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 …
The Mhadei water dispute tribunal on Wednesday passed an order allowing Goa to amend its statement of claims regarding sharing of water of River Mhadei, even as Karnataka raised objections. Advocate general Atmaram Nadkarni said, "We have made substantial amendments to the earlier claims. The length of the river Mhadei …
Nexus between political, sand mafia responsible for unabated extraction Jammu and Kashmir is losing nearly Rs 300 crore annually due to illegal extraction of sand, gravel and boulders from rivers as a nexus between sand and political mafia has forced the Geology and Mining Department to silently watch the unlawful …
KERI: Hearing on the Mhadei water dispute will be held on Wednesday before the Mhadei Water Dispute Tribunal in Delhi. The Goa government will present evidence of the resumption of work on the Kalsa project by Karnataka. The water resources department teams of Goa, Maharashtra and Karnataka are already in …
Ensuring freshwater flow from the upstream is an urgent necessity mitigate increasing salinity in the South-west coastal region and save Sundarbans, speakers at a discussion held in the capital said yesterday. They also said that due to reduction in waterflow in the Padma, that flows towards the Sundarbans through the …
Chronic water shortages in Nepal’s capital city force reliance on private water sellers, who turn stored water from the Himalayas into profit Every morning, just a few metres away from a busy, dusty road in Kalanki, Kathmandu, Ambika Thapa sells water from a 5,000-litre tank. From where she stands, you …
BEIJING — The Chinese Ministry of Environmental Protection has issued an order preventing dam-building on a stretch of the upper Yangtze River, which will result in the scrapping of a proposed hydroelectric dam near the western metropolis of Chongqing that had been opposed for years by environmentalists. The Xiaonanhai Dam …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Paryavaran Avam Manav Sanrakshan Samiti Vs. State of Madhya Pradesh & Others dated 09/04/2015 regarding construction near Narmada River with respect to No Construction Zone and the 300 meter Zone. The Tribunal has directed the Respondents …
The stretch of the Colorado River that winds through the Grand Canyon tops a new list of the nation’s most endangered rivers, a reflection of controversial plans to reopen a uranium mine in the area and build a tramway that would take visitors to a new restaurant and river walkways …
NAGPUR: After 13 days of inauguration by a slew of high profile ministers, Western Coalfields Limited's (WCL) Penganga open cast coalmine project has got clearance from Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB). The clearance called as 'consent to establish' is for beginning pre-mining activities. The coal company will require MPCB's 'consent …
A senior BJP leader of Palamu, Parshuram Ojha has written to the Chief Minister Raghubar Das about the drinking water crisis in the district. The BJP leader has urged the Chief Minister to set up a team of officials to know the basic problem. Ojha who is known here as …
Ganges river dolphin abundance has undergone a predominant decline across its range since monitoring began. In Nepal, disappearance from some of the rivers it once used has already occurred. Today this species can only be found in three river systems in Nepal, the Karnali, Sapta Koshi, and Narayani, but numbers …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Pandit Hari Shankar Samadhiya Vs. Union of India & Others dated 01/04/2015 regarding unauthorised constructions on the bed of the river Morar, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh.
The district administration has finally taken steps in direction of cleaning Khan River in Indore by initiating the first phase of encroachment survey and demarcation of the river in Indore, said officials. In the first phase, the demarcation of the river will be done from MR 10 to Chhatripura. which …
NEW DELHI: The Centre may have assured the Yamuna Muktikaran Abhiyan protesters that the "ecological flow" in the river will be restored in Delhi, but experts say this can't be done without revisiting the 1994 water sharing agreement between Haryana, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan. They suggest that …
Scheme to fund upstream water conservation touted as good news for Nairobi despite fears that businesses may benefit more than Kenyan capital’s residents In a first for Africa, a public-private water fund was launched in Kenya on Friday, bringing together businesses, utilities, conservation groups, government and farmers to fund upstream …
AHMEDABAD: Gujarat high court on Friday sought details from forest officials about incidents of fire, if any, caused by the mining mafia on the banks of Shetrunji river near Gir sanctuary for mining activity. Fire creates a lot of trouble for the wildlife in the protected area which is the …
WORK began yesterday on a project that will supply cleaner tap water to some 6.5 million residents in Shanghai’s suburban districts and serve as a main backup source for downtown residents. The Huangpu River Upstream Water Source Project will include a new Jinze reservoir along the Taipu River in Qingpu …
The Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation had a plan allocation of Rs.13237 Cr. during 2014-15. The work relating to the River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation was transferred to this Ministry on 31.7.2014; the Namami Gange project is still at an approval stage. As a result of …
Strengthening Transparency and Access to Information on Transboundary Rivers in South Asia is a major new report that examines the availability and accessibility of data and information related to three transboundary rivers in Bangladesh, India and Nepal. The study, which is a result of a 15-month assessment conducted with support …
