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 …
LUCKNOW: Groundwater management in Lucknow is turning hi-tech. Digital water level recorders have been installed to measure the rise and fall in the water table on an hourly basis in the city for better management of groundwater. Lucknow's groundwater depletion is alarming with the water table receding by 1.5 metre …
The activists opposed to the Girivalam path-widening project have shifted their focus to theerthams and ponds which may take a hit from the project. With the National Green Tribunal-appointed committee scheduled to visit the path on October 15 and 16, activists have turned their attention to the issues facing water …
Seeking to resolve several inter-state disputes over the sharing of river waters through model legislation, the Centre has come out with the draft National Water Framework Bill, 2016, to provide a mechanism to develop and manage river basins in an integrated manner so that every state gets an “equitable“ share …
The biggest beneficiary was Medak, where the groundwater levels were low. Hyderabad: Heavy rain in September has helped recharge groundwater all over the state except Khammam. The average groundwater level in the state went up by 2.76 metres as compared to September last year — from 11.74 metres below ground …
DEHRADUN: The Uttarakhand government's ambitious project of creating a new legislative Assembly building at Bharisain in Gairsain, the proposed summer capital of the state, has hit a road block as the matter has now reached NGT on Thursday on the grounds that proper environmental clearance and approval from Central Ground …
Climate change could aggravate threats posed by land use changes Vembanad Lake, the hub of backwater tourism in Kerala and the largest wetland system in the country, may cease to exist in another 50 years as climate change aggravates the complex threats posed by land use changes, according to a …
The majority of naturally occurring freshwater on small islands is groundwater, which is primarily recharged by precipitation. Recharge rates are therefore likely to be impacted by climate change. Freshwater resources on small islands are particularly vulnerable to climate change because they are limited in size and easily compromised. Here we …
LONG AN – The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and Intel Products launched a joint effort to restore habitats in the Láng Sen Wetland Reserve last week, with the goal of planting more than 12,000 native trees this year. The project aims to restore the degraded forests, providing habitats …
Anil Dave backs NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant's remarks that free electricity has made people drill deeper and turn large parts of States such as Punjab, Rajasthan and Haryana barren. Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Anil Dave, linked the rampant extraction of groundwater to the free electricity …
HYDERABAD: The groundwater table in Andhra Pradesh recorded a sharp increase thanks to the good monsoon rains thus far. The current spell of heavy rains has further stabilised the water table in the state. Only Srikakulam and Nellore districts recorded deficit rainfall. According to the Directorate of Economics and Statistics, …
Water on the floors of underground areas of key facilities of the planned Toyosu market probably is groundwater, a team of Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly members said Wednesday. The Japanese Communist Party team tested the water and found it was strongly alkaline, as is typical of groundwater containing harmful substances, Hajime …
The structure is being built nearly 8 km upstream of Poondi reservoir Residents of Pattaraiperumbudur in Tiruvallur district are glad that the stretch of the Kosasthalaiyar river near their village will have a good volume of water even during summer. The river will soon have one more structure to store …
MUMBAI: Union minister for water resources Uma Bharti has called for exercising restraint while exploiting groundwater. She said over-exploitation had led to a sharp decline in ground water level and deterioration of water quality in major parts of the country. Bharti said factors including an increasing demand of ground water …
The Rajasthan government's Mukhya Mantri Jal Swavalamban Abhiyan (MJSA), launched in 3,500 villages in January to deal with the problems of drought and groundwater depletion by conserving rain water, has achieved satisfactory results and its second phase is underway, say officials. "Three out of every five years are drought years …
The tribunal was hearing a plea filed by Delhi resident who had alleged that DMRC was extracting groundwater instead of using wastewater to wash its trains, resulting in depletion of water table. The National Green Tribunal has castigated Delhi Jal Board (DJB) and slapped a fine on it for not …
A large number of industries in Ghaziabad are extracting groundwater through borewells installed in their premises, causing depletion of the water table, the National Green Tribunal was informed today. The submission that 187 out of 233 industries were extracting groundwater was made in a report of inspection carried out by …
Researchers studied logging roads in the U.S., finding that the roads and log landing areas had far denser soil than even logged parts of a forest. Denser soil can make it less likely for water to be absorbed into the ground, reducing water availability for trees and increasing runoff into …
Integrated water resource management serves as a foundation upon which the planning and implementation of climate resilience is being pursued in Bhutan. Water has been sculpting Bhutan’s landscape for millennia, flowing down from majestic alpine mountains to the narrow valleys and deep gorges that make up the country’s iconic landscape …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M/s Micro Turners Vs. MoEF & CC & Others dated 30/08/2016 regarding an industry in Bhadra-Badh District Haridwar, Uttarakhand running without having consent to operate and authorization. Counsel appearing on behalf of the Uttarkahnad Environment protection and Pollution Control Board …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Shailesh Singh V/s. Hotel Jaypee Vasant, New Delhi & Ors. dated 30/08/2016 regarding Hotel Jaypee Hotel illegally extracting groundwater and thus causing environmental degradation. The Application was filed by Delhi resident Shailesh Singh stating that Hotel Jaypee is situated in …
