Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it provides employment to people. Most importantly, cooking and eating give us pleasure. …
The tribunal was hearing a plea filed by environment activist Pushp Saini seeking directions to the Centre and the states to maintain minimum environment flow in the rivers across the country to ensure their uninterrupted flow. The National Green Tribunal has directed all states to maintain a minimum environmental flow …
Activists will also will meet President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union water resources minister Uma Bharti. Bhubaneswar: With Odisha’s injunction suit on Mahanadi row already registered in the Supreme Court and poised for hearing, the Mahanadi Banchao Andolan (MBA), a regional river conservation outfit, is all …
NEW DELHI: Stepping up its efforts to finalise details of the proposed law on Ganga, a government's expert panel on Tuesday deliberated on finer points of the draft National River Ganga (Rejuvenation, Protection and Management) Bill, 2017 which proposes penalty, including jail terms, for those who pollute the river or …
NEW DELHI: A week after Prime Minister Narendra Modi reviewed the progress of the 'Namaami Gange' programme, the Union water resources minister Uma Bharti on Thursday set off on a tour to monitor the execution of projects on the ground during her trip to over 25 towns\cities in five states …
The Punjab and Haryana High Court today rapped the authorities concerned in Chandigarh for the drying up of Sukhna Lake. The Bench categorically asserted the lake would not have dried up had the directions issued from time to time being meticulously followed. As the case came up for resumed hearing, …
A high-powered inter-ministerial committee constituted by the Water Resources Ministry has counseled caution while carrying out proposed desilting of the Ganga from Bhimgauda (Uttarakhand) to Farakka (West Bengal) which is aimed at ensure its natural and optimal flow to help keep it clean. The committee, headed by Madhav Chitale (Expert …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Manoj Misra Vs. Delhi Development Authority & Others dated 09/05/2017 regarding rejuvenation of the Yamuna river and biodiversity. The highlights of the case discussed in the Court were the following: Counsel appearing for the Ministry of Water Resources submits that …
Proposed law on Ganga will not be enacted ‘in a hurry’, draft not complete: Uma Bharati. PROGRESS ON drafting a new law to protect the Ganga from pollution has run into a hurdle due to lack of consensus over what could be considered an offence and who should be held …
With the National Green Tribunal slamming the Centre every few days over the poor progress on Ganga clean-up, the Uma Bharati led National Mission on Clean Ganga (NMCG) is learnt to be making a direct outreach to the Tribunal to ‘sensitise’ it to the Ganga mission, its timelines and the …
CHANDIGARH/NEW DELHI: Stalemate over Satluj-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal is likely to continue after Punjab government on Thursday told the Centre that it is faced with critical water situation in the state and reiterated its inability to share water with its neighbouring states. A meeting took place between Punjab chief secretary …
The National Green Tribunal today asked the Centre to clarify what should be the minimum environmental flow (E-flow) in the Ganga, in a bid to ensure uninterrupted water supply in the river. The apex environment watchdog also said that unless the excessive extraction of water and discharge of high pollutants …
Days after the Uttarakhand high court granted the status of living entity to Ganga, a committee of experts submitted on Wednesday its draft model law to the government suggesting strict penalty, including jail term, to those polluting the river and its tributaries like Yamuna and obstructing their flow. If the …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Legal Aid Committee, National Green Tribunal Bar Association Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 16/03/2017 regarding Notification in relation to Eco-Sensitive Zone in the State of Uttarakhand. The Applicants contend that the State Government and the Ministries are intentionally …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Manoj Mishra Vs. Union of India & Others dated 14/03/2017 regarding cleaning of river Yamuna. In relation to the 14 STPs it is stated that 7 STPs were approved by the Secretary of Ministry of Water Resources and they would …
Karnataka is among seven states selected by the Union Water Resources Ministry for the World Bank-aided National Groundwater Management Improvement Scheme (NGMIS) on a pilot basis. The ministry selected Karnataka, Gujarat, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh based on an alarming drop in the groundwater table due to …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M.C. Mehta Vs. Union of India & Others dated 07/03/2017 regarding Ganga pollution. NGT asks Ministry of Water Resources the prime object of the Ministry: Is it to clean and rejuvenate river Ganga or to clean the cities falling under …
The government is unlikely to be able to clean the Ganga by 2018, a target set by Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti. Key reasons, according to sources in the Water Ministry, include “unreasonable” directions by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) questioning the operating capacity of sewage treatment plants in Uttar …
Days after Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar questioned the Centre's approach towards cleaning the Ganga, the water resources ministry announced on Wednesday its move of awarding projects worth Rs 1,050 crore to private companies for setting up sewage treatment infrastructure in Patna in the next two to three years. The …
Citing a newspaper report about the Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation (WRRDGR), Uma Bharti asking the Uttarakhand Government to reconsider the clearance given to Srinagar hydro power project keeping in mind the safety of the environment and the people living around the project area, activists and …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M.C. Mehta Vs. Union of India & Ors dated 27/02/2017 regarding pollution of river Ganga in Segment-B, Phase-I. NGT expresses dissatisfaction over the role of Ministry of Water Resources and Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam in the case.
