Food processing pollutes villages
Residents of Hoai Duc district's Duong Lieu Village complain they have had to live for years with pollution caused by thousands of cubic metres of untreated waste water discharged from the nearby food
View ArticleNGT directs chief secretaries of UP, U'khand to attend meeting
The National Green Tribunal today directed chief secretaries of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand to attend a meeting this week for devising a plan for improving water quality in six districts of western...
View ArticleKali river contaminates groundwater
Rivers in western Uttar Pradesh like Kali, Krishna and Hindon have been polluted to dangerous levels because of the industrial waste released illegally into them by the industries. So grave is the...
View ArticleResidents use dead fish to protest polluted rivers
Hundreds of kilograms of dead fish were brought to the headquarters of the People's Committee in coastal Ba Ria-Vung Tau province, in a protest against river pollution yesterday morning. Local residents
View ArticleRivers of acid' in Zambian villages
Zambian villagers are taking a multinational copper mining firm to court in the UK, accusing it of poisoning their water. The BBC's Nomsa Maseko visited the area which has allegedly been polluted. Dressed
View ArticlePeriyar discolouration within permissible limits, finds PCB
KOCHI: The state pollution control board (PCB) found that the discolouration of Periyar waters on the Eloor stretch here was within permissible limits. "This stretch comes under class 'E' which includes
View ArticleNGT seeks report from chief secretary on arsenic contamination
The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Eastern Zone Bench, on Monday, directed the chief secretary to file a report on the arsenic situation in West Bengal. The NGT had earlier expressed concern after going
View ArticleFluorosis crippling Chhattisgarh village
BAIKUNTHPUR: A large number of villagers, including children, around Korea district headquarters in North Chhattisgarh are suffering from fluorosis- that cause deformities in children and elderly due to
View ArticleCalifornia to ban facial scrubs, toothpastes with plastic microbeads to...
A new legislation has been passed by the California State Senate to ban the sale of personal care products containing plastic microbeads on Friday, Sept 4. The amended bill would prohibit the use of...
View ArticleEstrogen in the Environment May be Changing the Gender of Frogs in Suburbia
It turns out that estrogen may be causing frogs to change in suburban areas. Scientists have found that estrogen is changing the ratio of male to female green frogs at nearby ponds. In this latest study,
View ArticleUganda: Environmentalists Call for Tough Laws to Protect Lake Victoria
Jinja — Environmentalists under the Environmental Conservation Effort, a non-governmental organisation, have called on government to institute tough laws in order to protect Lake Victoria from pollution.
View ArticleOnline system to check pollution at diesel plant
KOCHI: The Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) will install an online emission monitoring system and effluent quality monitoring system at its Brahmapuram diesel power plant. The systems will enable
View ArticleKanpur development authority to take steps to save Pandu river from pollution
Kanpur Development Authority (KDA) will take an initiative to save river Pandu, a tributary of Ganga, from pollution. A resolution to this effect may be placed in the KDA board meeting slated to be held
View ArticleState attempts to clean up Godavari gets MP’s pat
NASHIK: Maharashtra's efforts to make the Godavari clean have earned accolades from Madhya Pradesh, the host of next year's Kumbh Mela. "I appreciate the efforts taken by the government departments
View ArticleNGT summons UP chief secy over river pollution
MEERUT: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has summoned chief secretaries of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand over the issue of rising pollution levels in the Hindon, Krishna and Kali rivers which originate
View ArticleZimbabwe: Masvingo Set to Ease Mutirikwi Pollution Woes
Masvingo City Council has completed a $500 000 dedicated power line project to provide uninterrupted electricity supply at its sewer pump stations and treatment plant to reduce rampant pollution in Lake
View ArticleToxic Mercury in California Coastal Waters May be from Sea Lions and Elephant...
Mercury pollution in California may be coming from a surprising source: elephant seals. Scientists have found that molting elephant seals actually shed considerable amounts of mercury into coastal waters.
View ArticleNGT fines Agra builders, colonies Rs 1.41cr for polluting
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has slapped a fine of Rs 1.41 crore on nine colonies and three builders here for polluting Yamuna river. According to Agra Development Authority (ADA) secretary...
View ArticleCyanide spills in Philippines surface in wake of Unity Mining withdrawal
The man promoting a controversial underground gold mine near Majors Creek was in charge of an Australian mine in the Philippines which discharged cyanide-laden waste into creeks, killing fish and other
View ArticleRwanda: Miners Cautioned On River Pollution
Miners in Kamonyi District have been called upon to avoid polluting rivers when extracting minerals. Francis Kayumba, the director of Regulation and Inspection unit at the Mines and Geology department
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