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 …
Panjim, March 4: The central Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) leadership today virtually distanced itself from intervening in the Mhadei water diversion dispute with Karnataka saying it is a matter between the two states. Despite the Supreme Court giving a go ahead for setting up a tribunal for resolving the dispute, …
The government is enacting an ordinance for the formation of the proposed river basin and wetland authorities. Minister for Water Resources N.K. Premachandran told the presspersons here on Tuesday that the Cabinet had already recommended the draft Kerala Irrigation and Water Conservation (Amendment) Ordinance for promulgation by the Governor. It …
Rs. 200 crore each allocated to Green India Mission and environmental remediation programmes The cess slapped on coal in last year's budget will help pay for schemes to protect and regenerate forests and clean up polluted sites announced in this year's Budget. Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has allocated Rs. 200 …
The gram sabha of Cavelossim Village Panchayat on Sunday opposed the land acquisition proposal of the Fisheries Department for the proposed construction of ship building, docking and repairs of boats at Mobor. Sarpanch Edwin Cardozo said the proposal to acquired 17800 square metres for the proposed ship building project has …
Though the Government of China has been claiming that it has no plans to divert the course of the river Brahmaputra, the inter-ministerial committee of the Government of India, headed by the Cabinet Secretary, has decided not to accept the Chinese claim on face value and stressed the need for …
Though the Government of China has been claiming that it has no plans to divert the course of the river Brahmaputra, the inter-ministerial committee of the Government of India, headed by the Cabinet Secretary, has decided not to accept the Chinese claim on face value and stressed the need for …
Nitta Gelatin India Limited (NGIL) at Kathikudam, near here, has refuted the charge that the untreated effluents released by the company have been polluting the Chalakudy River. Treatment plant Addressing a press conference here on Tuesday, NGIL managing director G. Susheelan said that the company's effluent treatment plant had always …
Janata Dal (United) workers held a protest blocking road at Handi village near Aldur on Monday as a mark of protest against the alleged illegal sand mining taking place on Hemavati river bed. Party workers led by District President K Bharath and hobli President M D Manjaiah stopped four trucks, …
Jamshedpur, Feb. 15: The green carpet between Domuhani and Mango bridge is what is left of the Subernarekha river in Jamshedpur. Thanks to poor monsoon last year and administrative apathy of many years
Linking of rivers in India and proper use of the water would propel the development engine of the country, said D.Gangappa, Convenor of the Akhila Bharatha Jala Sangama Andolan and former collector of Thanjavur, here on Tuesday. He told The Hindu that the Andolan has suggested that the Central government …
Haldwani: The Gola elephant corridor that comes across river Gola seems to have again come in the way of granting clearance for collection of riverbed materials from the river, Gola. The fact is that with no breakthrough coming out in the recently held meeting of the forest advisory committee in …
Work to protect the Rohmaria area in Dibrugarh district from Brahmaputra erosion is on since January 4 last. The administrative approval for the scheme has been accorded for Rs 52.36 crore against the originally proposed Rs 59.9129 crore. A proposal for providing permanent protection to the area with nine spurs, …
In its bid to clean rivers mainly Ganga the state government tabled an Amendment Bill in the Legislative Assembly on Friday which will prohibit the sell and use of plastic or polythene within a prescribed area of rivers, relatively smaller rivers and ponds. The Urban Development Minister Nakul Dubey tabled …
Union Environment Minister writes to Chief Minister on the issue. KOCHI: The death of pilgrims at Pulmedu could have been avoided had the Sabarimala master plan been implemented in a
The environmental clearance for the 12 million tonne greenfield steel plant project of South Korean major Posco is all set to fuel a bitter war over water. The Mahanadi Banchao Andolan, which is spearheading the movement against diversion of water from the Mahanadi river to industries, today reacted strongly to …
Western Ghats Task Force (WGTF) Chairman Anatha Hegde Ashisara has urged the Centre to implement special programmes to protect rivers and lakes in South India. He was speaking after inaugurating the river source protection campaign organised by the WGTF in association with the Forest Department and Sumukha Seva Prathishtana.
This report fulfils the requirements of Deliverable 3.6.1 within work package 3.6 of the PREPARED Enabling change project (EC Seventh Framework Programme Theme 6). The report evaluates existing methods applied to quantify and reduce uncertainty in models applied to UWS, and in other related fields. Further, the report reviews the …
