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China's rivers and lakes defied a global oxygen crisis across 17 years, and nearly 1,300 sites, and the surprise is that it had nothing to do with slowing down climate changeFreshwater ecosystems worldwide are facing declining oxygen levels, a critical issue for aquatic life. However, a recent study in China rev...- Ganga cleanliness no longer matter of opinion, data shows improvement: National mission bodyScientific data now proves the Ganga river is getting cleaner. Twelve years of the Namami Gange programme have led to measurable improvemen...
- Tata's iPhone parts factory contaminated farmland water, India pollution body allegesAn Indian pollution regulator has warned Tata Electronics, a key supplier for Apple's iPhones, about a potential factory shutdown. The regu...
- Jharkhand records zero polluted stretches on Ganga main stem for 7th straight year: Namami GangeJharkhand has set a benchmark by maintaining its segment of the Ganga river pristine for seven straight years. This achievement stems from ...
- Yamuna shows signs of improvement with dip in biochemical oxygen demand in Najafgarh drainThe biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) levels in Delhi's Najafgarh drain have reduced by 33% compared to last year, according to data from the...
- Ganga's quality improved since 2014, 68 of 97 locations compliant with bathing standards: NMCG DGNoting that the cleaning of river Ganga is a continuous process, a senior official said many initiatives have started yielding results and ...
- 'Ganga pollution rise claim unscientific'Referring to CPCB data of the last six years, the Mission said the DO level has, in fact, been found to be within "acceptable limits" of no...
- Your conduct makes it hard for us to trust you: NGT raps Central Pollution Control BoardA bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar there was patent deficiency in the CPCB report and rapped the agency for abusing ...
- Center notifies revised standards for CETPs to minimise water pollutionThe Center has notified revised standards for Common Effluent Treatment Plants (CETPs), operating at various industrial clusters in the cou...
- 302 dirty river stretches identified by central pollution bodyCentre has been supplementing the efforts of the state governments in abatement of pollution in identified stretches of various rivers.
- Yamuna pollution can't be reversed: Central Water CommissionBOD is the amount of dissolved oxygen needed by aerobic biological organisms to break down orga nic material, in a given time and at a cert...
- Pollution in Ganga touches alarming levelThe level of pollution in Ganga has reached an alarming level. The latest data of UP Pollution Control Board indicate that the water is not...
- Rivers bear brunt of idol immersionWater pollution norms go for a toss when hundreds of idols are immersed in different water bodies during the festive season every year.
- Government: Ganga water unfit for bathing at Allahabad, VaranasiThe water quality of Ganga river at Allahabad and Varanasi, two holy places where millions take a dip, is most unfit for bathing purposes, ...
- River needs more water, not STPs: Sunita NarainEnvironmentalist Sunita Narain has called for a radical change in the approach to cleaning rivers.
- Notices to Vijay Mallya's breweries in Goa for polluting rivuletGoa State Pollution Control Board has issued notices to Vijay Mallya's United Breweries and United Spirits for releasing untreated sewage.
- Ganga pollution: High Court summons top officialThe Allahabad High Court today summoned principal secretary of UP Urban Development department along with chief of the Jal Nigam.
- Over 300 industries in MP flout pollution control normsMore than 300 commercial units in Madhya Pradesh are causing pollution by emitting harmful air and water effluents beyond the permissible l...
- No evidence of Ganga water getting poisonous due to pollutionThere is no evidence of Ganga water getting poisonous due to pollution, environment minister Namo Narain Meena told the Rajya Sabha.
- Yamuna pollution rising: CPCBWith World Environment Day being celebrated, the Yamuna river projects a grim picture of increasing pollution levels. The biochemical oxyge...
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