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Missing idol of Dhari Devi found

Himalayan states also face risk of glacial lake outburst floods

The region is surrounded by 8000 glacial lakes, 200 of them potentially dangerous

Monsoon arrives early; kills over 30 people in Uttarakhand

Extreme rains over weekend contribute to 68 per cent surplus rainfall in the country

Green tribunal orders removal of debris from Delhi Ridge

Rs 25,000 fine on anyone found dumping debris in Delhi's largest green belt

Green tribunal orders closure of 18 polluting industries in Noida

Order follows site inspections by a joint committee appointed by tribunal

Environment ministry revokes stop work notice on Dhari Devi temple relocation

Supreme Court rebukes ministry for arbit stop work notice

Monsoon to hit Kerala coast on June 3

Cyclone Mahasen likely to increase intensity of rainfall over southern peninsula

Rotterdam Convention meet: no consensus on including herbicide paraquat in the prior informed consent list

120 nations had agreed to the listing, but India and Gautemala played spoilsport

Parties to Stockholm Convention endorse agroecology as the best alternative to endosulfan

Pesticide’s use restricted to limited number of crops

MoEF halts civil work to raise level of Dhari Devi temple for Alaknanda dam

Hydropower project developer asked to wait for Supreme Court decision

Use of toxic chemical HBCD severely restricted under Stockholm Convention

The persistent organic pollutant is used in building insulation, especially in the EU

Okhla waste to energy plant is spewing lead, other toxins into air, say residents

Air samples tested by independent agency under citizens monitoring programme

Environment ministry rejects 2 Vidarbha irrigation projects

Construction work began without environmental clearance

2013 to be normal monsoon year: IMD

Monsoon arrival date to be announced on May 15

NGT raps civic bodies, Delhi Metro for lying on cleaning debris from Yamuna banks

Wants fresh affidavits by May 7

Panel recommends deadline for cleaning Yamuna banks of construction debris, garbage

Proposal to be submitted to National Green Tribunal for final order

End-of-life neglect

Safe recycling of e-waste remains a pipe dream despite government rules

Utkal Asbestos sues Bihar government over Nitish remark

Case filed after chief minister takes a stand against asbestos companies

Bengaluru water utility to launch door-to-door drive to check illegal borewells

Residents continue to drill for borewells, unaware that registration is now mandatory

South Asian countries give sanitation charter to SAARC

MPs launched sanitation campaign in Kathmandu to addresses sanitation woes

Cauvery tribunal award notified

Disgruntled Karnataka chief minister writes to prime minister

Green tribunal orders closure of 34 illegal packaged drinking water units in Noida, Greater Noida

Ban on use of groundwater for construction in the two NCR cities to continue

Waste-to-energy plants to get a boost, says Chidambaram

Scheme to encourage cities, municipalities to set up such projects to get encouragement

Lakhipur-Bhanga stretch of Barak river declared 6th national waterway

Budgetary support of Rs 123 crore for infrastructure on the stretch in Assam

Rs 1,400 crore for setting up water purification plants

Ministry of drinking water and sanitation gets Rs 15,260 crore

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