National Green Tribunal Levied A Fine Of Rs 2 Lakh Per Day On UP State Industrial Development Corporation

National Green Tribunal slapped a fine of Rs 2 Lakh per day on UP State Industrial Development Corporation as they did not comply with directives of...

How Impactful Will Be The Approval Of Projects Worth 4,100 Crores Under Namami Gange?

Projects worth Rs. 4,100 crores have been announced to give Namami Gange the necessary push to build more STPs across the five Ganga basin states

Open Defecation, Sewage Major Causes Of River Pollution In Goa: Goa State Pollution Control Board

Under the National Water Quality Monitoring Programme, the Goa State Pollution Control Board assessed 52 major bodies in Goa from April 2016 to March 2017

National Mission for Clean Ganga Approves Sewage Treatment Infrastructure Projects To Curb Water Pollution

The National Mission for Clean Ganga approved of sewage treatment infrastructure projects to curb waste pollution in river’s four basin states

Give A ‘National Asset’ Status To All Indian Rivers: Activists On World Environment Day

The Rivers have been reduced to vast sewage canals in most Indian cities. They are without water and the liquid that flows down have (have or...

Up In Flames: Bengaluru’s Varthur Lake up Catches Fire, A Day After Emitting Toxic Froth

90 per cent of Bengaluru’s lakes are reeling under severe pollution due to unprecedented disposal of untreated sewage in the lakes

Indian Institute To Develop Water Treatment Plant To Remove Effluents From Water

The Indian Agricultural Research Institute along with universities from India and Canada will work on building an alternative to sewage treatment plants which will use agriculture...

Nullah To River: Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje, M Venkaiah Naidu Review Dravyavati Rejuvenation Project

Earlier this month Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje had directed officials to set up sewage treatment plants to clean 170 MLD (Millions of Liters Per Day)...

Bellandur Lake Tragedy: National Green Tribunal Shuts 76 Polluting Industries, Asks Authorities To Cut Water, Electricity Supply

Apart from industries, the National Green Tribunal has said that housing societies and residential colonies need to have sewage treatment plants work within the prescribed parameters,...

Will The Formation Of State Level Committees Speed Up Namami Gange’s Sluggish Progress?

Till December 2016, sewage treatment capacity for only 33 million litres daily was created under Namami Gange, against the required 327 million litres daily

Stop Sewage Flow Into Water Drains: National Green Tribunal Tells Ghaziabad Nagar Nigam

Ahead of the monsoon season, the National Green Tribunal has asked civic authorities to clean rain water drains in Vasundhara colony within a period of 10...

Japanese Company Gives Financial Aid For Improving Odisha’s Sewerage System

The Japanese company along with Odisha’s Water Supply and Sewerage Board (OWSSB) will set up three sewerage treatment plants to treat domestic wastewater in Bhubaneswar and...

Yamuna Now Reduced To A Sewage Canal, Says Agra Activists

Activists say that Yamuna is a dead river beyond Delhi and just doesn't have enough water to meet Agra's needs. It has demanded cleaning up of...

After NGT, Auditor's Report Also Blames Uttar Pradesh Authorities For Poor Water Quality Of Rivers

According to the audit report, discharge of untreated or partially treated sewage, open drains carrying sewage and industrial waste were the major cause of rising levels...

Focus On Sewage Treatment Plants To Clean Ganga: Prime Minister Narendra Modi

In a review meeting of 'Namami Gange' programme, Prime Minister Narendra Modi directed officials to ensure timely completion and asked them to circulate factual information on...