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 …
BHUBANESWAR: Indravati Hydro Power Station (IHPS) which was shut down yesterday following objection from the Water Resources Department resumed power generation today following intervention of Minister of State for Energy Atanu Sabyasachi. The closure of IHPS and scaling down of generation from Upper Kolab triggered a shortage of about 1,200 …
CPI(M)-Trinamul rivalry affects aid to cyclone Aila victims relief funds from the central government to help victims of cyclone Aila in West Bengal have hardly reached the needy. Political one-upmanship between the ruling cpi(m) in the state and Mamata Banerjee
Even as the State is fighting a bitter battle with casino operators in the court, another off-shore casino vessel - Maharajah of Essel group, will soon begin its operation in the Mandovi River.
The right embankment of the Teesta river has been damaged at Holdi Bari point extending about 1,000 meter inundating four villages in Jaldhaka upazila Monday last. Two other cross dams have also been damaged alongside the embankment in the same area further worsening the situation. As a result about 4000 …
Bangladesh Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan 2009 is likely to be approved today by the Ministry of Planning. The action plan will be placed before the cabinet meeting as soon as possible for consideration following its approval, sources said. Earlier, an expert committee reviewed the Bangladesh Climate Change Strategy …
Pakistan and China on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote co-operation in river fisheries and related technologies. President Asif Ali Zardari was also present at the signing ceremony between Indus River Fresh Water Fisheries Research Institute and Pearl River Fishery Research Institute of Guangzhou. From Pakistani side, …
The flood situation in Dhemaji district has still remained grim. The district is cut off from the rest of the country for the 11th day today since the night of August 13. Heavy rains for the past two days have resulted in the Moridhol river overtopping its dykes on both …
The last guard wall protecting a habitation of 25,000 people in Malda gave way this evening and the Fulhar rushed into one village after another. The water level in the bazaar at Bhaluka, about 500 metres from the river, was over two feet around 9pm. District officials said it was …
Scientists have detected mercury contamination in every one of hundreds of fish sampled from 291 freshwater streams, according to a U.S. government study released on Wednesday. More than a quarter of those fish contained concentrations of mercury exceeding levels set by the Environmental Protection Agency for the protection of people …
Aug. 20: The army has been called in Jalpaiguri and Cooch Behar to evacuate over 1,500 marooned families. More than 3,500 families in three north Bengal districts have been affected after the water level of the rivers passing through them rose. The Siliguri subdivision of Darjeeling and the Sadar and …
State Minister for Environment and Forest Hasan Mahmud said Bangladesh as one of the most affected countries due to world climate change impacts has been tirelessly working to save its land and resources from the environmental hazards by managing its internal rivers. Mahmud, who is now on a visit to …
Water from rivers across north Bengal has started receding following less rainfall in the hills and the plains, save a couple of places. After incessant rain was reported in the sub-Himalayan Bengal in the past two days, there was less downpour in Darjeeling, Gangtok and Kalimpong and also in Siliguri …
The 18 August 2008 avulsion of the Kosi River draining the parts of north Bihar in eastern India may well be regarded as one of the greatest avulsions in a large river in recent years. The Kosi River shifted by ~120 km eastward, triggered by the breach of the eastern …
Aug. 10: The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Monday declared that calling tenders for granting sand quarrying lease on river beds without getting clearance from the river conservator was illegal. A division bench comprising Justice Goda Raghuram and Justice Ramesh Ranganathan was dealing with a PIL challenging the lease on …
IBM is pushing ahead into providing technology services to manage water, a market $10 billion market that the company sees growing quickly. "This to me is an area that's really going to explode in the next three to five years," said Sharon Nunes, who heads IBM's Big Green Innovations initiative. …
Waterlogging after a brief spell of rain is still a common feature in Guwahati city, but unfortunately, more than five years have passed since former Gauhati University Vice-Chancellor Dr NK Choudhury offered a series of suggestions to the Government to deal with the problem and most of those are yet …
