Water Pollution

Guj govt tweaked Central water quality norms: Suresh Mehta

Politician turned activist Suresh Mehta Monday alleged the Gujarat government has tweaked water purity standards, as a result of which more than four crore people in the state are forced to drink c

Publication Date: 
26/03/2019
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Gujarat, Water Quality, Drinking Water, Total Dissolved Solids, Narmada, Water Pollution
Environment

GSFC gets green nod for expansion of fertiliser unit in Gujarat

Gujarat State Fertilisers and Chemicals (GSFC) has received green nod for expansion of its fertiliser unit in the state that will entail an investment of about Rs 8.75 crore, according to an offici

Publication Date: 
26/03/2019
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Gujarat, Environment Clearance (EC), Chemical Industry, Chemical Fertilisers, Environment
Water Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding untreated industrial effluents being discharged in Kharicut Canal, Khari river, Gujarat, 25/03/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Ajitsinh Bhurubha Vaghela & Inhabitants of several Villages of Kheda Taluka, Distt. Kheda Vs State of Gujarat dated 25/03/2019 regarding untreated industrial effluents being discharged in Kharicut Canal which is meeting Khari River in Gujarat affecting irrigation facilities of the inhabitants and the only source of water for irrigation and for consumption by animals like cattles and sheep. Borewells have been dug in Bheraj, Pinngloj, Navagaon, Lali villages without permission of the Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB).

Judgement Date: 
25/03/2019
Tags:
Industrial Pollution, Khari, River Pollution, Waste Disposal, Gujarat, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Groundwater Pollution
Environment

Green nod to HPCL Shapoorji's LNG terminal

AHMEDABAD: Setting the stage for building the fourth liquified natural gas (LNG) terminal in Gujarat, the ministry of environment, forest and climate change (MoEF) has accorded environmental and CR

Publication Date: 
20/03/2019
Times Of India (Ahmedabad)
Tags:
Gujarat, Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), Coastal Regulations, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Environment
Water Pollution

Gujarat Pollution Control Board joint report found groundwater worse than treated effluent

A report of groundwater pollution in Luna village accessed by an environment NGO has once again pointed to the alarming rate of groundwater contamination in the industrial belt in Padra in Vadodara

Publication Date: 
19/03/2019
Daily News Analysis (Ahmedabad)
Tags:
Gujarat, Groundwater Pollution, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), NGO, Total Dissolved Solids, Water Pollution
Health

Ahmedabad reports 331 waterborne cases in 2 weeks

Weekly health bulletin by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) reported the rise in the waterborne diseases within city limits.

Publication Date: 
19/03/2019
Daily News Analysis (Ahmedabad)
Tags:
Gujarat, Municipal Corporation, Ahmedabad (T), Jaundice, Waterborne diseases, Health
Environment

Time to say goodbye to single use plastics

While Ahmedabad was ranked as India’s sixth cleanest city in the Swachh Survekshan survey, dumping sites and landfills in and around Ahmedabad have been overflowing with garbage, most of which is n

Publication Date: 
19/03/2019
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Gujarat, Plastics, Ahmedabad (T), Municipal Corporation, Non-Biodegradable Waste, Environmental Security, Environment
Health

Over 5L people in city fall prey to kidney diseases

Ahmedabad: A shocking revelation that came from city-based nephrologists says that rougly 5 lakh people in Ahmedabad are estimated to suffer from a kidney disorder.

Publication Date: 
14/03/2019
Times Of India (Ahmedabad)
Tags:
Gujarat, Ahmedabad (T), Population, Diseases, Health Effects, Health
Health

Swine flu: 52 cases come to light in Ahmedabad, 1 dead

A day after swine flu cases in the state crossed 4,000, more than 50 cases of the H1N1 virus were reported on Wednesday.

Publication Date: 
14/03/2019
Daily News Analysis (Ahmedabad)
Tags:
Gujarat, Swine Flu, Infectious Diseases, Influenza, Health Effects, Ahmedabad (D), Health
Mining

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal mining in and around Balaram Ambaji sanctuary, District Banaskantha, Gujarat, 13/03/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Ashok Shrimali Vs Union of India & Others dated 13/03/2019 regarding illegal mining in and around Balaram Ambaji sanctuary, District Banaskantha, Gujarat. According to the applicant, the mining is illegal as the area is protected and is declared as sanctuary and is also having endangered flora and fauna. No mining is permitted within 1 Km. of protected areas and no clearance has been taken under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.

Judgement Date: 
13/03/2019
Tags:
Balaram Ambaji SA, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Mining, Protected Area Conservation, Banas Kantha, Gujarat

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