Ankleshwar's groundwater high on heavy metals
groundwater in Ankleshwar Industrial Estate in Bharuch district in Gujarat is highly contaminated. The contamination is a result of more than 3,000 industrial units in the estate: around 270 million
groundwater in Ankleshwar Industrial Estate in Bharuch district in Gujarat is highly contaminated. The contamination is a result of more than 3,000 industrial units in the estate: around 270 million
PEOPLE of three hamlets in Alathur village near Avadi in Tamil Nadu are fac- ing the hazards of severe pollution caused by brick-kilns using poor quality crude. Despite repeated appeals by vil-
The Lahore Development Authority (LDA) and Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) have begun working on a feasibility study for the construction of waste water treatment plants on the Ravi river at two sites at an amount of Rs 486 million. Read more in this October 2013 edition of the Monthly Pakistan State of the Environment Report published by the South Asia Environment Portal. Read and Share.
Rampant government corruption and faulty institutions bedevil agroforestry in India
As winter sets in the people are facing another spate of environmental pollution in the Rajbari district (Bangladesh). About 100 brick fields are using fuel wood indiscriminately in the kilns of the
After the Victoria Memorial, it is the turn of the Belur Math, headquarters of the Ramakrishna Mission, to be an environmentally endangered landmark near Calcutta. Air pollution is causing sandstone
Punjawas in the villages of Kaithal are products of centuries of mastery over fire : the kumhars have learnt to manipulate the physical gradient of a punjawa so that the rising heat from constantly
<p>Bangladesh ranked 169th among 178 countries in the Global Environmental Performance Index 2014. Bangladesh scored 25.61 out of 100 taking into consideration indicators like health impacts, air quality, water and sanitation, water resources, agriculture, forests, fisheries, biodiversity and habitat. Read more in this January 2014 edition of the Monthly Overview on State of Environment, Bangladesh</p>
Owners of brick kilns resent pollution control measures of the authorities
The brick kiln industry which has about 50,000 brick-making units in the country, has been given another one year grace period to modernise and adopt clean technologies to become
A new, eco friendly technology for brick production
The vertical shaft brick kiln technology reduces energy consumption and breakage of bricks
In spite of the Centre's order and the Pollution Control Board, Assam (PCBA)'s repeated requests to the brick kiln owners in the state to install fixed chimneys of 30 metres height, the owners are
A notification may soon be issued that will make compulsory the mixing of 25 per cent flyash in brick making for all brick kilns located within 50 km of all thermal power plants. This will apply to
The sword of Damocles hangs over owners and workers of 40,000 brick-kilns as the Union Ministry of Environment and Forestry has proposed a ban on the excavation af top soil within a radius of 50 km
To make Sangrur district in Punjab a tuberculosis free zone, the district health authorities in a special survey have examined about 4,000 workers of industries, dhabas, restaurants and brick-kilns.
The ongoing drive to give several south Bengal rivers a new lease of life by demolishing illegal fisheries and brick kilns from their beds is jut "the tip of the iceberg" as far as flood control is
Gastroenteritis, which struck at the brick-kiln, 17 km from here, has claimed two lives while six migrant labourers, who had been suffering from vomiting and diarrhoea, have been admitted to the
Reversing its omnibus order passed in 1996 directing brick kilns in the Capital to shift and surrender land, the Supreme Court has said that to issue such an order without hearing the affected