Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Nayar river is vanishing - a yatra reveals conservation goes beyond science and policy" appearing in ‘The Down To Earth’ dated 03.06.2025. The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Nayar …
JAIPUR: Half-a-dozen top bureaucrats of the state government faced flak from the Rajasthan High Court on Thursday for failing to take effective measures to remove encroachments from the Ramgarh Dam's catchment area. The court granted last chance to the bureaucrats to formulate a policy to protect the state's water bodies …
The central government today approved the Rs 1,656-crore phase-III of Yamuna Action Plan (YAP) for Delhi under which it is proposed to rehabilitate damaged trunk sewers to maximise use of sewage treatment plants (STPs) in Okhla, Kondli and Rithala, apart from construction of a new STP at Okhla. The Cabinet …
India sought to allay Bangladesh's concerns over the Tipaimukh project as two advisers to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday met the Indian ministers for water resources and power, and the National Security Adviser in New Delhi. Hasina's advisers Gowher Rizvi and Mashiur Rahman are in the Indian capital as part …
The amount and intensity of runoff at catchment scale are largely determined by the presence of impervious land cover types, which are predominant in an urbanized area. This paper examines the impact of different methods for estimating impervious surface cover on the prediction of peak discharges as determined by a …
The water quality data on rivers, lakes, ponds, tanks and groundwater locations being monitored under the network is evaluated against the water quality criteria and the monitoring locations in exceedence with respect to one or more parameters are identified as polluted and require action for restoration of water quality. The …
Reports of a large number of fish dying in a river in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district have raised concerns about the toxicity of the water, particularly as it joins the Teesta river further downstream. “The reports of the deaths of large numbers of fish in the Karola river first came …
Jalpaiguri, Nov. 29: The mass mortality of fish in the Karala river has blown the lid off a toxic secret: poison is used to kill some of the catch that makes its way to several homes in Bengal. In the face of raids by officials to seize dead fish in …
Jalpaiguri, Nov. 29: Fish markets in and around Jalpaiguri experienced a sharp decline in sales today even though prices were slashed by 50 per cent. The consumers kept away from the shops as they were panicked by the death of thousands of fish in the Karala yesterday because of poisoning. …
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday said it failed to understand the logic behind states purchasing power at almost Rs 12 per unit and giving it free to farmers. This observation came from a bench of Justices P Sathasivam and J Chelameswar while dealing with a PIL filed by …
KOCHI: With the High Court banning the dumping of waste, the city police are on their toes to catch the law breakers, including those who dump sewage waste on river side and in open areas. The police have registered more than 30 cases within two days of the High Court …
There are 12 "hot spots" in eight States where river water was found to be contaminated. In the first ever report of its kind, the Central Water Commission (CWC) monitored water quality at 371 stations in river systems across the country and identified stretches that need urgent Government action. It …
With a view to resolving the ongoing debate on the Tipaimukd Dam project and also meet the water problems in South Asia, a regional river commission would have to be formed through mutual understanding among neighbouring countries, suggests a former UN water expert. "A regional river commission may put an …
SILCHAR: Notwithstanding the uncertainty over Barak dam, also known as Tipaimukh Hydro Electric Power Project, several NGOs and organizations have raised concern over the proposed construction of dams in Barak Valley and Mizoram. They have made reference to dams at the upstream of Barak, Rukhni, Sonai, Dhaleswari and Singla rivers …
JOWAI: Public Health Engineering Minister, Shitlang Pale on Monday laid down the foundation stone of Ummulong –Moodymmai combined Water Supply Scheme worth Rs. 20.90 crore funded under the National Rural Drinking Water Supply Programme (NRDWP) by the Ministry of Rural Development. Local MLA, Sniawbhalang Dhar who presided over the foundation …
SHILLONG: Even after reports regarding the unhygienic nature of the Umsohlang water source the PHE department has ‘rubbished’ the allegations about the non-potable nature of the water. The Department has not initiated steps to clean up the various water sources leading to Umsohlang stream. A week after questions were raised …
India and China should jointly work for a multilateral river water sharing accord among riparian states of the Tibet/Himalayan region without succumbing to the ‘water tensions’ being built up by different lobbies, according to experts from India, China and other Tibet/Himalayan riparian countries at a three-day seminar, “River Waters: Perspectives …
The Dibru-Saikhowa National Park is situated on the Left Bank of the river Brahmaputra in the extreme east of Assam and falls between the following geographical coordinates: Latitudes: 27° 30’ – 27° 45’N, Longitudes: 95°10’ – 95° 45’E. Brahmaputra River is mainly formed by confluence of three rivers namely Siang …
National Glaciers Within the last three decades, glaciers of Bhutan shrank by 189sqkm, less than half the size of one of the country’s smallest dzongkhags, Pemagatshel. It is a fall by 7.3 percent, compared with 860sqkm in 1980, which, when recorded in 2010, dropped to 671sqkm. Going by a recent …
The Planning Commission on Friday cleared an investment of Rs 15 crore on an anti-erosion project along the Gangadhar river in Assam. The scheme, intended to protect two villages, Moisa and Belguri, in the vicinity of the Gangadhar river, is scheduled to be completed in the 2012-13 financial year, an …
Rajasthan is likely to enact a new law on management of water resources which will address the delicate subjects of demand and supply and specify duties and responsibilities of officials at various levels. The proposed legislation will also ensure public participation in the decision-making process for the water sector. According …
