The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
The Centre has decided to treat the Sutlej river on par with the Ganga. Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, who today called on Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti and Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh, said the Centre had decided to treat the Sutlej at par with the Ganga, which …
The move will leave Pampa, Achencovil dry, says PPS leader Various environmental groups and experts have strongly opposed the reported move to implement the controversial river-linking scheme, Pampa-Achencovil-Vaipar Link Project (PAVLP), by the Union government and the Tamil Nadu government. During her recent meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Tamil …
Assembly Passes Motion Appealing For Reference Of Mullaperiyar Issue To SC The state legislature assembly passed a substantive motion urging the President of India to refer the Mullaperiyar issue to the Supreme Court and reconsider the decision of increasing the height of the dam as it poses a threat to …
The fast approaching June 2 deadline for the bifurcation of the State notwithstanding, it is likely to take more time for amicably resolving the issues arising out of river water sharing between the two successor States - Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. The magnitude of the issue can be gauged from …
The Supreme Court has appointed a three-member panel to monitor the safety of the Mullaperiyar dam and ensure that the water level is raised to 142 feet. In its verdict on Wednesday, a five-judge Constitution Bench said: “To allay the apprehensions of Kerala — though none exists — about the …
The forecast of a weak monsoon this year has brought back worries of a water crisis in the country. Water is fast depleting in key reservoirs, and although current levels are significantly higher than normal in most places with the exception of south India, a slow start to the monsoon …
NEW DELHI: A Supreme Court-appointed panel has blamed hydro projects in Uttarakhand as being responsible for intensifying the magnitude of the catastrophic floods that hit the state last year leaving death and destruction in its wake. But that conclusion has been bitterly contested by government agencies and utilities that say …
Flood control measures in northern parts of Balasore, known as flood prone area of the State, will be the major poll plank for the political parties in the district. While people face the fury of flood every year during monsoon, assurances made by the politicians for flood management turn hollow …
Punjab, Rajasthan oppose state’s plea on using Hansi-Butana canal Citing Centre’s alert on possible drought in 2014 due to the El Nino effect, Haryana today pleaded in the Supreme Court for using the 109-km Hansi-Butana canal by pumping water from the Bakhra Mainline (BML). Since the SC had restrained Haryana …
They will hit ecology and biodiversity as far away as Assam A report commissioned by the Central Water Commission has recommended scrapping of 15 of the 44 dams planned across the Siang river in Arunachal Pradesh. It has also suggested stricter regulations for the ones that are to be built …
The study would reveal how a dam will affect the bio-diversity of Goa Goa government approved the appointment of a senior expert who would document Goa's objection to divert Mahdai river's water by Karnataka and that state's alleged conspiracy to do so, under the guise of needing "drinking water". Goa …
Accelerated irrigation benefits programme - Question raised in Lok Sabha, 06/02/2014. Minister of Health & Family Welfare and Water Resources Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad in reply to the question said "progress of the projects is also being monitored on selected basis through satellite imagery taken by National Remote Sensing Centre …
An ambitious project to mitigate flood damage in Bihar has taken a major step forward with a central agency finalising the detailed project report for linking four intra-state rivers which would help protect three districts from floods. The multi-purpose project, which envisages diversion of 492 cumecs of flood water from …
National Register of Large Dam (NRLD) is a compilation of the large dams in the country prepared as per information received from the State Government / Authority concerned. The lists of dams have been regrouped as per their location within the territory of a State. The sole purpose of the …
The State government is likely to file an application before the Mahadayi Water Disputes Tribunal seeking an interim order to utilise 7.56 tmc ft from Kalasa and Banduri canals for drinking water purposes for towns and villages in Hubli-Dharwad, Bagalkot, Gadag and Belgaum. Seeking an interim order from Mahadayi Water …
The government is set to give a big push to the development of hydro power plants in border areas by giving fast-track clearances to projects that are delayed for the last several years due to a complex approval mechanism. An empowered group of ministers (EGoM), headed by finance minister P …
Power producers have sought more representation of the industry in the committee set up by the government to assess the impact of Uttarakhand’s two dozen hydropower projects on the ecology of the hill state that witnessed devastating flash floods in June. The Association of Power Producers (APP) and Indian National …
A Central team of experts that visited the Muktsar belt, one of the best cotton-producing areas in the region, has concluded that excessive irrigation, faulty alignment of drains and a wrong cropping pattern are responsible for persistent waterlogging in the area. The problem has become acute. Chief Minister Parkash Singh …
The flood situation in Assam continued to remain grim today with over four lakh people affected by the overflowing Brahmaputra and its tributaries in 13 districts with the rhino habitats Kaziranga National Park and Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuaries inundated. At least 600 villages were affected in the districts of Bongaigaon, Barpeta, …
Minister of State for Power (Independent Charge) Jyotirditya Scindia on Tuesday said the government was making efforts to fast-track nearly 95 hydro power projects with a capacity of 40,000 MW to give a big push to the power sector. The projects are awaiting clearances from different authorities, including Central Electricity …
