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 …
GUWAHATI, Oct 5 – The Brahmaputra can be controlled by channelising its course. Channelisation of the Brahmaputra is the first and foremost task in taming this mighty river, said Bharat Saikia, general secretary of the Majuli Island Protection and Development Council (MIPADC). Saikia is a former engineer of the Brahmaputra …
The Supreme Court will on Monday hear the Karnataka government’s plea to stay its order for releasing 9,000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu from the Cauvery river basin in accordance with the decision of the Cauvery River Authority. On being mentioned, the court allowed urgent hearing in the matter …
State Urban Development Minister and Trinamul leader Firhad Hakim criticised the Centre for its policy to allow FDI in retail and releasing Teesta water to Bangladesh. Mr Hakim said the Centre is trying to help a particular political party in the neighbouring country to win the election. So it is …
LUCKNOW: The Gangetic river dolphin census and awareness campaign was flagged off by transport minister Raja Mahendra Aridaman Singh on Friday. The state forest department, WWF-India and at least 14 NGOs will jointly do the count and also create awareness among the frontline forest staff and local communities along the …
Kerala has come out against the idea of creating an “overarching national legal framework of general principles on water sector,” which is an item on the agenda of the 14th National Conference of Water Resources and Irrigation Ministers in progress in New Delhi. Addressing the conference of the Ministers in …
MANDYA/BANGALORE, 30 SEPT: Falling in line with the Supreme Court directive, Karnataka today began releasing Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu, setting off a wave of protests against it in the river basin districts. After repeatedly maintaining that the state itself was in a distress situation, the Karnataka government released water …
On World Rivers Day, observed usually on the last Sunday of September, the South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People (SANDRP) called on the government to focus on the deplorable state of Indian rivers. For people in Delhi, Yamuna may be an everyday reminder of the tragic state of …
The ‘River Basin Atlas of India’ is an outcome of joint project ‘Generation of Database and implementation of Web Enabled Water Resources Information System (India-WRIS) in the country’, is a timely publication by the Central Water Commission (CWC) and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). This is a comprehensive publication which …
Indian Rivers are some of the last global frontiers of rich freshwater diversity, endangered and threatened species. According to India’s National Biodiversity Action Plan, “Nearly 50% of the aquatic plants of the world are recorded from the Indian sub-continent but only a few have been studied in detail.” India is …
Expressing its displeasure over Karnataka walking out of the meeting of the Prime Minister-headed Cauvery River Authority and refusing to comply with its mandate, the Supreme Court on Friday ordered the state to comply with the CRA’s directive to release 9,000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu everyday till October …
A proposal to classify river courses in the State into various eco-zones for their conservation and management is getting ready. This forms part of the guidelines prepared by the Department of Environment and Climate Change for the conservation and protection of river systems in the State. The eco-zones, it is …
Studying diversity and distribution patterns of species along elevational gradients and understanding drivers behind these patterns is central to macroecology and conservation biology. A number of studies on biogeographic gradients are available for terrestrial ecosystems, but freshwater ecosystems remain largely neglected. In particular, we know very little about the species …
With questions being raised about the feasibility and environment impact of the inter-linking of rivers project, the Supreme Court on Tuesday decided to have a relook at its February 27 decision this year that set the ball rolling by forming a special committee to implement the project. On separate review …
Jaipur, the capital city of Rajasthan, is a major tourist attraction not only for foreign tourists “doing” the Golden Triangle circuit of Agra, Delhi and Jaipur but also domestic tourists who visit in growing numbers to savour the city’s history and its spirit of celebration. The latest addition to Jaipur’s …
GUWAHATI, Sept 23 – Incessant rains are to be blamed for the present flood situation in the State. The present flood situation has no connection with release of stored water by China in the upstream of the rivers that have originated within the Chinese territory. This was the assertion made …
NORTH LAKHIMPUR, Sept 23 – Incessant rains over the past week have caused pre-autumnal flood in Lakhimpur district with all major rivers flowing above the danger level at various places in the past 24 hours. According to Water Resources Department, the Brahmaputra today was flowing 2.61 metres above the danger …
GUWAHATI: Taking advantage of the long pending inter-State border dispute and the negligence of the Assam government, illegal stone quarries are flourishing along the Assam-Meghalaya border adjacent to Basistha temple, a famous tourism site in Guwahati city. The Baisistha temple is located around 7-km away from Dispur. Over the last …
As the Prime Minister chairs the meeting of the Cauvery River Authority on Wednesday after a gap of nine years, the Centre is hoping to persuade Karnataka to adhere to the formula laid down by the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal for water-sharing in a distress year. Karnataka is demanding reworking …
An Environment Ministry panel has recommended conditional nod for a hydro-electric power project located on River Beas in Hamirpur district of Himachal Pradesh. The Expert Appraisal Committee for River Valley and Hydro Power Projects (EAC) has recommended environment clearance for Dhaulasidh Project subject to submission of the updated avi-fauna list, …
At least 13 people were killed in rain-related incidents in Uttar Pradesh as heavy showers lashed North India on Monday. Delhi recorded a maximum temperature of 31.5 degrees Celsius, three less than normal, while the minimum was recorded at 26.5 degrees Celsius. The city received 2.2 mm of rainfall. In …
