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 …
Implementation of the hydro-electric project will help ease power situation in Karnataka The time has come for power-starved Karnataka to make a tough call on implementing the long-pending 200-MW Gundia Hydro-Electric Project (GHEP) in Hassan and Dakshina Kannada districts. If the chief minister heeds the opinions of the Forest Department …
Shimla: Fruit growers are a happy lot as the apple belt in the Shimla region recorded the heaviest snowfall in January in the past six years, raising hopes of a good crop. However, power generation in the state plunged to the lowest level as the discharge in rivers and streams …
Kerala favours independent panel for water regulation, Tamil Nadu is against new dam itself Kerala has maintained that it is agreeable to the constitution of an independent committee, with representatives of both Kerala and Tamil Nadu and the Union of India, for regulation of the waters of a new Mullaperiyar …
GUWAHATI: North East Girl Students’ Association (NEGSA) is organizing a symposium on “Problem and Prospect of Big River Dam in North East India” on January 13 at State Museum Auditorium in Guwahati. NEGSA president Munmi Dutta said, “The seminar is organized to discuss various aspects of big river dams in …
The government will continue its efforts to save the rivers around Dhaka from encroachment and pollution, said Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan yesterday. "A taskforce has been formed to protect the rivers. We have started setting up boundary pillars along the rivers around the capital," he said while addressing the launching …
A team from Maharashtra Natural Gas Ltd (MNGL) took a boat ride on the Mula river on Wednesday afternoon to inspect the earthen road constructed by them, which was obstructing boating activity of the College of Engineering, Pune (CoEP). The MNGL team’s visit follows DNA’s report (Dec 28; ‘MNGL road …
Shillong, Jan. 5: The Meghalaya State Pollution Control Board is awaiting a detailed report from the Central Pollution Control Board on the actual reason behind the contamination of Lukha river in Jaintia Hills, which resulted in the death of many fishes. The Lukha river near the coal mining sites in …
Free ration to be provided to the victims for a month The Cabinet has decided to sanction Rs.5 crore for providing relief to families who lost the next of kin and property in the deluge, according to a statement issued by Transport Minister V.S. Sivakumar here on Wednesday . An …
GUWAHATI: After they had succeeded in bringing the construction at the NHPC’s 2000 MW Lower Subansiri Hydro-electric Project at Gerukamukh in Dhemaji district of Assam, the anti-dam brigade comprising several organisations were on Thursday called for negotiation by Assam government in Guwahati. The anti-dam agitation has brought the construction to …
The Cabinet on Wednesday proposed a comprehensive project to clean up the Karamana and Kill Rivers in Thiruvananthapuram city and prevent flooding of its banks. It also decided to form a sub committee to oversee medium term measures to prevent flooding of Thiruvananthapuram city. Briefing the media on the Cabinet …
The hydel project will cause loss of biodiversity and significant environmental impact The Gundia Hydro Electric Project (GHEP) proposed by the Karnataka Power Corporation Limited (KPCL) should not be executed “as the loss of biodiversity and environmental impact would be significant,” says a report by the Western Ghats Ecology Expert …
The Jammu and Kashmir government today approved the launch of the prestigious 450 million litre per day (MLPD) Chenab river drinking water supply scheme at a cost of Rs 895 crore to cater to the needs of greater Jammu city. The Chief Minister, Mr Omar Abdullah, who chaired a high-level …
GANGTOK, Jan 3 – The high-powered committee constituted by Sikkim Government to examine issues related to implementation of three hydel projects in West Sikkim has finalised its report. The committee, headed by Chief Secretary Karma Gyatso, has forwarded its findings to the Law department. It is also informed that the …
Dharamsala: The Himachal Pradesh High Court has formed a committee under Deputy Commissioner, Kangra, RS Gupta, to submit a report on the impact of illegal mining on two railway bridges over the Chakki river on the Punjab-Himachal border. The bridges are a board-gauge railway line bridge connecting the Pathankot-Jalandhar railway …
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has pulled up the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) for the absence of a “specific water pollution policy”. There was no inventory of water sources or identification of pollution levels, the absence of which hampers water pollution management at all levels, …
If a new report is to be believed, India is swimming in its own sewage and turning its rivers into drains for its ever-expanding cities. The Center for Science and Environment, a 22-year-old New Delhi-based advocacy and research organization, has just released its seventh report—this one entitled, “Excreta Matters: How …
The change in the land use pattern due to rapid urbanization adversely affects the hydrological processes in a catchment, leading to a deteriorating water environment. The increase in impervious areas disrupts the natural water balance. Reduced infiltration increases runoff and leads to higher flood peaks and volumes even for short …
Former Union Water Resources Secretary Ramaswamy R. Iyer on Monday called for a study by India and Pakistan to go into the question whether there has been reduction in the flow of water of the western rivers - Jhelum and Chenab. Giving an elaborate account of the working of the …
Pakistan has decided to challenge in the international court of arbitration a decision of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to grant carbon credits to India on a controversial hydropower project without mandatory clearance of its trans-boundary environmental impact assessment. Simultaneously, the water and power ministry has sought …
Experts and right activists on Sunday urged the government to resist India’s plan for Tipaimukh dam on the river Barak by involving experts and the common people in the procession. They also demanded a joint study on the environmental effects of the dam on the project area before India built …
