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 Telangana State, where groundwater availability has always been a challenge, has not seen a worse situation in terms of water levels as early as March, during the past one decade. If Hyderabad is excluded, for which data is available only since 2005, the average groundwater level of the State …
Expert for tough measures to save water. Hyderabad: Scientists at the NGRI have found that people in some parts of Hyderabad are drawing groundwater that has been in the deep pockets of the earth from 6,000 years. Except for some low-lying areas in the city, NGRI scientists found that the …
This should set alarm bells ringing as this is a result of people sinking borewells deeper and deeper in search of groundwater. Hyderabad: Scientists at the National Geophysical Research Institute, as part of a study, have found that in some parts of Hyderabad, people are sucking up groundwater that has …
This book describes some key global water challenges, perspectives for remote sensing approaches, and their importance for water resources-related activities. It presents eight key types of water resources management variables, a list of sensors that can produce such information, and a description of existing data products with examples. This book …
The National Green Tribunal has directed Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) to submit within two weeks a list of slaughter houses in Uttar Pradesh after a plea alleged they were discharging untreated effluents in Ganga, Yamuna and their tributaries. It also asked Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) to file …
Senior counsel Rafiq Dada, appearing for the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), told the Bombay High Court on Thursday that cricket pitches were not watered a day before the match and on the day of the match. Various cricket associations harvested rainwater and used groundwater for the …
With climate change, frequent extreme weather events and an increasingly unpredictable monsoon impacting millions each year, the Centre has cleared a proposal to set up a centralised system for providing real-time data for flood forecasts, water resource assessment and drought management. The Cabinet's decision on Wednesday approving implementation of the …
The permissible limit for nitrates is 40 milligrams a litre, but in most areas, the presence of nitrates ranges between 45 and 100 mg/ litre. Ground water in many parts of Bengaluru urban and rural may be contaminated with carcinogenic nitrates, warns the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB). A senior …
Bhopal: Following the 90s' model of conservation of lake in Sagar district, Madhya Pradesh water conservation ministry is now contemplating the idea of digging and deepening the lakes for water conservation. Watch League Organisation members met state water conservation minister Jayant Malaiya on Tuesday and suggested digging and deepening of …
Every monsoon, the Dahisar River, which runs from the edge of the Sanjay Gandhi National Park to Dahisar creek at Mira Road, gets a new lease of life. For a full two months the water runs clean and fresh, offering a glimpse into the river's immense potential. A few months …
In the mid-1990’s, researchers discovered naturally occurring arsenic in drinking water drawn from shallow tubewells across large areas of rural Bangladesh. Twenty years later, an estimated 20 million people in Bangladesh still drink water contaminated above the national limit. An estimated 43,000 people die each year from arsenic-related illness in …
The current instability and unpredictability of the world water cycle is here to stay, making society's adaptation to new risks a vital necessity when formulating development policies, a UN water expert warns. Robert Sandford, the EPCOR Chair for Water and Climate Security at the United Nations University's Canadian-based Institute for …
Activists of Sahyadri Sanchaya, a registered body, have expressed fear that the proposed highway tunnel project at Shiradi Ghat in the Western Ghats could damage the environment and ecology. Dinesh Holla, convener of the sanchaya, said that the government has already taken up the Yettinahole diversion project in the ghats …
Massive extraction of groundwater by the Railways to clean train coaches and platforms has caught the attention of the National Green Tribunal, which on Thursday asked the national transporter to respond to a plea alleging this was being done “indiscriminately and illegally”. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter …
The principal bench passed the direction, while hearing a plea alleging unauthorised extraction of groundwater by three five-star hotels in Delhi. In response to a petition concerning unauthorised extraction of groundwater, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) Thursday directed the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) to submit a list of hotels which …
Random drilling of bore wells in the state's water-scarce areas for both drinking and irrigation has led to a drop of up to 4 metres (13.12 ft) in 40% (13 out of 33 districts) in Gujarat, a study conducted by the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) has found. The CGWB …
Jaipur: The water table of Jaipur city which is receding at an alarming rate is expected to revive after the Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) completes the rejuvenation work of Dravyavati river . Tata group, which will execute the project in 30 months will construct 85 check dams and 122 fall …
Accurate estimation of the groundwater budget requires good estimate of flux across the boundary of a region. Different methods and techniques are available to estimate recharge to groundwater; however methods for estimation of flux across boundaries are not available. The present article represents a GISbased methodology to estimate the groundwater …
With 40 per cent of the country under the impact of consecutive failed monsoons, water rationing could become a norm in many parts of the country in the coming summer, they warned. According to a recent Central Water Commission report, water levels in the Maharashtra reservoirs are 58 per cent …
Fluoride content high in areas depending on groundwater. Hyderabad: Rapid depletion of ground water levels in Hyderabad, resulting in borewells being dug deeper and deeper, is posing a fluoride risk. Chaemicl analysis conducted by the state groundwater department has shown that the fluoride content in water is above the permissible …
