Indore Mayor Pushyamitra Bhargav, while talking to the media, said, "Yesterday, two of our outsourced employees tragically passed away after falling into a chamber in the primer line outside Choithram Mandi.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 20: From city skylines to rural horizons, India's waters are in distress - overwhelmed by sewage, choked by weeds and abandoned to years of neglect. Across cities, semi-urban settlements and rural landscapes, water bodies that once sustained communitie
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed authorities to submit a fresh progress report on the measures taken to prevent the discharge of untreated sewage and industrial effluents into the Ganga and its tributaries at Varanasi and Chandauli.
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) to take immediate and coordinated action to intercept untreated sewage flowing from eight JJ clusters into the Barapula drain and provide single discharge points for treatment.
"Pollution is a priority for the government. We are working with many state governments on projects related to air and water pollution. There is a significant budgetary outlay on sewage control as well as drainage," Thakur said.
The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Principal Bench, New Delhi, has expressed serious concern over the continued groundwater extraction by several cricket stadiums across the country to irrigate cricket grounds, despite earlier directions to shift to treated sewage water.
Highlighting the hardships faced by ordinary citizens, the Lok Sabha leader of oppposition asserted that the "system has sold out to those in power" and demanded accountability.
Dawn reported that 40 of 127 sewage samples tested in December 2025 across Pakistan's provinces and Islamabad were positive for poliovirus. The NIH official said sewage detection signals gaps in vaccination coverage. A nationwide polio campaign is scheduled from February 2 to 8, 2026.
During a routine check at Munwarabad near the Sewage Treatment Plant, a police team from Khanyar arrested the drug peddler, the officials stated. The Srinagar Police termed the arrest part of a sustained drive against drug trafficking and in furtherance of the police's commitment to eradi
Addressing the House, Gupta said her government clearly communicates its direction and targets to the public. Calling pollution a crucial issue for the national capital, she said the government is committed to completing 1,100 Arogya Mandirs across Delhi as part of its healthcare roadmap.