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This report traces the rise of eco-compensation, explores its current use, quantifies trends, and provides recommendations to strengthen impacts. Eco-compensation is poorly understood outside of China; even within China, the disparate nature of data and the diversity of programs means that key trends and lessons are easily overlooked.

Metal contamination in river water is increasingly becoming common in India. Presence of metals in river water in excesses may cause a significant threat to human health and ecological systems. The present report attempts to provide the water quality scenario of Indian rivers in respect of trace and toxic metals.

Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) report in Original Application No 581/2019 in the matter of Residents of Gram Panchayat Jatal, District Sonipat Vs State of Haryana, dated 01/12/2021. The matter related to pollution caused during the management of fly ash by Panipat Thermal Power Plant.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Shreya Paropkari & Others Vs Delhi Agricultural Marketing Board & Others dated 30/11/2021.

Grievance in the application is against damage to the environment by the activities in Ghazipur Murga Mandi under the control of Delhi Agricultural Marketing Board (DAMB). Case of the applicant is that the said market is one of the biggest livestock trading markets in Asia as well as the largest chicken slaughter hub situated in National Capital Territory Region of Delhi.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Sudhan Das Vs State of Asssm & Others dated 26/11/2021.

The matter related to discharge of sewerage and other wastes by boats and houseboats into the rivers Dibru, Brahmaputra and Dangori in Tinsukia district, Assam.

A new study has revealed extensive and rampant water pollution in the areas around two thermal power plants in Nagpur. The study was jointly conducted by the Centre for Sustainable Development (CFSD) in Nagpur, Manthan Adhyayan Kendra in Pune, and ASAR Social Impact Advisors Pvt Ltd.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Chepuri Ramachandraiah Vs State of Andhra Pradesh dated 18/11/2021.

Grievance in the application is against violation of environmental norms by Hindys Chemical factory, causing air and water pollution, adversely affecting the cattle and crops and public health in village Velminedu, Chityala mandal, Nalgonda district, Telangana.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M/s. Qurx Pharmaceuticals Vs Himachal Pradesh Pollution Control Board & Others dated 18/11/2021.

The appeal has been filed in the NGT by against Qurx Pharmaceutical against order of closure, April 23, 2021 followed by order, May 26, 2021 passed by the Himachal Pradesh State Pollution Control Board, requiring the unit to deposit compensation in the sum of Rs. 14,50,000/- on ‘Polluter Pays’ principle.

This third edition of report on "water quality hotspots in rivers of India” is based on the data of 10 nos. of water quality parameters observed during 2010-2020 at 588 water quality monitoring stations out of 764 stations of CWC.

Water pollution caused by microplastics generated from land-based sources (e.g.

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