Until a few months ago, Kathmandu Valley denizens would walk past the Bagmati River covering their noses. These days, the river has undergone a makeover of sorts and the credit goes to the ‘Bagmati Cleaning
While Kodaikanal Hills is experiencing severe water shortage, a water project aimed at augmenting water supply to the hill people are facing opposition from both environmentalists and residents. Since
Bathers in search of Europe’s cleanest waters for a swim may want to consider landlocked Luxembourg, sandwiched between Belgium, Germany and France. The grand duchy’s 11 bathing sites, which include
In a move to curb groundwater depletion in the city, private builders and developers were directed on Wednesday to use water treated by HUDA and close all registered tubewells used for drinking water supply
This book shows how multiple-use water services (MUS) are best suited to meeting people's diverse water needs. This book shows how livelihoods act as the main driver for water services and how access to water is determined by sustainable water resources, appropriate technologies and equitable ways of managing communal systems.
This report presents a guideline in support of the indicator method for Target 6.6.1 (GEMI 2017), titled “Step-by-step monitoring methodology for SDG indicator 6.6.1”. Of necessity, this method was produced
Safe drinking water is available to only 23 percent urban and 14 percent rural population of the country, said a survey conducted by Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources (PCRWR). According
- Jamshedpur’s Paani Baba believes it is ‘heaven’s gift’ Jamshedpur, Dec. 20: Hocus-pocus or pure science? No one can tell, but an elderly tribal man armed with a half-split bamboo stick can accurately
T. Ramakrishnan CHENNAI: A scheme meant to benefit farmers in setting up groundwater recharge structures has hit a roadblock.
Allegation that boats seized are returned after a few days The indiscriminate mining of white clam shells from the Vembanad Lake and the alleged apathy of authorities concerned in preventing the practice
With water level falling by a metre a year and no measures has been taken yet to reverse the decline, the Dead Sea may soon shrink to a pond or even dry out completely by 2050.
Vikram Soni et al. explain a scheme for large-scale natural water storage in the Yamuna floodplains near Delhi. If the water is made to percolate in the aquifer by construction of several barrages and tens of kilometres of bunds, then it cannot be called a
This report highlights the impact of the UK's consumption patterns on water resources across the world. WWF has used state-of-the-art analysis to estimate the UK's total national water footprint. This report presents both the results of this analysis and several case studies that illustrate the impacts of the UK's water footprint in the countries where the food and cotton are grown.
Bengaluru: Citizens and activists from across the city gathered under one roof to share their concerns and make remedial suggestions to save Bengaluru's lakes. With the Ulsoor Lake horror weighing on their
Ranchi: Taking time off from his routine responsibilities, Jharkhand Food Minister Saryu Roy has been working to save water bodies from pollution, which he claims is "main reason for diseases" in the mineral-rich
KATHMANDU: Nepal and India have finally broken the ice on development of 5,600-megawatt Pancheshwar Multipurpose Project, as the two sides today endorsed the statute of Pancheshwar Development Authority,
As world leaders meet in New York for yet another climate change summit, concerns over wild weather patterns disrupting food supplies are increasingly finding their way to the table. About 500 million
LUCKNOW: Union water resources, river development and Ganga rejuvenation minister Uma Bharti on Tuesday announced projects worth Rs 78 crore to cover upgrading of STP (sewage treatment plant) and diversion
The National Green Tribunal today directed the Centre and all public authorities to ensure that rain water harvesting systems are installed in every project including flyovers, bridges or any other construction
Coimbatore: Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests (Independent charge) Jairam Ramesh on Sunday said that the Ministry would widely expand projects for conservation of inland wetlands and coastal areas facing the threat of destruction.
