States Annual Plan outlay fixed at Rs 9000 cr
The Planning Commission has backed Chief Minister, Tarun Gogoi
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Lucknow scientists identify Sukhna lake mystery weed
The mystery of the Sukhna Lake
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Virtusa bags Gold at National Green Awards
Virtusa Corporation (NASDAQ GS: VRTU), a global business consulting and IT outsourcing company that combines innovation, technology leadership and industry solutions to transform the customer experience,
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Mitie reports strong sustainability performance in 2014
FTSE 250 strategic outsourcer Mitie has claimed a significant increase in sustainability performance for the ninth consecutive year and "strong progress towards its 2020 targets". However, energy and
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Israel to quench Cherrapunjees thirst
SHILLONG, Feb 19
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Water in the green economy
Water and its management is becoming not just a local but a global priority. The UN Rio+20 Declaration emphasises the need to establish a green economy as the means to achieving sustainable development
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India launches long term ecological observatories programme at Paris climate summit
PARIS: With nations across the globe looking for innovative approach to monitor ecological challenges, India on Monday launched its long term ecological observatories (LTEO) programme here on side-lines
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Global water security
During the next 10 years, many countries important to the United States will experience water problems—shortages, poor water quality, or floods—that will risk instability and state failure, increase regional
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Heritage tag on water bodies - Civic body plans to renovate centuries-old ponds
The Calcutta Municipal Corporation (CMC) is set to designate 51 ponds heritage properties, thus becoming the first civic body in the country to confer the tag on water bodies. The civic authorities also plan to renovate the ponds, some of which are in a deplorable condition, said mayor Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharyya.
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Level in key reservoirs well below average
Another fortnight
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Noida ground water level falls alarmingly
With increase in pollution and illegal supply of water, underground water level in Noida has severely reduced in the recent past. Consequently, the water supply to the region has been affected and the
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Geo-chemical behavior of uranium in the Sambhar Salt Lake, Rajasthan: Implications to "source" of salt and uranium "sink"
<p>Among several salt lakes in the Thar Desert of western India, the Sambhar is the largest lake producing about 2 9 105 tons of salt (NaCl) annually.</p>
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Rs 5,100-cr World Bank aid for Cauvery delayed
PWD Minister Durai Murugan on Monday said that the World Bank was hesitating to sanction Rs.5,10 crore loan for a programme to modernise the Cauvery delta
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Centre assures help to protect J&K lakes
Shujaat Bukhari SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh visited Kashmir
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Drop or amend dam Bill, Vaiko tells Manmohan
<p> Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) general secretary Vaiko has urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to either give up or amend, as suggested by the Tamil Nadu government, the Dam Safety Bill, 2010, which is before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Water Resources now.</p>
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Hooda, Gehlot discuss water sharing issue
Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Friday assured his Rajasthan counterpart Ashok Gehlot that his Government would initiate steps to provide Rajasthan its share of water from river Yamuna under the 1981 Water Agreement.
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Treated wastewater goes down the drain: Report
Reclaimed Water Underused, Slurry Ends In Lakes: KSPCB Panel There are 626 sewage treatment plants in Bangalore, the highest in any city in the country. Together, these STPs can treat 834 million litres per day (MLD) of wastewater. But truth is, much of the treated water goes down the drain, according to a report by the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB).
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Rs.200 crore for artificial recharge programme
Out of 103 works taken up, 88 had been completed, nine were on track while six were not found feasible CHENNAI: A sum of Rs.200 crore has been allocated this year for the artificial recharge programme, Public Works Minister Durai Murugan told the Assembly on Thursday.
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Sri Lanka ranked highest in South Asia in GEA index
In 2014 Sri Lanka is ranked 69th in the EPI which is a Global Environment Assessment (GEA) index. It stands in sharp contrast to its regional neighbours India (155) Bangladesh (169) and Pakistan (148)
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China begins underground water safety investigation
China has conducted investigations and research on the condition of underground water to determine the extent of pollution, a senior official from China's top economic planning agency said Thursday. "Based