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 …
Madikeri/Kushalnagar,DH News Service: Rivulets and rivers in Kodagu emerged in full spate on Thursday too owing to heavy rains. The district administration has extended holidays for schools for two more days, on Friday and Saturday (July 10 and 11). Rains continued to lash in Talacauvery region also, as a result …
IMPHAL, July 8: Manipur Forests and Environment Minister Th Debendra today said the government had identified 29 villages in reserved forest areas of the State where encroachment was reported and 2,799 houses were constructed in the areas. During the question Hour, the Minister informed the Assembly that the area covered …
Sustainable planning ensuring community participation is needed to face the challenges of safe drinking water during any disaster in the city, said the experts at a workshop yesterday. They said water crisis in the city might worsen and immediate attention is a must for adopting necessary policies and strategies. The …
The State Government has prepared master plans for four rivers of the State to take care of future water deficiency. Water storage schemes would be implemented for Mandovi, Zuari, Talpona and Galgibag rivers with which, the water deficiency till 2050 would be taken care of. Speaking to Herald on Wednesday …
As Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee hoped in his Budget speech, his announcements for exemptions for environment-friendly bio-diesel earned him smiles from environmentalists. Mukherjee announced the government
The High Court of the country responding to the jointly voiced call of the print and electronic media to save the rivers in order to save Dhaka issued a few days back the directives to the government to immediately remove illegal structures and encroachments from the either bank of the …
The district administration has finally woken up to the reality of the dying Harmu rivulet and has initiated steps to protect it from encroachers. Today, officials from the administration started measuring the rivulet to identify the areas where it has been encroached on. The drive, led by sadar sub-divisional officer …
The objective of this study is to broadly inform groundwater resources managers, engineers, policymakers and politicians world-wide on the subject of managing saline groundwater with the aim to enhance their general understanding, promote early diagnosis of possible changes and widen their inspiration for selecting effective measures for intervention (as far …
The main objective of the study is to prepare the Environmental Impact ssessment report and formulation of Environmental Management Plan for obtaining Environmental Clearance from the regulatory agencies. The Study has been conducted to carryout Comprehensive Environmental Impact Assessment based on season data covering the following: Assessment of the existing …
Ganges River dolphins (Platanista gangetica gangetica) occur in the Ganges-Brahmaputra River system primarily in India and Bangladesh. They are listed as Endangered by the IUCN due to a probable population decline of at least 50% over the last 50 years and projected future population declines. No quantitative estimates of abundance …
Meandering phenomena takes place over an alluvial plane due to fluvial hydraulic forces, influence of gravity and sediment transport. For an alluvial channel, the resistance offered by the bed and bank varies with the bed material and saturation level of the bank-material and as such as the probability of bed …
The problem of water shortage in Pakistan may take a serious turn if it is not paid due attention by the government. Vice President SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry Iftikhar Ali Malik stated this on his return from Bhutan after attending Roundtable on SAFTA. He said the conditions at …
Alejandro Koehler is one of thousands of people throughout the country who have raised their voices against plans by energy companies, oftentimes foreign owned, to tap the electricity potential of Chile
The Amazon River accounts for one-fifth of the world's freshwater flow, and its floodplain is home to 60% of the world's remaining tropical rainforests. The basin's diverse ecosystems support an unparalleled array of biodiversity, and provide home to tens of thousands of indigenous people. Yet the Brazilian government sees the …
The High Court yesterday issued a set of directives for the government to save the rivers around the capital from encroachment and pollution. It directed the deputy commissioners of Dhaka, Narayanganj, Gazipur and Munshiganj to determine the exact boundaries of Buriganga, Shitalakhya, Turag and Balu rivers by November 30. The …
