In the summer of 2010-2011 Western Australia experienced an unprecedented heatwave — but not on land. Between December 2010 and April 2011, sea temperatures off the WA coast reached 3C above average, and
Clean drinking water is seen as a birthright in most of the West
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Majhi Paragana Abhen Baisi Vs Aligarh Muslim University, Kishanganj & Others dated 18/02/2019 regarding construction of a centre of the Aligarh
THE Supreme Court on Monday posted to February 23, the case relating to Sethusamudram wherein Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy sought an alternate alignment for the project without affecting the revered Ramar Sethu.
It will start functioning in Bhubaneswar as a pilot project Proposal to prorogue winter session approved DSPs to be recruited directly BHUBANESWAR: The State Cabinet on Monday approved a proposal to prorogue the winter session of the Assembly which had been abruptly adjourned sine die on December 5 even though it scheduled to be in session till December 19.
To create awareness on rain water harvesting in and around the City and villages, the Water Literacy Foundation (WLF) on Monday launched Water Literacy on Wheels, a collaborative effort in association with the Department of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj and NABARD.
<p>Cities are concentrations of sociopolitical power and prime architects of land transformation, while also serving as consumption hubs of “hard” water and energy infrastructures. These infrastructures
BEIJING - China will launch a new "constellation" of marine surveillance satellites in 2019 to monitor ships, oil rigs, marine disasters and land-based resources. According to Lin Mingsen, deputy director
The Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) is putting sustainable fashion in the spotlight with the announcement of a new award which celebrates designers that can reduce the environmental impact of
The United Nations, which marked World Day to Combat Desertification on 17 June, describes drought as the "world's costliest natural disaster". When monsoon rains failed to arrive in the Horn of Africa
Rising carbon dioxide levels in oceans adversely change the behavior of fish through generations, raising the possibility that marine species may never fully adapt to their changed environment, research
Using satellite observations and a large suite of climate models, Lawrence Livermore scientists have found that long-term ocean warming in the upper 700 meters of Southern Hemisphere oceans has likely
Air pollution has had a significant impact on the amount of water flowing through many rivers in the northern hemisphere, according to the results of a new study. The paper shows how pollution, known
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Manoj Anand Assam's environment ministry has identified four wetlands: Jon-Beel, Kaziranga, Dhar Beel and Bordoibam Bilmukh. It is pushing for their status as Ramsar sites.
Contrary to the common perception, the Ministry of Water Resources (MoWR) has no role to play in construction of small hydro power projects but comes into the picture only in case of construction of big dams, Minister of State for Water Resources, Vincent H Pala, clarified. Talking to this newspaper, Pala said only when the length of the dam exceeds 1 km and the height 15 metres, that his Minis
This is the finalized guidelines for preparation of detailed project report for Rural Piped Water Supply Schemes by Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation.
The National Statistical Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has conducted a survey on Drinking Water, Sanitation, Hygiene and Housing Condition as a part of 76th round of
India has history of programmes for conservation of soil and water resources by adopting in situ moisture conservation and increased irrigation through tank and aquifer based water harvesting. This article gives an indication of the potential of the watershed programme.
The FAO has released a report titled "Assessing poverty reduction potential through investments in agricultural water management: a methodology for country level analysis." The report presents a methodology
