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"This is Kejriwal Model": BJP's Shehzad Poonawalla attacks Delhi CM over toxic foam floating on Yamuna's surfaceBharatiya Janta Party leader Shehzad Poonawalla accused Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal of spending thousands of crores given by the C...
Strict compliance for industrial well-beingIndia wants to grow its industrial base. This expansion requires the robust implementation of environment and health-related regulations. H...
Environmentalists pin blame on Delhi govt as toxic foam covers sections of YamunaDelhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena has given his nod to hold Chhath Puja at designated ghats on the Yamuna and urged Chief Minist...
Joint study group, surveillance squad formed to check toxic pollutant level in YamunaAmmoniacal nitrogen (NH3-N) is a measure for the amount of ammonia, a toxic pollutant often found in landfill leachate and waste products s...
Detergents in sewage turn Yamuna into toxic frothThe primary reason behind the formation of the toxic foam was high phosphate content in the wastewater because of detergents used in dyeing...
Leakage of toxic fumes: 2 killed on board INS VikramadityaThe accident took place when a team of workers were replacing a pipe in the sewage treatment plant located among the lowermost compartments.
Centre turns to ‘sewage-eating’ microbes to treat Ganga water at 54 new sitesUnder bioremediation technique, the activated microbes eat up contaminants such as oil and organic matter. The bacteria play a vital role i...
- Losing the pollution fight against Shahdara drain
Bengaluru's Ulsoor Lake turns into fish graveyard: Is pollution plaguing water bodies?If untreated water keeps getting pumped into the lakes, it would soon contaminate groundwater resources, as is evident from the higher nitr...
Groundwater turning toxic with sewageThe recent spate of moderate to heavy rains in the city may have boosted the groundwater levels by at least half a metre, but a new report ...
- Government to issue directives on frothing lakes in Bengaluru
The surreal sight of toxic foam frothing from Varthur Lake, and the foam catching fire in Yemlur Lake in Bengaluru have caught the attentio...
- NGT order to make Delhi drains pollution-free
If the National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) judgment on Yamuna and stormwater drains in Delhi is implemented, drains, that are eyesore now, will...
- Ecological time bomb ticking in Chitrakoot
The holy city Chitrakoot in Madhya Pradesh’s Satna district is sitting on an ecological time bomb.
Treated sewage water to keep Sabarmati river flowingThe non-perennial Sabarmati river is now likely to replenish its supply from the city's treated sewage water
- Winged guests on way, jheel a dumpyard
Unlike last year when a group of nature lovers took it upon themselves to weed out hyacinth in the Santragachi Jheel, the lake was cleaned ...
- Time running out to preserve Ganga, states should step up efforts, says PM
PM Manmohan Singh pulled up state governments for tardy performance on sewage treatment and asked them to take action against industries po...
- Can tech trick break Tar Balls?
Treated sewage helped clean up oil spill off colaba. Will it work for Juhu?