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. …
An expert panel constituted by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to examine environmental issues in Ghaziabad has recommended that waste water flowing through Sahibabad drain should be treated at the Indirapuram sewage treatment plant (STP) before being released into the Yamuna. The panel has also recommended that marriage and banquet …
Green activists from the city are divided over the cause of the death of fish at a couple of places along the Panchaganga River. Fish were found dead near the Shiroli Bridge and at Bawada Bridge on Friday. Following complaints from local residents and activists on Friday, officials of the …
The Meghalaya Agrovet Private Limited has been served a one month deadline by the Headmen of Umsning area under the umbrella of Umtrew River Protection Committee (URPC), urging the company to remove all the waste product released to the River Umtrew which is a source of drinking water supplying water …
Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) has slapped yet another notice on Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT) director for overflowing septic tank and lack of sewage disposal system on the campus. The civic body said not only are the potholes on MANIT premises filled with sewage water, but its overflow …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of AKhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad & Ors Vs Union of India & Ors. dated 03/04/2014 regarding pollution in the river Narmada passing through the State of Madhya Pradesh. Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/orderinpdf/33-2014(CZ)(OA)_3Apr2014.pdf
The National Green Tribunal (NGT), on Tuesday, expressed its displeasure at officials of the Odisha government for their failure in clearly stating what steps have been taken to curb pollution in the temple town — Puri. When the officials told the NGT that they would not be available in Delhi …
Hyderabad: Residents of Kantedan and civil societies are questioning why citizens should pay for treatment of effluents being generated by industries. Currently, a five MLD sewage treatment plant functions at Noor Mohammad Kunta lake maintained by public bodies. However, the treatment plant is ineffective as the industrial effluent needs a …
Proper sewage collection and treatment can save water bodies, especially the Nag river. Unfortunately, Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has failed to initiate simple measures in this regard and always sat idle dreaming of multi-crore projects. Indigenous sewage treatment, which means treating it locally where it is generated, is said to …
Observing it a brazen violation of its directions, the Jammu and Kashmir High Court has asked Pollution Control Board as to how it allowed operations of hotels without STPs or non-functional STPs in hotels at Gulmarg. The court ordered re-sealing within a week of the hotels that have not installed …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Dr.Udaykumar Vasantrao Jagtap Vs Saswad Mun. Council & Ors dated 10/03/2014 regarding pollution of Karha River, Saswad, Pune, Maharashtra. The Tribunal has noted that "from the record, it appears prima facie that Sewage is being discharged …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Jalbiradari & Anr. Vs. The MoEF. dated 07/03/2014 regarding pollution of Mithi river caused by industries. The Tribunal has come down heavily on Municipal Corporation, Mumbai for action not being taken for installation of STP, inspite …
Parallels in spend on cleaning up of Ganga, Yamuna and 10 lakes of Bhopal and their conservation, in many ways, are too striking to ignore. If the sum involved to clean Ganga and Yamuna each was over Rs 1,000 crore, in case of Bhopal it had crossed Rs 500 crore …
A Gautam Budh Nagar-based NGO has asked Noida Authority and UP Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) to impose restraints upon industries from reckless extraction of groundwater so that rapidly declining tables in the district are checked. In a letter to these authorities, the NGO, Social Action for Forests & Environment (SAFE), …
Stringent and uniform standards for sewage treatment in residential buildings and industries with more than 20,000 sq m built-up area is in the offing. The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board has proposed that all sewage treatment plants should meet inland freshwater discharge standards to promote recycling and reusing of treated waste. …
The cash-strapped Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has got a boost. The central government has approved Rs22.76 crore for the sewage treatment plant (STP) project, which would help expedite the work. This project is very crucial to curb the sewage being released into Gosikhurd dam, Vidarbha's ambitious irrigation project. The ministry …
The city will get two more solid waste management plants for better disposal of the garbage generated daily at the tourist hub while the plans to shift the existing plant to the outskirts has been dropped. As of now, of the 402 tonnes garbage generated daily, 200 tonnes is processed …
The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has forfeited a bank guarantee of Rs 18 lakh of Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) for failing to check pollution in the Panchganga river. The pollution watchdog has also issued a show cause notice to the KMC, asking it to immediately stop release of contaminated …
The urban development ministry on Monday approved three new projects worth Rs 28,000 crore for Punjab under the Jawahar Lal Nehru National Urban Renewable Mission. The move is expected to give political mileage for the Congress party, which is trying to make a comeback in the state currently ruled by …
The Union Government has approved a sewerage treatment plant and water supply scheme in Amritsar and integrated municipal solid waste management facilities in Ludhiana under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission. The total approved cost of the sewerage project in Amritsar is Rs 8,927 crore. The Centre will bear 50 …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of AKhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad Ors Vs Union of India Ors. dated 25/02/2014 regarding cleanliness at Sethani Ghat in particular at the banks of the river Narmada especially in the light of the ensuing ‘Shivratri’ festival and …
