Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Satara Municipal Council Vs Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change dated 09/02/2017 regarding environmental sustainability of proposed reconstruction of Kas dam, located in close proximity of ‘World Heritage site of Kas plateau’ which is also …
Badly managed hydro-power projects in northern India were partly to blame for devastating floods last year that killed thousands of people and caused extensive damage, an environment ministry panel said in a report obtained by Reuters on Tuesday. The panel findings highlight the problem facing India, one of the world's …
Water, rivers and their important ecological, socio-cultural, cultural, economic and institutional connectedness to Oceans, remain an integral part of the Asia-Pacific and international cultural landscapes of tradition. Social and cultural perspectives of water and oceans exist within a ridge-to-reef concept and capture many of the current problems that Asia-Pacific (including …
