A report by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) submitted to National Green Tribunal (NGT) on the city's sewage treatment shows why it is highly unrealistic to expect a clean Yamuna anytime soon

KANPUR: Thousands of fishes of different species including 'Chilwa' and cat fish died in the lake of Kanpur zoo following dip in the level of dissolved oxygen in the lake water.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M/s Hotel Vivek Regent Vs. Uttarakhand Environment Protection & Pollution Control Board & Others dated 14/07/2016 regarding pollution caused by M/s Hotel Vivek Regent. Joint inspection report submitted before the Tribunal shows that there is only one septic tank and the capacity of the tank is not sufficient enough to handle the sewage generated by the hotel. NGT rules that the Hotel cannot be permitted to operate until expansion of the septic tanks.

As if Brazil wasn't already plagued with enough problems, the country has just been hit with a dangerous new blow ahead of the 2016 Olympic Games.

Pimpri Chinchwad: Pimpri Chinchwad municipal commissioner Dinesh Waghmare has directed the drainage department to take steps to ensure that untreated sewage is not released in the Pavana river.

Kolhapur: A recent survey has revealed the cause of rampant pollution of the Jayanti nullah and suggested ways for the state and central governments to clean up the 14km long stream passing through

Nashik: All that one remembers after a walk along the stretch of Nandini, now known as Nasardi nullah, from Takli Sangam to Tapovan Road are the stink the river emanates and the sewage and househol

One of the first announcements of Prime Minister Narendra Modi pertained to cleaning the Ganga. But this is not the first time an attempt has been made to clean the river. River cleaning schemes initiated in 1974, 1985, 1993, 1996 and 2008-09 have been monumental failures. While the Prime Minister's announcement was followed by a lot of rhetoric and initial moves towards the goal were frantic, two years later, there has been little improvement in the state-of-affairs.

NGO Plant and Animals Welfare Society (PAWS-Mumbai) complained to the civic body about unauthorized sewerage and effluents being released into Powai lake.

HYDERABAD: Visitors to Jalagam Vengal Rao Park can now heave a sigh of relief as authorities have decided to plug the sewage water that flows into the lake inside the garden.

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