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. …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked the Noida Authority to submit a detailed report on current water use for construction activities in the city. The NGT order comes as part of an ongoing case on dewatering and groundwater misuse by builders in Noida. The green court has asked the …
Union water resources minister Uma Bharti on Monday said the Centre has allocated Rs900 crore for the three intra-river linking projects received from Bihar, maintaining that their successful implementation would also serve as a model for other states. Of the sum, Rs500 crore has been released and the remaining Rs400 …
A high-level Environment Ministry panel has accorded green signal to the development of no-frill airports at Kishangarh in Rajasthan's Ajmer and Belgaum in Karnataka. The Expert Appraisal Committee for Projects related to Infrastructure Development, however, did not express a lenient view towards Airport Authority of India's proposal to have a …
The National Green Tribunal Thursday sought more clarification on key issues before deciding the fate of about 700 Kanpur-based tanneries on the banks of river Ganga, termed as "highest sources of pollution" in one of its earlier observations. The bench, chaired by Justice (retd.) Swatanter Kumar, Thursday directed the Uttar …
The proposal, mooted at a review meeting on Namami Ganga, will take six States on board before installation. The Centre has proposed the setting up and maintenance of Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) in all the 118 cities and towns located along the Ganga in a time-bound manner to check pollution …
The Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) on Wednesday slapped closure notices on three hotels along Puri sea beach for violating pollution control norms. Similar notices were earlier served to 11 hostels in the town. "The hotels were served show-cause notices two weeks ago. They failed to give a plausible …
If the National Green Tribunal's (NGT) judgment on Yamuna and stormwater drains in Delhi is implemented, drains, that are eyesore now, will transform to recreational green spaces. NGT, while pronouncing a judgment on restoration of Yamuna and natural drains in the city earlier this week, accepted the recommendations of an …
The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the NDA government if there was any chance of cleaning up the Ganga river during its current term in power. Solicitor-General Ranjit Kumar submitted that a consortium of IITs was preparing a road map for cleaning the river. He said the government was proposing …
Ganga will be totally cleaned by 2018, the Centre on Wednesday told the Supreme Court, which had sought to know whether the government was serious about completing the clean-up exercise during its current tenure or wanted to keep it alive as a poll issue for the next general elections. “Absolutely …
Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) officials on Monday plugged leakages at the sewage treatment plant (STP) which was the main cause of sewage water entering Jakkur Lake and leading to huge fish kill last week. On the other hand, the Bangalore Development Authority has been planning to rope …
Wabag will be responsible for the design, engineering, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of the sewage treatment plant VA Tech Wabag has bagged a Rs 220-crore order to design and construct 140 million litres a day sewage treatment plant at Dinapur in Varanasi. The contract, which is part of the …
Central Pollution control board has given its consent for the installation of a zero liquid discharge plant at Jajmau to save the river Ganga from pollutants in discharge of tanneries. The CPCB, during a meeting held recently at New Delhi, rejected the protest of tannery owners and gave a green …
The present study has been undertaken to evaluate the performance of wastewater treatment systems (WWTS) in three different districts (Kolkata, Howra and Hugli) in West Bengal, India. Performance of these wastewater treatment plants are essential parameter to be monitored as the treated effluent is discharged into River Ganga which is …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Meera Shukla Vs. Municipal Corporation, Gorakhpur & Ors. dated 22/12/2014 regarding discharge of sewage in the Ramgarh Lake and Rapti River, Gorakhpur. The Tribunal noted that the ratio of discharge of sewage in the Ramgarh Lake …
India has 18% of the world’s population, 1.15 billion people, but access to only 4% of world’s fresh water resources. In the recent past, the dependency of Indian agriculture on ground water resources has increased upto an enormous extent due to several factors including increased demand of food, erratic behavior …
Public Accounts Committee (2014-15) present this Eighth report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on water pollution in India based on C&AG; Report No. 21 of 2011-12, Union Government for the year ended March 2012 related to the Ministry of Environment and Forest. The above mentioned Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Vijender Singh Vs. MoEF & Ors. dated 01/12/2014 regarding extraction of underground water, Haryana. The Tribunal also directed the Administrator of HUDA to file an Affidavit clearly stating as to whether it is supplying water to …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Manoj Mishra Vs. Union of India & Others dated 27/11/2014 regarding prevention and controlling of pollution of River Yamuna. The Tribunal noted that that some objections have been raised with regard to the treating of the …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of M/s Supreme Tex Mart Ltd. Vs. Punjab P.C.B. Ors. dated 24/11/2014 regarding pollution caused by textile company Supreme Tex Mart Ltd., Punjab.
