Rivers
Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding deterioration of Nayar river, Uttarakhand, 05/06/2025
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 …Somalia: Rivers Turn to Dust As Drought Hits Nation
Water scarcity is reported in Middle Shabelle region as Shabelle river, the main resources of the region has turned to dust, as the nation is hit by a biting drought. Mohamed Sugal Osman, the deputy governor of the Middle Shabelle province said residents in Mahaday and Bal'ad towns are facing …Floods and erosion are ruining Britain’s most significant sites
From Wordsworth’s gardens to the south’s white cliffs and salmon rivers in Wales, climate change is wrecking historic sites, finds report. Climate change is already wrecking some of Britain’s most significant sites, from Wordsworth’s gardens in Cumbria to the white cliffs on England’s south coast, according to a new report. …Goliath catfish spawning in the far western Amazon confirmed by the distribution of mature adults, drifting larvae and migrating juveniles
We mapped the inferred long-distance migrations of four species of Amazonian goliath catfishes (Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii, B. platynemum, B. juruense and B. vaillantii) based on the presence of individuals with mature gonads and conducted statistical analysis of the expected long-distance downstream migrations of their larvae and juveniles. Original SourceClimate modeling of Jhelum river basin - A comparative study
Global Circulation Models (GCMs) are a major tool used for future projections of climate change using different emission scenarios. However, for assessing the hydrological impacts of climate change at regional scale, the GCM outputs cannot be used directly due to the mismatch in the spatial resolution between the GCMs and …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal in stream sand mining in river Narmada, Sehore District, Madhya Pradesh, 30/01/2017
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Sainik Food Pvt. Ltd. vs. State of MP & Ors. dated 30/01/2017 regarding illegal in stream sand mining being carried out in river Narmada by use of boats between village Chipaner to Chorsakheda, Sehore District, Madhya …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution of water bodies in Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh, 30/01/2017
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Abhay Jain Vs. Collector, District Shivpuri & Others dated 30/01/2017 regarding pollution and encroachment of water bodies in Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. NGT directs that for the area which has been cleared of encroachments a development plan …National register of large dams 2017
National Register of Large Dam (NRLD) is a compilation of the dams in the country prepared as per information received from the State Government/Authority concerned. The lists of dams have been regrouped as per their location within the territory of a State. At present there are 5254 completed large dams …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding sand mining in Baitarani river, Jajpur District, Odisha, 03/01/2017
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Ananta Kumar Das Vs State of Odisha & Others dated 03/01/2017 regarding sand mining in Baitarani river near Sanala village, Jajpur District, Odisha. NGT in its Order makes it clear that the mining based on the …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding construction of Pune Mahanagar Metro Rail route passing through the Mula Mutha river bed, 02/01/2017
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Sarang Yadwadkar Vs. The Pune Municipal Corporation & Others dated 02/01/2017 regarding construction of Pune Metro route passing through the Mula-Mutha river bed. NGT restrains the Respondents (Pune Municipal Corporation & Others) from constructing any roads, …The Himalayan cryosphere: A critical assessment and evaluation of glacial melt fraction in the Bhagirathi basin
The cryosphere constitutes an important subset of the hydrosphere. The Himalayan cryosphere is a significant contributor to the hydrological budget of a large river system such as the Ganges. Basic data on the cryosphere in the Himalaya is inadequate and also has large uncertainties. The data on glacial melt component …Hanbook for hydrometeorological observations
The National water resources are limited & unevenly distributed resulting in seasonal abundance, and even devastating floods in some areas, while large tracts in other regions are persistently drought affected. The above situations have been compounded with the apprehended Climate change which calls for data collection on large scale to …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding camping activities along river Ganga, 22/12/2016
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Social Action for Forest & Environment (SAFE) Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 22/12/2016 regarding camping activities along Ganga. The Counsel appearing for the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change submits that they have already cleared and approved …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal sand mining on the river bed of Ganga, Patna District, Bihar, 21/12/2016
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Umesh Prasad Singh Vs Union of India & Others dated 21/12/2016 regarding illegal sand mining /soil mining operations in the district of Patna, Bihar, on the river bed of Ganga in between Digha Railway Bridge to …Water war between Punjab and Haryana - A geographical insight
Much has been said and written about sharing of river waters between Punjab and Haryana from time to time since the reorganisation of the state of Punjab in 1966. Various agreements, accords, tribunals, commissions and water sharing formulas have been worked out time to time, but the problem still remains …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding Yettinahole water diversion project, Karnataka, 16/12/2016
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M/s A. Purushottam Chitrapur Vs. Union of India & Others dated 16/12/2016 regarding Yettinahole water diversion project. Counsel appearing for the State of Karnataka submits about 6000 trees have been fell/cut, however, in lieu thereof approximately 3200 trees have been …The December 2012 Mayo River debris flow triggered by Super Typhoon Bopha in Mindanao, Philippines: lessons learned and questions raised
Category 5 Super Typhoon Bopha, the world's worst storm of 2012, formed abnormally close to the Equator, and its landfall on Mindanao set the record proximity to the Equator for its category. Its torrential rains generated an enormous debris flow in the Mayo River watershed that swept away much of …High-resolution mapping of global surface water and its long-term changes
The location and persistence of surface water (inland and coastal) is both affected by climate and human activity and affects climate, biological diversity and human wellbeing. Global data sets documenting surface water location and seasonality have been produced from inventories and national descriptions, statistical extrapolation of regional data and satellite …Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Protection of rivers and water bodies from pollution, 12/12/2016
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Protection of rivers and water bodies from pollution, 12/12/2016. The effluent standards notified by the Government for discharge into rivers and water bodies all across the country are also applicable for tourist and pilgrimage sites. Also, the primary water quality criteria for ‘Bathing water’ …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal constructions on flood plain and river bed of Yamuna, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, 30/11/2016
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Uma Shankar Patwa & Others Vs. Union of India & Others (Earlier titled as D.K. Joshi Vs. Union of India & Ors.) dated 30/11/2016 regarding illegal constructions on flood plain and river bed of Yamuna, Agra, Uttar Pradesh. National Green …Question raised in Lok Sabha on Pollutants in River Systems, 29/11/2016
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Pollutants in River Systems, 29/11/2016. The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) along with State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs) is monitoring the river water quality across the country through a network of 1275 monitoring stations on various rivers under National Water Quality Monitoring Programme (NWQMP). …