Public to have more say on pollution
About 80 percent of rivers in urban regions in China have been found to be filthy In its effort to clean up polluted urban rivers, China will give more weight to public opinion in determining which rivers
View ArticleGSPCB to collect water samples from idol immersion spots
Nodal agencies – Environment Department and District Collectorate have not been able to control the sale & transportation of Plaster of Paris idols efficiently PANJIM: Ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi, Goa
View ArticlePollution level high in temple tanks in Kanyakumari
Tanks are integral part of temples and devotees believe a dip in these holy waterbodies will absolve them of their sins. Urbanisation, poor maintenance, blocked inlets and outlets and lull in paddy...
View Article‘Check water pollution this puja season’
Rationalist activists of Humanist and Rationalist Organisation (HRO) in Berhampur of Odisha have approached the administration to initiate measures to check pollution of water bodies because of immersion
View ArticleNow, Maharashtra's Bhima river to be cleaned up
Taking a leaf out of prime minister Narendra Modi's 'Namami Gange' programme to clean up India's holiest river, the state government is planning to launch a similar rejuvenation of the Bhima river in...
View ArticleKTPS new unit generating power without pollution control systems
Nagpur: Koradi Thermal Power Station (KTPS) has started to generate power at its new unit without air and water pollution control systems in place. The unit is said to be operated on trial basis but...
View ArticleGovt pledges to protect Fewa and Rupa lakes
The government has drawn its attention towards the increasing pollution and uncontrolled spread of invasive plant species at Fewa Lake in Kaski district, one of the major tourist destinations. A meeting
View ArticleCivic body to prevent idol immersion in Yamuna
AGRA: Idols of elephant-headed god Ganesh have thronged city's markets for the annual Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations. A fairly private practice earlier, it is a large public festival today. But increasing
View ArticleHalf of world's sea turtles have swallowed plastic or other rubbish:...
SYDNEY, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) -- Rubbish and debris entering into the marine environment is become a more high profile issue after Australian researchers found more than half of the world's sea turtles have
View ArticleExperts press to conduct water audit in the city
Experts in the field has stressed the need for conducting a water audit in the Kozhikode Corporation to formulate a water policy to overcome water scarcity and to carry out remedial measures. The...
View ArticleEnvironmentalists for water-soluble idols
Ganesh Chaturthi is just round the corner and many residents in the city will be keeping Lord Ganesha idols at home for nine days and then finally immerse these in water on the tenth day....
View ArticleBeijing to impose fee on emitters to curb pollution- Xinhua
Manufacturers of furniture, petrochemicals, automobiles and electronics in Beijing will start paying fees in October for emitting volatile organic compounds (VOCs), a source of air pollution, the Xinhua
View ArticleIsrael's Environmental Protection Ministry Appeals Acquittal of Haifa...
The Environmental Protection Ministry last week appealed to the Haifa District Court against a lower court’s ruling that cleared the Haifa Port Company of charges of marine pollution. According to the
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding preventing and controlling...
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Manoj Mishra Vs. Union of India & Ors dated 16/09/2015 regarding preventing and controlling pollution of River
View Article'Yamuna will be clean in 3 years'
The now polluted Yamuna river will be cleaned within the next three years, asserted Delhi Water Minister Kapil Mishra on Wednesday while conducting a boat-ride inspection of the national capital's...
View ArticleOnly biodegradable Ganesha idols can be immersed: NGT
With the festive season round the corner, the National Green Tribunal on Wednesday passed a series of directions to make sure Yamuna is not choked with hazardous chemicals. It further said that, “the
View ArticleMonitor quality of water bodies: MPCB
To facilitate an environment-friendly Ganeshotsav, the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has directed its regional offices to carry out water quality monitoring of water bodies where idol...
View ArticleITBP to undertake ‘Swachh Ganga’ voyage
Troops of border guarding force of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) will undertake a massive 2,350 km ‘Swachh Ganga’ river rafting expedition next month as part of efforts to contribute to the...
View ArticlePolluted by Pak tanneries, Sutlej poses health hazard
The tanneries in Kasur in Pakistan, where the world-famous handmade “Kasuri jutti” is made, is spreading pollution across the border in Punjab. The tanneries are dumping tonnes of hazardous chemicals into
View ArticleA prayer for the river
On Monday morning, a man working with a leading private company was spotted praying on the footpath right outside the National Green Tribunal. All by himself, with his eyes shut, 43 year old Ketan Bajaj,
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