Latest News for: water pollution

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Finding a canal alternative

Dawn 10 Mar 2025
Additionally, for farm products to meet the standards of environmentally sensitive global markets, the water must be pollutant-free, and its diversion should have minimally negative social and environmental impacts.
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Trump EPA’s dismantling of environmental justice efforts leaves Colorado to protect most vulnerable communities

Denver Post 10 Mar 2025
... environmental justice branch — making it even more vital for the state to commit to protecting people who live in neighborhoods that bear the brunt of air and water pollution, advocates said.
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‘Who will take a dip in Ganga?’ Raj Thackeray questions river’s cleanliness during Kumbh

Hindustan Times 10 Mar 2025
Meanwhile, in our country, all polluted water is dumped into rivers,” he said, emphasising the need for better waste management ... However, his supporters argue that he raised valid concerns about river pollution and blind faith.
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Việt Nam needs paradigm shift in mindset to tackle air pollution

Vietnam News 10 Mar 2025
We need to change our approach to managing air pollution,” Hoàng Dương Tùng, President of the Clean Air Network, told Việt Nam News ... Currently, air pollution in Việt Nam is a pressing issue ... The primary pollutant was fine particulate matter (PM2.5).
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Health experts call for banning toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in Pakistan

The News International 10 Mar 2025
PFAS, or “forever chemicals”, are used in non-stick cookware, food packaging, waterproof clothing and industrial products for their resistance to water, heat and grease ... severe environmental pollution.
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Jiangxi offers new insight into managing soil erosion

China Daily 10 Mar 2025
"Soil erosion causes reduced land productivity, ecosystem destruction, water scarcity and increased nonpoint source pollution, presenting significant challenges to ecological civilization," Zheng said.
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‘The sewage scandal ends now’: UK water company fines to be used to clean up rivers

The Observer 09 Mar 2025
The water restoration fund was set up by the Conservative government to ensure that polluting water firms paid for the damage they caused ... “This government has already placed failing water companies ...
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Ganga's water quality deemed safe for bathing at Maha Kumbh: CPCB report

Hindustan Times 09 Mar 2025
A report by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) submitted to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has concluded that the Ganga's water quality during the recently concluded Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj was fit for bathing.
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Maha Kumbh water fit for bathing, says new CPCB report, cites 'variability in data'

The Times of India 09 Mar 2025
The Central Pollution Control Board in its new report has said that water quality in the recently concluded Maha Kumbh was 'fit for bathing'. This comes after the board had termed water in Prayagraj at ...
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China achieves remarkable progress in environmental protection, air quality

Beijing News 09 Mar 2025
"In that year, the PM2.5 density in Beijing stood at 80.6 micrograms per cubic meter, with 46 days of heavy pollution throughout the year," Huang said ... The minister also noted consistent progress in controlling water pollution.
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Government will clean up Windermere, Environment Secretary Steve Reed to pledge

AOL 09 Mar 2025
Sewage spills from water infrastructure have contributed to the pollution of beauty spots including Windermere ... Water utilities have been handed multimillion-pound fines for repeated and damaging ...
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Maharana Pratap forced Akbar to kneel: Adityanath claims

Madhyamam 09 Mar 2025
He claimed that flowing water and wandering ascetics ... He claimed that the Uttar Pradesh Control Board and the Central Pollution Control Board are continuously monitoring the water quality at the Sangam.
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UK government vows to clean up Windermere after sewage criticism

AOL 09 Mar 2025
The environment secretary, Steve Reed, pledged “only rainwater” would enter the famous body of water in the Lake District, putting an end to the situation where it Windermere was being “choked by unacceptable levels of sewage pollution”.
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State govt bans sale of soaps, shampoos near waterbodies

The Times of India 09 Mar 2025
Eventually, these are let into the rivers, affecting the quality of water,' the minister said in his letter to the additional chief secretary to the environment and ecology department.A senior ...
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New CPCB report declares Ganga water fit for bathing but notes data variability

Beijing News 09 Mar 2025
A report by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) submitted to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has concluded that the Ganga's water quality during the recently concluded Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj was fit for bathing.
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