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 …
Itanagar: The water level of the Siang river at Pasighat in Arunachal Pradesh rose slightly this morning after it sharply fell last evening causing panic among people. Though Pasighat Deputy Commissioner, Talem Tapok said the rise in the water level could be because of heavy rainfall in the catchment areas …
Disagrees With Centre That Drying Up Is Seasonal. Arunachal Pradesh is seeking facts from the Centre regarding the drying up of the river Siang, which originates in Tibet and is one of the main tributaries of the Brahmaputra. Arunachal Pradesh suspects that diversion of the river in its upper reaches …
Water levels have plunged in a major river in India's northeast that originates in Tibet, local officials told AFP on Thursday, triggering speculation that China might be responsible. The Brahmaputra has its source in China's southwestern Tibet region where it is known as the Yarlung Tsangpo, and it enters India …
The Supreme Court has ruled that the States/Union Territories can grant and renewal of leases for mining of minor minerals for an area of less than five hectares only after getting environmental clearance from the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF). The court took note of the MoEF report which …
In what may turn out to be a boon for developing countries, scientists claim to have created a device which can generate electricity from waste water. A team at Pennsylvania State University in the US says the technology would simultaneously treat the water and the process could be used to …
Non allocation of funds and legal complexities have either stalled or slowed down two projects for saving the Buriganga River from land grabbers or restoring stretches of it through dredging, officials said. They said that it took the government seven years to select a contractor for setting up a plant …
Ramesh Gauns, Goa, speaks on mining and mineral based industries at the Anil Agarwal Dialogues on green clearances organised by CSE at New Delhi on the 24th and 25th of February, 2012
States led by Kerala have expressed apprehension on the ambitious Interlinking of rivers (IRL). Bihar, Punjab, Karnataka and Sikkim point out that the entire issue of inter-basin water transfer needs to be studied in greater detail. Kerala has taken the stand that long distance inter-basin water transfer will not work. …
Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has said that the Supreme Court judgement on interlinking of rivers will not apply to Kerala or its rivers. Replying to questions from the media at his weekly Cabinet briefing here on Wednesday, the Chief Minister said the verdict was applicable only to concurring States. “Kerala …
Itanagar: The Siang (Brahmaputra) river originating from Tibet was suddenly found to have almost dried up at a town in Arunachal Pradesh, a state government spokesman said on Wednesday night. People of Pasighat town in East Siang district found the water level of the river receded so much on Wednesday …
With the Supreme Court asking the Centre to constitute a committee for inter-linking of rivers, the government on Thursday said the issue was high on its agenda but maintained that it cannot move ahead before taking States on board as water is a State subject. “As far as the question …
Both the Congress-led United Democratic Front Government and Communist Party of India (Marxist)-led Left Democratic Front Opposition in Kerala on Wednesday came out against the Supreme Court directive to the Centre to implement the river-linking project, holding that such a scheme was detrimental to the State's interests. Kerala had opposed …
The long-pending drainage basin project involving the Kaliaghai, Kapaleswari and Baghai rivers in the flood-prone East and West Midnapore districts in West Bengal has got the green signal. The Rs 650.38-crore project for the two districts, which are struck by calamity almost every monsoon, was recently inaugurated by the Chief …
The provincial lawmakers on Wednesday passed the Sindh Irrigation (Amendment) Bill, 2011, into law unanimously to amend the "Sind Irrigation Act 1879", with a view to remove encroachments from the natural or artificial depression courses on the government lands. With Deputy Speaker, Sindh Assembly, Shehla Raza in Chair, Sindh Law …
The Deduru Oya is the sixth largest river in Sri Lanka which is about 142 km in length and has a water resource area of about 2,420 km. The objective of the project was to prevent about 1,000 billion sq. metres of water flowing out to the sea and to …
This new report by South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People presents an analysis of the state of water sector in India. It says that climate change offers a unique opportunity to revisit water management & provides recommendations in this context. This report tries to capture the relevant issues …
This report has been prepared for submission to the Governor under Article 151 of the Constitution of India. Chapter 1 deals with the findings of performance audits in Forests and Environment, Narmada, Water Resources, Water Supply & Kalpsar and Sports, Youth Services and Cultural Activities Departments. Chapter 2 deals with …
The ambitious project of the inter-linking of rivers is in national interests and the states opposed to it will not only harm their neighbours but the country as well, the Supreme Court has said. The court said that the execution of the policy falls within the ambit of the Centre …
The Uttarakhand Chief Minister Maj Gen Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri has welcomed the Supreme Court direction to the Centre to set a timeline for completion of the ambitious interlinking of rivers project and set up a high-powered committee to go into all its aspect. “The project would not only ensure the …
Itanagar: Researchers have discovered a new species of fish in Kalpangi River in Yazali under Lower Subansiri district of Arunachal Pradesh. The new species, Garra Kalpangi, was named after the river from where it was discovered, officials said today. The team included K Nebeshwar from Manipur University, Kenjum Bagra Research …
