GSPCB road map to purify St Inez creek soon
PANJIM: Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) will soon release a road map for purifying the putrid St Inez creek that is highly contaminated with micro-organisms harmful to human health. GSPCB...
View ArticlePollution chokes city; air, water not spared
Ludhiana, the industrial hub of the state, has the unenviable distinction of being among the 10 most polluted cities of the world, according to a WHO report. Today, we have a close look at the air, water
View ArticleGreen turf' offers a secured career
JAIPUR: Career opportunities in the environment science offer research-based work, thrill, adventure and fat pay packages. Over a dozen disciplines related to environment science are being offered by...
View ArticleTannery owners seek monitoring date extension
KANPUR: Tannery owners of Kanpur Nagar have demanded to extend the monitoring date fixed by the Central and state pollution control boards. A delegation of tannery owners association met advocate general
View Article30 new sampling points in Mumbai to check water contamination
MUMBAI: Every monsoon, the BMC is deluged with complaints of water contamination. So this year, the civic body has increased the number of sampling points in the city. Around 30 new sampling points would
View ArticleUntreated waste polluting 70% water sources supplying cities, says CPCB
AURANGABAD: Untreated municipal sewage and effluents from cities and towns in the state being discharged untreated into rivers is causing 70% pollution of the drinking water sources, a recent assessment
View ArticleMIDC says all well with CETP, data shows otherwise
Constructed at a cost of over Rs 8 crore, the Central Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP) in the industrial area of Kurkhumb (Daund taluka of Pune) leaves much to be desired in terms of its performance. While
View ArticleTN must move NHRC on Cauvery pollution: PMK
PMK leader Anbumani Ramadoss has urged the State government to move the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on the issue of industrial effluent discharge into river Cauvery. At a press meet here on
View ArticleFish kill reported in Devarabeesanahalli lake
Hundreds of dead fish have been floating in the Devarabeesanahalli lake in Mahadevapura zone for the past two days, but none of the civic agency’s officials has taken note of it so far. The lake, spread
View ArticleWater ministry urges not to extend OCMS installation deadline
The Water Resources Ministry today urged Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar not to extend the June 30 deadline for installing real-time monitoring of effluents by the polluting industries along Ganga
View Article81% water samples from food vendors in A ward contaminated: BMC report
According to a report submitted by the ward office, the samples contain Escherichia coli bacteria or E-coli bacteria in them. Thirty out of 37, or 81 per cent of the water samples tested by the...
View ArticleHigh level of aluminium found in water samples
Can cause dementia and other neurological problems The toxic metal, aluminium, has been found more than the permissible limit in the drinking water samples tested by the government water quality testing
View ArticlePollution from dairy continues to grow
Green Party water spokesperson Catherine Delahunty says new reports from the Parliamentary Commission for the Environment indicate dairy intensification is causing increasing damage to New Zealand's...
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding water supply in the city of...
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Tribunal on its own motion Vs. Govt. of NCT, Delhi & Ors. dated 19/06/2015 regarding water supply in the city of
View ArticleCM to flag off clean Godavari campaign on June 27
NASHIK: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis will kick-start the Clean Godavari campaign as part of the Green Kumbh in Nashik on June 27. The drive in Nashik and Trimbakeshwar is part of the green mission
View ArticleNGT seeks city government response on dirty water
The appalling picture of water supply in the capital has prompted the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to seek the response of the city government in the matter saying there is a complete “mismanagement of
View ArticleWater quality is worse than 20 years ago
The Government has also admitted it is two years behind schedule in developing River Basin Management Plans (RBMPs) to improve standards, and that targets to achieve better quality have been missed. The
View ArticleSubmit pollution report, minister tells MPCB
AURANGABAD: Taking serious cognizance of the industrial houses rampantly violating environmental norms and releasing untreated hazardous chemical waste into rivers, district guardian minister Ramdas Kadam
View ArticleRenal Failure Scare in Ganjam Village
BERHAMPUR: The claims of the Central and State Governments notwithstanding, safe drinking water remains a distant dream for many in Ganjam district. A case in point is Ekagharia village under...
View ArticleMPCB directs Shree Hari Chemicals to shut down Mahad plant
This is the second time that the company had been asked to stop work. In February 2012, Shree Hari Chemicals had to close down production activities as per the directions of MPCB. Maharashtra Pollution
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