Villagers ransack mining site in Vietnam
Hundreds of Vietnamese villagers ransacked a proposed titanium mining site on December 28, which they fear will pollute the soil and the ground water. Over 300 protesters destroyed machinery and
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Construction of dam opposed
A local committee has opposed the proposed multi-crore Tipaimukh dam on Bara river at the trijunction of Manipur, Mizoram and Assam in Manipur's Churachandpur district. The dam would not only
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Rs 1,200 crores for Jalasamvardhane scheme
The Centre will spend Rs 1,200 crores on the new Grameena Jalasamvardhane scheme launched by Prime Minister A B Vajpayee on Independence Day, according to Union Water Resources Minister Ajay Charan
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Water crunch, a trigger for war?
The world's growing thirst for water is becoming a major potential trigger for war, and global warming is set to accentuate that risk, experts say. Ecologists have warned for years of a looming
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Tendulkar assures mini-dams across Dudhsagar river
Minister for Forest and Cooperation of Goa, Vinay Tendulkar has assured to build three mini-dams across Dudhsagar river to ensure that farmers get continuous water supply to their farms in both
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The state of sustainability initiatives review 2014: standards and the green economy
The State of Sustainability Initiatives Review 2014 provides a bird's-eye view of market and performance trends across 16 of the most prevalent standards initiatives operating across ten different commodity
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Ramesh Gives Conditional Nod to Coal Mining for Bedabahal Project
The environment ministry has asked the power ministry to reduce coal mining area of a block attached to the 4,000 mw ultra mega power project at Bedabahal in Orissa by 10-15%. Power ministry officials said the move would not affect the power project.
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TN to introduce Bill on rain water harvesting
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa announced that the State government would soon introduce a Bill making it mandatory to install a rain water harvesting structure in all new buildings. Talking
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Water shortage persists in many areas
Various parts of Orangi, Baldia, North Karachi and Surjani Towns (Pakistan) have been facing acute water shortage for the last one week, forcing the residents of these poor and low-income localities
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Now contempt pours into Cauvery muddle
The Cauvery water dispute between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu took yet another ugly turn today, wit Tamil Nadu filing a contempt petition in the Supreme Court against Karnataka which names Chief
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Brick-lining of courses saves Haryana 20 per cent water
The Haryana Command Area Development Authority has so far incurred a sum of Rs 277 crore on the construction and brick lining of 2700 water courses. Disclosing this, a CADA spokesman said that this
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding mining taking place within 1000 mtrs. from the boundary of the Sariska Tiger Reserve, 06/03/2014
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Surendra & Anr.Vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors. dated 06/03/2014 regarding mining taking place within 1000 mtrs. from the
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Kommamuru canal suffers 70-ft-breach in Guntur
The Kommamuru canal developed a 70-feet-breach in the late hours of Sunday following which at least 3,000 acre under Krishna western delta were drowned. The breach was found at 29/7 kilometer
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Farmers defer protest
With the dramatic change in events after farmer and Beechanahalli Gram Panchayat member K Guruswamy jumped into the Kabini river, farmers and farm leaders have arrived at a decision not to stage any
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Water touches optimum level at Almatti Dam
Karnataka's prestigious Upper Krishna project achieved a milestone when it impounded water at the Almatti Dam to the height of 519.6 metres, thereby fulfilling a long-awaited dream of people in the
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Water shortage in Kandi belt
Monsoons provided the much-needed relief to the people living in Kandi areas of Jammu region, which has been reeling under acute drinking water shortage in summers this year. The water sources in the
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Slow and steady rain is ideal for harvesting
It's come late but it's perfect. The low-intensity but consistent rainfall that Delhi has been receiving since Monday is ideal for recharging depleting groundwater levels, since the runoff is much
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The Eklingapura experience
A joint forest management initiative succeeded at Eklingapura mainly because foresters were able to respond to the needs of the community.
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SHC seeks report on pipeline laying on river embankment
Under the directives of a division bench of the Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit,(Pakistan) the deputy registrar of the court, Ghulam Mustafa Channa, visited a site in Jamshoro where a
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Irrigation management panels meet on Dec 16
Arrangements for the first state-level conference of Irrigation Management Committees, to be held on Dec 16, are complete. The conference which is being organised at the Lal Parade Ground will start