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 …
Mismanagement of rainwater is at the root of the problem, claims Rajendra Singh. He tells PERNEET SINGH of The Tribune that while people in urban areas are receiving water at subsidised rates, in rural areas people have inadequate access to water Even as the entire country is facing an unprecedented …
At a state-level function to mark the World Environment Day here on Saturday, the Punjab government was flayed by none other than the key speaker Dr Rajinder Singh, a UNO and Magsaysay awardee. In his lecture at the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) in Sector 67, Dr …
It Allegedly Changed The River Mouth Towards The Village To Protect Its Lignite Mine Surat: The fast approaching monsoon season is giving sleepless nights to residents of Charetha village in Mangrol taluka. Reason: Gujarat Industries Power Company Limited (GIPCL) has allegedly changed the river mouth towards the village in order …
GUWAHATI, June 2: A concept paper on the Brahmaputra river system and management based on hydrology and hydraulic will be prepared by German scientist Prof Wolfgang Flugel in association with Prof Nayan Sarma, head of the department, Water Resource Department and Management, IIT, Rourkee. The two scientists today demonstrated the …
A report by MoEF on the environmental impact of Phata-Byung & Singoli-Bhatwari hydro power projects, the Run of the River (RoR) projects on the river Mandakini. Says that fairly large portion of the works have been taken up and it may not be worth to abandon the project and have …
Even as India and Pakistan are at loggerheads over the Kishanganga hydro power project in Jammu and Kashmir, the Indus Commissioners of both countries on Monday looked set to resolve the differences over two other hydro-power projects in J-K. The Indus Commissioners are learnt to have discussed 240MW Uri-II project …
In order to optimize the local and regional, socioeconomic and cultural benefits of rafting on Ganges in Uttarakhand without impacting the ecological and environmental assets of this Himalayan region, it is important to rationalize the annual and daily operating times and numbers of rafts and rafting camps. The appropriateness of …
Peeved at Pakistan's often-repeated allegation that it is being deprived of its share of common waters, India today said such charges were aimed at diverting the attention of their people from their own inefficient use of the vital resource. On the eve of the bilateral talks on water here, India …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Pampa Action Plan (PAP), which had never really been put to action in the past eight years, will now be co-opted into a larger comprehensive Pampa River Basin Watershed Development Programme which will include within its scope not just the revival of Pampa but also the social and …
With Monsoon Round The Corner, TOI Does A Rain Check Yogesh Naik & Sanjeev Shivadekar | TNN Mumbai: The part of the Mithi river that flows under the runway of the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport will be widened soon. Announcing this, chief minister Ashok Chavan said that GVK, which manages …
The area around Kunwari Pass in Central Himalayas is the source of a number of streams that include Dhaknala, Karmanasa, Patalganga, Belakuchi and Garurganga. The first is the tributary of Dhauliganga whereas the rest drain into Alaknanda. These streams are known for the devastation they have caused in the past, …
The latest Cooum river restoration project in Chennai aims to focus on slum eviction as an achievable first step. A 19-kilometre elevated expressway on the river is also planned. Together estimated to displace over 18,000 families from the banks of the Cooum, these two projects testify to how waterfront development, …
