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 …
MADURAI: The Madurai bench of the Madras high court on Wednesday ordered notice to the Tuticorin district collector, geology and mines assistant director and Srivaiguntham tahsildar on a petition that sought to prevent sand mining operations on the Thamirabarani riverbed. In his petition, S Selvanayagam, former ward member of Keelpidagai …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Girdhari Lal Vs. State & Others dated 04/08/2016 regarding constructions on the river bed of Beas, Himachal Pradesh. NGT directs the State of Himachal Pradesh to submit before the court on how hotel M/s. Devdham Café is being run right …
Heavy overnight rains lashed south and east central Gujarat causing flood like situation in localities alongside rivers flowing through Valsad, Navsari and Surat districts and killing at least five persons at two places, officials said today. Auranga river in Valsad was flowing above danger level, due to incessant rains, flooding …
DEHRADUN: Just days after taking charge of the mines and mineral development, minister Nav Prabhat has claimed that he will stop all illegal and mechanized micro (river sand) mining from river beds and the authorities will take stringent action against offenders from August 31. The minister said, "No more mechanized …
Changes in the hydrology of high-altitude catchments may have major consequences for downstream water supply. Based on model projections with a higher spatiotemporal resolution and degree of process complexity than any previous intercontinental comparative study, we show that the impacts of climate change cannot be generalized. These impacts range from …
The National Environment Care Federation (NECF) has moved the National Green Tribunal (NGT) against unabated sand mining in the region. The petition is expected to come before the Tribunal on August 17. The move has come at a time when the Dakshina Kannada district administration is all set to implement …
In the future, people in the Himalayas will have to contend with flooding, while those in the Andes will have longer dry spells and less water. These are the conclusions drawn by researchers, who have used measurement data and climate models to closely examine water balance in both of these …
The Standing Committee on Water Resources (2015-16) present the Tenth Report on “Repair, Renovation and Restoration of Water Bodies- Encroachment on Water Bodies and Steps Required to Remove the Encroachment and Restore the Water Bodies”. The Committee initially took up the subject “Repair, Renovation and Restoration of Water Bodies” in …
Several rivers in spate; Toll stands at 26; Crops damaged in 3.39 lakh hectares of land The flood situation remained grim in 12 districts of Bihar where an estimated 27.50 lakh people were affected though no fresh casualty was reported, with the toll standing at 26. Ghaghra is flowing above …
Panaji: Karnataka's gambit to lift 7TMC ft water from Mhadei river at an interim stage failed before the Mhadei Water Disputes Tribunal (MWDT) as its proposal had several flaws. Non compliance of assurance given by it earlier to the Supreme Court to take environmental permissions for the projects to lift …
The population of the golden mahseer, a popular freshwater sport and food fish, is going to prosper in the rivers of Himachal Pradesh, with the state fisheries department succeeding in breeding it in captivity for the first time. Besides its rehabilitation and conservation, the breeding technology will turn out to …
The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) has warned that floods will likely occur in eight major rivers and their tributaries in the course of 2016. The Director-General of the agency, Dr Moses Beckley, gave the warning at the presentation of the 2016 Annual Flood Outlook (AFO) in Abuja on Monday. …
Researchers developed an affordable way to monitor rivers and stream flow, 24/7, using open source products. Communities around the world are familiar with the devastation brought on by floods and droughts. Scientists are concerned that, in light of global climate change, these events will only become more frequent and intense. …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Cleaning of Rivers, 28/07/2016. Namami Gange (Integrated Ganga Conservation Mission / Programme under National Ganga River Basin Authority) programme was introduced in 2014 as an umbrella programme, with an aim at integrating previous & currently ongoing initiatives by enhancing efficiency, extracting synergies and supplementing …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Cleaning of Rivers, 28/07/2016. Namami Gange (Integrated Ganga Conservation Mission / Programme under National Ganga River Basin Authority) programme was introduced in 2014 as an umbrella programme, with an aim at integrating previous & currently ongoing initiatives by enhancing efficiency, extracting synergies and supplementing …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Projects for Ganga Rejuvenation, 28/07/2016. The Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEF & CC), has been supplementing the efforts of the State Governments in abatement of pollution in identified stretches of various rivers under the National River Conservation Plan (NRCP) and NGRBA …
The Centre has confirmed that a Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the nationalisation of Rivers Zuari and Cumbarjua has been completed while the tendering process for fairway development of Mandovi and Zuari Rivers under engineering, procurement and construction contract is being initiated. Union Minister of State in the Ministry of …
Nearly 74,286 people of 139 villages under Dibrugarh East, Dibrugarh West , Chabua , Tengakhat , Moran ,Tingkhong and Naharkatia Revenue Circles of the district, are reported to have been severely affected by flood. Meanwhile, for 4,604 flood-hit people, the district administration has set up 51 relief camps. The district …
The National Environmental Management Authority has established an initiative, where school students and groups ‘adopt’ a river. Nema director Ayub Macharia (pictured) said this concept will allow religious and learning institutions to have and monitor a nearby river point. “This is a people-driven wetlands monitoring and restoration project. It is …
Aurangabad: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) will look into allegations that the Manjra river in Latur district was deepened and widened through public participation by social groups and amateurs without due permission from government authorities. The western bench of the tribunal has also allowed the Central Groundwater Board of the …
