Yamuna

Disappearing forests

pristine coniferous and oak forests have been wantonly destroyed in the Kanasar forest division, about 70 km from Dehradun, in Uttar Pradesh. This was discovered by a team, comprising tea

Publication Date:

14/02/2000

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Yamuna, Deforestation, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh

India

Erosion of values

...and how it leads to environmental degradation

Publication Date:

14/02/2000

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

8

Issue:

20000215

pp:

0

Tags:

River Pollution, Air Pollution, Noise Pollution, Ganga, Yamuna, Health Effects, Religious Beliefs, Environment Education, Public Participation, India

India

The beacon

Several social groups are trying to restore the link between Hinduism and the environment

Publication Date:

14/02/2000

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

8

Issue:

20000215

pp:

0

Tags:

River Pollution, Air Pollution, Noise Pollution, Ganga, Yamuna, Health Effects, Religious Beliefs, Environment Education, Public Participation, India

India

Defiling the sacred

How the environment sacred to Hindus is bearing the brunt of pollution in the name of religion

Publication Date:

14/02/2000

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

8

Issue:

20000215

pp:

0

Tags:

River Pollution, Air Pollution, Noise Pollution, Ganga, Yamuna, Health Effects, Religious Beliefs, Environment Education, Public Participation, India

India

Simply put it is an amazing gap between theory and practice. Yet it is one of the main reasons why India's environment is as degraded as it is today. Followers of the Hindu way of life have forgotten the emphasis that is laid on nature, the environment an

Publication Date:

14/02/2000

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

8

Issue:

20000215

pp:

0

Tags:

River Pollution, Air Pollution, Noise Pollution, Ganga, Yamuna, Health Effects, Religious Beliefs, Environment Education, Public Participation, India

Environment

Reviving a river

The Supreme Court asks the Delhi government to maintain a minimum flow of water in the Yamuna

Publication Date:

14/06/1999

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

River Pollution, Yamuna, Water Harvesting, Legislation, NGO, Delhi

Wildlife

ACTION TAKEN REPORT

Courts in Delhi seem to be the only state institution fighting the menace of

Publication Date:

14/06/1999

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

River Pollution, Yamuna, Drinking Water, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Legislation, Government Of India (GOI), Delhi

Air Pollution

Concept paper on Taj Protection Mission

The concept paper describes the problems of the city of Agra and the anxeityy of the Hon'ble Supreme Court articulated in the various orders passed in connection with the Writ Petition (Civil) No. 13381/84-M.C. Mehta Vs. Union of India & Others. The paper also goes on to describe the various projects of the Taj Protection Mission.

Publication Date:

01/05/1999

Source: Taj Trapezium Zone Pollution (Prevention & Control) Authority

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Forests

YAMUNA POLLUTION

The Delhi High Court ordered the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to

Publication Date:

29/04/1999

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Pollution Control, River Pollution, Yamuna, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Legislation, Government Of India (GOI), Delhi

India

Poisoning the Yamuna

A study on polychlorinated biphenyls in five stations along the Yamuna river indicates the presence of high levels of these toxic pollutants in the water

Publication Date:

14/04/1999

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

River Pollution, Yamuna, Health Effects, Research, India, Toxic Wastes