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 …
Australia will offer technical support and assistance to India’s mammoth undertaking of cleaning up the Ganga, Australian High Commissioner Patrick Suckling says. “We have agreed to work with India. We have spent $350 million to develop river basin modelling technology to save one of our biggest rivers, the Murray-Darling river …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Dr. Subhash C. Pandey & Others Vs. State of MP & Others dated 27/11/2014 regarding construction activities on the river bank of Kaliasote.
State government has relaxed the restrictions on for river sand mining and transportation of red earth. The decision was taken following the discussion regarding the shortage of river sand and red earth at the conference of MPs chaired by chief minister Oommen Chandy here last month. According to an order …
LAKE POWELL, Utah—In early September, at the abandoned Piute Farms marina on a remote edge of southern Utah's Navajo reservation, we watched a ten-foot (three-meter) waterfall plunging off what used to be the end of the San Juan River. Until 1990, this point marked the smooth confluence of the river …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Dr. Subhash C. Pandey & Others Vs. State of MP & Others dated 24/11/2014 regarding encroachments on the riverbed of river Kaliasote. The Tribunal was informed that on 21.10.2014 a meeting was held by the Joint …
CALANGUTE : Calangute MLA Michael Lobo along with senior officials from the captain of ports, water resources department, NIO, forest department, BDO, Bardez, and other government departments on Wednesday undertook an inter-departmental survey of the Nerul-Sinquerim river to facilitate desilting work of the silted riverbed. S C Chandra, hydrographic engineer …
Lack of attention to spatial and temporal cross-scale dynamics and effects could be understood as one of the lacunas in scholarship on river basin management. Within the water-climate-food-energy nexus, an integrated and inclusive approach that recognizes traditional knowledge about and experiences of climate change and water resource management can provide …
This paper examines the socio-economic impact of proposed dam on cropland productivity of Mahadayi project, Karnataka, India. Systematic appraisal of dam and their designing by categories of classes on the basis of physical and chemical characteristics of soil has been done in favour of development of agronomic conditions for the …
NASHIK: The water resource department has decided to send its engineers to the Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MBDA) in Australia to study the water resources and water distribution system there. The MBDA model is to be implemented in the Nashik region as a pilot project and it will subsequently be replicated …
Mufti Shamoon Qasmi, a founder member of India Against Corruption and close associate of Anna Hazare, has said a delegation will meet President Pranab Mukherjee and demand a CBI probe into illegal mining on riverbeds going on in Uttarakhand. Qasmi told mediapersons here today that despite a ban on mining …
Merely months into the Narendra Modi regime, a cherished Sangh Parivar project is being reactivated-the quest for the long-lost Saraswati river, venerated in Vedic texts. While the BJP government under Atal Bihari Vajpayee and tourism and culture minister Jagmohan Malhotra had directed scientific and archaeological resources into tracing Saraswati, the …
For the third consecutive year, the reports of the regional office of the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) show no deterioration in the quality of river water during the Ganesh festival. The reports were compiled and released last week. Like every year, the MPCB tested the quality of water before, …
Kanpur: Amidst dwindling population of Gangetic river dolphins as only 2,000 are left in the country, the state government is gearing up to undertake Dolphin census in major rivers next month. Chief minister Akhilesh Yadav is likely to flag off the campaign. Principal chief conservator forest (wildlife) Rupak De said …
With collection of riverbed materials and mining starting in the district from November 1, 2014, the Nainital district administration has asked the officials concerned to take necessary steps to stop illegal mining. An FIR will be registered against those who are found indulging in illegal mining activities, asserted the district …
British Columbia’s C$7.9 billion ($7 billion) Site C hydroelectric dam on the Peace River won environmental approval, paving the way for final decision later this year. The project proposed by provincially owned BC Hydro & Power Authority would involve construction of a power station near Fort St. John and the …
CHINA’S south-to-north water transfer project has reached its “overall” targets on water quality, with “certain” pollution being treated, an official said yesterday. “For the central line, media reports and our probes have spotted pollution, but it did not affect the overall situation,” said Gao Juncai, head of the Department of …
Blames govt for failing to warn Srinagar about floods after Anantnag was inundated The Supreme Court-appointed panel set up to assess the ground situation following the floods has recommended a ban on construction along flood-prone rivers, streams and water bodies. Apart from recommending equitable distribution of free ration in flood-hit …
The water coming out of Beijing taps later this month may have travelled more than 1,400 kilometres, transported along a series of canals and pipelines that form part of the world's biggest water transfer project. The $62 billion undertaking - dreamed up by former Communist Party leader Mao Zedong in …
Invasive species impact on the biodiversity of Britain by eating native species as well as affecting human health and the economy. Many originate from the Black, Asov and Caspian seas around Turkey and Ukraine. Scientists worry that some may already be in Britain, but as yet undiscovered. Fears have now …
