NEW DELHI, July 22: According to a report submitted by the State Minister of Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh in the Rajya Sabha recently, about 10 rivers in Asom are heavily polluted.
According to a PIB release, the polluted rivers are Bharalu and Deepar Bill at Guwahati and Burhi Dihing at Duliajan.

Mumbai: The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has chosen Attero Recycling, an e-waste recycling company, as a first recycler to be given registration by the ministry of environment and forests.

Nitin Gupta, CEO of the Attero Recycling, said, "The registration by the CPCB is in recognition of our commitment to the cause of the environment."

New Delhi: If you feel dizzier in summer, there is a good reason for it.

As the mercury mounts, a little-known summer pollutant comes to play, jeopardising public health.

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New Delhi: Under the Yamuna Action Plan, about Rs 1,500 crore has been spent so far on cleaning the river and another project worth Rs 4,000 crore is ready to take off. This has, however, made little difference to the state of the river. Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit recently observed that the river was no better than a drain.

New Delhi: There is a bag full of green issues that the next environment minister will have tackle as he/she takes over. Some of them are politically tricky while others are keenly watched by the industry and yet more that the entire world will be keeping an eye out for.

Srinagar: Imagine the Dal Lake without its houseboats. If that left you with a sense of emptiness, get used to it. The future of the 1,200-odd houseboats, which have been a part of the famous water body in the heart of Srinagar for more than a century now, is under threat.

CPCB Says Ghazipur Slaughterhouse Worse Than 1939 British Model
Dhananjay Mahapatra | TNN

New Delhi: The ultra-modern abattoir built at Ghazipur at a cost of Rs 123 crore does not even conform to a 1939 British Raj scheme for a slaughterhouse at Najafgarh, alleged the apex pollution control board in the Supreme Court on Wednesday.

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