Secretaries of local bodies, including Kochi Corporation, Thrikkakara municipality, and the Edathala, Kunnathunadu and Kizhakkambalam grama panchayats, have been directed by the LSGD to impose penalties and initiate legal proceedings against those found violating norms
Perched on the bow of his long-tail fishing boat, 75-year-old Sukjai Yana untangled a handful of small fish from his net, disappointed by his catch and fretting over whether he can sell them. Some days Sukjai earns nothing: demand for fish is falling due to worries over contamination of the Mekong River and its tributaries by toxic run-off from rare earth mines upstream that is threatening millions who rely on those waters for farms and fisheries. Chiang Saen, a fishing hub in northern Thailand,...
Factors contributing to poor air quality include smoking, burning of waste materials and garbage and vehicular emissions among others
NGT Principal Bench asks Ministry to submit details of States and Union Territories that may have suffered environmental damage owing to the shipwreck after it took suo motu cognisance of a report in The Hindu
The Ports department has dispatched inspection squads across Alappuzha and Kottayam to identify houseboats operating without pollution control systems and valid certification
Old garments from around the world are being discarded in the South American country.
The constituency primarily houses farmers cultivating millets, sugarcane, flowers, and vegetables. The main support for farming is the Thirumanimutharu, a river in which effluents are discharged from illegal dyeing units, are flowing in this river. forcing farmers to use groundwater and other water sources.
The weather department has predicted a partly cloudy sky with the maximum temperature expected to touch 40 degrees Celsius
Poor solid waste management by the local bodies, discharge of effluents from industries and sewage from human habitations into River Noyyal and encroachments of water bodies are the other major concerns
Erode (West)’s urban-rural contrast has resulted in disparities in access to basic amenities
Pollution, traffic congestion, and poor urban infrastructure remain key concerns for voters, who are looking for concrete outcomes
The partial closure of a major landfill site on the Indonesian holiday island of Bali is forcing thousands of residents to instead burn trash in their gardens, sparking widespread environmental and health concerns. Suwung landfill, about 10km (six miles) northeast of Denpasar International Airport, used to handle some 1,000 tonnes (1,100 tons) of rubbish a day. As the site nears capacity, authorities said it would stop taking organic waste as of April 1 in an attempt to direct that matter...
It is observed by experts that ritual offerings accelerate microbial activity in rivers, adding to pollution loads
According to the complainants, thick smoke and toxic fumes from burning garbage spread across nearby residential areas, making evenings particularly distressing
Another issue that plagues voters in the constituency is the lack of proper connectivity by buses and trains
The other cities in the top 10 polluted list for March were Bahadurgarh, Faridabad, Singrauli, Mandideep, Ghaziabad, Manesar, Bhiwadi, Noida and Nandesari