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Gujarat Pollution Control Board joint report found groundwater worse than treated effluent

A report of groundwater pollution in Luna village accessed by an environment NGO has once again pointed to the alarming rate of groundwater contamination in the industrial belt in Padra in Vadodara

Publication Date: 
19/03/2019
Daily News Analysis (Ahmedabad)
Tags:
Gujarat, Groundwater Pollution, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), NGO, Total Dissolved Solids, Water Pollution
Water Pollution

Antibiotic resistant bacteria found in river water

Antibiotic resistance appears to be spreading in the environment. A new study has found a large number of bacteria which are resistant to commonly used antibiotics in stretches of river Ganga.

Publication Date: 
19/03/2019
Business Line (New Delhi)
Tags:
River Pollution, Antibiotics, Ganga, Toxic Wastes, Water Pollution
Water Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution in Kali Nadi, Krishna and Hindon Rivers resulting in diseases and deaths, Uttar Pradesh, 15/03/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Doaba Paryavaran Samiti Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 15/03/2019. The issue for consideration is the remedial measures for the abatement of industrial or other pollution in Kali Nadi, Krishna and Hindon Rivers resulting in diseases and deaths of inhabitants of the area.

Judgement Date: 
15/03/2019
Tags:
Hindon, Krishna, Kali, River Pollution, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Health Effects, Waterborne diseases, Muzaffarnagar (D), Meerut (D), Ghaziabad (D), Gautam Budha Nagar, Industrial Pollution, Waste Disposal
Water Supply

Kenya prioritizes reservoirs to reverse water scarcity

Kenya is prioritizing the construction of reservoirs in order to reverse water scarcity, officials said on Wednesday.

Publication Date: 
15/03/2019
Xinhua
Tags:
Water Resources, Reservoirs, Water Supply, Drinking Water Scarcity, Kenya, Climate Change, Water Pollution, Africa
Air Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding air and water pollution caused by illegal scrap business, Mayapuri, Delhi, 11/03/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News item published in “The Times of India” Authored by Paras Singh titled “Ignoring NGT orders, Mayapuri ‘graveyard’ spews toxic fumes” And News item published in "The Times of India" Authored by Paras Singh Titled "In factory setting, Mayapuri’s scraping through" dated 11/03/2019.

Judgement Date: 
15/03/2019
Tags:
Air Pollution, Industrial Pollution, Hazardous Waste, Water Pollution, Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Health Effects
Environment

The cost of coastal zone degradation in West Africa

Beyond the shattered lives, the harsh consequences of erosion, pollution and flooding are very costly to Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal and Togo. A new World Bank study reveals in economic terms the cost of the damage in these four countries. Titled "The Cost of Coastal Zone Degradation in West Africa", the study shows staggering numbers.

Publication Date: 
14/03/2019
Lelia Croitoru, Juan Jose Miranda, Maria Sarraf
The World Bank
Tags:
Coastal Erosion, Pollution, Floods, Air Pollution, Water Pollution, Benin, Cote D' Ivoire, Senegal, Togo, Africa, GDP
Water Pollution

Malaysia: schools closed after hundreds poisoned by toxic waste dumped in river

More than 100 schools in Malaysia have been closed after the dumping of toxic waste into a river caused hundreds of people to fall ill, including many children, authorities said.

Publication Date: 
14/03/2019
Guardian (UK)
Tags:
Water Pollution, Toxic Wastes, Hazardous Waste, Waste Disposal, River Pollution, Health Effects, Environment, Malaysia, Asia
Water Pollution

Yangtze conservation work making progress cleaning up chemical firms

Over the past three years, Hubei Xingfa Chemicals Group Co Ltd has shut down about one-third of its production capacity and four chemical waste discharge flues along the Yangtze River.

Publication Date: 
14/03/2019
China Daily
Tags:
Water Pollution, River Pollution, China, Waste Disposal, Water Quality, Hazardous Waste, Water Pollution Control, Asia, Ecology, Freshwater Ecosystems
Water Pollution

NGT directs Uttarakhand, U.P. to display Ganga water quality

The National Green Tribunal has directed the Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Boards to display the water quality of the Ganga at all strategic locations on a monthly basis, to indic

Publication Date: 
14/03/2019
Shinjini Ghosh
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Ganga, River Pollution, Kumbh Mela, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Uttar Pradesh, Water Pollution
Water Pollution

Balloons More Deadly for Seabirds Than Any Other Kind of Plastic

Balloons and balloon fragments are the deadliest kinds of marine pollution for seabirds, killing almost one in five birds that ingest the soft plastic, according to a new study published in the jou

Publication Date: 
12/03/2019
Environment News Network
Tags:
Water Pollution, Plastics, Marine Life, Marine Ecosystems, Birds, Global

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