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 …
A baseline study by independent charity organisation, Oxfam, has revealed that 65 per cent of communities in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) depend on river and stream for their water. This is coming as Oxfam in partnership with Unilever UK provided a solar-powered water facility to Gafera-Laminga community in Kuje …
Kanpur: Ganga has drifted away from the ghats so much that one has to walk miles from the ghats to reach the middle of the stream and complete religious rituals. On Tuesday, when devotees reached ghats to take a plunge on the occasion of Ganga Dusshera they were left disappointed. …
Colva: While the dredging of River Sal is on, the people of Navelim and Benaulim constituencies are concerned about the spreading of water hyacinth in the water body. A thick layer of water hyacinth had developed at various places in River Sal. It was concentrated in areas like Kharebandh, Mungul …
Govt’s major developmental interventions to be visible soon: Nirmal Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today called for launching a comprehensive conservation and restoration programme for the rivers and water bodies of the state. She said the organisations having expertise in conservation of water bodies could be co-opted to provide technical assistance …
Rampant illegal mining on the Manawar-Tawi river in the Nowshera area of Rajouri district has destroyed more than 200 kanals of agricultural land. Residents of the Jaba Hanjuna area of Nowshera Pain alleged that the stone-crusher owners were continuously excavating sand and stones from the Manawar-Tawi river in their locality, …
The Cooum River could soon shed its dirty identity and become a haven with parks and walkways to walk and unwind...that is, if the Centre steps in. Eco-restoration work on the 9-km stretch from the mouth of the Cooum River near Napier Bridge to Chetpet is likely to start soon, …
To promote sustainable sand extraction, these guidelines released by the Union ministry of environment and forests lays emphasis on monitoring of the mined out material, which is key to the success of environment management plan. It has suggested tapping “alternative sources of sand and gravel”. The main objectives of the …
LA PAZ – Bolivia plans to file a counter-suit against Chile at the International Court of Justice, or ICJ, over the alleged theft and illegal use of the Silala River, President Evo Morales said Tuesday. Morales discussed Bolivia’s legal plans a day after the Chilean government filed suit in the …
Dam removal in New England is not only an important aspect of river restoration but it also provides an opportunity to enhance the magnitude and rate of river re-connection, and improve watershed resilience in response to human impact on the environment, if a broader strategic removal approach is implemented throughout …
River dolphins, giant otters, turtles, fish, birds and monkeys are all at risk if 246 Amazon dams go forward — mostly in the Tapajós basin and Andes headwaters. An international team of biologists has studied the past and current impacts on biodiversity of 191 existing Amazon dams, and the potential …
A four-member Central team led by J. Chandrashekhara Iyer, Central Water Commission Chief Engineer, visited Pampa and Cheriyanavattom in the foothills of Sabarimala on Monday as part of the Union Water Resources Ministry’s mission to conserve the Pampa river. V. Kunjambu, Regional Director of the Central Ground Water Board, R.N. …
The coal ministry wants mining to be allowed till river boundaries, leaving just 15 metres of protected area Of the 835 coal blocks surveyed, the environment ministry’s Forest Survey of India (FSI) has found that mining would have to be partly restricted in 417 to safeguard the rivers. The coal …
Construction work along the banks of Vishwamitri in Vadodara continued unabated Thursday despite an order of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to stay all such activities with immediate effect. The NGT order, dated May 25 and released on June 1, came on a petition moved by green activist Rohit Prajapati, …
Senior Minister in the Raghubar Das Cabinet and in-charge of Food and Civil Supplies Department Saryu Roy has come down heavily on Chairman of Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board (JSPCB) for turning a blind eye to pollution and encroachment into important rivers of Jharkhand. He is on a tour of …
The National Green Tribunal has taken exception to indiscriminate dumping of soil in rivers Chenab and Tawi for construction of road on the Udhampur to Banihal stretch of the national highway and restrained authorities from throwing any debris in the water bodies. A Bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter …
The hydrology of the Ganga River is mainly characterized by high monsoon rainfall and seasonal variability in discharge flow. The study is focuses on both the up and down-streams of Farakka barrage. It has been executed with the help of Modified Normalized Difference Water Index using Landsat satellite images (2014), …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Jalbiradari & Others Vs Ministry of Environment & Forests & Others dated 31/05/2016 regarding grant of CRZ Clearance for construction of retaining wall, service road along with the banks of the river Mithi, Mumbai by M/s Mumbai Metropolitan Region and …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vikrant Tongad Vs Noida Metro Rail Corporation & Others dated 31/05/2016 regarding Environmental Clearance to the construction of metro line from Noida to Greater Noida. NGT in its Judgement declares that the metro Construction from Noida to Greater Noida is …
Yet another hurdle comes in the way of the Metro project for Pune with the realignment of a route shifted alongside Mutha river from JM road being challenged in the NGT. Yet another hurdle comes in the way of the Metro project for Pune with the realignment of a route …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Narinder Kumar Shukla & Others Vs Jagish Saphiya & Others dated 27/05/2016 regarding a stone crusher unit from the bank of river Beas with its junction of Khad Bhariva at Village Sakoh, Tehsil Jaisinghpur, District Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Applicants …
