Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Are missing palm trees causing more lighting deaths in Bihar appearing in ‘The Times of India’ dated 29.05.2025". The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Are missing palm trees causing …
Looking into the problem of NPS (Non-point sources) water pollution generated from agricultural activities, pollution prevention and pollution reduction initiatives, known as management measures are important. Use of the watershed approach is necessary to address water quality problems caused by NPS pollution. The watershed approach looks not only at a …
It's not only our carbon footprint we should worry about. Experts are looking for solutions to our growing water foot-print, as urban populations explode and the demand for bio fuels adds stress on water for farmland. The threat to climate change has drawn attention to carbon footprints, the amount of …
GOVINDSAMY AGORAMOORTHY In January this year I visited the Rajasthan part of the Chambal valley to study a water resources management project implemented by the ngo Sadguru Foundation. Accompanied by my local guide Sathish Mishra, I hiked along a tributary of the Chambal river, the Kali Sindh. At Bor Khedi …
The Shimla Municipal Corporation (SMC) has now officially introduced water rationing in the state capital, announcing supply of drinking water every third day for an hour. Though the corporation was providing water in the peripheral areas of the town every third day since the beginning of this month, the residents …
STRESSING ITS NEED: Tiruvallur Collector Rajendra Kumar speaking at a function to launch water bodies' adoption programme at SRM Eswari Engineering College recently. In an initiative seeking to make protection of ponds, tanks and lakes a mass movement, 10 water bodies across Tamil Nadu were adopted recently by Neer Exnora. …
Pots labelled after major rivers and lakes in the State were lined up, symbolically representing the death of these water bodies. This scene was created by the members of the Tamil Nadu Environment Council (TNEC) here on Tuesday, as a part of their protest demanding a separate ministry for water …
Water experts and economists on Monday called upon the authorities concerned to make best use of water resources, the lifeline of Bangladesh's agricultural economy, to meet future challenges with climate change threats looming large. They warned that the country might face serious crisis unless a compatible approach was taken for …
The people in different areas of the Rajshahi city have been suffering from acute scarcity of supply water for the last one week. The Rajshahi City Corporation cannot provide adequate supply of water to most of the city areas causing immense sufferings to the people, locals said. The areas severely …
Given its Tata heritage, Tata Motors is a champion of responsible business. Recognising the brand building capabilities of Corporate social responsibility (CSR), Tata Motors formed a CSR Committee in January 2006 comprising the Managing Director Ravi Kant and other senior executives of the company. "Our CSR activities are largely dependent …
In parts of the world already facing unreliable food supplies, an uncertain climate adds to the future stress for soils, plants and people. March 20, 2008
The water shortage that threatens humanity will have wide-ranging consequences for agriculture and energy production, requiring significant shifts in the way this precious resource is managed. (editorial) 20 March 2008
Global energy consumption is expected to grow by 50% by 2030, squeezing already scarce water resources. Mike Hightower and Suzanne A. Pierce recommend ways to integrate water and energy planning. March 20, 2008
India is considering an ambitious plan to link the majority of its major river basins through a vast network of canals, diverting billions of litres from the country's more water-rich river basins to those that are water-deprived. Directed by India's National Water Development Agency (NWDA), the first canal of the …
Water (either from the sky or the irrigation canal) is often a key factor in determining crop yields, squeezing more crop out of the same drop will be central to one of the biggest challenges of this century: sustainably feeding a population of perhaps 9 billion people in a climate-changed …
Water is life: The impact of water shortage is being felt all over the world, in the industrialised as well as developing countries. At the United Nations, 22nd March is World Water Day. We don't expect people to stop what they are doing and observe a moment of silence
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation plc of London, Export Finance and Insurance Corporation (EFIC) Australia and the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC), Colombo have agreed to provide US$ 16.1 mn for the implementation of the Sustainable Water Assistance Management Project Phase II. The project will be financed with …
We are into a period of global food shortage and rise in food prices which were not anticipated even a few years ago. A steeply rising food import bill in the medium term could well be on the cards. This is likely to put a severe strain on the Indian …
M. Rajivlochan Towards Water Wisdom: Limits, Justice, Harmony by Ramaswamy R. Iyer. Sage. Pages 270. Rs 350. Towards Water Wisdom: Limits, Justice, HarmonyOUR pot of water woes is brimming over. That does not seem surprising, according to Ramaswamy R. Iyer, since even though India is one of the few countries …
Understanding hydrological and hydro-geological flows is crucial to determine how wisely we use water, writes S.Vishwanath Precious source: The need to harvest and share water is growing these days. Major conflicts around water pit nation against nation, state against state, communities against communities and individuals against individuals. Come summer and …
