Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it provides employment to people. Most importantly, cooking and eating give us pleasure. …
Government has taken several initiatives to reduce pollution caused by thermal power plants which includes making it "mandatory" for such plants falling within 50 km of sewage treatment plant to use treated sewage water, Rajya Sabha was informed today. "The government has initiated several measures to reduce pollution caused by …
New Delhi: A committee of experts that inspected the World Culture Festival site following National Green Tribunal's order told TOI that the damage had already been done to the Yamuna as its floodplains were completely levelled. It, however, issued directions to all civic agencies and Art Of Living to control …
Bengaluru: Citizens and activists from across the city gathered under one roof to share their concerns and make remedial suggestions to save Bengaluru's lakes. With the Ulsoor Lake horror weighing on their minds, they came together at a meeting convened by the Karnataka State Control Pollution Board on Wednesday afternoon. …
BENGALURU: A day after thousands of fish were found dead in Ulsoor Lake, the government has ordered a clean-up. It also set a week’s deadline for stakeholders to give reasons for the fsh kill. Mahendra Jain, Additional Chief Secretary, Forests, Ecology and Environment, visited the lake with Lakshman, Chairman, Karnataka …
Dead fish found floating in Ulsoor lake in the heart of Bengaluru. Strong stench welcomed morning walkers at the Ulsoor lake on Monday. The malodour was of the fish that died in the lake since Sunday night and up to Monday morning. The foul smell of the dead fish floating …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of The CEO, ZP, Ahmednagar Vs The Commissioner Municipal Corporation Ahmednagar & Others dated 29/02/2016 regarding effective handling of the sewage generated within limits of Municipal Corporation of Ahmednagar, Maharashtra. The affidavit filed by MPCB dated 23rd …
Agra: Hearing a plea in connection with illegal constructions and dumping of wastes in Yamuna floodplain zone, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday issued a bailable warrant against one Anoop Agarwal for his failure to remove construction debris from the eco-sensitive zone and also for not appearing before the …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of V.D. Majeendran Vs State of Kerala & Others dated 23/02/2016 regarding land filling and other activities including construction of sewage treatment plant in Palluruthy Village in Kochi Taluk in Ernakulam District, Kerala. The ground raised by the …
Bengaluru's only Bird Conservation Reserve getting choked Aflock of Black-headed Ibis seen at the Puttenahalli lake in Yelahanka. The Bird Conservation Reserve is being choked by the untreated sewage entering the lake. The only Bird Conservation Reserve lake of Bengaluru is being polluted by unchecked sewage. Puttenahalli lake in Yelahanka …
The reports on the jaundice outbreak in Shimla and Solan submitted to the state government by the National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune, and the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) have again exposed the systemic failure on part of state agencies and lack of testing facility for virus detection …
Construction projects spread over 20,000 sq metres will no longer need Centre's clearance, with all stakeholder ministries and government departments agreeing to incorporate a trimmed-down green building code into municipal by-laws. At a meeting held last week between the secretaries of key stakeholder ministries, it was decided that the green …
Until recently there has been little, if any, concern over revamping let alone improving wastewater management system in Zimbabwe’s urban areas given the dominance and institutionalised water-borne system. Yet, the current constraints in this system and the immensity of urbanisation in the country begs and compels planners, engineers and systems …
Gurgaon: After issuing notices to developers for connecting sewerage lines with the stormwater drainage network, Huda is now set to install a volume-measuring device in the drainage line as well as the sewage treatment plant channel to measure the exact quantum of flow. Along with this, it is going to …
To check the flow of sewage into the Kundalahalli lake, members of Whitefield Rising and United Way of Bengaluru have come together to raise Rs 2 crore to set up a decentralised waste water treatment system without help from the government. Spread over 30 acres, the Kundalahalli lake is located …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Manoj Kumar Misra & Anr. Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 09/02/2016 regarding pollution of river Yamuna. The Tribunal came down heavily on Delhi Jal Board (DJB) and said in its order that " DJB has spent thousands and …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M.C. Mehta Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 09/02/2016 regarding Ganga river pollution. NGT ordered a team of experts to constituted and submit a report to the Tribunal on the actual discharge from each major drain that joins river …
JALANDHAR: Environmentalist and Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) member Baba Balbir Singh Seechewal has criticized the working of the board for failing to meet its mandate on stopping flow of dirty water into natural water channel even several crores have been spent on sewage treatment plants (STPs). He also said …
Seeking to use different arms of the government in pursuing the gigantic task of Ganga cleaning, the Union water resources ministry has signed a joint memorandum of understanding (MoU) with seven ministries to carry forward multi-sectoral activities for minimum three years to rejuvenate the river. Under the MoU, which was …
Lack Of Single Authority & Focus Main Hurdles In Clean-Up Multiplicity of agencies and a lack of focus are putting paid to all efforts to clean up Yamuna. A little over a year after National Green Tribunal (NGT) ordered a slew of measures to rescue the river, nothing appears to …
HRD is one of the several ministries being asked to assist in the government’s Namami Gange programme. The Human Resource Development Ministry has been asked to help set up a national-level institution or a university that offers courses on applied river sciences in order to create expertise in cleaning and …
