The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has also identified these three river stretches among the 15 most-polluted river stretches in the country.

The order came after the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) informed it that a number of sealed e-waste industries were operating illegally in densely populated residential areas

NAVI MUMBAI: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday brought huge relief to people living along the Kasadi river and Panvel creek by ordering immediate closure of 350 polluting industries in

Up to Rs 1-cr fine on cards

NEW DELHI: Despite staring at a huge gap between sanctioned and completed projects, the Union water resources minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday claimed that the result of Ganga cleaning works woul

The study also showed that the presence of faecal matter and solid waste that found its way into the river after holy dips.

It’s also a first in a major initiative that could be replicated across the region to monitor the rising pollution in its water bodies and put in place preventive measures.