Water, waste & will: How India’s MSMEs can lead the sustainability revolutionWater efficiency, if managed wisely, could very well be the next competitive advantage for Indian MSMEs.
08 Apr, 2026, 02.23 PM IST
Madurai residents demand Vaigai river restoration ahead of Tamil Nadu Assembly pollsWith the election season gaining momentum, residents across six Assembly constituencies, Madurai East, West, North, South, Central, and Thi...
29 Mar, 2026, 10.25 AM IST
Water quality of two Ganga stretches passing via Bihar, Uttarakhand improved, of bathing standard now: OfficialThe water quality of the Ganga is assessed in accordance with the primary water quality standard for outdoor bathing, which is when the BOD...
12 Mar, 2022, 12.56 PM IST
Rajasthan asked to treat effluents at Bhiwadi Industrial areaThe directive has come after two children drowned in a pond with industrial effluents and domestic sewage at Saeedpur village in Dharuhera,...
29 Aug, 2017, 07.08 PM IST
Peenya effluent getting into veggies, says studyScientists from the Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE) collected hourly water samples once a month between Ma...
13 Dec, 2016, 11.02 AM IST
Industrial waste flow into Ganga down by 35 percent: Prakash JavadekarNew norms for abatement of pollution and stringent action against the violators helped bring down wastes from industrial units flowing into...
15 May, 2016, 10.49 PM IST
Tirupur Exporters’ Association requests financial support to common effluent treatment plantsTEA has sought financial support to the effluent treatment plants from the Centre so as to keep the competitive edge in the global garments...
29 Jan, 2016, 06.40 PM IST
Oil India tastes success in restoring polluted water bodiesThis has made the environment of the pits conducive for the growth of algae and associated aquatic flora and fauna, the PSU claimed.
09 Jan, 2016, 06.28 PM IST
Lesson for India: Why reprocessing of spent fuel from nuclear reactors makes little senseRecent media reports suggest that all is not well within the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) in Trombay, Mumbai.
23 Aug, 2015, 12.04 PM IST
NGT decision on Kanpur tanneries hailedTannery associations and owners have hailed National Green Tribunal (NGT) decision to allow closed tanneries, situated on the banks of the ...
28 May, 2015, 12.00 PM IST
NGT committee to determine cause of Ganga pollutionThe order for formation of the panel was issued by principal bench of the tribunal, headed by chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar.
13 Feb, 2014, 05.01 AM IST
- PCB notice to Dr Reddy’s Laboratories for polluting Hussainsagar
Even as environmentalists have been crying foul over the severe pollution of water bodies in the city, including Hussainsagar lake, the aut...
09 Nov, 2013, 07.14 AM IST
- Panel to look at environmental impact of textile units in Rajasthan
Textiles Minister Anand Sharma today announced to set up a high level committee to look into the damages caused by those units.
07 Apr, 2012, 10.31 PM IST
- CAG: Coal India laggs in corporate social responsibility, effluent treatment
Coal India is running 191 mines without any environmental clearance, the CAG said in a report on the company
08 Sep, 2011, 06.12 AM IST
- Act against Yamuna polluters: Ramesh
With the Delhi Jal Board being forced to close down its water-treatment plants due to high ammonia levels, environment minister Jairam Rame...
30 Dec, 2010, 01.22 AM IST
- Jairam Ramesh, Maran to take up TN textile units' pollution issue with FM
A release from the Union Ministry of Textiles said Mr Ramesh has expressed his desire for a joint delegation to the finance minister to pre...
13 Aug, 2009, 10.00 AM IST
- Rae Bareli rail coach factory to be eco-friendly
The upcoming Rail Coach Factory in Rae Bareli will present the eco-friendly side of Indian Railways sporting smokeless chimneys and neutral...
28 Jan, 2009, 10.51 AM IST