Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Naresh Kumar Vs Government of NCT of Delhi & Others dated 13/05/2025. The matter is related to illegal extraction of groundwater in Manakpura, Delhi by the water supply mafia. According to the complainant, one Hemant has illegally drilled a borewell …
Public Health, Engineering and Cooperative Minister Gaurishankar Bisen has said that it is a matter of concern that arrangements of clean drinking water are lacking in the rural areas even after 62 years of India
In this study we use long-term satellite, climate, and crop observations to document the spatial distribution of the recent stagnation in food grain production affecting the water-limited tropics (WLT), a region where 1.5 billion people live and depend on local agriculture that is constrained by chronic water shortages. Overall, our …
A committee constituted to survey bore wells by various industrial units in Verna Industrial Estate has unearthed gross illegalities and has recommended immediate capping of all bore wells there for not falling within the purview of the Ground Water Regulation Act, 2002. That
By 2025, 60 per cent aquifers would be in critical state, says World Bank report Two days after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh assured the Parliament of
IF CURRENT trends of acute groundwater use continue, 60% of all acquifers in India could run dry in 20 years or will be in a critical condition, a World Bank report launched on Friday said. It has urged priority action through higher investment in management of groundwater resources to reduce …
This document contains the presentation by M. Dinesh Kumar, O P Singh, Manoj Kumar Sharma , Nitin Bassi and Harish Kumara at National climate research conference, IIT Delhi, March 5-6, 2010. North Gujarat has been experiencing climatic variability for centuries. The high year to year variation in rainfall, sandy soils …
Climate change and water governance in Delhi: legends, tales and plans by Ananda Vadivelu, Shailly Kedia presented at the National Climate Research Conference, IIT Delhi, March 5-6, 2010.
Integrated framework for effective adaptation the water sector by A. K. Gosain, presented at the National Climate Research Conference, IIT Delhi, March 5-6, 2010.
Deep tubewells in Kandi districts will be installed soon to optimally use the groundwater and overcome the problem of potable water scarcity in the areas. This was stated by Minister for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control Taj Mohi-ud-Din in reply to clubbed questions by MLAs Mir Saifullah, Sajjad Kitchloo and …
Kinnow growers in Abohar have been forced to switch to cultivating vegetables; houses in villages have developed cracks The problem of rising levels of groundwater in Abohar has become a cause of concern. Thousands of residents as well as area under cultivation in 150 villages have been affected. Many have …
The people of Chikkaballapur and Kolar districts are reeling under the scarcity of water. Without irrigation facility, the farmers of both the districts are facing a lot of hardships, said Chikkaballapur district BJP President N M Ravinarayana Reddy. Speaking to mediapersons here on Wednesday, the BJP leader said both the …
Hexavalent chromium released from an ancillary unit of Hero Honda is contaminating the groundwater of Sehraul and nearby villages in Gurgaon, with the Haryana Pollution Control Board doing little to contain spread of the toxic material. The board drew flak after it allowed the unit, Munjal Showa, to reopen in …
Since 1966 - and as a consequence of the introduction of the Green Revolution model of water intensive, chemical farming - India has over-exploited her groundwater, creating a water famine.
Read the summary of high-level panel report on environmental damages caused by Coca Cola plant at Plachimada, Palakkad district. The panel has asked for Rs. 216.26 crores as compensation and has recommended setting up a tribunal for seeking damages. The Committee has come to the conclusion that the Company is …
This report focuses on water, an increasingly strategic resource in the Central Asian region for economic and social development. Says that the region as a whole is relatively well endowed in water resources but lacks good national and regional management frameworks. There are significant
This document provides an up-to-date summary of the state of the knowledge regarding the arsenic problem in Bangladesh from health, water supply and agricultural perspectives. It analyses the principal challenges to arsenic mitigation, identifies emerging threats and proposes a set of key actions to accelerate & consolidate progress. The publication …
This report from the United Nations Environment Programme addresses the urgency of controlling pollution and preserving water quality around the world. Uses case studies to illustrate both problems and solutions and details key recommendations to improve and protect water quality for the international community, national governments, communities and households. The …
