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 …
Approaches to integrated landscape management are currently garnering new interest as scientists, policymakers, and local stakeholders recognize the need to increase the multi-functionality of agricultural landscapes for food production, livelihood improvement, and ecosystem conservation. Such approaches have been attempted in many parts of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) but …
The pain of California's three-year drought is spreading from its agricultural belt to urban lawns and backyards, where residents are being hit with fines for excess water use, and businesses such as golf courses and lawn care are seeing revenue dry up due to water restrictions. About 60 California cities …
To deal with the perennial water problems, the city needs to urgently introduce conservation measures in totality, and not sporadically. A holistic approach to water conservation, including encouraging use of water-efficient devices, both in residential and industrial units, treatment of sewage, economic usage of water at an individual level and …
JODHPUR: Magnificent water bodies, both natural and those constructed by erstwhile rulers of Jodhpur are fast slipping into extinction in absence of serious efforts for their restoration and conservation. These exquisite masterpieces, a blend of architectural marvel and traditional wisdom of water storage, have been a victim of negligence over …
Water unit of Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) conducted a training programme on Urban Rainwater Harvesting (URWH) from June 16 to 19, 2014 organized by WaterAid, Bangladesh. The programme was funded by Water Aid Bangladesh (WAB) under the Sector Capacity Building – SCB project. Aim of the training programme …
Drought-stricken California could increase its water supply by a third by reusing water that would otherwise go down the drain and saving storm runoff, environmentalists said on Tuesday amid wrangling over the state's response to dry conditions. The report by the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Pacific Institute came …
The High Court today asked the state government to submit a comprehensive report on spending of funds meant for conservation of Wullar Lake within two weeks. As the Public Interest Litigation-Kashmir Environment Protection vs State of J&K; and others came up for hearing, a division bench of the High Court …
The purpose of this book is to provide stakeholders in Southeast Asian urban water supply and sanitation (meaning governments, utilities, consultants, donors and NGOs) with a point of reference and some tools to move effectively and efficiently to improve both development and operational performance. The ultimate aim is good quality …
Discussion about water in South Asia – in particular the shared rivers of the region – is vociferous, antagonistic and increasingly associated with national security. Renewable water resources in the region have fallen dramatically on a per capita basis since the 1960s. India hit the ‘water stress’ mark around a …
ORF report "Attitude towards Water in India", authored by Samir Saran, Sonali Mitra and Sarah Hassan, seeks to decode the diverse perspectives around water and rivers. It attempts to tease out the diversity in understanding of water challenges and difference in approaches to managing water across sectors, communities and geographies. …
The State government will soon launch a project to rejuvenate the groundwater table by constructing checkdams to aid the percolation of rainwater. Addressing a press conference in Bangalore, Minor Irrigation Minister Shivaraj Tangadagi said the project will be initially launched in five districts – Kolar, Chikkaballapur, Koppal, Gadag and Bijapur. …
JUSCO, a 100 per cent subsidiary of Tata Steel as part of its CSR activities extended water tanker services to areas where there is acute water crisis and no provision of tap water. As a responsible corporate, JUSCO has provided two mini trucks mounted with water tanker of 4000 liter …
The Haryana Government on Wednesday approved a comprehensive agriculture policy aimed at attaining inclusive growth exceeding four per cent in the farm sector, but deferred the agenda item on concessions for state residents at toll plazas as the model code was in force. The INLD took strong exception to the …
Odisha government has drawn an ambitious plan for rooftop rainwater harvesting and groundwater recharge in urban areas at an estimated investment of Rs. 100 crore. A draft memorandum prepared by Water Resource Department has already been sent to the Finance Department for appraisal by the Expenditure Finance Committee. Under the …
The 2012 state water plan, the state’s strategy for meeting water needs, estimated that Texas would face a shortfall of 2.7 trillion gallons a year by 2060, and that filling the gap would take an estimated $53 billion in new infrastructure. But some water law and planning specialists said that …
Chennai Corporation plans to commission 50,000 rainwater harvesting structures along 1,000 km of roads. “A number of rainwater harvesting structures installed on roads in Besant Nagar and Sastri Nagar are working well. Roads with 50,000 rainwater harvesting structures at an interval of 20 metres will significantly improve groundwater level,” said …
According to Sangwan, the meeting was attended by representatives of DLF, Ansal Enterprises, Uppal Southend and Mayfield Gardens, among others. In a meeting on Wednesday, Gurgaon Deputy Commissioner Shekhar Vidyarthi directed private developers to shut down all registered tubewells used for supplying drinking water in colonies developed by them. The …
The Gurgaon administration has advised the private colonisers to take treated water from Haryana Urban Development Authority and close all the registered tubewells in a move to stop further depletion of underground water in the city. “The private colonisers are advised to take treated water from Haryana Urban Development Authority …
Sustaining agricultural productivity depends on quality and availability of natural resources like soil and water. Agricultural growth can be sustained by promoting conservation and sustainable use of these scarce natural resources through appropriate location specific measures. Indian agriculture remains predominantly rainfed covering about 60% of the country’s net sown area …
This publication presents the results and lessons learned from the FAO-Sida supported pilot project “Strengthening capacity for climate change adaptation in land and water management” in Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania. The project proposed an integrated package of approaches that addressed the drivers of vulnerability and targeted climate change impacts. It …
