Canal near-ready but Haryana says no water sharing
The coming summer season looks bleak on the water front, despite the government
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T-issue may hit Krishna water report
Hyderabad, Feb. 16: The Krishna Water Dispute Tribunal report is likely to lose importance amidst ongoing Telangana agitation and the appointment of Srikrishna Committee.
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Apex court verdict will not apply to Kerala, says Chandy
Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has said that the Supreme Court judgement on interlinking of rivers will not apply to Kerala or its rivers. Replying to questions from the media at his weekly Cabinet briefing here on Wednesday, the Chief Minister said the verdict was applicable only to concurring States.
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SC river-linking order does not apply to Kerala
Both the Congress-led United Democratic Front Government and Communist Party of India (Marxist)-led Left Democratic Front Opposition in Kerala on Wednesday came out against the Supreme Court directive
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Corruption in water sector linked with slow progress
Transparency International (TI) Global Corruption Report (GCR) 2008 released on Wednesday analyses that corruption affects all aspects of the water sector, from water resources management to drinking water services, irrigation and hydropower. TI Pakistan Chairman Syed Adil Gilani said that corruption in Pakistan water sector since decades has been one of the major causes of slow economic development, shortage of power, irrigation as well as potable water.
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Parties harp on Assam stake in river link
Guwahati, Feb. 28: The Tarun Gogoi government has not taken a stand on the Supreme Court ruling in favour of the river-linking project as the subject was in the “national interest”, but said it would not
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Hyderabad faces groundwater crisis
Despite predictions of a good rainfall in 2012, the present water crisis in Hyderabad, especially relating to groundwater levels, may deteriorate in the absence of preventive measures. The haphazard
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Brahmaputra can be medium of cooperation
The Brahmaputra has the potential to emerge as the medium of peace and development in this part of the globe involving China, India and Bangladesh. But, it has become a bone of contention due to the Government
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Network hiccups: Narmada waters still to reach many parched areas
In the remote Kailashnagar village (Jalore district), on the border of Rajasthan and Gujarat, lives Parbhu Ram, a farmer who has never been to either Punjab or Haryana. But Parbhu knows about the grievous
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Social dimensions of weather index insurance in reaching marginal stakeholders: Lessons from Asia and Africa
Climate change will have an impact on natural resources, water being one of them, affecting the availability of water including increasing the intensity of floods and droughts. It is also a known fact
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Kalam for smart water management
Shoumojit Banerjee PATNA: A plan to integrate the river system in Bihar with the aim of preventing a recurrence of the Kosi deluge was mooted on Thursday by former President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam who is now on a visit to the State.
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DK: stand by government in its efforts to get Cauvery water
The Dravidar Kazhagam (DK) has appealed to all parties to stand by the government in its endeavour to get Cauvery water for the State. In a statement, DK president K. Veeramani has recounted how a Tribunal
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The great water grab: how the coal industry is deepening the global water crisis
Coal plants are draining an already dwindling global water supply, consuming enough to meet the basic needs of one billion people and deepening a worldwide crisis. Announcing its first global plant-by-plant
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Plan needed to conserve wetlands
Loss of wetlands increasing at an alarming rate in Tamil Nadu, says Minister nice: Forest Minister N. Selvaraj releasing a book brought out by the Forest Department during a national workshop in Tiruchi on Wednesday.
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Expo on water conservation in city from February 24-26
Mumbai In a bid to urge industries to save and reuse water, Water Today
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New scheme for rural water supply
The Orissa government has decided to create twelve new rural water supply and sanitation divisions in the state. Recently, chief minister Naveen Patnaik approved a proposal in this
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Crisis solution: firm promises Mumbai water from thin air
Mumbai: With the city facing one of its worst water crises, proposals to alleviate the problem are aplenty. One such proposal is by a city-based firm that claims it can produce water out of thin air.
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Report of the steering committee on water resources and sanitation for Twelfth Five Year Plan (2012-2017)
The Planning Commission had set up one Steering Committee on Water Resources and Sanitation and the following eight Working Groups for addressing the issues related to the Water Resources and Sanitation
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National Green Tribunal for quick survey, rehabilitation policy
Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) is yet to get on with survey of encroachments around Siddique Hassan Khan Talab. Also, the state government hasn't yet drafted a rehabilitation policy for encroachers around the water body. Taking a serious view, National Green Tribunal (NGT) central zone bench ordered the BMC and the state government to expedite work around the talab.
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Bangladesh, Nepal, India discuss water sharing
Bangladesh, Nepal and India are discussing collaboration in river water sharing, an emotive issue in all three countries, highly placed sources said. “There could be a tri-nation meeting very soon. We are working on it.” The broader idea is to rope in Bhutan as well, where public opinion has not been as vocal as in these three countries over hydel projects and sharing waters of common rivers.