Occasionally, every once in a while, the news process shifts away from the immediate and looks at the long-term. It is a challenge to fit slow-moving stories, that take months or years to unfold, into the 24-hour news cycle. The report on the state of Goa
A committee constituted to survey bore wells by various industrial units in Verna Industrial Estate has unearthed gross illegalities and has recommended immediate capping of all bore wells there for not falling within the purview of the Ground Water Regulation Act, 2002.
This document presents the details on monitoring of glacial lakes and water bodies in the Indian Himalayan region during the month of June 2017 using satellite remote sensing technique including the data
Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda today dwelt on the contentious inter-state issues-transfer of Chandigarh, SYL canal waters and the naming of the upcoming international airport in Chandigarh.
The goal of the Living Ganga Programme is to develop and implement strategies for sustainable energy and water resources management within the ganga basin, in the face of climate change. This programme brings together components of climate adaptation, vulnerability assessment, environmental flows and water allocation coupled with pollution abatement and co-management of water and energy.
By 2025, 60 per cent aquifers would be in critical state, says World Bank report Two days after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh assured the Parliament of
<p>Transboundary watercourses pose a variety of challenges to the management of water resources. Basin-wide management approaches often clash with state sovereignty. Efforts in cooperatively managing shared water resources are therefore of great importance for the sustainable management of transboundary river and lake basins.
Amid growing environmental concerns attached to the river linking project, an expert has come up with an "eco-friendly" method to connect the water bodies with grids so that states can share the resources according to their requirements.
The prosperity in Punjab is deceptive. Paddy has wreacked hovoc in the state because water table in Punjab because water table has gone down. Rice is not the traditional riop of the state but its
HC orders notice to Central Board of Irrigation and Power, Kerala Chief Secretary The Madras High Court Bench here on Tuesday ordered notices to the Central Board of Irrigation and Power (CBIP) and the Chief Secretary to the Government of Kerala on a public interest litigation petition to revive Pampa-Achankovil-Vaipar Link Project (PAVLP), shelved by the Centre way back in 2006 following opposition from Kerala.
The Supreme Court today asked Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir, besides the Centre and the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB), to sit together and “make an endeavour” to narrow down their differences over their rights in river projects. A Bench comprising Justices CK Prasad and Kurian Joseph passed the order after counsel representing the states told the court that their clients had framed issues to enable the court to adjudicate the original suit filed by Haryana in 2009.
While revealing the alarming state of India
BERHAMPUR: A long march demanding linking of major rivers of Orissa was flagged off from Kasinagar in Gajapati district of south Orissa on Friday.
This document presents the event of
The Krishna River Basin has witnessed high rainfall and consequent floods of various intensities during the last few years. These floods have both the positive as well as negative impacts on the population
At last UOM (University of Mysore) has decided to clean up the picturesque Kukkarahalli lake and maintain it as a world class walking arena for the city people. Though various agencies and organizations
Mumbai Mumbai, facing its worst ever water crisis, will take lessons from Israel, which tackles its own huge deficit with the help of artificial rain, desalination and treatment of brackish and effluent water.
The state government has extensive plans for Gomti's channelization and riverfront development but the environment experts are more concerned about constantly shrinking river-flow. Studies suggest that
Rs 420.66 lakh has been sanctioned under central government project to develop 40 lakes in Kadur taluk, said MLA K M Krishnamurthy.
Improving the efficiency of water utilities and reducing water losses are becoming top priorities in Asia, with its often-limited water resources and rapidly increasing urban population.
