Water Pollution

Ahead of Kumbh, NGT checks Ganga water quality in Bijnor

Bijnor: A monitoring committee of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) checked the water quality of Ganga in Bijnor on Wednesday.

Publication Date: 
10/01/2019
Times Of India (Meerut)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Ganga, River Pollution, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Kumbh Mela, Water Pollution
Environment

Activists make case for inland waterways' green clearance

Over 50 concerned citizens comprising river ecologists, environmental activists and academicians, have appealed to Union Environment Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan, to submit before the National Green T

Publication Date: 
02/01/2019
Daily News Analysis (Delhi)
Tags:
Environment Clearance (EC), National Green Trbunal (NGT), Ganga, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Environment
Water Pollution

Residents, seers protest over sewage flowing into Ganga

Haridwar: After seers and local residents in Haridwar expressed outrage over sewage from as many as five drains flowing directly into the river Ganga, the authorities of Jal Sansthan and other agen

Publication Date: 
31/12/2018
Times Of India (Dehradun)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Haridwar (D), Ganga, River Pollution, Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), Water Pollution
Water Resources

65% depletion in monitored wells

Thiruvananthapuram: A comparison of the groundwater level for November 2017 and November 2018 shows decline in 65% of total monitoring wells and rise in 35% of the total monitoring stations.

Publication Date: 
28/12/2018
Times Of India (Thiruvananthapuram)
Tags:
Kerala, Groundwater, Central Groundwater Board (CGWB), Ganga, Water Resources
Environment

Ban relaxed, Kanpur can now produce leather at 50% capacity during Kumbh

Yogi revises order on 3-month closure of tanneries, cheers traders

Publication Date: 
28/12/2018
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Kumbh Mela, Industrial Pollution, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Ganga, River Pollution, Environment
Water Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding SPCB order of temporarily closing polluting industries due to Kumbh Mela, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, 19/12/2018

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of NCR Paper Mill Association Vs Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board dated 19/12/2018.

Judgement Date: 
19/12/2018
Tags:
Industrial Pollution, Ganga, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Religious Places, Uttar Pradesh, River Pollution
Environment

Law ministry view helped Ganga port evade green scrutiny

The documents, which were accessed by NGO Manthan Adhyayan Kendra, shows a clear difference of opinion between MoEF and Ministry of Shipping (MoS) over whether the project required prior environmen

Publication Date: 
20/11/2018
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Ganga, Environmental Security, Right To Information (RTI), Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Environment
Water Resources

Interim report on deposition of river bed material for Ganga river and its tributaries submitted before NGT, 19/11/2018

Interim report on deposition of river bed material for Ganga river and its tributaries in the matter of Vijay Verma Vs Uttarakhand Forest Development Corporation & Others filed before NGT, 19/11/2018. National Green Tribunal had restrained mining activity on seven river viz.

Judgement Date: 
19/11/2018
Tags:
Rivers, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Ganga, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Mining, Hydrology, Sediment Transport
Mining

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal sand mining in Yamuna River bed in the State of Uttar Pradesh, 24/10/2018

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of National Green Tribunal Bar Association Vs. MoEF And Suresh Kumar Vs. Union of India & Others dated 24/10/2018 regarding illegal sand mining in Yamuna River bed in the State of Uttar Pradesh. National Green Tribunal directs the States of Uttar Pradesh and Haryana to take note of the case and assessment of damages to be done and report to be submitted to the Tribunal.

Judgement Date: 
24/10/2018
Tags:
Mining, Yamuna, Ganga, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Sand, Minor Minerals
Water Resources

Nirmal' Ganga: Govt plans to finish 200 projects for ghats by March 2019, says Gadkari

NEW DELHI: In a bid to actualise the dream of a "nirmal" and "aviral" Ganga, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said Sunday the government is looking to complete about 200 projects for ghats and cremator

Publication Date: 
22/10/2018
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Ganga, Biodiversity Conservation, Haridwar (D), Water Resources

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