The Delhi Jal Board has commissioned a sewage project which has been ensuring that only only treated sewage is discharged into the three major drains- Najafgarh, Supplementary and Shahdara, which empty into the Yamuna ...
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Water Pollution
The Union Water minister Nitin Gadkari, was addressing the gathering at the National Water Awards ceremony for 2018 ...
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The National Green Tribunal (NGT) said that the fine has been slapped because the Uttar Pradesh (UP) government has not taken adequate steps for proper waste management, its treatment and for stopping it to enter the water bodies ...
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Over 60 Per Cent Of Urban India’s Sewage Enters Water Bodies Untreated, Said National Green Tribunal
National Green Tribunal expressed concerns over the non-compliance of environment norms which is causing untreated wastewater to enter the water bodies like rivers, resulting in pollution and making it unfit for human consumption ...
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The philanthropic arm of the IT firm Infosys has announced the revival project of the polluted Panchakalyani lake in Karnataka ...
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The Indian subsidiary United States of America (USA)-based Gradiant Corporation will be using Carrier Gas Extraction, a wastewater treatment technology which is similar to nature’s water cycle system to clean up the industrial wastewater in India ...
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A study conducted by the Ministry of Water Resources analysed the amount of heavy metals in Indian rivers from 2014 to 2017, high concentration of metals exceeding the permissible limits for drinking water were observed in rivers such as the Ganga, Rapti, Ramganga ...
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In a written reply in Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Environment Mahesh Sharma said in recent years, plastic pollution has been identified as a key component of marine debris in beaches all over the world ...
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In an effort to clean Yamuna river in Dlehi, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari laid foundation stones of eleven projects to conserve the 22-km stretch of the Yamuna in the national capital from Wazirabad to Okhla barrage ...
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NITI Ayog, in its report on comprehensive national Strategy for New India, recommended that wastewater discharge from industrial units into rivers and other water bodies should be reduced to zero and stringent civil penalties should be put to strengthen enforcement of environment-related acts ...
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The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has also asked Bengaluru’s civic body to deposit Rs. 25 crore with the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), of which Rs. 10 crore will be transferred to the state pollution board ...
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As Mula and Mutha rivers inch towards becoming a serious health hazard, Pune Municipal Corporations steps in to help clean-up the dying rivers of the city ...
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