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 …
"It is a sorry state of affairs," the Supreme Court remarked today over failure of the project to clean Yamuna despite over Rs.12,000 crore being spent on it and suggested that the routing drainages of NCR region to a place outside Delhi be explored to stop release of waste in …
As anticipated, the Supreme Court directed Cauvery water sharing talks between Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar and Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa failed to yield any results as both the States stuck to the guns throwing the ball back to Supreme Court’s court which is hearing a case on …
Exploring adaptation pathways into an uncertain future can support decisionmaking in achieving sustainable water management in a changing environment. Our objective is to develop and test a method to identify such pathways by including dynamics from natural variability and the interaction between the water system and society. Present planning studies …
The web version of this article corrects a few errors that appeared in the print edition. The official narrative presents Ahmedabad as a pioneer in urban transformation in India. This paper questions whether these claims engage with the experiences of the urban poor in Ahmedabad by examining processes around the …
A product of the UNESCO-IHP project on Water and Cultural Diversity, this book represents an effort to examine the complex role water plays as a force in sustaining, maintaining, and threatening the viability of culturally diverse peoples. It is argued that water is a fundamental human need, a human right, …
At present, no hydro power project is being implemented with Indian assistance in Nepal. However, Projects on three major water resources in Nepal viz Pancheshwar (5600 MW), Sapta Koshi (3300 MW) and Naumure (225 MW), are under discussions between the two countries. The details are given in Annex. In addition, …
In a bid to find a permanent solution to the Cauvery water sharing dispute, the Supreme Court on Monday asked Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka to work towards an amicable solution. Refusing to mediate in the vexed issue involving distress water sharing formula between the States, the Bench …
The Supreme Court on Monday requested the chief ministers of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka to hold talks along with experts to find an amicable solution to the vexed dispute over sharing of Cauvery river water which lands up before the top court year after year. A bench of Justices D …
Come January, the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) will have to post on its website a weekly report on the performance of central effluent treatment plants (CETP) installed across the state-owned industrial estates. The order was issued by a division bench of Chief Justice Mohit Shah and Justice Anoop Mohta …
The Supreme Court on Monday urged the chief ministers of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka to meet and have a “meaningful dialogue” in order to find an “amicable” solution to the Cauvery water dispute. “We cannot force any decision on them but it has to be taken in a congenial atmosphere. …
Discharge of untreated and partially treated industrial and municipal wastewater from towns constitute major source of pollution in rivers and lakes. CPCB is monitoring water quality of various river stretches in the country including, inter-alia, River Ganga and Yamuna. Based on the monitoring, 150 polluted stretches have been identified along …
SHILLONG: As global warming is taking its toll, a remarkable change in climate is seen. The same is experienced in Meghalaya, where the crisis for drinking water is one of the biggest problems despite the state receiving good rainfall. To tackle this problem before it goes out of hand, an …
Europe is set to quash a precedent-setting initiative designed to tackle a disturbing side effect of common drugs — their impact on aquatic life. Nature has learned that landmark regulations intended to clean Europe’s waterways of pharmaceuticals are likely to be dead on arrival when they reach a key vote …
Protests, delays in green nods and issues of long-term loans derail projects Hydropower projects with a combined capacity estimated by experts at about 42,000 megawatt are yet to take off in various states, denying the country the opportunity to reduce its power deficit. These projects, most of which are in …
The plan of the district administration to de-silt Canoly canal and the Kallayi river as part of a beautification drive is likely to have an adverse impact on large acres of wetland in and around Kottuli, according to a latest study conducted by a researcher from the Department of Architecture, …
The Karnataka Government on Friday maintained that the ruling of the Cauvery Monitoring Committee’s (CMC) asking Karnataka to release 4.8 tmc of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu within 15 days was unscientific and would file a review petition before the SC on November 23. Karnataka Water Resources Minister Basavaraj Bommai …
LOBA, (DUBRAJPUR), 9 NOV: Apart from the grouse that they were deprived of the “right price” and rehabilitation package for their land sold to the joint venture company~ DVC Bengal Emta Coal Mines Limited ~, the villagers here are sore that indiscriminate digging by the firm has caused immense harm …
The High Court on Tuesday directed the government to stop the sand business on the banks of the Shitalakkhya in Narayanganj and the Turag in Mirpur within three days. A High Court division benchcomprised of Justice Naima Haider and Justice Mohammad Khurshid Alam Sarkeralso issued a rule upon the authorities …
The high-level panel constituted by the Prime Minister to review hydel projects on river Ganga has extended its term by three months in a bid to defer publication of its final report. The panel under Planning Commission member B K Chaturvedi took the decision to avoid political backlash during the …
