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Table NIO expert group report on Sethu: Swamy
THE Sethusamudram Ship Canal Project was being initiated without any study done on the potential impact of geological changes on the canal, Janata Party president Dr Subramanian Swamy said on Thursday.
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Troubled waters: Can a bridge be built over the Indus?
Whereas once the Indus Waters Treaty could correctly be described as a beacon of light in an otherwise gloomy relationship between India and Pakistan, this is no longer so. The odds now are that the crumbling IWT will be a cause for further tension and conflict between India and Pakistan.
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1,146 borewells to be sunk in BBMP areas
To quench the thirst of resident in the erstwhile seven CMCs, one TMC and 110 villages of BBMP, the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) has decided to drill 1,146 borewells at the cost of 60 crore.
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Govt Formulates Aquaculture Policy to Promote Self-reliance in Fish Farming
Though Kerala is leading in the production and export of fish, aqua farming in the interior parts of the state has not grown proportionate to its potential, said Fisheries Minister K Babu. He was speaking
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Snags hit Rs2.3bn water scheme
Any further delay in carrying out rehabilitation and remodelling of the Kalri Baghar Feeder Upper (KB Feeder-Upper) will ultimately undermine the K-III water supply scheme — meant for Karachi — and also
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Order of the National Green Tribunal on withdrawal of water from Ousuddu lake, Puducherry, 26/05/2020
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai in the matter of Puducherry Environment Protection Association Vs Union of India and Others dated 26/05/2020. The matter related to plan
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Cauvery water issue: Apex court not to interfere with CMC award
The Supreme Court today made it clear that it will not interfere with the Cauvery Monitoring Committee’s (CMC) order directing Karnataka to provide Tamil Nadu with 12 thousand million cubic feet (tmc)
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Water table falls in Anantapur district
Anantapur: The groundwater table has plummeted alarmingly in Anantapur district due to scanty rainfall and excess extraction of water. The government has banned the drilling of new borewells in 271 villages keeping in view the poor groundwater levels. The groundwater department has found that 50 per cent of existing borewells have dried up. On an average 70 per cent of the new borewells have failed in the district. Exploitation of groundwater is widespread in 19 mandals.
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NGO comes up with alternative to interlinking of rivers
Amid growing environmental concerns over the river linking project, an NGO has come up with an “eco-friendly” method to connect the water bodies with grids so that states can share the resources according
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Vasan's intent on Sethusamudram project stirs up a hornets' nest
Mihir Mishra / New Delhi June 03, 2009, 1:15 IST
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Ground Water Year Book of Maharashtra and Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli 2014-15
Central Ground Water Board (CGWB), Central Region has established 1772 ‘Ground Water Monitoring Wells’ (GWMW) in the Maharashtra State and the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli. Out of which, 210
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Trajectories for Sustainable Development Goals: framework and country applications
Individual countries face the challenge of implementing strategies that help realize the ambitions of the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) agenda, adopted by the UN General Assembly in September,
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Best but deadly: Watery grave for 110 at Puri in 8 yrs
The beach at Puri may be one of the best in the country but think twice before stepping into the sea. Insidious undercurrents in this part of Bay of Bengal have claimed nearly 110 lives during the
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Water crisis: state again demands special status
JAIPUR: The state has reiterated its demand for a special status from the Centre in view of an impending water crisis. The water resource minister Mahipal Maderna made the demand to the Union minster for water resources Vincent H Pala at a national water policy (2002) review meeting here on Thursday.
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Development must not be at the cost of nature, biodiversity
Chief Secretary Vivek Dhand on Thursday said that development must not be at the cost of nature and biodiversity; rather there should be a balance between all three. He stated this, while addressing
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Concern over huge dip in South Delhi groundwater
Planning Board alarmed over heavy contamination, poor quality The groundwater level in South Delhi has plunged to an alarming 66.7 metre at its deepest, the second-worst in the whole of the National Capital Region after Alwar (79.75m). Parts of South-West and West Delhi have also reported the highest salinity levels in the entire region setting alarm bells ringing.
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding use of treated water supplied by the Bhopal Sahkari Dugdh Sangh by the Railways, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, 03/01/2018
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Dr. Shailendra Kumar Modi Vs. Bhopal Sahkari Dugdh Sangh Maryadit & Others dated 03/01/2018 regarding use of treated
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BAPA protests at filling of Banani-Mohakhali Lake
Green activists on Friday formed a human chain demanding that the government should immediately stop filling of a large area on Banani-Mohakhali Lake in Dhaka meant for building 3,360 flats. The Bangladesh Paribesh Andolan organised the programme in front of the National Museum in the city to protest at the government
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Beautified B'baria town canal now garbage dumping ground
The main canal flowing through the district town has virtually turned into a dumping station for huge garbage disposed of by the townspeople, much to the degradation of the watercourse earlier 'beautified