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 …
Continued illegal mining in the Chaki river along the Punjab-Himachal border is threatening national and state infrastructure, including railway bridges, roads and water supply schemes. While there has been a complete ban on mining in river beds by the National Green Tribunal, sources told The Tribune that mining had been …
While a shortage of drinking water continues to be a problem for Tamil Nadu, the state government is planning a major restoration of rivers with the future needs of the ever-growing population in mind. Amaster plan is likely to be drafted by a consultant and the project will be funded …
The government is planning to revive the dried up sources of water apart from encouraging rainwater harvesting to reduce water wastage in the state, said state rural development secretary Arun Kumar in Bishunpur on Sunday. He was here for an interactive session with farmers on 'Sustainable Rural Livelihood Security in …
The state government gave its approval for BMC to start work on the Gargai water project. However, it has asked BMC to pay the State Water Resources Department Rs 19 lakh before it does so. “We issued an order last week giving them the go-ahead for the project with certain …
The River Narasunda, which was dying due to a dam built 33 years ago at the confluence of the river Brahmmaputra, would soon have a new lease of life. The Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) under a Tk 68.46 crore project has already completed widening the 33-kilometre long river between …
Though conservationists welcomed the directions issued by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) prohibiting mining and all Red category Industries within 4,089 villages in the Western Ghats across six South Western States, they have urged the government to prohibit any new large scale alteration or obstruction to natural flow …
India will soon establish a research station to carry out cryosphere studies in the Himalayas. Cryosphere is a term for the regions, which are covered in ice and snow either seasonally or all year round. Rasik Ravindra, Panikkar professor at the ministry of earth sciences, New Delhi and former director …
The National Green Tribunal has passed an interim order to stop illegal sand mining on the Sankaraparani river- originating in the Villupuram district of Tamil Nadu and flowing through the Union territory of Puducherry. The tribunal's southern zone bench in Chennai on Monday directed officials to stop the illegal mining …
The state government has rejected Nagpur Municipal Corporation's (NMC) revised proposal for Gandhisagar Lake's rejuvenation. It directed the civic body to first complete works that had been sanctioned earlier. On March 15, 2010, state environment department had sanctioned nine types of works for rejuvenation of Gandhisagar Lake and sanctioned Rs1.78 …
Sarhad Rural Support Programme (SRSP) has launched a solar powered irrigation scheme in Chitral. The scheme was launched during a special function in Khairabad village near Drosh town here the other day. According to organisers, the scheme financed by Programme of Economic Empowerment and Community Empowerment (PEACE) is designed to …
The Gautam Budh Nagar mining department has put a freeze on issuing licenses that allow removal of sand accumulated on farmlands for sale in commercial markets. The ban follows a stay imposed by Allahabad high court upon a UP government order of August 29 through which district authorities had been …
The State government has banned sand quarrying in all riverbeds in Kancheepuram district for one year from Wednesday. Disclosing this in a press release, collector, K. Baskaran said the ban comes into effect from November 13. Apart from the levy of a fine on violators, vehicles, including bullock-carts, used for …
The State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) today blamed the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MOEF) for not issuing the necessary clarification on the classification of sand and gravel mining projects in Punjab; and also expressed its "helplessness" in clearing the mining projects. In an affidavit submitted to the …
A report by International Rivers, an NGO campaigning against destructive dam projects worldwide, has highlighted the absence of policies regarding decommissioning of old dams in India. “Ageing dams are a serious concern in India. The report reviews the lifecycle of dams and its relation to the safety of the riverine …
One development plan that seems to be moving backwards in poll-bound Mizoram is hydro power. “We have said many times we are going to dam all our rivers,” Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla had said when this journalist asked AICC general secretary Luizinho Faleiro in September how the party intends to …
The dying Mampuzha river flowing through the panchayats of Olavanna, Peruvayal and Perumanna is set to get a fresh lease of life thanks to the joint efforts of the Centre for Water Resources Development and Management (CWRDM), local self-government bodies and P T A Rahim MLA. The MLA has allotted …
The state government on Monday informed the AP high court that it has ambitious plans to beautify the entire 34 kilometres of Musi river spread in the GHMC area at a cost of Rs 922 crore. Sameer Sharma, principal secretary, municipal administration, conveyed this to a bench of Chief Justice …
E. Sreedharan, principal advisor to the Kochi Metro rail project said that the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation will collect river sand without endangering the hydraulic system of the rivers. In a letter to environmentalist S. Sitaraman, who raised concerns about the mining of sand required for the project, Mr. Sreedharan …
Scientists and activists voice concerns over possible adverse effects of Kevin's Corner project on Queensland water supplies The federal government has approved a massive coalmining project in central Queensland that will be the largest in the country. The environment minister, Greg Hunt, approved the 37,380-hectare Kevin's Corner project on Friday. …
Touted as a low carbon source of energy, China's hydropower projects are wreaking havoc on river systems across the country and southeast Asia, reports Yale Environment 360 In their search for renewable electric power, China’s engineers have been building mega-dams at a rate unmatched in human history. Many far larger …
