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 …
Mumbai The state government has asked Louis Berger, consultant for the Navi Mumbai airport project, to submit by October 4 a plan with changes in some aeronautical aspects to help reduce its impact on the environment. Senior urban development department officials said the consultants have been asked to check if …
Bhubaneswar: With the Odisha government mulling supply of water to Posco's proposed mega steel mill near Paradip from an alternative place, local people and some outfits demanded a fresh public hearing. Faced with stiff opposition from farmers and different political parties, the state government had asked Posco to consider a …
LUCKNOW: Zero rains in Uttaranchal hills on Sunday helped to stabilise the rising water levels of Gang Naher and Kosi rivers which have wreaked havoc in west UP, much to the relief of lakhs of people affected by flood. However, the unrelenting Yamuna continued to swell on Sunday. Meanwhile, the …
With the prominent rivers continuing to flow above danger marks at several places, the government claimed to have shifted more than 8000 people to safer places in the last 24 hours. No fresh casulty was reported. However, the the Farrukhabad district administration sought the help of Army in relief and …
Lucknow: People of western UP heaved a sigh of relief as rainfall activity slowed down and water began to recede in some places on Thursday. But their ordeal is far from over as a fresh alert has been sounded for districts along the banks of the Ganga and Yamuna. The …
New Delhi: The city witnessed its worst flood since 1978 as the Yamuna touched 207.11 metres late Wednesday night and remained at that level for eight hours. This was only the second instance in city records when the river had crossed the 207m mark and it led to water gushing …
Mumbai Clearance for the Navi Mumbai airport proposal, if it arrives, will have to wait a while longer as the expert appraisal committee (EAC) of the Ministry of Environment and Forests will visit the site and then take a final call. The EAC met Wednesday in New Delhi where officials …
The Arab world will be one of the regions worst hit by climate change but still lacks any coordinated response to its potentially devastating effects, experts said at a conference this week. With hotter, drier and less predictable climates, the amount of water running into the region's streams and rivers …
Esther David Once upon a time, Ahmedabad had a river. Sabarmati. The city grew around her and her banks were used for various activities and religious rituals. Today, the scenario has changed. If you are atop the revolving restaurant or driving past one of the bridges, it looks more like …
New Delhi: The Yamuna continued to rise steadily in the city, touching 206.48m by 9pm on Tuesday. The Central Water Commission (CWC) now expects the water to reach its highest point on Wednesday morning by when it should rise another metre to about 207.30m. CWC had to revise its earlier …
Amidst escalating tension over construction of mega dams in the upper reaches of Brahmaputra River, an Inter-Ministerial Expert Group (IMEG) after preliminary probe has found that there is no diversion of the water by China, as yet.
Dhubri, Sept. 20: Two digital global positioning system (GPS) towers installed by the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) at Jogighopa river port in Bongaigaon district were swept away by the rising water of the Brahmaputra last week.
Ganga, Ramganga Inundate More Areas In 10 Districts Lucknow/Patna: Flood situation in western UP and Terai areas worsened on Monday with Ganga, Ramganga and Kosi rivers inundating more areas in around ten districts. Besides, 11 districts of east UP were also facing flood fury. In Bihar, Gandak had breached a …
New Delhi: As the water level in Yamuna yet again started rising, Monday saw the irrigation and flood department issue warnings and make announcements to evacuate in jhuggi clusters along the river fringes and in low-lying areas. With nearly 7.5 lakh cusecs water discharged from Hathanikund Barrage on Monday, Delhi …
Breach May Check Rising Water Level But Flooding Around Games Village Worries Govt New Delhi: Early on Monday morning, Hathnikund released the highest amount of water that it has released in the past 100 years. For three hours at a stretch, the barrage saw 7,44,507 cusecs water passing through its …
The drainage department has sought Rs 1 crore more to save the weak points of Dhussi dam in Ludhiana district. Rs 50 lakh released by the government last month has already been utilised and still most points are unsafe, say officials. The fresh demand, which has been sent to the …
Asansol, Sept. 17: Asansol is groaning under an acute drinking water shortage because the truant rain has almost dried up the Damodar, which flows by the town. The submersible pumps are drawing much less water from the river, the town
Mohamed Imranullah S. MADURAI: The Madras High Court Bench here on Thursday stayed sand mining throughout the Tamirabarani river until further orders. A Division Bench comprising Justice D. Murugesan and Justice S. Nagamuthu passed the interim order following a couple of public interest litigation petitions. The order was passed in …
RAHUL WADKE Locating the airport at Panvel will be ecologically harmful as it would require destroying mangroves and changing the course of two rivers. If you are on National Highway 4B towards Panvel, to your left is a vast expanse of land criss-crossed by rivers and swamps. This land means …
