Central to the achievement of the Agenda for Sustainable Development is an adequate, equitably distributed and fully supported health workforce. Nurses are the largest occupational group and represent an indispensable force with which to combat inequities in access to health services and progress towards health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), while …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Sureshwar D Sinha & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 24/04/2018 regarding supply of water to Delhi. The Chief Secretary of Haryana assures that there will be no reduction in the supply of Water to Delhi. Supreme …
On April 10, a hot sunny day, Chennai’s Chepauk stadium became a fortress. Yellow barricades, armed policemen and security vans surrounded the venue. The Indian Premier League was in town, and the Chennai Super Kings were to take on the Kolkata Knight Riders. The protestors outside could not care less. …
AHMEDABAD: The city roads wear deserted look during afternoon hours as humans and animals alike seek shelter in a cool shade. As the summer has set in, EMRI 108 has reported rise in the heat-related emergencies. According to officials, they attended to 10,004 cases from April 1 to 15, averaging …
THANE: The punctures in the water distribution networks of the Thane corporation that is going unchecked since the last several years is reportedly leading to a wastage of water equal to the daily requirement of over eight lakhs residents. The municipal administration, on Wednesday, informed the general body that roughly …
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of State of Karnataka Vs State of Tamil Nadu dated 16/02/2018 regarding allocation and sharing of water of river Cauvery. Supreme Court directs an additional 14.75 TMC of water to be awarded to the State of Karnataka. In view of …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Babulal Jajoo Vs. State of Rajasthan & Others dated 10/01/2018 regarding Chambal river conservation. Counsel for the State of Rajasthan submits that the work at Sajidera has already been completed and at Ram Dham it is …
Row between new, old ayacutdars of Parambikulam-Aliyar The Madras High Court has decided to hear on February 1 a long standing dispute between farmers attached to the Parambikulam-Aliyar Project-Thirumoorthy Reservoir Project Committee (PAP-TRPC) and those forming part of Alambalayam Poosarinayakkan Aeri Pasana Vivasayikal Sangam (APAPVS) in Coimbatore district over sharing …
Urban water demand will increase by 80% by 2050, while climate change will alter the timing and distribution of water. Here we quantify the magnitude of these twin challenges to urban water security, combining a dataset of urban water sources of 482 of the world’s largest cities with estimates of …
To chalk out the future course of action in view of the disputes regarding the use of Mahanadi river water, a well-rounded strategy that includes both the people and policymakers is needed. The strategy must allow for dialogue by rebuilding trust and should look at arbitration and negotiation as methods …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Rear Admiral AP Revi IN (Retd.) Vs. Delhi Jal Board & Others dated 26/10/2017 regarding use of fresh water for gardening purpose in Vasant Kunj area of Delhi. NGT passes direction that DDA/MCD shall ensure that DJB shall supply treated …
Water scarcity is rapidly increasing in many regions. In a novel, multi-model assessment, we examine how human interventions (HI: land use and land cover change, man-made reservoirs and human water use) affected monthly river water availability and water scarcity over the period 1971–2010. Here we show that HI drastically change …
It is often purported that unusually dry weather conditions provoke small-scale social conflict—riots—by intensifying the competition for water. The present paper explores this hypothesis, using data from Sub-Saharan Africa. We rely on monthly data at the cell level (0.5×0.5 degrees), an approach that is tailored to the short-lived and local …
Indiscriminate Withdrawal Of Groundwater Means India May Run Out Of Its Supply Of Usable Water In A Few Years Right on the edge of the Ganga basin that spans 11 Indian states lies Naujhil block, a few kilometres west of Yamuna in UP's Mathura district. You would think this is …
Murang’a town residents will benefit from a Sh3 billion water storage programme to be initiated by Murang’a Water and Sanitation Company. The water company has said it is planning to build a mega dam near the Aberdare Forest to harvest rainwater. MD Daniel Ng’ang’a said together with its partners, the …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of State of Karnataka Vs State of Tamil Nadu & Others dated 21/03/2017 regarding Cauvery water dispute. The basic prayer in these interlocutory applications is that the State of Kerala should not utilize the water more than that has been …
The Tamirabarani river is a part of the ecological and cultural landscape, and traditions of the people of Tamil Nadu. Unfortunately, public resources like the river water are sold at throwaway prices to corporations, who in turn resell the water either in the form of packaged drinking water or as …
In this paper, the term multi-purpose water infrastructure (MPWI) encompasses all man-made water systems, including dams, dykes, reservoirs and associated irrigation canals and water supply networks, which may be used for more than one purpose (for economic, social and environmental activities). While MPWI plays a significant role in the socio-economic …
Hyderabad: A fresh investigation by the petitioner Mr. Thakur Rajkumar Singh and his team, has revealed that the fencing of Osmansagar reservoir being carried out by the Cyberabad police commissionerate as part of the ‘Save Gandipet project’ excludes the buffer zone and part of the full tank level (FTL) of …
कागजों में उलझी 30 हजार लोगों की प्यासकागजों में उलझी 30 हजार लोगों की प्यास अधूरी पेयजल योजनाओं से जल संस्थान के सामने 30 हजार लोगों की प्यास बुझाने की चुनौती खड़ी हो गई है। दो साल पहले जल संस्थान ने शहर व शहर से लगे इलाकों के लिए छह …
Water crisis has become a norm worldwide as many countries are entering an era of severe water shortage. Water plays a vital role within households though urban water authorities and water planners are struggling to satisfy the growing urban water demands and at the same time failing to achieve sustainable …
