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 …
This report from the United Nations Environment Programme addresses the urgency of controlling pollution and preserving water quality around the world. Uses case studies to illustrate both problems and solutions and details key recommendations to improve and protect water quality for the international community, national governments, communities and households. The …
DFID has published a new paper on water security in developing countries, called: Water storage and hydropower: supporting growth, resilience and low carbon development. Water security
Hyderabad, Feb. 28: Denizens of Greater Hyderabad will have to wait for a longer time to get the Godavari river water. The execution of Rs 3,375-crore Phase-I of the Godavari project has been hit by paucity of funds for the second time in a row. The state government, in its …
In what is being seen as a larger attempt to erode the credibility of the 50-year-old Indus Water Treaty, a concerned India is baffled by the allegations being levelled from Pakistan over water sharing between the two countries. This sudden upping of the ante has its roots in surveys being …
MUMBAI: Prashant Kolwadkar, a resident of Ashtavinayak Apartment, Bandra (E), cannot open the window close to his dining table even at breakfast time. His Kalanagar friend Ajit Verma also has a similar problem. To blame are the sudden swarm of mosquitoes flooding the area as if it were the monsoon. …
Jammu: With the Sawalakote hydroelectric project that remained in the news for all wrong reasons, the Sawalakote Consortium today called on Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and expressed desire to restart the execution of the project. The controversial Sawalakote project, which was envisaged eight years ago with a target of 1200 …
Soot-coated glaciers on a melting spree. Climate scientists have tagged the Himalayan glaciers to disappear by the end of this century. The Tibetan glaciers are in a bigger hurry to disappear, apparently. Courtesy: soot or black carbon that is increasing the sunlight-absorption capacity of the snow. With its strategic location …
Ahmedabad: Rehabilitation work for people affected due to Sabarmati riverfront project continued into the second day. Through computerised draw system, slum-dwellers living along the river banks were allotted houses in economically weaker section (EWS) housing scheme. On Monday chawl-dwellers between Ellisbridge and Sardar bridge were called for the draw. A …
Though the change of course of a river is not a new phenomenon, the latest change of course of the mighty Brahmaputra has created a major concern. The mighty river is turning south and it will have an adverse effect on Kaziranga National Park along with Dergaon and Golaghat. At …
Agartala, Feb 9: Bangladesh has finally agreed to allow Tripura to use the water of Feni River and decided that a joint survey for setting up water treatment plant in the southern Tripura town of Sabroom would be carried out on February 12. Chief Engineer (Drinking Water and Sanitation) Tapan …
A ten-member delegation of Bangladesh will arrive Sarboom in South district on Monday to inspect the proposed water treatment plant at Anandapara, 6 km from Sabroom town. The 6.5-lakh-gallon water treatment plant, which was mulled six to seven years back, could not be implemented due to opposition from the Bangladesh …
Former deputy speaker Ramachandra Panda will launch a nine-day padayatra from Kashinagar tomorrow to create awareness among the pepole about the need of Mahanadi- Rushikulya-Bansadhara river linking project . For a long time, Panda has been demanding a barrage on Mhanadi river at Subalaya to link dry Rushikulya river through …
Kumar Manish |TNN Ahmedabad: The ambitious Sabarmati riverfront project is the only project from India to figure among prominent ongoing riverfront projects promising to
Deltas around the world are either eroding or have stopped progressing. Climate change, sea level rise, flood management measures take the blame. Since a delta is formed where a river meets a standing body of water, there is talk about diverting more water and sediments into the bay to save …
