High-tech makeover for Hooghly
<p> KOLKATA, 26 JULY: The railways’ engineering public sector undertaking (PSU), RITES, is set to push new boundaries with Kolkata's Hooghly riverfront development project.</p> <p> The pilot
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Protest for Kali river water
people from Uttar Karnataka's Dandeli town are opposing a move to draw water from the Kali river for a sugar mill proposed downstream. They say the factory will use up water meant for them. The
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North Carolina may order Duke Energy to move coal ash after spill
State regulators in North Carolina may force Duke Energy Corp to move thousands of tons of coal ash from storage ponds at a power plant to a lined landfill after a massive spill this month contaminated
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Ground water contamination study extended to Bethora
Goa state pollution control board (GSPCB) has extended the study of ground water contamination, earlier commissioned for the River Sal basin, now to the Bethora industrial estate also. GSPCB chairman
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Jamuna flood renders 50,000 marooned in Sirajganj
Sirajganj: Jamuna River was flowing 9 centimeters above the danger level at Sirajganj this (Sunday) morning worsening flood situation in five upazilas of the district. Flood rendered 50,000 people marooned
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No end to drinking water woes for city denizens
<p> </p> <p> Faulty tube-wells coupled with poor water storage capacity seems to have adversely affected the city's drinking water needs, of late.</p> <p> More so, as the local Gola river
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Report on Western Ghats misinterpreted, says Gadgil
Ecologist Madhav Gadgil on Sunday said the report prepared by the Western Ghats ecology expert panel (WGEEP) has been misinterpreted by vested interests. Speaking on the sidelines of the State-level seminar on saving Western Ghats, Gadgil said: “Rumours are rife that if our report is implemented, development will lag behind.
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Villagers Protest against Polluting Plant
Hundreds of villagers of Ekgharia on Saturday staged a demonstration in front of the regional office of the State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) here against the polluting sponge unit Inter-continental
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River linking project can raise income (Editorial)
One of the major development projects launched by Mrs. Indira Gandhi on returning to power in early 1980 was the epoch-making Inter-linking of Rivers (ILR) Project in August that year, finalized after the then Ministry of Irrigation and Power proposed the National Perspective of Water Resources Development.
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Effluent treatment plant for small industries planned
A common effluent treatment plant for small scale industries will come up in Pimpri Chinchwad, though it would take some time before the project takes off. Currently, effluents from these industries are released directly into the rivers without being treated, raising environmental concerns. The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation, Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation, Maharashtra Pollution Control Board and MCCIA will build the plant jointly.
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NGT panel submits report on effluent discharge in drain
The high-level expert panel formed to ascertain levels of toxic pollutants released by industries into the Simbhaoli drain near Ghaziabad that empties into the Ganga, submitted its report to the National
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Excess water in rivers washes away nesting sites of turtles, birds
Release of excessive water from various dams and barrages for bathing during Magh Mela at Allahabad and unseasonal rainfall in the region have affected the nesting of hard-shell turtles and birds in Ganga,
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Mats to curb mine pollution
After Justice MB Shah Commission in its report pointed out that stock of fines (remnants of iron ore) was causing water pollution, the state government has asked Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB)
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Authorities fail to shift dyeing units from residential areas
The authorities have failed to shift most of the dyeing units operating from residential and non-conforming areas to the special industrial zone in HUDA Sector 29 Part-II here. The zone was created a few
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China's yellow river plagued by pollution
Most of the Yellow River, the second-longest in China and the cradle of early Chinese civilisation, is so polluted it is not safe for drinking or swimming, Xinhua news agency said. Nearly
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China's yellow river plagued by pollution
Most of the Yellow River, the second-longest in China and the cradle of early Chinese civilisation, is so polluted it is not safe for drinking or swimming, Xinhua news agency said. Nearly
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Mekong environment ministers vow natural resource conservation
Environment ministers from countries sharing the Mekong River pledged to intensify cooperation on preserving their individual and shared natural resources. In a joint statement at the close of their
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Water policy my top priority: Bansal
<p>New Delhi: Assuming charge as the water resources minister, Pawan Kumar Bansal said on Wednesday that the finalization of the national water policy by March 2012 would be his first priority. “We are very keen to meet the March 2012 deadline. My predecessor Salman b h a idid a very good job. I hope to take it forward...
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding municipal solid waste management at Jammu and Katra, 16/11/2015
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dr. Irfan Ahmad & Ors. Vs. Mr. Nawang Rigzin Jora & Ors. dated 16/11/2015 regarding municipal solid waste management at Jammu and Katra