Water Pollution

Beer brewer, Carlsberg Malawi Limited accused of polluting Blantyre’s Mudi River

Barely a year after The Maravi Post exposed Carlsberg Malawi Limited’s of polluting Nankhaka River in the capital Lilongwe, the company has once again been accused of heavily contaminating Mudi Riv

Publication Date: 
11/08/2016
Maravi Post (Malawi)
Tags:
Water Pollution, River Pollution, Malawi, Industrial Pollution, Water Quality, Africa, Waste Disposal
Environment

Peru detects fresh oil spill from decades-old Amazon pipeline

A fresh oil spill in the Peruvian Amazon was detected from the country's four-decades-old pipeline on Thursday, operator Petroperu said, bringing the number of leaks this year to four.

Publication Date: 
11/08/2016
Planet Ark (Australia)
Tags:
Environment, Oil Pollution, Peru, Amazon, River Pollution, Ecology
Water Pollution

Stop drinking polluted water, says Aashiq Abu

The environment protection group Save Periyar has been trying to expose the pollution levels of the river Periyar for quite a while now.

Publication Date: 
10/08/2016
Times Of India (Kochi)
Tags:
Kerala, Periyar, River Pollution, Drinking Water, Industrial Waste, Water Pollution
Water Pollution

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Polluted River Stretches, 09/08/2016

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Polluted River Stretches, 09/08/2016. As per the report published by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in February 2015, 302 polluted river stretches have been identified on 275 rivers in the country based on Bio-chemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) levels, a key indicator of organic pollution. The State-wise details are at Annexure-I. The details of funds released to various State Governments for implementation of pollution abatement schemes during the last three years under the NRCP/NGRBA, State-wise are at Annexure-II.

Publication Date: 
Tuesday, August 9, 2016
Lok Sabha
Tags:
River Pollution, Rivers, India, Statistics, Parliament, Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD)
Water Pollution

No action on NGT plan for Yamuna

Year After Tribunal Offered Solution, Work Delayed As State & Central Agencies Give Excuses

Publication Date: 
09/08/2016
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Yamuna, National Green Trbunal (NGT), River Pollution, Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Delhi Development Authority (DDA), Water Pollution
River Pollution

Time scale changes in the water quality of the Ganga River, India and estimation of suitability for exotic and hardy fishes

The water quality of rivers is an issue of serious concern today. Rivers are heavily impacted due to their use for carrying off the industrial, municipal, agricultural and domestic effluents.

Publication Date: 
08/08/2016
A. Tiwari, A C Dwivedi, P Mayank
Hydrology Current Research
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Tags:
Ganga, River Pollution, Fisheries, Kanpur, Allahabad (T), Varanasi, Heavy Metals, Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD), Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), Water Quality
Water Pollution

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding immersion of idols in the Hoganekkal falls and river bank of Cauvery, Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu, 05/08/2016

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone Bench, Chennai) in the matter of R Janakiraman Vs Department of Environment and Forest Chennai & Others dated 05/08/2016. This application is filed by the applicant seeking a direction against the respondents to ban immersion of idols containing Plaster of Paris (PoP) and other chemicals in the Hoganekkal falls and river bank of Cauvery in Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu.

Judgement Date: 
05/08/2016
Tags:
Water Pollution, Religious Beliefs, Dharmapuri (D), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Tamil Nadu, Cauvery, River Pollution
Water Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal construction for commercial purposes on the river bed of Ganga in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, 05/08/2016

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Rajiv Savara Vs. Darrameks Hotel & Developers Pvt. Ltd. & Ors. dated 05/08/2016 regarding illegal construction for commercial purposes on the river bed of Ganga in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand.

The Counsel for Darrameks Hotel & Developers Pvt. Ltd. submits that in discharge of corporate and social responsibilities they would clean plastic and other waste from river Ganga which comes within their stretch.

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Judgement Date: 
05/08/2016
Tags:
Ganga, Hotels, Waste Disposal, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, River Pollution, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand)
Water Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution of river Yamuna, Delhi, 05/08/2016

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Manoj Kumar Misra & Others Vs. Union of India & Others dated 05/08/2016 regarding pollution of river Yamuna, Delhi.

Judgement Date: 
05/08/2016
Tags:
Yamuna, River Pollution, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Delhi Jal Board (DJB), Ministry Of Water Resources, Ministry Of Urban Development, Indian Institute Of Technology (IIT), Court, Waste Disposal, Sewage Pollution
Water Pollution

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Projects Under Namami Gange Mission, 04/08/2016

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Projects Under Namami Gange Mission, 04/08/2016. 97 projects have been sanctioned under Namami Gange programme in 53 towns at an estimated project cost of Rs 8588.21 Crore.

Publication Date: 
04/08/2016
Lok Sabha
Tags:
Ganga, River Pollution, India, Parliament

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