Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item Titled "Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s Golconda Fort Cries for attention appearing in ‘The Siasat Daily’ dated 25 May 2025". The application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled “Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s …
Rice tainted with high levels of arsenic has been linked to genetic damage that heightens the risk of cancer, a study published on Monday said. Naturally-occurring arsenic in drinking water is a long-known health hazard, especially in Bangladesh, where tens of millions of people depend on wells drilled in the …
Residents at Konem-Farmagudi have resorted to an unusual test to resume consumption of water from a well that was contaminated with diesel for about eight months. The residents recently released fresh water fish in the well and after verifying that the fish was still alive, decided that the water was …
States asked to provide alternative source of drinking water in affected areas Concerned at increasing cases of fluorosis, the Union government has asked the States to provide alternative source of drinking water to the people in areas with high concentration of fluorosis in groundwater. Fluorosis in its severe form (skeletal …
Planning Board alarmed over heavy contamination, poor quality The groundwater level in South Delhi has plunged to an alarming 66.7 metre at its deepest, the second-worst in the whole of the National Capital Region after Alwar (79.75m). Parts of South-West and West Delhi have also reported the highest salinity levels …
The case was originally filed in 2004 Janki Bai Sahu, a survivor of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy, who filed a case in a US court on behalf of herself and her family and sought damages from Union Carbide Corporation (UCC), has had her appeal petition dismissed on several grounds, …
Farmers in Sivaganga district have alleged that a graphite company in their area was polluting their fields and rendering them barren. A public hearing on the pollution caused by the company was convened by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control (TNPCB) board at the Sivaganga district collectorate on Thursday, in which …
Protests staged at various places in delta districts Cadres of the CPI-affiliated Tamil Nadu Vivasayigal Sangam took out rallies and staged demonstrations at various places in Thanjavur, Tiruvarur and Nagapattinam districts protesting against the proposed coal-bed methane (CBM) project from the delta districts. Groundwater depletion and pollution is inevitable when …
Warning that the greatest risk of nitrate poisoning occurs in infants who are fed well and consume boring water contaminated with nitrates, doctors in the city have advised physicians to include questions about the home water supply when examining children. The advisory has been issued after city’s Sir Ganga Ram …
The doctors at a private hospital recently diagnosed a 23-day-old child with life-threatening ‘blue baby syndrome’ caused by consumption of contaminated water. They found that the baby, from Dhamori Khurd village in Gautam Budh Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh, was being fed packagedformula milk mixed in water from the borewell, …
That many areas of the city get contaminated water even for drinking, is old hat. But a new survey in 92 areas in the city has thrown up startling revelations: in 52 of these 92 areas, the Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) level exceeds the permissible limit of 500 ppm of …
Solid waste management or the absence of it in Dibrugarh town, considered one of the fastest growing industrial towns of Assam, remains a worrying issue. There is no formal door to door garbage collection system in the town. Neither are wastes segregated at source. Waste disposed off by people in …
Unscientific disposal of sewage and pesticide residue from farmlands have contributed to organic pollution and chemical contamination of surface and groundwater resources in four river basins across the State, namely Valapattanam in Kannur, Kallada in Kollam, Keecheri-Puzhakkal in Thrissur, and Chandragiri in Kasaragod district. An environmental monitoring programme on water …
Even groundwater in the area is polluted, say residents With the water from Mettur dam hardly reaching River Cauvery in Namakkal district, the effluents discharged from the unauthorised dyeing units in Pallipalayam and Komarapalayam into the river has become its only source of water. “Anyone crossing the bridge that connects …
The second waste-to-energy plant in Delhi is now scheduled to come up at Narela in North Delhi, the North Delhi Municipal Corporation has announced. To be built with Chinese technology, the new waste-to-energy plant would come up near the Narela-Bawana landfill site. It is expected to become ready by August-end …
District Collector N D Agrawal along with a Margao Municipal team descended at the Sirvodem ward of the city following complaints of contamination of drinking water wells in the locality. After the inspection, the district collector said he suspects the contamination of one well, but hastened to add that the …
Vyttila, North Paravoor & Parakkadavu Blocks Most Affected Kochi: A study conducted by the groundwater department has detected high presence of metals and chemicals in the wells in the district. Lead, cadmium, sodium and nitrate were found in the observation wells of the department. The study stated that the depletion …
If you think packaged water is safe to consume, think again!. Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has raised suspicions on the quality of bottled water being sold in the market and asked the apex food regulator to determine the chemical content of bottled water and report back to him in …
Days After Govt’s Nod To Project, National Tribunal Quashes Clearance, Calls It Illegal New Delhi: Within five days of imposing a moratorium on new industries in Chhattisgarh’s Korba district for being the fifth polluted industrial zone in the country, the environment ministry did a U-turn, having cleared a private 3x350 …
Hyderabad: There has been a spurt in real estate activity in several villages covered under the GO 111 which restricts development in the 10-kilometre radius of twin water bodies of Osmansagar and Himayatsagar. Besides increase in transactions by 10-15 per cent, the local registration and revenue offices are flooded with …
Gujarat tops the list of being the most polluted state in India, accounting for 29 per cent of the nation’s hazardous waste. It is followed by Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh, according to the Central Pollution Control Board. Gujarat is presently generating 6.2 million tones in hazardous waste largely because they …
