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 …
As part of reforms in the water sector, the Ministry of Water Resources has proposed a Standing Tribunal to adjudicate on inter-state water disputes, Minister for Water Resources and Parliamentary Affairs P.K. Bansal said here on Monday. He said the Ministry was preparing the details of the proposal, which would …
IMPHAL: With the onset of winter, various types of migratory birds have started arriving at the lakes in Manipur. Apart from the small lakes and water holes here and there, Loktak Lake is the biggest fresh water lake in eastern India. Reports say that thousands of the winged friends come …
International Rivers has created a state-of-the-art Google Earth 3-D tour and video narrated by Nigerian activist Nnimmo Bassey, Chair of Friends of the Earth International and winner of the prestigious Right Livelihood Award. The production was launched at COP17 in Durban. The tour illustrates how melting glaciers in the Himalayas …
This paper examines the effectiveness of additionality and sustainability criteria being applied to hydropower projects applying for carbon crediting under the Kyoto Protocol’s Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). It examine the conditions under which hydropower development decisions are commonly made, with a focus on China and India where the majority of …
Rainwater, along with treated sewage water, when utilised properly, can meet the water requirement of nearly 50 lakh people in the City, said K C Subhash Chandra, former senior geologist, Mines and Geology department. He was delivering a lecture on ‘Demand, resource availability and status of drinking water supply to …
Traffic clogged roads out of the Thai capital Friday as tens of thousands of people fled ahead of a high tide expected to worsen floods that have inundated factories and prompted foreign governments to warn their citizens to stay away. The main concern is that Bangkok's Chao Phraya River will …
Bangkok: Panic gripped residents of Bangkok on Thursday as floodwaters inundated seven of the city’s 50 districts, most on the northern outskirts. There, roads have turned into rivers and homes and businesses are swamped. On one flooded key east-west artery, police were turning back small cars, telling them the road …
Talks of Himalayan glaciers melting fast which will adversely affect major rivers like Brahmaptura has come to be true, but this time this has been confirmed in China which is building a mega dam to control flow of the river. Qin Dahe, the former head of the China Meteorological Administration, …
While the fish are dying, chances are many migratory water-birds may not make it to the Okhla Bird Sanctuary this year The depleting water levels of the Yamuna, brought about by the twin impact of less water flow into Delhi and a mechanical fault with the Okhla barrage, have had …
The Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary authorities are getting ready to launch new eco tourism projects to conserve the sanctuary effectively. The projects include a six-hour trek inside the sanctuary, purchase of nine buses for wild safari, and maintenance of the eco tourism huts inside the sanctuary, A.P. Sunilkumar, Wildlife Warden, told …
Questioning whether the interlinking of rivers would require land acquisition, the Supreme Court on Monday said it might not favour the project if it meant a huge financial burden on the government. “My concern is only on what is the financial liability of the project. We want to make it …
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday expressed reluctance to ask the Centre to invest heavily this year in the ambitious river networking project proposed by then President A P J Abdul Kalam and vigorously pursued by the BJP-led NDA government. A three-judge bench of Chief Justice S H Kapadia …
The Supreme Court today said it would not favour interlinking of rivers if it causes huge financial burden on the Centre and asked for a report on its costs. “My concern is only on the financial liability of the project. We want to make it clear that we would not …
BAGHMARA: Garo Hills Anti-Mining and Conservation Forum (GHAMCF) in collaboration with GSU-Southern Zone and Moheshkhola Regional Unit organized an evironmental awareness program on the topic “Protection of Forests and Livelihood Security” in Moheshkhola Play Ground recently. The ecologically sensitive Moheshkhola area which borders Balpakram National Park is under serious threat …
Thailand's government is expressing confidence that Bangkok will escape the worst flooding to hit this nation in decades as flood waters begin receding across central plains north of the capital. Agriculture Minister Theera Wongsamut says said the largest volumes of runoff water flowing down from the north have already passed …
BEYOND USUAL SUSPECTS A case for neglected species in wildlife research and conservation For most of us wildlife is represented by large mammals like elephant, rhino, lion and tiger, may be birds like hornbill, raptors, peafowl and waterfowl and awe inspiring reptiles like marine turtles, crocodiles, python and king cobra. …
SHILLONG: Chief Minister Dr Mukul Sangma has admitted that the Atomic Mineral Division (AMD) has requested the State Government for shifting the proposed Kynshi Stage-II hydro-electric project to another site. “I have been brief by AMD officials that if the project is not shifted it will submerge areas where there …
A two-day international conference on forest and wildlife tourism got underway here today. It is being participated by important organisations linked with tourism business, representatives of State and Central Government Forest and Tourism departments and national and international experts. Inaugurating the conference, Commerce and Industries Minister Shri Kailash Vijayvargiya said …
