Kanpur drain hurdle for clean Ganga, IIT roped in
The Centre is now facing one of its biggest challenges in cleaning up Ganga -Kanpur's Sisamau Nala, the dirtiest open drain of the stretch. The drain discharges the highest amount of untreated sewage
View ArticleCentral PSU's commit to fund 70 pollution monitoring stations
The National Air Quality Index (NAQI), one of the few major achievements of the environment ministry in NDA's first year, has received a timely financial boost, at a time when questions were raised about
View ArticleTannery owners blame officials for pollution
KANPUR: The tannery owners of Jajmau have rejected the proposal of zero discharge treatment plant to save Ganga from pollution. They alleged that officials are involved in discharging untreated tannery
View ArticleNGT adjourns hearing in closed tanneries case
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) adjourned the hearing of closed tanneries of Kanpur case on Monday when Central Pollution Control Board sought more time to file inspection report and fixed September
View ArticleKanpur development authority to take steps to save Pandu river from pollution
Kanpur Development Authority (KDA) will take an initiative to save river Pandu, a tributary of Ganga, from pollution. A resolution to this effect may be placed in the KDA board meeting slated to be held
View ArticleHC stays felling of 8000 trees for Lohia Botanical Garden
The Allahabad high court has restrained the state government from felling 8,000 trees in the name of developing 'Lohia Botanical Garden' at Ganga Barrage in Kanpur Nagar. The court also directed the state
View ArticleClean Ganga Mission: NGT summons top officers from all agencies
The NGT also indicated that it was ready to issue directions to close down the tanneries operating near the Ganga river in Kanpur, and "shift the total industrial complex" to a different location. Unhappy
View ArticleExperts inspect tannery treatment plant in Jajmau
KANPUR: A central team of experts along with two-member team of Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) on Tuesday inspected the 36 mld tannery treatment plant (TTP) in Jajmau and collected data of...
View ArticleAssessment and management of Ganga river water quality using multivariate...
Multivariate statistical techniques, such as cluster analysis and principal component analysis (PCA), were applied for evaluation of spatial variations and interpretation of large complex water quality
View Article‘Very high’ levels of toxic chemicals in Delhi air: Study
NEW DELHI: The draft IIT-Kanpur report on pollution in Delhi has triggered fresh alarm over the city's winter air quality as it has found "very high" levels of an extremely toxic group of 100 chemicals
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding rising air pollution, 06/01/2015
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vardhaman Kaushik Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 06/01/2016 regarding diseases as a result of pollution majorly generated by air pollution.
View ArticlePolythene ban in UP: 2500 factories close down
KANPUR: With a statewide ban imposed on manufacturing, sale and stocking of polythene, 2500 factories manufacturing polythene have closed down in the state. Of these, 650 factories are in Kanpur alone.
View ArticleNGT pulls up Centre, UP for dumping bodies in Ganga
Referring to orders passed by the Supreme Court on the issue, the tribunal blamed the Kanpur Mahanagar Palika for not taking adequate measures. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) Wednesday pulled up
View ArticleNGT direction to UP government on Ganga pollution issue
The National Green Tribunal has directed the Uttar Pradesh government and its state pollution control board to apprise the public about pending proceedings as it may order shifting of polluting industrial
View ArticleNew IIT-K green toilets installed at Magh mela to save water, prevent...
KANPUR: IIT-Kanpur has redeveloped and redesigned its green toilet and named it 'Triansh'. The system has also been installed at Magh Mela campus in Allahabad. Devotees coming to Magh Mela for taking dip
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding Ganga river pollution, 09/02/2016
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M.C. Mehta Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 09/02/2016 regarding Ganga river pollution.NGT ordered a team of experts to constituted
View ArticleHeavy rains and storms claim 12 lives in UP
At least 12 people were killed across Uttar Pradesh (UP) due to storms, lightning and heavy rains, an official said on Monday. According to the official, two people were killed in different incidents
View ArticleThousands of fishes found dead in the lake of Kanpur zoo
KANPUR: Thousands of fishes of different species including 'Chilwa' and cat fish died in the lake of Kanpur zoo following dip in the level of dissolved oxygen in the lake water. The dead fishes were found
View ArticleGreen Tribunal seeks expenditure details from NMCG
The National Green Tribunal on Tuesday directed the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), the implementing wing for rejuvenation of the river, to apprise it of the expenditure details of the Rs.20,000
View ArticleClimate Change Centre to come up at IIT Kharagpur
The Union Department of Science and Technology is planning to set up a Centre of Excellence at Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, to focus on climate change science, adaptation and mitigation,
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