Water Pollution

Toxic floodwater in Taloja MIDC rings alarm bells

NAVI MUMBAI: The first downpour of this monsoon created panic in Taloja MIDC on Sunday morning after rainwater spilling from a choked nullah close to Kasadi river was found to be mixed with a hazar

Publication Date: 
27/06/2017
Times of India (Navi Mumbai)
Tags:
Maharashtra, River Pollution, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Water Pollution
Environment

Chemical company in SIPCOT dishcarged effluents into River Uppanar in Tamil Nadu

CUDDALORE: Residents of villages near SIPCOT here have alleged that a chemical company in the SIPCOT compound discharged untreated effluents into River Uppanar on Saturday, causing irritation to ey

Publication Date: 
19/06/2017
New Indian Express (Chennai)
Tags:
Tamil Nadu, Industrial Pollution, Industrial Waste, River Pollution, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Environment
Water Pollution

Water in 29 of 30 districts polluted; CAG says testing labs suspect

BENGALURU: Groundwater in 29 out of 30 districts in the state is contaminated by one pollutant or the other but don't trust a quality testing laboratory to give you the accurate picture.

Publication Date: 
15/06/2017
Times Of India (Bangalore)
Tags:
Karnataka, Haveri (D), Water Pollution, Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG), Groundwater, Ganga, River Pollution
Environment

15 polluting tanneries shut down in Kanpur

With 15 more polluting tanneries in Jajmau in Kanpur and Banthara in Unnao shut down, the number of such units closed in the past couple of months has reached 67.

Publication Date: 
15/06/2017
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Kanpur (T), Paint And Dye Industry, Industrial Pollution, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), National Green Trbunal (NGT), Ganga, River Pollution, Environment
Environment

Bea Mountain Blocks Environmental Pollution

The Bea Mountain Mining Corporation (BMMC), a subsidiary of the Avesoro Resources, has taken a significant step to install the necessary environmental safeguards to avoid emitting harmful chemicals

Publication Date: 
14/06/2017
Liberian Observer (Liberia)
Tags:
Environment, Mining, Industrial Pollution, Water Pollution, River Pollution, Health Effects, Flora, Fauna, Ecology, Africa
Water Pollution

Panel studies draft bill on Ganga pollution

NEW DELHI: Stepping up its efforts to finalise details of the proposed law on Ganga, a government's expert panel on Tuesday deliberated on finer points of the draft National River Ganga (Rejuvenati

Publication Date: 
14/06/2017
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Ganga, River Pollution, Ministry Of Water Resources, Plastics, Hazardous Waste, Water Pollution
Water Pollution

Ganga: Meerut distilleries get NGT warning for pollution

NGT has asked distilleries in Meerut not to discharge effluents in nearby drains NGT has asked distilleries in Meerut not to discharge effluents in nearby drains

Publication Date: 
09/06/2017
Times Of India (Meerut)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Ganga, River Pollution, Industrial Pollution, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Meerut (T), Water Pollution
Hazardous Waste

River plastic emissions to the world’s oceans

Plastics in the marine environment have become a major concern because of their persistence at sea, and adverse consequences to marine life and potentially human health. Implementing mitigation strategies requires an understanding and quantification of marine plastic sources, taking spatial and temporal variability into account. Here we present a global model of plastic inputs from rivers into oceans based on waste management, population density and hydrological information.

Original Source

Publication Date: 
08/06/2017
Laurent C. M. Lebreton, Joost van der Zwet, Jan-Willem Damsteeg & et al
Nature Communications
1-10
Tags:
Plastics, Marine Pollution, River Pollution, Asia, Indonesia, Waste Disposal, Africa, N C America, South America, India, Monsoons, China, Ganga, Yangtze-kiang, East China Sea, Statistics
Water Pollution

State seeks Sh2.5 billion to clean up polluted River Athi

The government is seeking Sh2.5 billion to clean up River Athi, which is threatened by pollution.

Publication Date: 
08/06/2017
Standard Media (Kenya)
Tags:
Water Pollution, River Pollution, Kenya, Water Pollution Control, Freshwater Ecosystems, Africa
Water Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding disposal of sewage in river Kausi and Ganga, Uttarakhand, 05/06/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Suo Motu Uttarakhand Human Rights Commission Vs. Chief Secretary, Govt. of Uttarakhand & Others dated 05/06/2017 regarding disposal of sewage in river Kausi and Ganga, Uttarakhand. NGT directs the Chief Secretary, State of Uttarakhand to resolve the issue with regard to both the projects, namely the STP as well as the MSW site.

Judgement Date: 
05/06/2017
Tags:
River Pollution, Waste Disposal, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), Ganga, Municipal Solid Waste

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