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Rs 50-cr NGT fine on Punjab over river pollution

The National Green Tribunal has ordered the Punjab Government to deposit a fine of Rs 50 crore as environmental compensation for polluting the Sutlej and Beas due to uncontrolled industrial discha

Publication Date: 
15/11/2018
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Punjab, National Green Trbunal (NGT), River Pollution, Sutlej, Beas, Sugar Industry, Industrial Pollution, Compensation
Water Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding contamination and pollution of River Periyar, Kerala, 14/11/2018

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Shibu Manuel, Secretary, Green Action Force Vs Govt. of India & Others dated 14/11/2018 regarding contamination and pollution of River Periyar, Kerala.

Judgement Date: 
14/11/2018
Tags:
Periyar, Waste Disposal, Industrial Pollution, Kerala, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Industrial Waste Treatment, River Pollution
Water Pollution

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding payment of 10 crore as environmental compensation for the pollution in Kasardi river in Navi Mumbai, 02/11/2018

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Taloja CETP Co-operative Society Ltd. Vs The Ministry of Environment and Forest And Climate Change & Others dated 02/11/2018 payment of 10 crore as environmental compensation for the pollution in Kasardi river in Navi Mumbai.

Judgement Date: 
02/11/2018
Tags:
River Pollution, Mumbai, Maharashtra, Supreme Court, Industrial Pollution, Compensation, Waste Disposal
Water Pollution

Institutional framework and financial arrangements for supporting the adoption of Resource Recovery Reuse technologies in South Asia

Open dumping of waste and discharging untreated wastewater into environment are key causes of  environmental  pollution  in  the  developing  world,  including  South  Asian  countries.  Waste  and wastewater however can be a source for recovering energy, nutrients and water if properly treated or  recycled rather than a cause of pollution and d

Publication Date: 
01/11/2018
Maksud Bekchanov, Pablo Evia, Mohammad Monirul Hasan, Narayan Adhikari
Center for Development Research (ZEF)
Tags:
Organic Waste, Wastewater, Wastewater Treatment, South Asia, India
Water Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding de-silting on Adyar and Cooum Rivers and Buckingham Canal, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 31/10/2018

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Tribunal on its own motion Vs. The Principal Secretary, Environment & Forests, Govt. of Tamil Nadu & Others dated 31/10/2018 regarding de-silting on Adyar and Cooum Rivers and Buckingham Canal, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

Judgement Date: 
31/10/2018
Tags:
Floods, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Sewage Pollution, Waste Disposal, River Pollution, Cooum, Adyar
Environment

Thange oil spill victims continue to suffer, as MP calls for prosecutions

The Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) has been accused of neglecting victims of oil spillage that occurred in Thange village in Kibwezi East in 2015.

Publication Date: 
18/10/2018
Standard Media (Kenya)
Tags:
Environment, Oil Pollution, Kenya, Water Pollution, Water Resources, Agriculture, Africa
Water Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding Ganga river pollution, 27/07/2018

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 27/07/2018 on the issue of pollution in River Ganga including the dimensions of industrial and sewage pollution. National Green Tribunal directs the CPCB and UPPCB to regularly display the results of tests of samples of water at various locations. NGT has been informed that there are 36 real-time monitoring stations and 94 manual monitoring stations.

Judgement Date: 
12/10/2018
Tags:
Ganga, River Pollution, Water Quality, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Waste Disposal, Industrial Pollution, Sewage Pollution, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)
Water Pollution

Hussainsagar pollution goes up post immersion

HYDERABAD: Pollution levels in Hussainsagar have increased due to immersion of thousands of idols during the Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations, according to a report released on Saturday by the Telanga

Publication Date: 
08/10/2018
Times Of India (Hyderabad)
Tags:
Telangana, Hyderabad (T), Hussain Sagar, Water Pollution, Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)
Water Pollution

Groundwater near landfills toxic: Study

CHANDIGARH: Waste dumped in landfill sites is contaminating surrounding groundwater in the Tricity, according to a PGI study published recently in an international journal.

Publication Date: 
08/10/2018
Times of India (Chandigarh)
Tags:
Mohali (D), Groundwater Pollution, Landfill, Chandigarh, Water Pollution
Water Pollution

Report on river stretches for restoration of water quality: state wise and priority wise

The number of critically polluted stretches of the country's rivers has increased to 351 from 302 two years ago, and the number of critically polluted stretches has gone up to 45 from 34, according to this recent assessment released by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).

Publication Date: 
28/09/2018
CPCB
Tags:
River Pollution, Water Quality, India, Statistics, Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD)

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