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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Water Pollution
Water Pollution
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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Delhi government informs the Supreme Court that taking up cleaning of all 1,011 identified water bodies at one go will not be practical and added that they intend to clean up all water bodies eventually ...
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A group of citizens from Bengaluru came together in 2014 to end the littering menace near the Jakkur lake through weekly cleanup and tree plantations drives ...
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Plastic waste is increasingly polluting the oceans and according to an estimate, by 2050 the oceans could contain more plastic than fish by weight which has prompted the global agencies like United Nations and European Union take measure to protect the oceans ...
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A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel blamed the state government for not closing the industrial units despite its specific directions ...
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The National Green Tribunal has given its nod to the revival of the iconic Purana Qila lake here by laying impermeable plastic lining on its bed and has rejected the claim that the project was being undertaken in a manner which would damage the environment
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National Building Construction Corporation, in its report to National Green Tribunal said that development work of Purana Qila is being done as per the suggestions of the IIT-Roorkee and rainwater harvesting structures are being built for ground water recharge ...
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