Yamuna pollution threatens Taj: Parliamentary panel
A parliamentary panel has expressed concern over pollution affecting the Taj Mahal and linked it to the polluted Yamuna river that flows along the monument in Agra. The Parliamentary Standing Committee
View ArticleSchoolkids forced to drink unsafe water in Mansa dist
50% of the samples taken from govt schools fail lab test Hazardous and contaminated water from hand pumps containing excessive fluoride, chloride and bacteria is the only source of drinking water...
View ArticlePulled up by NGT, Indore Municipal Corporation allots 6cr for cleaning Khan...
INDORE: After being pulled up by National Green Tribunal (NGT) for slow pace of work and non-allocation of fund for cleaning of Khan and Saraswati rivers, Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) on Monday...
View ArticleTackle water pollution to make food safer
Public concern about adulterants such as formalin in food, underlies the growing number of enforcement drives we are witnessing to make the food we eat safer. However, awareness also needs to be raised
View ArticleCentral creek in Istanbul reaches alarming pollution level
The pollution in one of Istanbul’s central creeks has reached an excessive level, as the creek was recently seen covered with black-colored bubbles and emitting an unbearable smell. The Kurbağalıdere
View ArticleGreen group sues ConocoPhillips, CNOOC over China oil spill- report
A maritime court in the coastal city of Qingdao has said it will hear a landmark case brought by a nonprofit organisation against U.S. oil giant ConocoPhillips and China's CNOOC Ltd, the official China
View ArticleDifficult to maintain 10 cumecs in Yamuna: Haryana to NGT
Haryana government today told the National Green Tribunal that maintaining a minimum flow of at least 10 cumecs of water at Hathnikund barrage in Yamuna as directed by it would be difficult during lean
View ArticleRO water is not 100 per cent safe, claim health experts
Health experts have claimed that reverse osmosis water purifiers do not provide 100 per cent virus-free water and can lead to Hepatitis A and E. On the World Hepatitis Day, they advised citizens to drink
View ArticleRio Olympics organisers face pollution ‘challenges’ says IOC president
Organisers of next year’s Olympics in Rio de Janeiro face serious challenges over cleaning up the bay where the sailing competitions will be held, the IOC president Thomas Bach has admitted. Sailors
View ArticleWater Authority: Teva factory behind severe pollution of Tel Aviv-area river
The Teva Pharmaceutical Industries manufacturing plant in Kfar Sava has seriously contaminated the Yarkon River, according to sources at the Water Authority. Effluent containing very high concentrations
View ArticleSiak River in Riau ‘sick’, says environmental NGO
The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) has claimed that the 400-kilometer Siak River dividing the resource-rich province of Riau is in a condition of deterioration. “The river’s quality has
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding dumping of waste and...
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Residents Welfare Association Valley view Estate (Regd.) Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 29/07/2015 regarding dumping
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding river pollution Yamuna,...
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Manoj Mishra Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 29/07/2015 regarding river pollution Yamuna.The Tribunal
View ArticleCentre to prod State into saving B'luru lakes
Javadekar, who chaired a meeting of Bengaluru MPs and MLAs on rejuvenation of lakes here on Tuesday, said his ministry would fund the rejuvenation if the State government took affirmative steps to block
View ArticleU.S. Coast Guard investigates oil slick off California coast
The U.S. Coast Guard was investigating a large, patchy oil sheen that appeared off the Southern California coast west of Santa Barbara on Wednesday, not far from the site of a petroleum pipeline spill
View ArticleGroundwater unfit for drinking in 171 Mahendragarh villages
The groundwater is unfit for consumption in 171 villages of Mahendragarh district as the fluoride content in the water is high resulting in dental and skeletal fluorosis, anemia, gastroenteritis and other
View ArticleNational Green Tribunal notice over illegal nurseries
A bench headed by NGT chairperson, Justice Swatanter Kumar, after perusing a report submitted by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA), sought response from these nurseries by August 10, the next date
View ArticleRiver Ganga likely to be clean by 2020: Government
Cleaning of river Ganga is expected to be completed by 2020, by which time desired results of initiatives taken up for the purpose will be visible, the government has said. In reply to a question in
View ArticleVietnam Floods Kill 17 and Threaten to Pollute Ha Long Bay
Flooding in northern Vietnam has killed at least 17 people, with the continuing rain prompting concerns of landslides and of pollution from inundated coal mines reaching one of the country’s most famous
View ArticleNigeria: Australian Firm to Clear Hadejia River
Dutse — Governor Muhammad Abubakar Badaru of Jigawa State said yesterday that the state government had hired an Australian firm to provide a permanent solution to the problem of Typha grass that blocks
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