The Kundalika, Amba and Vashishti rivers near Mumbai are polluted with a high content of organochlorines and other persistent organic pollutants, as per the pre-monsoon tests undertaken by the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) on the rivers. The contamination is a result of industries letting out their untreated water into the rivers.

BOMDILA, Aug 1: A Public Hearing for grant of Environmental Clearance (EC) in respect of the 120 MW Dibbin Hydro Electric Project under Nafra circle in West Kameng district was held on Friday last at Nafra Community Hall, reports DIPRO.

Ranchi, July 28: In a landmark decision, the Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board today ordered Heavy Engineering Corporation (HEC), Ranchi, to shut down its foundry forge plant

THE Madras High Court has rejected a plea to restrain the TN Slum Clearance Board and other authorities from carrying out any reclamation and/or construction activity at Okkiyam-Thoraipakkam village and to restore the land to its original state.

Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Water Resources Minister Jayant Malaiya said in the Assembly today that there had been no policy underlined so far by the Housing and Environment Department for disposal of toxic waste of the now-closed plant of Union Carbide India Ltd (UCIL).

Solan: Detection of toxic chemical phenyl from the viscera of dead fish, which were killed in Chikni river early this month, has set alarm bells ringing for the State Pollution Control Board.

These findings have emerged from the twin reports of two laboratories of the pollution board as well as the Shimla-based laboratory of the Veterinary Department.

Mumbai Port Trust authorities were warned at least thrice about the untreated hazardous cargo, the Department of Explosives told agencies investigating the chlorine leak in Sewri.