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 …
A team of University of Colorado Boulder engineers has developed a scalable manufactured meta material — an engineered material with extraordinary properties not found in nature — to act as a kind of air conditioning system for structures. It has the ability to cool objects even under direct sunlight with …
Anupam Mishra’s work on how the indigenous water systems of Rajasthan have sustained a water regime not only made it possible for a robust civilisation to thrive in the desert but along with his writings on sustainable use of water, also inspired a college lecturer to find solutions to her …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Bill for Conservation, Protection and Management of Ground Water, 05/12/2016. Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) under the Ministry of Water Resources, RD & GR carries out ground water monitoring, four times a year, on regional scale through a network of observation wells in the …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: With the city corporation being asked to suggest recommendations ahead of imposing interim development order (IDO) in the city, chances are high that some of the proposals in the draft master plan-2031 aimed at conserving water retention areas and green strips will be blown away. The town planning department …
Companies worldwide are being warned that taking water preservation measures is now vital, and that those whole fail to act are likely to face mounting financial losses. The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), a not-for-profit organisation that tracks corporate environmental performance, says a combination of droughts and floods linked to climate …
The rain water conservation projects will be launched in all panchayats in the district on December 8. The meeting of Nava Kerala mission task force assessed the preparations for water conservation projects here on Saturday. Collector S Venkatesapathy said that water conservation should be given due importance in the projects …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Conservation of Water, 24/11/2016. Under the scheme of RRR of water bodies Comprehensive improvement and restoration of water bodies, is undertaken for increasing tank storage capacity, Ground Water Recharge, Increased availability of drinking water, Improvement in agriculture/horticulture productivity, etc. State-wise details, on number of …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Watershed Management in Drought Hit Rural Areas, 17/11/2016. Department of Land Resources is currently implementing 8214 watershed development projects in 28 States (except Goa) covering an area of about 39.07 million hectare under the Watershed Development Component (WDC) of the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee …
A primary drought assessment done by ActionAid in 38 villages (covering districts of Bargarh, Kandhamal, Sundergarh, Ganjam, Bolangir, Koraput and Nuapada) in Odisha on May 2016 show that about 57% of the ponds and bandhas created by MGNREGA have failed to work because the structures were badly planned with the …
Seeking to resolve several inter-state disputes over the sharing of river waters through model legislation, the Centre has come out with the draft National Water Framework Bill, 2016, to provide a mechanism to develop and manage river basins in an integrated manner so that every state gets an “equitable“ share …
Climate change could aggravate threats posed by land use changes Vembanad Lake, the hub of backwater tourism in Kerala and the largest wetland system in the country, may cease to exist in another 50 years as climate change aggravates the complex threats posed by land use changes, according to a …
MYSURU: The Yuva Dasara subcommittee has decided to conduct Yuva Sambhrama and Yuva Dasara with water conservation as the theme, in the backdrop of scanty rainfall received this year. Speaking to reporters here on Saturday at Varthabhavan, deputy special officer of Yuva Dasara subcommittee SP Ravi D Channanannavar, said, "As …
Zilla Panchayat P I Srividya said learning to read and write is not enough, one must be able to sensibly address to the country’s problems. She was speaking at World Literacy Day programme organised by the Directorate of Mass Education, Zilla Panchayat, District Literacy Committee and other organisations at Pilikula …
The Rajasthan government's Mukhya Mantri Jal Swavalamban Abhiyan (MJSA), launched in 3,500 villages in January to deal with the problems of drought and groundwater depletion by conserving rain water, has achieved satisfactory results and its second phase is underway, say officials. "Three out of every five years are drought years …
MIAMI: A warming planet might not dry out Earth as much as previously believed, because plants will become less thirsty as carbon dioxide in the atmosphere rises, researchers said on Tuesday. Previous studies have projected that more than 70 per cent of the planet will experience more drought as carbon …
ADODARA/ANAND: India's first solar cooperative - the 'Dhundi Saur Urja Utpadak Sahakari Mandali (DSUUSM)' in Kheda district- received the first payment of Rs 36,005 for selling 5,097 units electricity to the Madhya Gujarat Vij Company Limited (MGVCL) on Monday. Six farmers of Dhundi village in Kheda district's Thasra taluka, some …
Mumbai: Ganpati pandals often seem to be the conscience keepers of society given that they focus on topical causes apart from entertainment. This year the plight of farmers in drought-affected regions of the state is a recurrent theme in several prominent pandals. Tejukaya Compound in Lalbaug has repeatedly shed light …
NTPC Ltd's Korba Thermal Power Station would soon start working on implementing a ‘Waste Water Conservation Scheme’, official sources informed. Significant to mention here is that the NTPC Energy Technology Research Alliance (NETRA) is committed to developing new technologies for better utilisation and management of waste materials like effluent from …
Nagpur: Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) has tied up with the state government to work on water conservation. It will be using WATSCAN, an advanced tool launched recently for evaluation of water resources in geographical areas, during the initiative. This will help to identify spots where water can be tapped, …
Govt proposes Rs 60 cr rejuvenation plan The dying Devika in Udhampur town will get a fresh lease of life as Government has proposed to formulate a Rs 60 core project for the rejuvenation of the river under the National River Conservation Plan (NRCP). The action by the State Government …
