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 diversion of water of River Ganga through Upper and Lower Ganga canals, leaves virtually very little or no flow in the main river. In absence of adequate flow the unabated discharge of treated sewage, even with 100% treatment, and BOD level of 30 mg/l, cannot bring the river water …
The present Patna RFD project will be implemented by NGRBA and for that assistance has been sought from World Bank. According to screening study and as per NGRBA’s framework the project falls under high impact category and hence an EIA study is required along with specific EMP. Also as per …
In order to check pollution in the city and nearby areas, the district magistrate directed the officials to take against those found violating norms. The meeting was held at the collectorate. Stress was laid on ensuring proper functioning of structures meant to curb pollution. Officials of Pollution Control Board (PCB), …
Those in Ondipudur on Monday petitioned District Collector M. Karunagaran, against the Coimbatore Corporation’s move to construct a sewage treatment plant there. The petition was signed by residents of Weavers’ Colony, Sindhu Nagar, Bharathi Nagar, Kumaran Nagar, Cheran Nagar, Shastri Nagar, Thiruvalluvar Nagar, Noyyal Nagar, Ramachandra Nagar, MGR Nagar, Kamarajar …
The Goa state pollution control board (GSPCB), on Wednesday, slammed the Airports Authority of India (AAI) for non-compliance of environmental norms relating to municipal solid wastes at the Dabolim airport. It has threatened legal action if AAI does not make appropriate arrangements for the treatment of sewage and solid waste …
The much-hyped Ganga and Yamuna Action Plans, part of the National River Conservation Plan, are facing serious hurdles due to a fund crunch. While the country needs 38,000 million litres a day (MLD) of sewage treatment capacity, at present, it is only 12,000 MLD. The environment ministry does not have …
More than 30 five-star hotels in the Capital expressed their commitment to preserve the environment and have agreed to comply with the ‘Green Hotel Guidelines’. A memorandum of understanding was signed between the Delhi Government’s Department of Environment and 32 five-star hotels on Monday. According to the MoU, the hotels …
The Noida Authority is set to commission the largest sewage treatment plant (STP) in Sector 168 of Noida in the first week of June. The new plant has a capacity of cleaning 50 million litres of sewage daily. Till now, the 35MLD treatment plant in Sector 123 was the largest. …
New Delhi: The court deadline for restoration of Neela Hauz expired on February 28 but civic agencies have not been able to stop the flow of sewage into the water body. In the last meeting, Delhi Jal Board (DJB) complained that a newly constructed municipal drain was flowing into its …
All hotels at famous ski resort Gulmarg are functioning without any sewage treatment plant (STP) to manage the toilet waste. In addition, the tonnes of solid waste and garbage generated at the resort goes untreated as at present there is no mechanism or facility in place to manage the waste …
Preliminary study by varsity department points to dip in oxygen level in the Karamana The mass mortality of fish reported from the stretch of the Karamana, near the Thiruvallam and Pallathukadavu ghats last week, could have been caused by the unusual rise in water temperature, reduction in flow and a …
The Bombay high court (HC) on Monday directed National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (Neeri) to present short and long term solutions to the civic body by June 20 to curb Godavari river pollution. The high court issued these directives while hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by Godavari Gatarikaran …
Plan for sewage treatment plant takes shape, but mafia may pose hurdles Government officials who were apathetic towards the historic Sarakki lake for long seem to have woken up to the need to save the water body. On Friday, they visited the lake for a reality check on its status. …
Ganga, the holiest river that has been washing people's sins and granting 'moksha' since time immemorial, today itself needs attention of those who call it 'mother'. Though a number of projects and programmes are being implemented by government and non-governmental organisations to clean Ganga, no significant improvement is being noticed …
The southern bench of the National Green Tribunal has deferred the hearing on the interim stay order on the ongoing civil works at Coimbatore Corporation's Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) at Nanjundapuram till May 7. The decision was taken at the sitting of the green tribunal at Chennai on Tuesday. The …
Over 10 billion gallons of raw and partly treated sewage gushed into waterways and bubbled up onto streets and into homes as a result of Hurricane Sandy — enough to cover Central Park in a 41-foot-high pile of sludge, a nonprofit research group said in a report released on Tuesday. …
Environment activist SubhasDatta has moved the National Green Tribunal on pollution at Puri, eastern India's biggest pilgrimage and tourist site. The town with a population of about 2 lakh and rudimentary civic and other support infrastructure, caters to more than 1.5 million tourists. In the petition made on April 5, …
A committee set up by National Green Tribunal to inspect Delhi hospitals for biomedical waste disposal practices has found serious lapses at three government hospitals and some minor issues at two private hospitals. The NGT has served a showcause notice to the hospitals. The hospitals that have been served notice …
Chennai Metrowater will soon own the first-of-its-kind tertiary treatment plant in the State. The agency is in the process of finalising the design and treatment process of the facility that will reduce the amount of treated sewage let into waterways and also improve supply to industries. The six-acre facility will …
The Supreme Court will hear Nashik Municipal Corporation's (NMC) appeal for land acquisition for the sewage treatment plant (STP) at Gangapur village on May 3. In December 2012, the Bombay high court had stayed the acquisition of land on "urgency clause" basis till January 4. The municipal corporation then appealed …
