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 …
New Delhi: Six months after it directed Delhi and UP governments to stop dumping solid waste on the Yamuna river bed, the National Green Tribunal on Monday issued fresh instructions to the UP irrigation department to immediately remove all the debris from the river bank. The order, issued by a …
It would be the first meeting of CRA after UPA government assumed power in 2004 Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will chair the meeting of the Cauvery River Authority for the first time in nine years, on Wednesday, to discuss Tamil Nadu's demand that Karnataka release water from the river. The …
MARGAO: Saying that the village should be protected from soil erosion and other natural calamities, Cavelossim villagers on Sunday told the Captain of Ports not to go ahead with the dredging of mouth of River Sal till the stakeholders submit a detailed report, including Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) report on …
Italian oil firm Eni said on Saturday an oil spill near its facilities in the Niger Delta had been contained, but local people said the pollution had spread and damaged their fishing. Eni said the spill occurred last week about 10 km (six miles) from the Obama flowstation in Bayelsa …
Chandigarh: The Chandigarh Administration on Friday told the Punjab and Haryana High Court that the city does not have excess water to pour into Sukhna. The response was submitted after the High Court on Thursday had questioned the administration as to why excess water received by Chandigarh in the months …
SHILLONG: Residents of Mawkyrwat, headquarters of new South West Khasi Hills district, are concerned that river Sala, the only source of potable drinking water for them, might be contaminated in the wake of fresh wave of urbanisation. The locals want that prior care should be taken so that river pollution …
Shillong, Sept. 12: The foundation stone for the first-ever hydel power project, to be executed by the North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited (Neepco) in Meghalaya, will be laid by Union power minister M. Veerappa Moily on Monday. Despite having its headquarters in Shillong since 1976, it was only in …
The International Court of Arbitration has completed hearing closing arguments of India and Pakistan on the contentious Kishanganga Hydro-Electric Project (KHEP). The final award on the 300-MW hydro-power project on the Kishanganga river -- a tributary of Jhelum -- is expected in six months. It will then become clear whether …
Karnataka Monday agreed to release 10,000 cusecs of water from Cauvery to Tamil Nadu as “a goodwill gesture”. Following the assurance, a Supreme Court bench of Justices D K Jain and Madan Lokur refused to pass an order on Tamil Nadu’s plea to direct Karnataka to release 2 thousand million …
A flood alarm has been sounded in the Kashmir valley as the water level rose in the Jhelum river after heavy rains lashed the region incessantly for the last three days. The river, which navigates through the entire length of the Valley, has swelled dangerously over the last 24 hours …
Guwahati, Sept. 10: An NGO has moved the Supreme Court seeking appropriate directions to the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) to maintain a minimum flow of water from the Lower Subansiri hydel project dam round the year to ensure a balanced ecosystem downstream. The apex court today admitted the writ …
JAMMU, Sept 7: “Save My Tawi campaign” today held a meeting here. During the meeting the members of the group expressed deep shock and regret the State Government’s decision to amend the RTI Rules. As the new rules take all the powers of the State Information Commission which is the …
It is not just the Mithi river that is susceptible to degradation due to encroachment and dumping. There are at least two more rivers and six natural drains in the city that are highly vulnerable and in need of immediate attention, as per a recent study funded by the Mumbai …
Demanding the Union Government to declare river Ganga as national heritage, the BJP will under take Nirmal Ganga AbhiyanYatra from Gangasagar and it will culminate at Gangotri. The fire brand BJP leader Uma Bharti will lead Yatra which will commence on September 21 and culminate on October 28. The national …
The Lahore High Court on Thursday sought a reply from the ministry of Foreign Affairs, ministry of Law & Justice and ministry of Water & Power within two weeks on a petition seeking directions to raise issue of two Indian dams before the concerned forums. Justice Ijazul Ahsan passed the …
The Department of Environment (DoE) yesterday fined a paper mill Tk 25 lakh in Munshiganj for illegally running the mill for seven years and polluting the river Meghna. A team from DoE detected that Pioneer Paper and Board Mills Ltd located in Gozaria area of the district, has been running …
Since it would take about five to six years to develop the projects The state grid network will add about 1,500 Mw from hydro power generating plants by 2020, said the water resources department."We have 10 projects under pipeline with a combined capacity close to 1,500 Mw and the DPRs …
PANJIM: At a time when every single drop of water has been termed as precious by the state government, which aims to provide 24x7 supply, up to 12,000 cubic meters (or 12 MLD) of water treated at the sewerage plant at Tonca is flushed out into River Mandovi every single …
A website that enables the collation and sharing of information on river restoration projects across Europe was launched yesterday. The web-based information tool, River Wiki, has been modelled around the Wikipedia website and will be used by European government agencies, engineers, ecologists, planners and other parties involved in restoring rivers. …
Growing conflicts over development in South America have come to a head in Bolivia, where indigenous groups are resisting a highway project that would slice through a national park. How Bolivia resolves this showdown could point the way for other regions seeking to balance economic growth and the environment. Carmelo …
