Environment

MPCB visits Taloja site, asks dye unit to plug leaks

NAVI MUMBAI: Maharashtra Pollution Control Board officials conducted a survey of the Taloja industrial area following a formal complaint from environmentalists alleging chemical pollution in the Ka

Publication Date: 
16/08/2017
Times of India (Navi Mumbai)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Industrial Pollution, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Paint And Dye Industry, Environmentalists, River Pollution, Environmental Security, Environment
Water Pollution

Drainage from Nallahs into Ganga River

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) in its order dated 19th October, 2016 in OA No.200 of 2014 in the matter of M.C.

Publication Date: 
11/08/2017
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Ganga, River Pollution, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Industrial Pollution, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), Water Pollution
Water Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding rejuvenation of river Ganga, 08/08/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item Published in Hindustan Times “And Quiet Flows the Maily Yamuna” Vs. Central Pollution Control Board & Others dated 08/08/2017 regarding prevention, control and rejuvenation of river Ganga. NGT directs the stakeholders to file their status reports and the action plan in relation to prevention, control and rejuvenation of river Ganga. If the report is not filed, each State would be liable to pay cost of Rs. 50,000/- each and also their Member Secretaries will be present before the Tribunal.

Judgement Date: 
08/08/2017
Tags:
Ganga, River Pollution, Delhi Jal Board (DJB), Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court
Water Pollution

1,109 industrial units along Ganga creating maximum pollution of river

DEHRADUN: Responding to a query raised by Haridwar MP and former Uttarakhand chief minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank in the Lok Sabha on Thursday regarding the steps taken by the central government

Publication Date: 
04/08/2017
Times Of India (Dehradun)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Ganga, River Pollution, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Environment Act 1986, Water Act 1974, Water Pollution
Water Pollution

Save Yamuna: Flower waste turned into items for havan

In a bid to keep the Yamuna clean, the North Delhi Municipal Corporation got a waste-processing machine installed at Nigambodh Ghat, which is now preventing up to 5 tonnes of flower waste from ente

Publication Date: 
03/08/2017
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Yamuna, River Pollution, Waste Disposal, Water Pollution
Water Resources

Looking beyond the fenceline: Assessing protection gaps for the world's rivers

Protected areas are a cornerstone strategy for terrestrial and increasingly marine biodiversity conservation, but their use for conserving inland waters has received comparatively scant attention. In 2010, the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) included a target of 17% protection for inland waters, yet there has been no meaningful way of measuring progress toward that target. Defining and evaluating “protection” is especially complicated for rivers because their integrity is intimately linked to impacts in their upstream catchments.

Publication Date: 
01/08/2017
Robin Abell, Bernhard Lehner, Michele Thieme & et al
Conservation Letters
10
4
384–394
Tags:
Rivers, Protected Area Conservation, River Basin, Amazon, Mississippi, Yangtze-kiang, Murray, Darling, Volga, River Pollution, Water Pollution, Asia
Environment

Pay Rs 10L for pollution in Mathura: NGT to Cantonment Board

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Mathura Cantonment Board to comply with its order and pay Rs 10 lakh as environmental compensation for causing pollution in the temple town and ri

Publication Date: 
27/07/2017
Daily News Analysis (Delhi)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Mathura (T), Environmental Security, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Land Pollution, Yamuna, River Pollution, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Compensation, Environment, Landfill
Industry

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding discharge of toxic waste by the factories at the Pharma City, Dehradun into River Yamuna, 25/07/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Selaqui International School Vs. Union of India & Others dated 25/07/2017 regarding discharge of toxic waste by the factories at the Pharma City, Selaqui, Dehradun into River Yamuna.

Judgement Date: 
25/07/2017
Tags:
Drug Industry, Industrial Pollution, Dehradun (D), Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Yamuna, River Pollution, Waste Disposal
Environment

Kanpur’s famous leather units inching towards closure

Crackdown on cow slaughter, demonetisation affected supply of raw material.

Publication Date: 
21/07/2017
Asian Age (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Kanpur (D), Leather Industry, Demonetisation, Slaughter House, Industrial Pollution, Ganga, River Pollution, Chemical Industry, Environmental Security, Environment, National Green Trbunal (NGT)
River Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding disposal of industrial waste into river Ganga by the leather industries of Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, 20/07/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M/s. N.R. Tanners Vs. Central Pollution Control Board & Others dated 20/07/217 regarding disposal of industrial waste into river Ganga by the leather industries of Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh.

Judgement Date: 
20/07/2017
Tags:
Leather Industry, Ganga, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Industrial Pollution, Waste Disposal, Heavy Metals, Industrial Waste Treatment

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