Appealing to all Opposition political parties to join hands in protesting the nationalisation of rivers in the State, Goa Forward on Wednesday termed the move by the Union Government as the “worst catastrophe
<p>Aging infrastructure coupled with growing interest in river restoration has driven a dramatic increase in the practice of dam removal. With this increase, there has been a proliferation of studies that
Vellore: Sand mafia are freely plundering the resources of the Palar river. With apparent overt or covert support from corrupt officials and political backing, illegal mining of sand worth several crores
The controversy hit project intends to divert water from Ken river in Madhya Pradesh to Betwa river in Uttar Pradesh for irrigation and it will submerge 5,258 hectares of forest land including 4,141 ha
BAN ON POLYTHENE BAGS AND PLASTIC The city periphery has been divided into rural and city segments to ensure proper implementation of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) directives for a ban on polythene
BHUBANESWAR: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik says the Centre's proposed River Regulation Zone notifications will severely constraint Odisha's development. In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Patnaik
<p>Dams impound the majority of rivers and provide important societal benefits, especially daily water releases that enable on-peak hydroelectricity generation. Such “hydropeaking” is common
In an attempt to improve the riverine ecosystem of the Ganga, the union ministry of Ganga Rejuvenation has entrusted a pilot project to the Wildlife Institute of India to work towards the restoration of
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday issued notices to the Delhi Government, Delhi Development Authority and Art of Living, on a plea seeking review of its order allowing the Art of Living group's
<p>The National Green Tribunal in the 38-page verdict on March 21, 2016 constituted a committee and asked it to submit a report regarding construction activities by Darrameks Hotels & Developers Private Limited on banks and the flood plains of river Ganga at village Singtali , District Tehri Garhwal, in Uttarakhand. The green tribunal also stated that the hotel authorities shall be liable to pay environmental compensation of Rs. 20 Lakh for violating the conditions set in the Consent to Establish issued by the Uttaranchal Environment Protection & Pollution Control Board (UEPPCB) and for disturbing the immediate/direct catchment of the river Ganga by changing the drainage pattern through the use of JCBs for levelling the area.</p>
