Religious Beliefs

Environment

PCB emphasises on biodegradable material for Vinayaka idols

Statue makers say use of the banned plaster of Paris is “inevitable"

Publication Date:

18/08/2014

Author(s): R.Krishnamoorthy

Source: Hindu (Chennai)

Tags:

Tamil Nadu, Ganesh Chaturthi, Religious Beliefs, Biodegradable Waste, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Cauvery, Water Pollution Control, Environment

Environment

NGOs in Ulhasnagar, Ambernath join hands to protect environment

Uttaran's Iccha inspires new initiative to curb pollution

Publication Date:

12/08/2014

Source: Daily News Analysis (Mumbai)

Tags:

Maharashtra, Ulhasnagar, Ganesh Chaturthi, Water Pollution, Air Pollution, Noise Pollution, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Festival, Religious Beliefs, Environment

Environment

Panel to keep check on Ganesh festival pollution

KOLHAPUR: In its first ever meeting, the district environmental committee appealed to citizens to take precautions against environmental and noise pollution during the Ganesh festival from August 2

Publication Date:

12/08/2014

Source: Times of India (Kolhapur)

Tags:

Maharashtra, Kolhapur (D), Ganesh Chaturthi, Festival, Pollution, Religious Beliefs, Lake Pollution, Water Pollution, Environmentalists, Environment

Water Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding impact of the immersion of POP idols on water bodies, 08/08/2014

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Sureshbhai Keshavbhai Waghvankar & Ors. Vs. State of Gujarat & Ors. dated 08/08/2014 regarding impact of the immersion of POP idols on water bodies.

Judgement Date:

08/08/2014

Tags:

Water Pollution, Religious Beliefs, Gujarat, Court, National Green Tribunal (NGT), India, River Pollution, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)

Environment

KSPCB promotes eco-friendly Ganesha idols

Close to nature: Karnataka State Pollution Control Board chairman Vaman Acharya (second from right) looks at the eco-friendly Ganesha idols being created at a workshop organised in the City on Tues

Publication Date:

06/08/2014

Source: Deccan Herald (Bangalore)

Tags:

Karnataka, Festival, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Religious Beliefs, Land Pollution, Pollution, Environment

Health

From intense rejection to advocacy: How Muslim clerics were engaged in a polio eradication initiative in Northern Nigeria

Before the allegations of polio vaccine contamination a decade ago, Nigeria's polio eradication initiative (PEI) was affected by traditional barriers such as inadequate funds, poor coverage, poor supervision, broken cold chains, and lack of community mobilization and ownership. However, after the allegations of contamination of the vaccine with HIV, carcinogens, and sterilizing agents, the program was completely halted in some states, leading to the reversal of gains made in the global PEI.

Publication Date:

05/08/2014

Author(s): Sani-Gwarzo Nasir, Gambo Aliyu, Inuwa Ya'u & et al

Source: PLoS Medicine

Vol:

11

Issue:

8

pp:

1-6

Tags:

Polio, Nigeria, Religious Beliefs, Vaccination, Information, Child Health, Africa

Solid Waste

National Green Tribunal has indicted Mathura district administration for turning the Goverdhan Parikrama Marg into a garbage dumping ground

Just a week before Janmashtami, the National Green Tribunal has indicted Mathura district administration for turning the Goverdhan Parikrama Marg into a garbage dumping ground causing hardships to

Publication Date:

04/08/2014

Source: Pioneer (Lucknow)

Tags:

Uttar Pradesh, Mathura (D), Garbage, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Religious Beliefs, Solid Waste

Wildlife

Rajaji says no to commercial activity during Shravanmas mela

DHERADUN: Permission for commercial activity for the benefit of pilgrims taking part in the month-long Shravanmas Kanwar mela, which starts from July 13, on an 8 km stretch between Swargashram and

Publication Date:

08/07/2014

Author(s): Seema Sharma

Source: Pioneer (Dehradun)

Tags:

Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Rajaji NP, Religious Beliefs, People - Animal Conflicts, Wildlife

Water Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding immersion of idols and Tazias in the waterbodies, 01/07/2014

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Sureshbhai Keshavbhai Waghvankar & Ors. Vs. State of Gujarat & Ors. dated 01/07/2014 regarding immersion of idols and Tazias in the waterbodies.

Previous Orders

Judgement Date:

01/07/2014

Tags:

Water Pollution, River Pollution, Religious Beliefs, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), India

Water Pollution