Water Pollution

4 cr rural Indians drink metal-contaminated water

Bengal, Rajasthan top in arsenic contamination

More than four crore people in rural India drink water contaminated by heavy metals, fluoride, arsenic, and nitrate.

Publication Date: 
21/02/2019
Radheshyam Jadhav
Business Line (New Delhi)
Tags:
Rajasthan, Drinking Water, West Bengal, Arsenic Poisoning, Water Pollution
Industry

Status Report related to functioning of ETPs. CETPs in Bithuja, Balotra and Jasol, Rajasthan, 19/02/2019

Status Report of the Committee Members in compliance of order of NGT dated 07.01.2019 relating to; functioning of ETPs; CETPs; HRTs and other facilities in the area of Bithuja, Balotra and Jasol, Rajasthan in the matter related to Digvijay Singh Vs. State of Rajasthan and Others.

Judgement Date: 
19/02/2019
Tags:
Industrial Pollution, Textile Industry, Rajasthan, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), River Pollution, Luni, Waste Disposal
Health

Official data put swine flu deaths at 7; total cases 1,669 in Delhi

NEW DELHI: The total number of swine flu cases in Delhi has gone up to 1,669.

Publication Date: 
14/02/2019
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Swine Flu, Influenza, Infectious Diseases, Rajasthan, Health
Health

Swine flu: Health department transfers 107 officials

JAIPUR: Amid the mounting cases of swine flu, health department has transferred 107 health department officials.

Publication Date: 
13/02/2019
Times Of India (Jaipur)
Tags:
Rajasthan, Swine Flu, Infectious Diseases, Influenza, Health Effects, Health
Wildlife

Forest teams to monitor straying Ranthambore tiger on foot

JAIPUR: Forest staff at the Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve (MHTR) is witnessing a new thrill of tracking a tiger on foot in Darah range.

Publication Date: 
13/02/2019
Times Of India (Jaipur)
Tags:
Rajasthan, Tiger Reserves, NGO, Endangered Species, Wildlife
Health

2 more die of swine flu, toll reaches 107

JAIPUR: Residents of Sodala area in Jaipur are living life under the scare of swine flu. It is the worst-affected area in the ongoing swine flu outbreak in the city.Edited

Publication Date: 
11/02/2019
Times Of India (Jaipur)
Tags:
Rajasthan, Swine Flu, Influenza, Infectious Diseases, Health Effects, Health
Mining

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding mining in Aravalli, Rajasthan, 08/02/2019

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of In Re: T. N. Godavarman Thirumulpad Vs Union of India & Others dated 08/02/2019 regarding mining in Aravalli in the state of Rajasthan. Chief Secretary of Rajasthan has undertaken before the Court that ground truthing work would be completed by 04/03/2019 and the work is being done with the help of DGPS ((Differential GPS) instrument.

Judgement Date: 
08/02/2019
Tags:
Mining, Aravalli Range, Rajasthan, Supreme Court, Ecology
Mining

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding illegal mining in Aravalli, Rajasthan, 04/02/2019

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of In Re: T. N. Godavarman Thirumulpad Vs Union of India & Others dated 04/02/2019 regarding illegal mining in Aravalli, Rajasthan. The SC noted that on 29/10/2018 27% ground truthing has been completed and the remaining is in process. But even after three months only 31% of the ground truthing has been completed.

Judgement Date: 
04/02/2019
Tags:
Mining, Aravalli Range, Rajasthan, Supreme Court, Deforestation
Water Pollution

Pollution in Bandi river: NGT slaps Rs 20 cr fine on Rajasthan govt for inaction

The National Green Tribunal cracked the whip on the Rajasthan government Thursday by slapping a fine of Rs 20 crore for not performing its function properly to control pollution in the Bandi river

Publication Date: 
01/02/2019
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Rajasthan, River Pollution, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Compensation, Common Efluent Treatment Plant (CETP), Total Dissolved Solids, Water Pollution
Wildlife

Forest ministry asks officials to take steps for saving GIB

Jaisalmer: Union forest and climate change ministry expressing concern from the government of Rajasthan for not getting support for saving the state bird and schedule first wildlife the great India

Publication Date: 
29/01/2019
Times Of India (Jaipur)
Tags:
Rajasthan, Bustard, Birds, Endangered Species, Wildlife

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