Water Resources

No holy dip in Narmada as occasion isn’t religious: Govt tells NGT

Bhopal: The state government on Monday filed an affidavit before the central bench of National Green Tribunal (NGT) that the culmination ceremony of Narmada Seva Yatra at Amarkantak on May 15 is no

Publication Date: 
09/05/2017
Times Of India (Bhopal)
Tags:
Madhya Pradesh, Narmada, Religious Beliefs, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), Water Pollution Control, Water Resources
Solid Waste

Kerala government to push for eco-friendly weddings

MALAPPURAM: Green weddings may soon become a mainstream phenomenon if the state government has its way.

Publication Date: 
02/05/2017
Times Of India (Kozhikode)
Tags:
Kerala, Idukki, Ernakulam, Religious Beliefs, Zero Waste, Waste Disposal, Solid Waste
Environment

Hindu Jagran Manch bid to curb mosque ‘noise’

A day after Supreme Court made it clear that BJP heavyweights will be tried for criminal conspiracy in the Babri Masjid demolition case, the Sangh Parivaar’s Hindu Jagran Manch (HJM) launched a dri

Publication Date: 
21/04/2017
Asian Age (New Delhi)
Tags:
Noise Pollution, Religious Places, Festival, Health Effects, Religious Beliefs, Environment
Environment

Why Sonu Nigam’s tweet against loudspeakers is a tiny spoke in a huge wheel of noise pollution

India needs to rethink the way they're tackling noise pollution in the country

Publication Date: 
18/04/2017
Jayadev Calamur
Daily News Analysis (Mumbai)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Noise Pollution, Religious Places, Health Effects, Religious Beliefs, Environmental Health, Environment
Water Pollution

पूजन सामग्री के अवशिष्ठ से मैली हो रही गंगा

पूजन सामग्री के अवशिष्ठ से मैली हो रही गंगापूजन सामग्री के अवशिष्ठ से मैली हो रही गंगा

Publication Date: 
17/02/2017
Dainik Jagran (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Ganga, River Pollution, Religious Beliefs, Water Pollution
Air Pollution

Impact of Diwali firework emissions on air quality of New Delhi, India during 2013-2015

Diwali is one of the major and most important festivals celebrated all over India which falls in the period late October to early November every year. It is associated with burning of firecrackers especially during the night of Diwali day that leads to degradation of air quality that lasts for a longer duration of time. Firecrackers on burning releases huge amount of trace gases such as NOx, CO, SO2 and O3 and huge amount of aerosols and particulate matter.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2017
Sunil Kumar Peshin, Priyanka Sinha, Amit Bisht
Mausam
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111-118
Tags:
Air Pollution, Religious Beliefs, Delhi, Diwali, India, Urban Air Quality
Environment

Shivaji Park is dump for celebrations: HC

The Bombay high court on Thursday said Shivaji Park has become "a dumping ground" for celebrations even as it chided the state government for not implementing its orders on curbing noise.

Publication Date: 
02/12/2016
Rosy Sequeira
Times Of India (Mumbai)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Mumbai, Noise Pollution, Religious Beliefs, High Court, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Waste Disposal, Environment
Water Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution of river Mahananda, West Bengal, 29/11/2016

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) dated 29/11/2016 regarding pollution of river Mahananda, West Bengal. National Green Tribunal expressed dismay at the condition of the river Mahananda as evident from the photographs placed by Subhas Datta, the applicant, indicating the situation after Chhat Puja, 2016.

Judgement Date: 
29/11/2016
Tags:
Mahananda, River Pollution, Siliguri, Jalpaiguri (D), West Bengal, Religious Beliefs, Festival, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court
Environment

A Noisy apathy

KOLKATA: For several years now, pollution in Indian cities has reached levels that are genuinely hazardous, with the situation this year being particularly dire.

Publication Date: 
15/11/2016
Santosh Desai
Times of India (Kolkata)
Tags:
West Bengal, Noise Pollution, Kolkata, Festival, Religious Beliefs, Health Effects, Environmental Health, Environment
Water Pollution

In the name of God and devotion: Is it really worth taking a dip in toxic Yamuna?

India is a land known for its countless religious festivals and rites. Unfortunately, a majority of the rituals are proving to be harmful for the environment.

Publication Date: 
09/11/2016
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Yamuna, River Pollution, Chhath Puja, Religious Beliefs, Drinking Water, Water Pollution

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