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 …
Since the 2007 assembly elections, when Congress won the Jhansi assembly seat, Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi has been taking a special interest in Bundelkhand. Rahul
Research on to minimise harmful effects Naveen S Garewal Tribune News Service Chandigarh, January 1 Punjab Agriculture University (PAU) scientists have achieved a major breakthrough in identifying reasons for the rapid spread of cancer in the state. Having identified arsenic in water as one of the major causes for abnormal …
Physicochemical characteristics of groundwater and municipal water in Amalner town by taking water samples from five different stations. The study was carried out by collecting four groundwater samples (Two open well, two bore well) and one municipal water sample during November 2007-February 2008. The results were compared with standards prescribed …
The purpose of this paper is to: challenge some of the misplaced notions of food security challenges posed by the country; by examining how far water becomes a constraint in achieving food security in different regions; analyze the potential future impacts of problems on nation
Water is finite resource and can not be replaced/duplicated and produced on commercial scale. Only 2.7% of the water on earth is fresh. Depletion of water resources degrades natural environment and no living being can survive without them. It plays unique role in traditional and modern economy and is mandatory …
Climate change is expected to affect the capacity and operations of existing water and sanitation infrastructure and services. These services have to prepare for the widely anticipated consequences of floods and droughts, or risk compromising access to safe drinking water and adequate sanitation for substantial numbers of people in developing …
This paper discusses the results from on-farm community watersheds through groundwater management as the drivers for sustainable management of watersheds in dry land areas. The issues of sustainable development and management of the groundwater resource through integrated watershed management (IWM) approach are also dealt with, in the context of food …
Faced with mounting shortages of water, a worsening trend in water pollution and growing damages from climate change, the international community must find additional ways to support countries in managing their water resources. The challenge, according to the World Bank's Independent Evaluation Group, is to meet today's water needs while …
India is the largest groundwater user in the world, with an estimated usage of around 230 cubic kilometers per year, more than a quarter of the global total. With more than 60 percent of irrigated agriculture and 85 percent of drinking water supplies dependent on it, groundwater is a vital …
The population growth, economic development with the consequent anthropogenic activities at the Nile Delta of Egypt addresses the present-day hydro-environmental status and quality deterioration trends of surface Nile River water. The hydrochemical fingerprints of surface waters revealed the effects of points and non-points sources of pollution. The relative low Cl- …
T. N. Narasimhan Recent geophysical studies report large-scale groundwater mining in the Indus-Ganga Basin. India can gain useful insights by examining American experience in adapting to unacceptable groundwater overdraft. In September, Virendra Tiwari of the National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad, reported in Geophysical Research Letters that approximately 54 cubic km …
Gokul Chandrasekar This would boost the city's water table and help avoid water scarcity IF Chennai fails to take up water conservation including grey water harvesting on a large scale, the city will face a severe water crisis by 2020, warn experts. The water table, which was just 30 feet …
Arsenic contamination of groundwater has become alarming in the district with around 800 people affected with arsenic related diseases.The authorities have found 33,000 deep tube-wells with arsenic contamination and sealed those with red colour.According to a report of HID Bangladesh, a local NGO, 20 people died of arsenic-contaminated diseases and …
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday emphasised the need for greater synergy between policies relating to water resource management and that of agriculture, if the country wants to double the farm sector growth. Maintaining that improvement in irrigation is key to increasing agricultural production and better strategy for sustainable water …
Sangeetha Neeraja SOUTH CHENNAI HEAPS 4,500 METRIC TONNES OF GARBAGE EVERY DAY AT THE SITE THAT WAS ONCE HOME TO FLORA AND FAUNA; GROUND WATER CONTAMINATED Though the ground water level is high, the water cannot be used due to its bitterness PALLIKARANAI marsh, a bio-diverse ecosystem that houses 106 …
Dec. 6: The capital city and the state are facing acute shortage of clean potable fresh water and there are fears that the present resources will last only a few more years. The groundwater level in the city has plummeted to 2.16 metres and this gives an idea of the …
Coimbatore: Public participation was vital in promoting rainwater harvesting, District Collector P. Umanath said on Wednesday after inaugurating a rainwater harvesting structure at Ram Nagar in Coimbatore. The project to promote rainwater harvesting in the city is an initiative of the Ministry of Water Resources. It was being executed in …
Comprehensive Environmental Pollution Index (CEPI) is a rational number to characterize the environmental quality at a given location following the algorithm of source, pathway and receptor. Increasing value of CEPI indicates severe adverse effects on environment and also is an indication of large percentage of population experiencing health hazards. CEPI …
