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 …
A slight rise in level is expected in the coming days when water will be released from Bhoothathankettu dam. KOCHI: There has been a 25-30 per cent dip in the water supplied by the Kerala Water Authority (KWA) Headworks at Aluva. Areas affected Areas at the tail end of the …
Bangalore: A comprehensive study of Isro satellite images reveals 75% of Himalayan glaciers are on the retreat, with the average shrinkage being 3.75km during the 15 years under study. The grim findings come after raging controversy over claims in the 2007 IPCC report of Himalayan glaciers disappearing by 2035, which …
Emboldened by the interim stay order issued by the Bombay high court on Thursday against construction by civic bodies on river beds, activists in Pune have demanded an immediate cessation of all work related to river bed improvement and storm water drainage. Right to information (RTI) activist, Vijay Kumbhar, issued …
The Department of Environment (DoE) yesterday stopped the unauthorised construction of a bridge on the Balu river at Mashkul in Khilkhet by Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk). The DoE also fined the Rajuk-hired construction firm Tk 5.5 lakh for harming the river ecology and ordered to remove within a week 45,500 …
With both Karnataka and Maharashtra opposing a special leave petition filed by Andhra Pradesh challenging the award of the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal-II (KWDT-II), the Supreme Court has decided to hear in July the maintainability of the SLP. In the meantime, it will be open to Karnataka and Maharashtra to …
Survey of wetlands in six north Kerala districts reveals threat to bird diversity KALPETTA: Habitat loss is posing a severe threat to the avian population in the major wetlands in northern Kerala. Malabar Ornithological Survey 2011, an ongoing survey on the avian population in the northern Kerala, being organised by …
Environmentalists and economists on Sunday suggested for forging a common platform among Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Bhutan and the Maldives to share the equitable benefits of the common rivers in the region. Addressing a seminar on
The Assam Government is the appropriate authority to take up the issue of the apprehensions expressed by the downstream people or for that matter any organization, on the possible devastating impacts of the Lower Subansiri Hydroelectric Power Project (LSHEP), with the other authorities. This has been made adequately clear by …
Guwahati, April 17: Dispur is expediting the signing of the $120-million loan agreement for the Assam integrated flood and riverbank erosion risk management investment programme to stop the Asian Development Bank
The Union Government has decided in principle to bail out Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh from the repeated fury of the Ghaggar river by sanctioning a Rs 1,150-crore national project. The project will aim to use the flood water for ground water recharging in the region. The project will be …
Lucknow: When Shah Jahan decided to build the Taj Mahal on a wooden base on the banks of the Yamuna, he got everything right from design to science. Except for one thing: he never factored in the Yamuna going dry. In the Mughal era, wood was used to lay solid …
Himachal Pradesh government has come under sharp attack from Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India for heavy cost and time overruns in execution of hydro-power projects, especially the 126 MW Larji and the 12 MW Khauli projects. The CAG claimed that total cost overrun in case of the two …
LUCKNOW: Stressing the need to recognise Gomti as a state river, scientists and activists who have been on a Gomti yatra since March 27, feel that the elevated status might help to bring some positive changes for the river that virtually flows through the state. Experts are also of the …
The Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) is vigorously carrying out feasibility studies and engineering designs for various hydropower projects with accumulative generation capacity of more than 25000 MW. Most of these studies are at an advance stage of completion. After the completion of these projects the installed capacity would …
The Union minister of water resources, Salman Khurshid, on Wednesday said his ministry is preparing a comprehensive national water policy that will deal with all aspects of development and water conservation. Khurshid was speaking to the media on the sidelines of the foundation stone-laying ceremony for a hostel of the …
Following the failure of monsoon in the State for the third consecutive year, the groundwater level has declined significantly, writes Jamal Ayub The failure of the monsoon in Madhya Pradesh for the third consecutive year has had an impact in the State and its various districts are witnessing a drought …
CHENNAI: A study on the toxic nature of the sediments in the Cooum river is being conducted by the Chennai River Restoration Trust. The study is to take preventive measures on any possible impact on human health during dredging. The Trust has collected samples from various points across the stretch …
