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
Segregating waste at source important for environment: SCThe Supreme Court emphasized the necessity of waste segregation at the source for environmental protection, urging compliance with the 2016...
24 Feb, 2025, 05.29 PM IST
Mounting solid untreated waste crisis a 'disastrous situation': SCThe Supreme Court voiced alarm over Delhi's untreated waste crisis, terming it "shocking" and "disastrous." The court directed the Delhi go...
19 Dec, 2024, 11.41 PM IST
Yamuna river froth contains harmful organic matter that releases volatile gases directly into atmosphere, warns expertExperts express alarm over the toxic white froth in the Yamuna River, which contains harmful organic matter, releasing volatile gases and f...
20 Oct, 2024, 01.45 PM IST
NGT directs Delhi government to pay Rs 2,232-crore fine for improper management of solid and liquid wasteThe National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Delhi government to pay Rs 2,232 crore as environmental compensation for improper manage...
17 Feb, 2023, 05.40 PM IST
Centre planning to test sewage water for COVID-19 virus loadThe department of biotechnology has drawn up a detailed sewage surveillance plan. This plan will be rolled out through the Indian SARS-CoV-...
04 Oct, 2021, 08.43 AM IST
DJB seeks support from UP, Haryana to contain pollution in YamunaThe Delhi Jal Board (DJB) has been continuously working to upgrade and augment the capacities of its sewage treatment plants so that untrea...
07 Dec, 2020, 10.19 PM IST
24 industrial units in Ghaziabad to remain closed during Kumbh MelaThese industrial units, including slaughter houses, paper mills, textile industries and distilleries, which do not have effluent treatment ...
05 Jan, 2019, 11.35 PM IST
Waste disposal: SC pulls up West Bengal government for not filing responseA bench comprising Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justices D Y Chandrachud and S K Kaul asked the Environment Secretary of the state to appea...
20 Feb, 2017, 01.30 PM IST
Pollution in Yamuna: NGT notices to MoEF, Delhi governmentStorm water drainage is the process of releasing excess water from streets, sidewalks, roofs, buildings and other areas.
07 Dec, 2016, 07.29 PM IST
Uma Bharti launches Namami Gange projects worth Rs 250 crore in UttarakhandUma Bharti said that the Centre is mulling passage of a legislation called the Ganga Act in Parliament for the success of Namami Gange.
07 Jul, 2016, 07.24 PM IST
National Green Tribunal seeks data on sewage discharge, untreated waste in AgraThe green panel also took note of the fact that many colonies in Agra lacked sewer connection and directed Agra Development Authority to id...
18 Jan, 2016, 06.36 PM IST
GPCB to monitor service stations engaged in tanker cleaning"Moreover, many of the stations have been used by factories and transporters to dispose their chemical waste illegally.
29 Jun, 2015, 11.58 AM IST
- 80% urban sewage left untreated in India: Study
Nearly 80 per cent of urban sewage is left untreated which is "killing" Indian rivers, a study has said.
05 Mar, 2013, 10.13 PM IST
PCB notice to Ramdev's herbal food parkUttarakhand PCB issues a notice to the herbal food park run by Baba Ramdev in Haridwar for allegedly releasing untreated waste into rivers ...
15 Feb, 2013, 01.29 PM IST
- Yamuna a drain, not a drop of fresh water: CPCB
The Yamuna is a drain with not a drop of fresh water in its 22-km stretch through Delhi, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) informe...
10 Nov, 2012, 03.47 AM IST
- Industries want to snap ties with GEPIL after GPCB expose
Last week GPCB had unearthed two illegal pipelines, operated by GEPIL dumping untreated industrial waste into rivulet.
01 Dec, 2011, 10.09 AM IST