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 Committee on Environment of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly headed by MLA Syed Aga Ruhullah today inspected Housing facility for residents of Behrar Colony and took stock of pace of progress of these quarters. The Committee stressed for plantation at Behrar Colony. The committee comprising Legislators, Dr. Mustafa Kamal, …
BHOPAL: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) served notice on chairman of Railway Board on Monday. The notice was issued over the issue of environment and health hazards caused by 3,980 metric tonnes of human waste from 40,000 coaches. Railways use the 'open discharge' module toilets of these coaches that directly …
Haryana Urban Development Authority (Huda) has taken measures to utilize methane gas produced at Dhanwapur sewage treatment plant to meet its electricity requirement. SDO B D Yadav said 1750kW power is needed to run the two STPs of 168 million litre per day (MLD) capacity. However, with the construction of …
A separate ministry on rivers with special focus on Ganga notwithstanding, rejuvenating the national river will not be an easy task for the Modi government. Among the many contributors, the tanneries of Kanpur alone add 50 mld of waste to the river everyday. Of this, only 9 mld waste is …
DEBATES YATRA‘A disaster needs to be prevented’ Welcome to this edition of Rising Kashmir Debates. In this edition we will be discussing Amarnath Yatra and Its Impact on Environment. This year also there are concerns about Amaranth Yatra and the environment. Newspaper articles, views expressed by different political parties and …
VARANASI: Will Prime Minister Narendra Modi use the expertise of Sulabh International, a pioneer organization working in the field of biogas generation from human excreta, to save Ganga from sewage pollution? Sulabh has offered its services in cleaning the Ganga with the help of its indigenously developed technology. "It is …
In its first step to clean the Ganga, the National Democratic Alliance government on Tuesday cleared three sewage-treatment plants in Bihar and West Bengal. Together, the plants will entail investment of Rs 290 crore. Two sewage plants in Patna and one sewage integration and treatment plant at Budge Budge, West …
Says within 1-2 years most areas will be connected to an operational sewerage system Faecal coliform reading high due to monsoon season PANJIM: Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar Wednesday refuted the news that the Mandovi river waters are polluted, saying that it was fit to bathe and drink. “The Mandovi river …
In a significant move to control pollution in the Yamuna, the city administration has undertaken a comprehensive project that will include water transportation and beautification of all the ghats in Delhi. The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) will spend over Rs 25,000 crores to set up an “interceptor sewer project” to …
L-G reviews Yamuna plan, assigns responsibilities to public agencies. If all goes according to plan, the Yamuna will be restored to its glory of yore. Lieutenant-Governor Najeeb Jung has made the holistic development of the river the foremost priority of the administration. At a review meeting at his office here …
In a step to check pollution levels in the Yamuna, Delhi government on Tuesday said that it has undertaken a comprehensive interceptor sewer project to ensure that water from drains is treated before being discharged into the Yamuna. “Around 70 per cent of pollution in the river will be reduced …
NEW DELHI: The capital will have to spend another Rs 25,000 crore to clean up the Yamuna and provide sewerage connections in unsewered areas. The figure was quoted at a review meeting on the river held by LG Najeeb Jung on Monday. The LG has asked work on several sewerage …
Water is full of bacteriological contamination Samples collected from areas where off-shore casinos are anchored show high coliform bacteria Pollution Board gives clean chit to off-shore casinos, says not involved in polluting river PANJIM: After National Institute of Oceanography (NIO), the Goa State Pollution Control Board’s (GSPCB) fresh study says …
To deal with the perennial water problems, the city needs to urgently introduce conservation measures in totality, and not sporadically. A holistic approach to water conservation, including encouraging use of water-efficient devices, both in residential and industrial units, treatment of sewage, economic usage of water at an individual level and …
High levels of coliform bacteria in the river makes it unsafe Goa's Mandovi river is unsafe for water sports and fishing due to high level of coliform bacteria in it, according to a recent study by state Pollution Control Board. "The coliform bacteria content in the water is alarmingly high. …
Nagpur is set to be the first city in the country where 100% ethanol-fuelled bus would ply on a pilot basis. Government sources said the bus, which has already reached India, would be launched in the city in next 2-3 weeks. Strangely, municipal commissioner Shyam Wardhane, leader of ruling party …
River’s condition can’t improve unless 100% sewage is treated” The major source of the Capital’s water is also the destination for a large amount of its raw sewage, as treatment plants are being underutilised and sewage is flowing into the Yamuna. As per the Delhi Jal Board, which is responsible …
The city’s environment department has asked the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) and the MCD to provide land for the disposal of sludge from effluent treatment plants (ETPs) and sewage treatment plants (STPs) in the city, which is a major pollutant of the Yamuna River. Delhi generates approximately 800 million gallons …
Installing more sewage and effluent treatment plants and restricting the discharge of untreated wastewater into drains are among the recommendations of a high-power committee convened by Lieutenant-Governor Najeeb Jung to clean the polluted Yamuna river in Delhi. The panel's recommendations come at a time when there are already reports of …
BHOPAL: Despite orders issued by National Green Tribunal (NGT), vegetables irrigated with sewage water are still being sold in Bhopal markets. So far, the administration has only managed to destroy contaminated vegetables growing over six acres of land in Shahpura and near Coach Factory. The remaining 25 acres worth of …
