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 …
As many as 1,751 water tankers are being used to supply water to the state's villages compared to 1,556 at this time in 2014. The highest number of water tankers are being utilised in the arid region of Marathwada which has recorded the least rainfall so far. As many as …
People of Pittavanipalem complain of health problems In summer it is usual for residents in some parts of the city queuing up for water at tankers. But at Pittavanipalem every alternate day villagers jostle with one another to stock water in drums from a GVMC tanker. This is not in …
The Shimla Municipal Corporation (SMC) has unearthed a “domestic water connection racket” run by hoteliers in connivance with a few officials of the civic body for decades. The hotels corner a major chunk of water supply through an illegal chain of multiple domestic water connections from the main pipeline right …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Legal Aid, National Green Tribunal Bar Association Vs. NCT of Delhi & Ors. And Raj Hans Bansal Vs. Ministry of Water Resources & Ors. dated 27/07/2015 regarding illegal tapping of groundwater, NCT, Delhi. It is revealed …
Future projections on irrigation water under a changing climate are highly dependent on meteorological data derived from general circulation models (GCMs). Since climate projections include biases, bias correction is widely used to adjust meteorological elements, such as the atmospheric temperature and precipitation, but less attention has been paid to biases …
AURANGABAD: Despite heated discussion on water scarcity, contamination and opposition to the Rs 792-crore water distribution project, the policy-making body of the Aurangabad Municipal Corporation once again failed to come up with a full proof solution for the issue. The special general body meeting on water distribution took place on …
Old, rusted or leaking water distribution pipelines lead to contamination of drinking water, putting health at risk, and municipal corporations must immediately address this problem, say researchers and water experts. Scientists studying contamination in urban water distribution networks want civic authorities to fix pipeline leaks and install online chlorine monitoring …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Sobha Singh & Ors. vs. State of Punjab & Ors dated 06/07/2015 regarding pollution of river Satluj.
Water use in the state down in May compared with two years ago after governor ordered mandatory water restrictions amid fourth year of drought California water regulators say cities showed their best drought conservation yet by cutting water use by 29% in May compared with two years ago. California wildfire …
Order of the High Court of Judicature at Madras dated 16/06/2015. This Writ Petition, designed as a Public Interest Litigation, has been filed by a society consisting of members who are 'Ayacutdars'. The petitioner has prayed for issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to quash the Government Order in …
Many irrigation systems are special cases of common-pool resources (CPRs) in which some users have preferential access to the resource, which in theory aggravates collective action challenges such as the under-provision of necessary infrastructure as a result of unequal appropriation of water resources. We present experimental evidence based on an …
Amid stiff opposition, Delhi Jal Board had launched three pilot water management and distribution projects in association with private firms. But the projects are nowhere near completion even more than two years after they were started, prompting DJB to issue showcause notices to the companies. Sources said the deadline for …
Acute drinking water scarcity rages on in different parts of Haldwani city and its adjacent areas with the officials concerned remaining laggard. Suffering is compounded with the mercury surging up. About half a dozen electricity-driven tube-wells put in place to buttress the existing drinking water distribution network are out of …
Densely populated colonies in areas such as Jagatpura and Swage Farm are struggling for adequate water supply this summer. In absence of infrastructure, the Public Health Engineering Department's (PHED) claim to supply extra water from Bisalpur has fallen flat. As these colonies are newly developed and there is no adequate …
This report focuses on the urban water management challenges facing cities across OECD countries, and explores both national and local policy responses with respect to water-risk exposure, the state of urban infrastructures and dynamics, and institutional and governance architectures. The analyses focus on four mutually dependent dimensions – finance, innovation, …
A day after the National Green Tribunal (NGT) ordered immediate stoppage of construction activity on a 2km stretch of Noida Extension over air pollution, some private builders on Wednesday literally tried to settle the dust on the controversy with hurriedly summoned water tankers, but ended up creating muck. TOI carried …
India could save millions of litres of water simply by changing the size of the water cistern or tank at tached to flush type toilets according to a technical note submitted to the governmen by science policy advocacy group Delhi Science Forum (DSF). Most advanced coun tries have smaller cisterns …
The public health engineering department will continue to distribute raw water to the people. Many sections are ridiculing the way the department is distributing water to undisclosed places with just 20 water tankers. The state has a population of nearly 28 lakh population. Manipur is passing through a drought like …
Delhi Jal Board (DJB) on Monday announced its action plan to deal with water crisis during the summer season, which emphasized on maintaining equal water distribution and adding more population under the ambit of the distribution network. According to an official, CEO of DJB directed all the officers to complete …
Water In Beed Dams Down To 15% Of Capacity In pitch darkness at 3am, the village of Katchincholi empties out onto the bone-dry bed of the Godavari. Armed with as many pots as they can carry , the women start digging the gravel with their hands.Once a muddy pool of …
