Rajasthan High Court order on Ramgarh dam dated 23rd August, 2011
Rajasthan High Court order on Ramgarh dam dated 23rd August, 2011.
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Orix, ADB, Robeco to Set Up Climate Change Private-Equity Fund
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Vanuatu climate worries rise as aid cut off
Vanuatu’s weather patterns are changing as the planet warms up, undermining the island nation’s ability to feed itself, according to Shirley Laban, Oxfam’s climate change manager for the country. Prolonged
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Encroachments on Kolleru not removed: Panel
Sept 12: A three-member committee appointed by the Andhra Pradesh High Court to assess the removal of encroachments in Kolleru lake informed the apex court that the encroachments are yet to be cleared and water is spread in the lake in 77,000 acres as against 2.5 lakh acres.
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Extra water for Kumbh during drought is illegal: HC
The Bombay High Court on Monday said the decision of the BJP-led State government to release water from the Gangapur dam for ‘shahi snan’ at the Kumbh Mela instead of using it for areas with scarcity was
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Antarctica's hidden plumbing revealed
The first complete map of the lakes beneath Antarctica suggests the icy continent's secret water network is more active than we thought.
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Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding stone crushing units in Himachal Pradesh, 07/01/2019
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Rahul against linking of rivers
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding rain water harvesting system in M/s ABW Infrastructure Ltd., Delhi, 03/03/2016
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Conserving water, drop by non-existent drop
It could not have been more poignant than this when a sea of humanity in the heart of the rain-starved Saurashtra region in Gujarat took a pledge here on Sunday to conserve water by adopting drip irrigation on a massive scale and check the mining of groundwater. A staggering 1.25 lakh people from across 4,800 villages of the State’s largest region that often falls prey to drought-like situations gathered on the bone-dry catchment of the Bhadar dam to decide to conserve water and appeal to the State and Central governments to speed up solutions to their water woes.
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Sikkim revives springs to address water woes
The Sikkim government has launched a massive initiative to revive and restore dying natural springs to address the water problem, especially in the rural areas. It has led to a 15 per cent enhancement in spring discharges. Through the initiative called Dhara Vikas, the government has sucessfully revived 50 springs and four lakes in 20 drought–prone Gram Panchayats, a senior Sikkim government official said.
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Groundwater panel set up
The National Green Tribunal on Tuesday set up a committee to draft an extensive plan to deal with illegal extraction of groundwater in Delhi. The bench also directed that meters be fixed wherever tubewells are operating, for measuring usage of groundwater and asked the committee to fix a charge that groundwater consumers would be liable to pay.
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Digital track on Bhutan rivers
Jalpaiguri, Oct. 12: The governments of India and Bhutan will jointly prepare a digital map of the rivers that originate in the neighbouring country and flow through north Bengal to track their course,
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SBP credit guidelines for water management
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Memorandum to PM to protect Majuli
JORHAT, Sept 8: The Majuli Suraksha Sammanay Manch submitted a memorandum to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh through Jorhat MP Bijoy Krishna Handique, seeking Central Government
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Govt departments oblivious of their role under Water Act
The Goa Ground Water Regulation Act, 2002 and Rules, 2003, says that applicants registering their wells and water tankers should have three certificates from three government bodies. They are, a certificate
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Cabinet nod to Rs 900 crore wetlands development plan
Aiming at the holistic conservation and restoration of lakes and wetlands to enhance water quality and improve biodiversity, the cabinet Thursday approved a Rs.900 crore scheme for a new integrated National
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Water for agriculture in Africa: resources and challenges in the context of climate change
This report addresses challenges that face water resources for agriculture in Africa in the context of climate change, uncertainty that is adding other burdens to other existing challenges. These include population pressure; land use, such as erosion/siltation; and its impacts on the hydrological cycle.
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153 flood control proposals cleared: Uma Bharati
The Government has cleared 153 flood control proposals with an estimated cost of Rs 6,374 crore but 14 proposals were returned due to non-eligibility or technical faults, the Lok Sabha was informed on
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Wetland violations under scanner
KSSP Team Starts Inspection Of Vembanad Lake Kochi:The people’s commission on Vembanad ecosystem (PCVE), set up by the Kerala Sastra Sahitya Parishad (KSSP) to study the nature and extent of encroachments and violations on wetlands, met in Kochi and inspected waterfront areas.