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 …
Hundreds of participants of the first-ever Indonesian River Congress (KSI) have called on both the government and the public to jointly take an integrated and revolutionary approach to save the country’s major rivers and river basin areas (DAS) from severe contamination, sedimentation and other environmental issues. The call was made …
Vijayawada: The groundwater level in and around the state capital city region in Guntur district is increasing gradually. The observations recorded at Observation Wells by groundwater department in the mandals in capital region show a steep rise in the groundwater level, which is more than two metres in some villages …
A new technology for plantation was recently used as part of the 'Vaho Vishwamitri Abhiyan'. During a programme, drone was used for spraying seed balls by a young team to carry out tree plantation on the banks of river Vishwamitri. 'Vaho Vishwamitri Abhiyan' - the call to revive Vishwamitri river …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Amarkant Mishra Vs. State of MP & Ors dated 31/08/2015 regarding river bed mining and in particular with reference to mining been restricted on the dry river beds.
NAINITAL: In gross violation of many mining guidelines including Section 157 of the Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1963, which says that the individual holder of agricultural land can only lease the plot for agriculture and allied activities and not for mining purposes, an RTI reply has revealed that …
The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation will take a call on water cuts and conservation methods in the next couple of days. The Pune Municipal Corporation has already decided to curb use of potable water for non-drinking purposes like swimming pools, washing centres and construction activities. Municipal commissioner Rajeev Jadhav said, …
The Uttarakhand Government has decided that the State Cabinet will pass a proposal for green felling of pine trees in the mountainous regions of Uttarakhand and then approach the Supreme Court with this to get some relaxation in the ban on green felling above 1,000 metres altitude. State Forest and …
LUDHIANA: It is very unfortunate that a state like Punjab, which is known for its rivers, is facing shortage of water. "When I share this problem with the people of other states, they don't believe it and laugh it off. But in reality, conditions are becoming worse and there is …
Acid mine drainage (AMD) is formed when water and air come in contact with pyrite (FeS2) present in coal and exposed rocks, to form sulphuric acid. The process of pyrite oxidation further leads to the formation of Fe3+ and some or all of this Fe3+ precipitates to cause red, orange …
The Decision Tree Framework described in this book provides resource-limited project planners and program managers with a cost-effective and effort-efficient, scientifically defensible, repeatable, and clear method for demonstrating the robustness of a project to climate change. At the conclusion of this process, the project planner will be empowered to confidently …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Rahul Nagar Vs. Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Ors dated 24/08/2015 regarding illegal sand mining on the river bank of Yamuna and its surrounding areas without proper compliance, proper permissions and particular Environmental Clearance.
The law and policy frameworks for allocation or reallocation of water to different uses, or within a category of use, remain underdeveloped in India. This paper intends providing a starting point for a conversation on the law and policy dimensions of inter-sectoral water allocation. Focusing on a specific inter-sectoral water …
SHIMLA: Learning lessons from the damage caused by the flash floods in Dharampur, Himachal Pradesh government has decided to not allow the construction of government buildings along riverbeds, and also announced an inquiry into why the bus stand in Dharampur was constructed along a riverbed. Presiding over a meeting of …
River rafting camps in Uttarakhand have come under the scanner due to a petition filed by a non-profit organization, Social Action for Forest and Environment (SAFE), before the National Green Tribunal (NGT). SAFE has demanded action against camps along the Shivpuri to Rishikesh stretch that which do not follow regulations. …
Modeling of river pollution contributes to better management of water quality and this will lead to the improvement of human health. The advection dispersion equation (ADE) is the government equation on pollutant transmission in the river. Modeling the pollution transmission includes numerical solution of the ADE and estimating the longitudinal …
Urbanisation, rampant felling of trees to blame for the depletion Over 1,500 billion cusecs of water flow has reduced in the Ganga catchment area of Himalaya due to falling of trees and destruction of other vegetation areas to make way for urbanisation and road construction in the Himalayan region. It …
An observational analysis of the catastrophic rainstorm during 4–6 September 2014 over Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) presented in this study shows that the event was unprecedented in terms of the 24, 48 and 72 h accumulated rainfall. The 24 h accumulated rainfall exceeded the previously determined one-day severe rainstorm limits …
As temperatures rise, some of the organic carbon stored in Arctic permafrost meets an unexpected fate—burial at sea. As many as 2.2 million metric tons of organic carbon per year are swept along by a single river system into Arctic Ocean sediment, according to a new study an international team …
Measurements of sediments eroded by the Mackenzie River reveal the widespread export of permafrost-derived biospheric carbon that is several thousand years old, and demonstrate its burial in the Arctic Ocean, suggesting that high-latitude rivers can act as important carbon dioxide sinks.
National Green Tribunal (NGT) refused to lift its stay on sand mining in riverbeds during monsoons. Previously, on July 20, NGT stayed sand mining in entire state on the ground it is damaging river ecology. NGT bench on Monday dismissed a review petition filed by state government for lifting blanket …
