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Overuse of groundwater could 'push arsenic deeper into water table'

18th Jan 2011 - New Kerala

New findings have shown that groundwater over-exploitation has drawn the water table down and, with it, arsenic. Soon, it will percolate down to deep aquifers in other Asian countries that follow the same practice, such as those arou...

Oil spill: US sues BP, eight others

16th Dec 2010 - Deccan Herald

The US is suing oil giant BP Plc and eight other companies linked to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill for violating American environmental laws, Attorney General Eric Holder has said. The civil suit was filed in the US District Court in ...

Over 300 industries in MP flout pollution control norms

16th Nov 2010 - The Economic Times

BHOPAL: More than 300 commercial units in Madhya Pradesh are causing pollution by emitting harmful air and water effluents beyond the permissible limits, the State Pollution Control Board has said. In reply to an RTI query , th...

Orissa won't give up, challenges Centre on Posco

26th Dec 2010 - The Times Of India

NEW DELHI: The Union environment and forests ministry may have withdrawn the green clearance to Vedanta's Aluminium mining project in Orissa but the state government is not giving up easy. It has sent a detailed reply to the Centre recommendi...

Orissa requests MoEF to re-consider Niyamgiri mining project

24th Dec 2010 - Hindustan Times

Smarting under the Centre's denial to USD 1.7 billion Niyamgiri mining project on alleged violations of forest and environment laws, Orissa government on Friday sought its reconsideration saying the proposal was compliant with the stipulated norms. A...

Oil spill: Anti-pollution operations continue off Mumbai coast

09th Aug 2010 - Daily News Analysis

A foreign cargo ship, which collided with another vessel about 10km off Mumbai harbour, tilted further spilling oil for the third day today as navy and Coast Guard made hectic efforts to contain the leak. "MSC Chitra has tilted 80 de...