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 …
The frayed tempers of BJP leaders of Rajasthan over the alleged denial to their state of its rightful share of river waters by the Punjab government were soothed here today by Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal by declaring that no injustice would be done to the neighbouring state. Badal made …
An expert committee set up by the Union environment ministry will hold a crucial meeting next week to decide on giving environmental clearance to the Navi Mumbai Airport project. The meeting is expected to explore the possibility to approve a modified version of the plan, taking into consideration the objections …
Tango with nature India has been using lakes, ponds and baolis (step wells) since ancient times ('What monsoon means', July 16-31, 2010). Delhi was once replete with water bodies. In the past 50 years, government agencies started disbanding natural ponds, lakes and baolis, declaring their water untested, and therefore, unfit …
As the city here expands to become a business hub of the region due to growing trade and commerce, leading organisations and intellectuals here have felt that the second national waterway of India
The state government has promised to submit a newly drawn map on Navi Mumbai to the Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) which will arrive here on September 22. The panel has been raising a lot of questions on administrative lapses related to the Navi Mumbai airport project.
Priscilla Jebaraj NEW DELHI: Is the Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance SEZ more important to the Maharashtra government than mangrove conservation? Union Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh has suggested that if the State government and the Union Civil Aviation Ministry want Mumbai's second airport to come up at the proposed site in Navi …
The Environment Ministry has assured the Prime Minister it will help find an early resolution to the deadlock over the Navi Mumbai airport project but has also requested the Maharashtra government and the Civil Aviation Ministry to be more flexible. The assurance has come in response to a communication from …
This document prepared by Gandhi Peace Foundation, is a blueprint of the Himalayan People's Manifesto. The manifesto has been brought out with the help of various documents prepared by various people and organisations at different times. It will be finalised by the next Himalayan Day on September 9, 2011. This …
Amitabh Sinha New Delhi: With the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) stepping in again, it is now becoming increasingly clear that the second airport for Mumbai will, in all probability, be built at the proposed location in Navi Mumbai that is facing a host of environmental objections. In its latest intervention …
The flood situation continues to be grim as large swathe of area remained inundated after rains lashed large parts of the state in last 48 hours. Many schools have been turned into relief camps. Villagers are being evacuated from villages and shifted to these camps. "Situation is very bad in …
Mumbai A team of Union Civil Aviation Ministry officials is expected to visit the site of the proposed Greenfield Navi Mumbai International Airport on Thursday to consider changes in the plan to divert the Gadhi river and reduce the damage to eco-sensitive areas, officials said. In a meeting with the …
With high Andean peaks and a humid tropical forest, Bolivia is a country of ecological extremes. But the unusually low winter temperatures experienced by the country's tropical region in July and August hit freshwater species hard, killing an estimated 6 million fish and thousands of alligators, turtles and river dolphins.
New and Renewable Energy Minister Shri Ajay Vishnoi said that geo thermal energy can be produced from the regions of banks of Narmada River. For this purpose proposals on public-private partnership (PPP) basis have been received from some developers. The state government is considering these proposals. Shri Vishnoi was addressing …
The report by Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses is premised on the fact that India is facing a serious water resource problem and is expected to become 'water stressed' by 2025 and 'water scarce' by 2050. It raises fundamental questions about the forces driving water demand and the political …
The government, with the assistance of the World Bank, has undertaken an initiative for effective management of river information nationwide, and restoration of selected rivers. The proposed Bangladesh Rivers Information and Conservation (BRIC) project focuses on up-grading the hydrological network of the country, restoring the Gorai river mouth, and providing …
Mustafabad (Karnal), August 25 Vast tracts of agricultural land in Mustafabad village were inundated following a major breach near the Jammukhala river complex on the right bank of the Yamuna early this morning, even as the floodwaters surged towards Dhakwala Gujran, Dhakwala Rodan, Motipur and Jammukhala villages, causing panic among …
New Delhi: In a minor but temporary relief, the level of Yamuna in the capital is likely to go down slightly by noon on Thursday. After the Okhla Barrage had started releasing more water since Wednesday afternoon, the level stabilised at 205.95m through the day. However, the bad news is …
G. Kishan Reddy On August 9 this year, officials heaved a sigh of relief after 19.84 lakh cusecs of water was released into the Bay of Bengal, from the Dowlaisweram barrage near Rajahmundry. With this, the flooding caused by a swollen Godavari was no longer seen as a threat. But …
