BMC starts mapping areas with high levels of water contamination
The BMC, on a daily basis, conducts tests on samples collected from every ward at the Dadar and Bhandup water treatment complexes. In A bid to check the problem of water contamination in the city,
View ArticleKolhapur’s ESR drafted in fortnight
KOLHAPUR: The Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) seems to be non-serious towards the city's environmental status. This was evident from the fact that its annual environment status report (ESR) for...
View ArticleNew York politicians seek ban on microbeads in cosmetics, cite water pollution
New York political leaders on Monday renewed their push to outlaw microbeads, the personal care plastic additives blamed for polluting waterways, and urged a statewide ban even as Congress considers...
View ArticleEU countries agree textile chemical ban
EU member states have agreed to ban a toxic substance widely found in clothing because it poses an “unacceptable risk” to the environment. Countries unanimously voted in favour of extending existing
View ArticleCooum to get a Rs. 41-crore makeover
Work will begin on 11.4-km portion of waterway Soon, Cooum river will get a makeover with the Water Resources Department (WRD) gearing up to desilt and improve portions of it simultaneously. As part
View ArticleIndustries polluting groundwater: HC flak for Ghaziabad DM, pollution board
The PIL had alleged that polluting industrial units, factories using chemicals and brick kilns were destroying the ground water quality in Loni, Pilkhuwa and Moradnagar blocks of Ghaziabad. The Allahabad
View ArticleArsenic toxicity exceeds WHO limit by nearly 8 times in Gomti, reveals study
LUCKNOW: Gomti, which is considered to be the lifeline of Lucknow and for its citizens, is now in grip of Arsenic contamination. And if the findings of a research article are to be believed, then the...
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding encroachment of Nayanjuli...
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Paschim Banga Vigyan Manch & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 21/07/2015 regarding encroachment of
View ArticleClean-up ordered after China’s Yangtze turns into a river of floating rubbish
Workers are cleaning up a layer of rubbish floating along the banks of the Yangtze River in Chongqing province. The river has suffered from waste pollution for many years, and household rubbish is often
View ArticleTo reduce water pollution, BMC to lay additional sewer lines along rivers
In order to prevent further pollution of the city's rivers, such as the Mithi, Poisar and Dahisar rivers, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation is planning to construct additional sewer lines around...
View ArticleDespite Pollution Warnings, an Official Will Jump Into Onondaga Lake
As head of the Department of Environmental Conservation, Joseph Martens oversaw the decision to ban hydraulic fracturing for natural gas in New York State. Now Mr. Martens has decided to jump, though
View ArticleShrinking Gomti's flow, a major concern for experts
The state government has extensive plans for Gomti's channelization and riverfront development but the environment experts are more concerned about constantly shrinking river-flow. Studies suggest that
View ArticlePar panel suggests ways to curb pollution in Amritsar
A House panel today suggested a slew of measures to the Punjab government to curb increasing levels of air, water and noise pollution in Amritsar, even as it blamed industries and urban local bodies for
View ArticleNGT seeks report from pollution board
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Shillong Pollution Control Board (SPCB) to submit a detailed action taken report along with status report within four weeks on actual ground initiatives to
View ArticleConcern over excess use of pesticides in pineapple farms
Residents say dam water will be contaminated The recent surge in pineapple cultivation on the slopes of Akamalavaram hills bordering the catchment areas of Malampuzha Dam has started raising widespread
View ArticlePanel fails to submit mandatory reports
The committee set up under the Pune divisional commissioner to monitor progress in curbing pollution of the Panchganga river has not submitted the mandatory quarterly reports before the Bombay high court.
View ArticleAddicted to antibiotics, Chile's salmon flops at Costco, grocers
Chile's salmon farmers are using record levels of antibiotics to treat a virulent and pervasive bacteria, driving away some U.S. retailers including Costco Wholesale Corp, which is turning to...
View ArticleQuestion raised in Lok Sabha on cleaning of Yamuna, 23/07/2015
Question raised in Lok Sabha on cleaning of Yamuna, 23/07/2015. For pollution abatement of river Yamuna, financial assistance is being provided to Haryana, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh since 1993 in a phased
View ArticleQuestion raised in Lok Sabha on cleaning of Ganga, 23/07/2015
Question raised in Lok Sabha on cleaning of Ganga, 23/07/2015. (a) There are several factors responsible for polluting the Ganga river, the major factors being the direct discharge of industrial effluents
View ArticleEvaluation of spatial pattern of altered flow regimes on a river network...
Alteration of the spatial variability of natural flow regimes has been less studied than that of the temporal variability, despite its ecological importance for river ecosystems. Here, we aimed to...
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