Water Resources
First food: business of taste
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. …Reply by the Jammu & Kashmir Environment Impact Assessment Authority on grant of EC for minor mineral block, village Lalgam, district Budgam, Jammu & Kashmir, …
Reply by the Jammu & Kashmir Environment Impact Assessment Authority in the matter of Raja Muzaffar Bhat Vs Jammu & Kashmir Environment Impact Assessment Authority & Others, 26/06/2022. The matter related to grant of Environmental Clearance (EC) for minor mineral block No. 4, Panzan Bridge to Trumbi Bagh, village Lalgam, …Uttarakhand Pollution Control Board report to the NGT regarding a water source in village Malla Dhadharia, district Almora, Uttarakhand facing danger from the construction of …
Uttarakhand Pollution Control Board report to the National Green Tribunal in compliance to the court order, May 11, 2022 (Ganesh Chand Sharma Vs State of Uttarakhand & Others). The matter related to saving the naula/water source located at village Malla Dhadharia, tehsil Salt Khumad, district Almora from the proposed construction …Drought and water scarcity
This publication shows how the three pillars of drought management: (1) monitoring; (2) vulnerability assessment; and (3) risk mitigation and response, help to integrate the management of the two phenomena. With climate change seriously affecting the water cycle in many parts of the world, it is important that stakeholders understand …Ground water year book - Madhya Pradesh (2021-22)
Central Ground Water Board, North Central Region, Bhopal monitors ground water level in the state of Madhya Pradesh through a network of 1482 ground water monitoring dug wells and piezometers, four times in a year in order to bring out the spatial and temporal changes in the ground water regime. …Water and climate security: the human impact of disrupted systems
Rapid climate change is causing weather extremes in every region of the world. The global water cycle is now experiencing a structural change not seen since the last Ice Age, leaving human systems struggling to adapt and respond. Some events will have noticeable consequences in the short term, such as …Joint committee report on the allegation of encroachment of water bodies in the course of building a residential project, Seegehalli village, Bidarahalli Hobli, Bengaluru east …
Action taken report of the Joint Committee as per the directions of the National Green Tribunal passed in Original Application No. 33 of 2022 (SZ) relating to the encroachment into the water bodies while developing the land by M/s DS-Max Properties Private Limited. Multi storeyed residential apartment project in the …The state of the world’s land and water resources for food and agriculture 2021: systems at breaking point
Satisfying the changing food habits and increased demand for food intensifies pressure on the world’s water, land and soil resources. However, agriculture bears great promise to alleviate these pressures and provide multiple opportunities to contribute to global goals. Sustainable agricultural practices lead to water saving, soil conservation, sustainable land management, …Water sector reform, climate change and climate-resilient planning in central Tanzania
Water access is the cornerstone of livelihoods for most rural communities in Tanzania. Yet limited capacity for effective planning, management and governance of water sources is deepening vulnerability to the increasing and often unpredictable impacts of climate change. This paper assesses Tanzania’s recently centralised approach to rural water planning through …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding damage to a water body, village Jharsa, district Gurgaon, Haryana, 29/04/2022
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Rohit Thankran Vs State of Haryana & Others dated 29/04/2022. Grievance in the application is against alleged damage to the water body in khasra No. 24 and 28, village Jharsa, district Gurgaon by the Haryana Shehri Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP). According …Joint Committee report on Moovarasampattu temple pond becoming a rain water harvesting reservoir, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 06/04/2022
Inspection report of the Joint Committee constituted by the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone) in respect of Original Application No. 123 of 2020 (Suomotu on the basis of the newspaper report published in Dinamalar Chennai city supplement edition, July 9, 2020 under the caption 'Moovarasampattu temple pond has become rain …Action taken report by the District Collector, Sagar on the action taken for removing the encroachment from Lakha Banjara lake (Sagar Talab), 05/04/2022
Action taken report by the District Collector, Sagar in the matter of Jaya Thakur Vs State of Madhya Pradesh & Others dated 05/4/2022. The matter related to encroachment of a water body. A team was constituted for demarcation of the water body and it was found that Lakha Banjara lake …Water resources at a glance 2022
Water resources of India are examined in the context of the growing population and the national ambition to become and be seen as a developed nation. Planning, development and management of water resources need to be governed by common integrated perspective considering local, regional, State and national context, having an …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding destruction of Ghamroj Bundh by NHAI, Sohna road, Gurgaon, Haryana, 23/03/2022
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Prem Mohan Gaur Vs National Highway Authority of India & Others dated 23/03/2022. The matter related to illegal and unauthorized excavation, demolition of a bundh and construction over the submergence area of Ghamroj Bundh by the National Highways Authority of …Seeing the invisible: a strategic report on groundwater quality
Rivers, lakes, and wetlands cover the landscape of our blue planet, but over 97 percent of the world’s freshwater resources lie beneath the ground. In fact, scientists estimate that there is 100 times as much groundwater on Earth as there is freshwater on its surface. Groundwater is vital to human …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding encroachment of a waterbody, Mouza-Baidyadanga, Purba Bardhaman, West Bengal, 22/03/2022
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Rasulpur Dana Welfare Society Vs West Bengal Pollution Control Board & Others dated 22/03/2022. The matter related to encroachment of a waterbody in plot no. 463 of Mouza-Baidyadanga, Purba Bardhaman, West Bengal. The NGT said that …World water development report 2022: groundwater - making the invisible visible
While groundwater accounts for 99 per cent of all running freshwater on Earth, it is often undervalued, mismanaged, and overexploited, according to this report published by the UNESCO. Groundwater accounts for 99% of all liquid freshwater on Earth. However, this natural resource is often poorly understood and consequently undervalued, mismanaged …Water strategy 2021 – 2025: towards a water secure Africa
Water security underpins sustainable development and plays a crucial role in achieving the 2030 Agenda. A 2018 UN Report concluded that achieving SDG 6, ensuring water and sanitation for all, is essential for progress on all other SDGs, and conversely, the achievement of SDG 6 depends on the overall progress …Report to the NGT on the status of a traditional pond, Issapur village, Najafgarh, Delhi, 26/02/2022
Status report in execution application No 13 of 2021 in OA No 174 of 2014 (Sunder Singh Vs. State of NCT of Delhi & Ors.) on the status of johad (traditional pond) in Issapur village, Najafgarh, Delhi. The NGT, July 23, 2021 directed the SDM, Najafgarh to remove encroachment, if …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding encroachment of pond, village Pathauli, tehsil Sardhana, district Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, 11/02/2022
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Babli Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 11/02/2022. Grievance in the application is against damage to the pond (Johad) in khasra No. 739/740, village Pathauli, tehsil Sardhana, district Meerut, Uttar Pradesh in an area of more than 3400 …Gender equality and social inclusion in community-led multiple use water services in Nepal
The Constitution of Nepal 2015 enshrines everyone’s right of access to clean water for drinking and the right to food. The common operationalization of the right to water for drinking is providing access to infrastructure that brings water for drinking and other basic domestic uses near and at homesteads. Challenges …