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 …
If the environmental footprint made by the world tourism industry was compared to the footprint of a country, tourism would be the fifth biggest polluter worldwide, a report into the industry has found. Analysis of 1047 global industry properties over seven years found proven financial returns on investment for those …
Managing freshwater resources sustainably under future climatic and hydrological uncertainty poses novel challenges. Rehabilitation of ageing infrastructure and construction of new dams are widely viewed as solutions to diminish climate risk, but attaining the broad goal of freshwater sustainability will require expansion of the prevailing water resources management paradigm beyond …
Prahlad Singh and his friends look at each other, amused as they point to the handpump situated at the centre of their village. "This," he says drawing an arc in the air, "used to be the grand battlefield." The stout middle-aged man, who works as a driver, cuts back to …
From Mumbai to São Paolo, safe water supplies are precarious. Research suggests that conservation could be a cost-effective solution They are two of the biggest cities in the world and both are set to grow significantly over the next decade, yet Mumbai and São Paulo are still unable to supply …
The Royal Bank of Scotland has announced the eight eco-innovations that will be trialled at its world headquarters in Gogarburn as part of its innovation sponsorship programme. The eight innovations, from new water systems to beehives, will be implemented by a range of SMEs who pitched their ideas to the …
The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) wants the AAP government to enact a legislation to create a special purpose vehicle on the lines of Delhi Metro for cleaning and rejuvenation of the Yamuna river. The Yamuna, which enters though Palla and runs for 48 km in the National Capital Territory of …
A new NASA joint project will provide timely weather, climate and other Earth related data to five countries in Southeast Asia, enabling them to better address issues of natural resource and disaster management. NASA and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) have launched SERVIR-Mekong project to strengthen regional environmental …
But there is plenty of water stress going on in the world right now — such as in California, where earlier this month desperate officials dumped 20,000 black plastic balls into a Los Angeles reservoir to prevent further water losses due to evaporation in the devastating five-year-long drought. The balls …
Water technology firm Ecolab has developed a new online tool that allows businesses to work out how water-scarcity will impact their revenue. The freely-available Water Risk Monetiser was first developed in 2014, but the upgraded version that analyses revenue impact was unveiled this week at World Water Week in Sweden. …
Extreme and unpredictable rainfall patterns, intense floods, and droughts add significantly to the cost of controlling and managing water resources in Eastern Africa. This paper describes the approaches being taken in selected countries and how each country has interpreted the IWRM principles to address water resource management challenges. IWRM, introduced …
Californians cut water use by more than 31 percent in July, the largest savings the state has logged since a drought emergency was declared last year. It was the second month of mandatory 25 percent statewide cutbacks, compared with July 2013, and residents again surpassed the target set by Gov. …
The countries of Central and Eastern Europe faced the challenges of becoming EU Member States. In the water sector, the environment and water quality requirements of the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) dominate water resources planning and management. Many see this as a surrogate for IWRM, although IWRM has a …
California's current extreme drought must be a lesson for managing water in a warmer, more densely populated world, say Amir AghaKouchak and colleagues. Original Source
JAIPUR: The 2nd day of the national workshop on community-based water management dwelt on wide ranging issues from potential of the country's traditional water harvesting system, rejuvenation of medieval water supply system to the role of panchayati raj institutions in water management. For the second consecutive day, the zila pramukh …
JAIPUR: The state government will undertake water conservation programme in 5,000 villages initially. Under the programme, people's participation would be sought in rainwater harvesting at a large scale. "On the directives of chief minister Vasundhara Raje, the state government has adopted the Maharashtra's model of water conservation programme. The aim …
The Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) Swedish Water House (SWH) Cluster Group for Water and Forests started with a mission to highlight the importance of forests and sustainable forest management to securing water resources globally. It concluded that establishing resilient landscapes is the most promising way forward and that Sweden’s …
Droughts will likely become more frequent, greater in magnitude and longer in duration in the future due to climate change. Already in the present climate, a variety of drought events may occur with different exceedance frequencies. These frequencies are becoming more uncertain due to climate change. Many methods in support …
The Coca-Cola Company expects to replenish all the water it uses to make its beverages by the end of 2015, five years ahead of its scheduled goal. The beverage giant, which manufactures brands such as Diet Coke, Sprite and Powerade, announced Tuesday that it and its bottling partners returned nearly …
India, China and the US could see water stress increase by 40 to 70% by 2040 according to the global water stress rankings released by World Resource Institute. Click here to know which are the world’s most water-stressed countries and regions and how they would be hit by a deeper …
The Stockholm World Water Week’s focus on “Water for Development” comes at an opportune time. Water as a sector in world affairs is reaching a tipping point. Over the next two decades and more, the global push for food and energy security and for sustaining urbanization will place new and …
