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 summoned the principal secretary, department of environment and forests, Government of Odisha, the chief executive officer and the executive engineer of Puri Municipality to appear before it personally on March 14 to explain why adequate attention is not being paid to pollution and ecological …
Green activists from Colva are hoping that fresh reports prepared by the Goa state pollution control board (GSPCB) regarding hotel units discharging effluents into the stormwater drain will force the authorities to take action against the errant hotels. Fresh reports have confirmed that certain hotels in Colva are still dumping …
The contamination of Ponda nullah has hit about two hundred farmers, including 180 from Kapileshwari-Kavlem in Bandora village panchayat while about 20 from Ponda Municipal Council (PMC) areas. Kavlem sarpanch Rajesh Kawlekar claimed that the contamination of the nullah has forced farmers to give up agricultural activity in the area …
Only one of the four sewage treatment plants established 20 years ago in Peshawar is functional, while the other three have been lying abandoned. Sources said that currently the market value of the land of the sewage treatment plants was in billions, but it couldn’t be utilised for the purpose …
वजीराबाद से ओखला बैराज तक दिल्ली में 22 किमी. है नदी का एिरया ओखला बैराज पर ऐसा हाल है नदी का मिशन यमुना की डेडलाइन अब जुलाई तक : यमुना पर हजारों करोड़ खर्च करने के बाद आज भी यमुना मैली है। दिल्ली को यमुना से 5 फीसदी पानी मिलता …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Subhas Datta Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 19/02/2014 regarding degradation of environment that endangers the human life, property and health in Puri Town. The NGT order has noted that "a Report by a Committee …
Sewage outfall into river to be diverted to existing network before opening of sand bar Eco-restoration of Adyar creek and estuary, on 300 acres, is likely to take off soon. Stipulating four conditions, the Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) has recommended coastal regulation zone (CRZ) clearance for the …
The government on Sunday launched a Rs 37.89 crore 20 MLD C-Tech Sewage Treatment Plant at Margao, with Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar promising that the project to arrest the decay and restore the pristine glory of River Sal within a year. The project envisages construction of a 20 MLD STP …
Chief minister Manohar Parrikar and Navelim MLA Avertano Furtado inaugurated the 20 MLD sewage treatment plant in Navelim on Sunday. The 20 MLD STP, which also includes a pumping station, will now take care of all the sewage that was earlier being dumped into the nullah and Salpem lake. The …
The Punjab government on Tuesday approved thirteen development schemes with an estimated cost of Rs 11,869.066 million. The approved development schemes included: Upgradation of Thalassemia Unit and Bone Marrow Transplant center at B.V. Hospital Bahalpur. (Revised) at a cost of Rs 908.632 million, Enhancing Vegetable Production in Punjab at a …
The Forest and Environment Department on Tuesday decided to attempt an ecological solution to treat natural water bodies of the State Capital most of which are in high stages of pollution, thanks to influx of waste water and sewer. A water body near Biju Patnaik Airport has been identified for …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of R.S. ChauhanVs. State of Uttrakhand & Ors. dated 11/02/2014 regarding construction of STP in Municipal Corporation, Dehradun, Uttrakhand. NGT has asked the Municipal Corporation to measure the flow in the drains which have been pointed out by the Counsel appearing …
Putrid water is being released by drainages With water from the Yamuna becoming increasingly contaminated and unfit for human consumption in Agra and Mathura, the Uttar Pradesh Government has served notice on the Delhi government to ensure that toxic water is not released into the river by factories. The State …
Minister Of Environment And Forests, Dr. M. Veerappa Moily stated in the parliament tha the "Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has identified 150 polluted stretches along various rivers in the country based on BOD (Bio-chemical Oxygen Demand) levels, a key indicator of organic pollution. The pollution load on rivers of …
Statement of the Minister of Environment and Forests in response to Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 272 for 10 February 2014, asked by Shri Kristappa Nimmala and Shri Nama Nageswara Rao regarding progress made in regard to cleaning of Ganga river in the country under Ganga Action Plan Phase - …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dr.Udaykumar Vasantrao Jagtap Vs Saswad Mun. Council & Ors dated 04/02/2014 regarding contamination of water which is used for Hirapur and Jejuri and is drawn from the dam called “Jejuri Dam”. NGT has said that it appears prima facie that …
Canadian diversified miner Teck Resources Ltd is investigating another spill at its Trail smelting complex in British Columbia, but said on Sunday it does not expect the incident to have a long-term impact on fish or the environment. Up to 25 cubic meters (883 cubic feet) of a solution containing …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Pandit Hari Shankar Samadhiya Vs. Union of India & Ors dated 29/01/2014 regarding pollution and encroachment in the area of the Morar River bed in the city of Gwalior. Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/orderinpdf/12-2013(CZ)(OA)_29Jan2014.pdf Previous Orders: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/e-orders.php?eid=5030
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today asked the Environment & Forest Department to constitute the Rivers and Lakes Authority for conservation and protection of rivers and lakes in the State. At a high level meeting convened at his official residence to discuss the initiatives taken by the Environment & Forest Department …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of R.S. ChauhanVs. State of Uttrakhand & Ors. dated 22/01/2014 regarding construction of STP in Municipal Corporation, Dehradun, Uttrakhand. The Learned Counsel appearing for the Corporation shall file an Affidavit as to what is the distance between STP and the river …
