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 …
The underground water supplies of almost 90 per cent of Chinese cities have been polluted by rapid economic growth, according to the State Environmental Protection Administration of China. Underground water is the source of drinking water for nearly 70 per cent of the Chinese population, and 40 per cent of …
India is making good progress in increasing access to Water Supply and Sanitation (WSS) infrastructure in both urban and rural areas, but is lagging behind expanding access to service that is reliable, sustainable and affordable. This report analyses the main reasons for the gap between infrastructure and service and presents …
This report presents the dynamic ground water resources of India based on GEC'97 (Ground Water Exploitation Committee)with base year as 2004. It identifies the areas where ground water development is at low key and the areas, where ground water development is alarmingly high. The estimation for the individual state was …
Parthasarathy Committee has attempted an exhaustive review of the experience of the watershed programme in India. While traveling to a large number of watersheds, Committee met all the state governments, heard and seen the work of leading NGOs, support agencies, think-tanks and researchers on watershed development, met bilateral agencies such …
Maharashtra is among the few states in India that has enacted and implemented legislation to regulate the use of groundwater. The Act, known as Maharashtra Groundwater (Regulation for Drinking Water Purposes) Act 1993 stipulates inter alia, a minimum distance of 500 metres between a public drinking water source (PWS) and …
The cement industry is India's ultimate sunshine industry. Up until the 1980s, it was not growing phenomenally. Now it is. After cement was decontrolled in 1989, the industry took off
Cement production is not water-intensive. On average, Indian plants use half a tonne of water to produce a tonne of cement. This is low compared to the pulp and paper industry, which consumes 200-250 tonnes of water to produce a tonne of paper. But the big absolute numbers translate into …
Cement production is not water-intensive. On average, Indian plants use half a tonne of water to produce a tonne of cement. This is low compared to the pulp and paper industry, which consumes 200-250 tonnes of water to produce a tonne of paper. But the big absolute numbers translate into …
Hunter hunted: One of Cambodia's most infamous wildlife hunters has been sentenced to seven years imprisonment for trapping and killing over 600 animals, many endangered. Earlier, much concern had been voiced over the weak laws and lack of their proper enforcement in the country. A forestry law enacted in 2002 …
the latest groundwater report of Karnataka, brought out by the Department of Mines and Geology (dmg) , shows that entire Bangalore is an overexploited zone. The 2004 study puts 55 taluka s in the overexploited category. The situation is worst in Kolar and Tumkur, apart from Bangalore's rural and urban …
A new groundwater protection directive, introduced by EU environment ministers on June 24, 2005, is being viewed as a complete hogwash. The legislation ostensibly aims to improve the quality of groundwater, an important source of drinking water in many European countries, and replaces Article 17 of the EU Water Framework …
On 7th April 2005, the Kerala High Court permitted Hindustan Coca-Cola Limited (Coke) to draw 5 lakh litres of water a day at its humungous bottling plant at Plachimada in Kerala's Palakkad district. This reversal to status quo means that the cola multinational (mnc) can now continue the activities that …
us researchers have found how some microorganisms can clean groundwater and produce electricity from renewable resources. The ability owes to a highly electrically conductive, tiny structure called microbial nanowire that the scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst discovered in Geobacter. The nanowires are only 3-5 nanometres thick (20,000 times …
Groundwater plays a critical role in the agricultural economy of Gujarat state. The lack of surface water resources has put more pressure on groundwater to meet both agriculture as well as industrial and domestic sector demand. More than 90 per cent of the total irrigated area is covered through groundwater …
Will multinational soft drink companies never learn to value natural resources? While Coca-Cola is still in the middle of a controversy over unmindful groundwater exploitation in Kerala's Palakkad district, Pepsi is now charged with a similar crime. In a petition to prime minister Manmohan Singh, the Forum on Social and …
In the Kerala High Court, a village panchayat loses its battle for water with Coca-Cola. The Perumatty village panchayat in Palakkad district of Kerala has lost its legal battle for the right to water with Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Private Ltd., the soft-drink manufacturer. A Division Bench of the Kerala High …
Justice prevails: The Supreme Court on March 15, 2005, ruled that states will have to allot alternative cultivable land to even those people who have been affected temporarily by the Sardar Sarovar Project on Narmada River. The judgement is expected to have a major impact on the relief and rehabilitation …
People who understand water management will tell you that India is a traditional water economy and that it has to make the transition to a modern water economy. In other words, the water sector has to become part of the formalised economy. As with any feel-right challenge, this is normally …
