Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Nayar river is vanishing - a yatra reveals conservation goes beyond science and policy" appearing in ‘The Down To Earth’ dated 03.06.2025. The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Nayar …
Hyderabad: Telangana's groundwater levels are plummeting. The average groundwater level of Telangana in post-monsoon which was recorded in November has gone from bad to worse over the past few years. This year it was recorded at 12.39 metres below ground level as against 9.04 mbgl in 2012. The same was …
Groundwater occurs in semi-confined to confined conditions in the porous alluvial formations. Gravel, coarse to fine sands, clays and silty clay constitute the alluvial material and, of these, the gravel and sand form potential aquifers Granular zones are limited in many places in Chennai city and the shallow wells tapping …
Efficient use of water resources is gaining priority in global development policy debates due to the increasing demand for water from agriculture, industry, energy production and ecosystem services. This study systematically reviews the recent hydro-economic modeling (HEM) literature to characterize the relevance of HEM tools for analyzing problems of water …
Despite repeated tragedies that clearly illustrate the dangers of haphazard urban development at the cost of the environment -the Chennai floods being the most recent example -the authorities never seem to learn. The Gurgaon administration has asked the state government to leave the Aravali foothills and grasslands in the district …
Dependence upon groundwater to meet rising agricultural and domestic water needs is expected to increase substantially across the tropics where, by 2050, over half of the world’s population is projected to live. Rare, long-term groundwater-level records in the tropics indicate that groundwater recharge occurs disproportionately from heavy rainfalls exceeding a …
THANE: The city of lakes has enough alternate sources of water to ackle the non-potable usage till next rains. The hidden underground springs across Thane district have accumulated enough water, which could be equal to the drinking water stock to be supplied till he next rains, according to a study …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Rainwater Harvesting, 03/12/2015. Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) has issued advisory to Chief Secretaries / Administrators of all the States / Union Territories and Ministry of Urban Development to take necessary measures for adopting rainwater harvesting / artificial recharge in all the Government buildings. …
Central Ground Water Board (CGWB), Central Region has established 1772 ‘Ground Water Monitoring Wells’ (GWMW) in the Maharashtra State and the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli. Out of which, 210 wells are either abandoned or not being monitored due to various unavoidable reasons. Thus, there are about 1562 …
At a time when Haryana has witnessed major losses to crops due to adverse weather conditions and has been struggling to tackle the prickly issue of paddy stubble burning, the state government has proposed to develop 500 climate smart villages. This year, the drought and untimely rains led to damage …
Programme initiated under Mahatma Gandhi job guarantee scheme, says Chikkamagaluru ZP CEO Zilla Panchayat has taken up ground water rejuvenation programme in the district to find a solution to water woes during summer. The programme has been initiated under Mahatma Gandhi National Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS). The Zilla Panchayat is …
New guidelines on use of groundwater may lead to the shutting down of many of the 1,800-odd bottling companies in the country. The norms, which require new and existing units to obtain permits before continuing use of groundwater, may affect the plans of multinationals that have not replenished adequate groundwater. …
The prime objective of the guidelines for evaluation of proposals/requests for the withdrawal of ground water, is to focus on a specific part of ground water management viz. ensuring sustainability of ground water both in terms of quantity & quality and also focus on land based management of ground water …
The prime objective of the guidelines for evaluation of proposals/requests for the withdrawal of ground water, is to focus on a specific part of ground water management viz. ensuring sustainability of ground water both in terms of quantity & quality and also focus on land based management of ground water …
An arm of State-owned Coal India Ltd (CIL) claims that the organisation’s afforestation efforts have more than made up for the deforestation caused by its mining activities. For the sceptical, a recent satellite survey by the Hyderabad-based National Remote Sensing Centre, an arm of the Indian Space Research Organisation, offers …
If you haven't installed the rainwater-harvesting unit at your house yet, then cough up a huge penalty from December. The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board has decided to levy incremental penalty on erring property owners. The harvesting unit is a must in houses built on sites of dimension of …
Panaji: Water resources department's (WRD) attractive 50% subsidy since 2009 to harvest rainwater from rooftops has no takers. But a modified approach to recharging ground water has immense scope to catch raindrops, say water conservation experts. WRD had offered individual households and bigger residential complexes up to 50% of the …
Groundwater in the carbonate aquifers of the southern Andhra Pradesh, India has approached to stress level as water table has declined due to increasing groundwater draft, low to moderate rainfall, less availability or absence of surface water sources and semi-arid climate. In Kallugotla watershed of Kurnool district, groundwater is overexploited …
China is set to carry out a new plan to protect groundwater resources as the authorities try to cope with a mounting challenge of excessive use in most provincial areas, a government official said on Monday. A national plan on the use and protection of groundwater will soon be rolled …
With the rapid population growth, ecological pressure caused by human activities on rivers is growing. Decision makers are often faced with the dilemma of how to maintain economic growth while also maintaining the resources of a river and its environment. In this study, a model has been proposed for the …
Artificial recharge to groundwater is steadily assuming importance in the wake of the decline in water level in several parts of the country. Recharge through an injection well is the most suitable option of artificial recharge for semi-confined and confined aquifers, especially in urban and industrial areas as it requires …
