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 …
Rain & river flood town - One lakh marooned, traffic stalled on NH31 for an hour Islampur, Aug. 24: Incessant rain for 10 hours today waterlogged Islampur town and inundated five gram panchayat areas leaving over a lakh of people marooned. The water in the Dawk river, flowing 4km away …
Dwaipayan Ghosh | TNN Greater Noida/Ghaziabad: With the Hindon flowing above the danger mark for the first time in a decade, parts of Ghaziabad are facing the threat of flood. According to rough estimates by the UP irrigation department, almost 1,200 acres of crops have been destroyed so far as …
New Delhi: Water level in Yamuna continued to rise on Tuesday, touching 205.57m. Government officials said close to 1,200 people have so far been evacuated. Some more evacuations may be in the offing with more water being released from the Tajewala dam. By Wednesday morning, the water level could touch …
KANNUR: The controversial mangrove theme park set up by the Communist Party of India (Marxist)-controlled Pappinissery Eco-Tourism Society on the mangrove-rich northern bank of the Valapattanam river was reopened on Sunday.The park had been closed on July 20 after the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests, through the State Coastal …
KANNUR: Celebrating its victory in the first round of the court battle to retain the controversial Mangroves Theme Park on the banks of the Valapattanam River, the CPM-sponsored Pappinissery Ecotourism Society opened the park to the public on Sunday morning. The park was opened on the strength of the stay …
Jalandhar, August 20 As the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) has informed the Punjab Government regarding the opening of floodgates of the Gobintingd Sagar reservoir at the Bhakra Dam shortly, the district administration has sounded an alert in villages along the Sutlej in Phillaur, Nakodar and Shahkot subdivisions. Deputy Commissioner …
New Delhi: After the intervention of the Congress leadership, the Centre on Friday reversed its earlier decision and ordered closure of the 600 MW Loharinag Pala hydroelectric project on the Bhagirathi river, a tributary of the Ganga. Citing ecological impacts, the government
New warnings have been issued in Pakistan as floods spread in the southern province of Sindh. Rising waters there have forced many thousands of people to flee, adding to the millions already needing emergency assistance. After broaching some of its embankments, the Indus river is now as wide as 28km …
The unbridled growth of Coimbatore threatens the Nilgiri ecosystemSanjeev Sanyal / August 11, 2010, 0:42 ISTAll discussions about urbanisation in India tend to focus on mega-cities like Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore. However, in states like Tamil Nadu and Gujarat, smaller urban centres are also seeing rapid growth. At one level, …
Kartikeya | TNNMumbai: That the Mithi has been reduced to a filthy nullah is well-known. However, now a report of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) shows that Maharashtra has the largest number of polluted river water stretches in the country. The CPCB draws up a list on the basis …
INDIA will fast track hydro power projects in Arunachal Pradesh to counter the Chinese buildup in the area. China is developing a hydel project on the Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibet. Beijing may have assured that the project would not impact the flow of the river into India, but New Delhi …
Every time the State is hit by floods, the political temperature rises and the clamour for revamping Brahmaputra Board reverberates, but the original proposal mooted in 2004, is yet to take first step in its legislative journey. The proposal envisaged to redefine and widen the objective of the Board, so …
Mhadei Bachao Abhiyan general secretary and environmentalist Rajendra Kerkar has claimed that the State government is not serious and sincere over Karnataka's controversial Mhadei diversion project, which would hamper the interests of Goa.In a press release, Kerkar stated that in order to divert 7.56 TMC ft of water, the Karnataka …
Maheshwar power project is probably one major source of electricity for Madhya Pradesh that could assist substantially in clearing 24 hour power supply across the state and also step up development that is largely hindered due to power shortage. Almost three decade old Maheshwar project, should have been commissioned long …
