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 …
Aiming to revive a riverbed that has been used for decades as an illegal waste dump, the Dead Sea Drainage Authority has embarked upon a restoration plan for Nahal Hava in Mitzpe Ramon, the authority announced on Sunday. Working in conjunction with the Open Spaces Protection Fund and the Environmental …
IBM Corp has signed an agreement with the city of Beijing to use advanced weather forecasting and cloud computing technologies to help tackle the Chinese capital's persistent smog. After a series of pollution scares and scandals, China's central government has promised to reverse some of the damage done to the …
LAHORE: A foreign consultancy firm has declared retaining water in the Ravi during winters as one of the biggest challenges to the launch and accomplishment of the Ravi Riverfront Urban Development Project, Dawn has learnt. The firm (Meinhardt), hired by the government a couple of months back to conduct a …
China's top court supports hearing environmental and resources cases without regard to the administrative regions where such cases occur, aiming instead to let nature dictate the jurisdictions in a bid to prevent judicial intervention by local governments. A guideline issued by the Supreme People's Court on Thursday on improving trials …
New Zealand's rivers and lakes were given the country's first ever national standards for water quality on Thursday -- although critics said the standards would allow some waterways to get worse. Water quality has been a source of constant debate in recent years as intensification of dairy farming and urban …
The state archaeological department will prepare a plan to conserve the ancient sculptures and temples found in the receding water of the Panchganga river. On Wednesday, a meeting was held with officials of the department, Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) and local experts, following which the civic body said it would …
Though the government has taken several measures to check illegal mining of sand and gravel in different parts of the state, stopping it completely is a challenge. Illegal mining is continuing unabated in major rivers and rivulets of the state, despite a country-wide ban on mining of sand and gravel …
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will fund state-of-the-art riverbank protection measures in Bangladesh to prevent land erosion, which is destroying livelihoods costing the economy an estimated $250 million a year. An ADB multitranche loan financing facility of $255 million will help put in place riverbank protection structures and embankments along …
Security analysts in London and Baghdad say control of rivers and dams has become a major tactical weapon for Isis The outcome of the Iraq and Syrian conflicts may rest on who controls the region’s dwindling water supplies, say security analysts in London and Baghdad. Rivers, canals, dams, sewage and …
The area of inland lakes in the Qinghai-Tibet plateau has expanded 26 percent in the past 20 years, according to new research results. The area of inland lakes in the region, which has an average altitude of 4,500 meters, has expanded to 32,300 square kilometers from 25,600 square kilometers 20 …
The government will implement two separate projects for riverbank protection and strengthening climate resilience and disaster preparedness in eight coastal towns with credit support from the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Total cost of the projects has been estimated at $425.7 million (Tk. 3,277.89 crore). The Manila-based lender in a statement …
GUWAHATI: Premchand Shah (60) has no option but to look to the government for financial help after his family's sole bread winner, his 18-year-old son Bivek, drowned in the overflowing Bharalu river during one of the worst flood the city experienced on Friday. Nine persons, including Bivek, were killed in …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Sudesh V/s Union of India & Ors dated 01/07/2014 regarding raising construction in the river bed of the river Dohan near Village Jat & Pali, District Narnaul in Haryana by the Central University of Haryana and …
Itanagar: Landslides triggered by incessant rains in the past couple of days have wreaked havoc in several districts of Arunachal Pradesh throwing life out of gear. While flood-like situation prevailed in low-lying areas of various districts, road link between Nirjuli and Banderdewa near here has been snapped due to damage …
A year has passed since Uttarakhand was ravaged by floods, but the Himalayan State still lies in a shambles. Hoping to avoid future disasters, IIT Roorkee is studying the "dynamic behaviour" of the rivers, which have changed their course, to adopt suitable measures, says its director Pradipta Banerji. The institute …
Mirpur lawmaker Elias Uddin Molla and his business partner Saidur Rahman Sajal have allegedly grabbed a part of Turag river at Rupnagar thana in the capital. They are now filling the grabbed river. At least, three acres of land on the south of Birolia-Savar bridge over Mirpur embankments are being …
Amit Mendelssohn The project to restore the Kishon River has been frozen due to the Water Authority commissioner’s refusal to accept professional committee recommendations that would allow for the discharge of purified Kishon water back to the river, the Environmental Protection Ministry said on Sunday. For its part, the Water …
SILCHAR: Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) has asked the people of Barak Valley to oppose the proposed multi-crore Tipaimukh hydroelectric project located at the confluence of the Barak and Tuivai rivers in Manipur, claiming it would do more harm than good to the area and its people. "The proposed 1,500-MW …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Raghubir Singh Vs Union of India Ors. dated 25/06/2014 on whether the proposed site of a complex falls within the catchment area of the rivers Yamuna or Hindon.
