Microbeads, those tiny plastic beads included in personal care products for exfoliating power, have been popular for a number of years, with a growing number of companies sneaking them into toothpaste,

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