The overall goal of this report and the accompanying report summarizing the findings and recommendations, both based on the economic and sector work (ESW), is to advance the understanding and integration in operational terms of environmental water allocation into integrated water resources management.
Jalandhar Reacting to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi advocating linking of rivers at a recent NDA rally, the SAD today said it has always opposed such a proposal and would register its protest at an
Govt has neither legalised encroachments nor recovered lease money The state government has failed to take steps to either legalise encroachments by power companies or recover lease money and other
The prime minister yesterday gave the instructions at a meeting with the minister Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has given the go-ahead to build the Ganges Barrage Project at Pangsha under Rajbari district
GUWAHATI, Aug 8 – Guwahati needs a stringent legislation for rainwater harvesting to save it from rain-caused flash flood. In this respect the city should emulate the example of the Chennai city. This
The vast $320 million desalination plant approved this week by San Diego
Groundwater level in Thadayampatti panchayat of Sedapatti block is set to get a huge boost as the district rural development agency (DRDA) is planning to dig 101 farm ponds over the next four months.
Water is finite resource and can not be replaced/duplicated and produced on commercial scale. Only 2.7% of the water on earth
India’s current per capita electricity consumption is less than a quarter of the world average but is expected to grow significantly in the future. Shared socio-economic pathways (SSPs) are narratives
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sudesh V/s Union of India & Ors. dated 09/05/2014 regarding construction activity on the river bed of Dohan passing through villages Pali and
A Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said Monday that China is maintaining "communication and cooperation" with India on the issue of a cross-border river and ensure that no negative impact is caused on the
The Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has called for declaring the 12th Five Years Plan as Water Plan. It is inevitable to draw up a comprehensive plan for efficient water utilization to increase agricultural area, he added. The Chief Minister was addressing a conference organized by the Planning Commission of India to discussion the vision of the 12th Five Years Plan here today.
This report looks at climate change and water adaptation aspects in ongoing processes of formulating and implementing National Adaptation Programmes of Action
Long Island environmental groups are banding together to stem the flow of nitrogen into the region’s groundwater and bays. The initiative announced Tuesday follows what environmentalists are calling
Water sharing disputes between states are growing, the latest in the news being the conflict between Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh over the Babhli barrage. It puts the spotlight on underlying issues like the lack of an efficient mediating mechanism for conflict resolution both within government and the civil society at all levels.
A civil society group will organise a campaign here to create awareness among the people to save the Gomti river from water pollution. The members under the banner of Lok Adhikar Manch will launch
R. Arivanantham Proposal to revive Jambukottapatti Lake in cold storage Great loss: Paddy damaged because of lack of proper irrigation, near Pochampalli.
Government and foreign missions officials on Wednesday gave importance on using surface water to reduce pressure on groundwater. They made the observation while visiting the Saidabad Water Treatment Plant Phase II project in the capital. Dhaka WASA managing director Taqsem A Khan said Saidabad project phase II started in April 15, 2010 which would be finished in December 2012.
Vowing to protect
The Department of Botanical and Environmental Sciences of Guru Nanak Dev University organised a workshop on
