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 …
Contamination of groundwater by arsenic and its adverse effect on human being have been reported in 20 countries in different parts of the world. Groundwater arsenic contamination has raised its ugly head recently in Assam. Arsenic concentration in groundwater samples from the three blocks viz. Dergaon (Golaghat North), Kathalguri (Golaghat …
Access to water and control over it is not only a matter of survival but an issue of democratic participation of all citizens in the management of their country's natural resources, particularly as conflicts over water increase. This collection of case studies offers insights into promising attempts and successful models …
The main objective of this report is to address threats to human security and well-being posed by water scarcity and quality degradation. It also aims to investigate how improved groundwater management can increase human security.
The importance of environment enhanced in India in the aftermath of Stockholm Conference (1972)when steps were taken on environmental protection and conservation at the national level. This led to development of Environment Statistics which, to a large extent, are used to explain the relationship between the economic activities and their …
Rapid growth is exacting a heavy environmental price----------- China will not continue to grow at the same pace as it has done recently, or suck in as many raw materials, if its leaders get their way. The nth Five-Year Plan, which lays out their main economic goals for the period …
Only 35 per cent of the city is covered by sewerage lines and the poor wastewater system has become a major source of health hazards, reveals an official report obtained by Dawn. This situation exists when Rawalpindi is the only city in Punjab where no pumping is needed to run …
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide $450 million for 'Punjab Irrigated Agricultural Development Sector Project (PIADSP)' from its Ordinary Capital Resources and Asian Development Fund during 2008-11, which is a major project that will require significant institutional change at the farmers, regional and provincial levels to enable the full …
The underground water table of Dhaka can be recharged easily during the rainy season by artificially infiltrating water through the topsoil layer of ground into the sub-soil reservoirs, local geologists said. Hydrologists in many countries experiencing rapid depletion of underground water table apply artificial methods to keep their water table …
Wastelands occupy 20% or more of India. Since these wastelands are neither in agricultural or urban use, they would fall in the undeveloped category. In other words, they have under them an invisible resource
Water resources got an upperhand in the budget with funds being allocated for many schemes for linking rivers and construction of recharge structures A major scheme for constructing 48,500 recharge structures across the rivers, rivulets and streams all over the State is in the pipeline Taking a firm step towards …
Punjab government has failed to provide any data on depleting water table in the province despite the fact that its media campaign on the issue has disturbed the central government. Sources told Business Recorder that Punjab government had recently launched an advertisement campaign in which it informed the public that …
The officials issued orders banning digging of agriculture borewells in 350 villages in the district in which the water table plummeted. As the officials banned digging of agriculture borewells, farmers are unable to cultivate crops. Groundwater level is coming down in Madakasira, Hindupur and Penugonda areas in the district. The …
Water scarcity is increasing day by day in Chittaurgarh district. Groundwater level is falling at a high rate. 12 percent of the hand-pumps have been completely dried out.
The Haryana's Command Area Development Authority (CADA) has decided to implement a scheme to improve the water table in those areas of the state, where it has been depleting continuously. Stating this here today, an official spokesman said that the scheme has already been implemented in Sirsa district as a …
The high rate of population growth and high level of urbanization in NCT, Delhi has resulted in over-development of ground water resources. Thus in about 75% area of NCT, Delhi ground water levels are declining at an alarming rate of 0.20 m per annum. In order to increase the natural …
Rapid urbanization causes disorganized and uplanned growth of towns and cities. The pressure of an ever growing population becomes a burden on the limited civic amenities which are virtually collapsing. Asymmetrical growth of urban centres consumes agricultural land adjacent to these, resulting in lower agricultural productivity. Besides taxing the groundwater …
The World Bank (WB) would provide 25 million dollar for Balochistan Small-Scale Irrigation Project (BSSIP), which will support efforts by the Government of Balochistan (GoB) to improve the management of scarce water resources in the Pishin Lora Basin (PLB) by reducing the overall impact of the present water crisis. The …
The National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Electricity and Port yesterday called on the government not to allow open pit coal mining in Phulbari, saying that it would lead to environmental disasters in the area. Such a project would lead to the eviction of 4.7 lakh people from …
The Sholinganallur Phase I and Phase II TNHB Affected Residents Welfare Association has filed a public interest litigation in the Madras High Court seeking a direction to the respondents, who included the Tamil Nadu Housing Board to protect the waterbodies in various survey numbers at Sholinganallur. The association, represented by …
Coca Cola India earned itself a drop of hard-earned joy this week for its corporate social responsibility initiatives in the form of the Golden Peacock award for CSR for 2008. But the award which cites its work in water management comes just a few weeks after it had received advice …
