Reply affidavit on behalf of Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board in the matter of Tribunal on its motion Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 02/05/2025. The NGT, March 5, 2025 directed the authorities to file their replies/responses by way of affidavits regarding action taken for compliance of directions …
80% success rate in plantation; funds may be cut for some projects The Forest Department spends around Rs 300 crore on plantation and about Rs 80 crore on wildlife projects. The Forest Department has started evaluating its works, projects and schemes by roping in retired Principal Chief Conservators of Forest …
New Rules Cleared, More Time For Compliance Delhi Jal Board has given residents more time to adopt rainwater harvesting (RWH) by deferring penalty for non-compliance to June and issued new guidelines to make the process simpler. The water utility had identified various problems with the earlier rules that were deterring …
Over-exploitation of ground water has depleted its level in the state and efforts are on to conserve the resource, Jharkhand Assembly was informed on Thursday. Replying to a short notice query of BJP MLA Radhakrishna Kishore on depletion of water level, State Water Resources Minister Chandraprakash Choudhary said the ground …
Urge government and people to take appropriate measures to address the problem Signalling danger of depleting water levels and disappearing water bodies in Puducherry, Aravindan Govindassamy of Sembadugai Nanneeragam organisation, said that increase of population by 10 fold in Puducherry since 1970 has led to excessive dependence on ground water. …
It may be too late to do anything about the current water crisis now, but Delhi can prevent a repeat by reviving its neglected lakes, strictly implementing rainwater harvesting and recycling water. With the main sources of Delhi's water — the Yamuna and the Munak Canal — being polluted and …
All Railway Stations will be Covered With LED Luminaire in Next 2 to 3 Years Commissioning of Installed Capacity of 1000 MW Solar Power in Next 5 Years The Minister of Railways, Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu while presenting the Railway Budget 2016-17 in Parliament today said that Environment in the …
Harvard scientists have designed a new material inspired by organisms such as cacti, pitcher plants and desert beetles that can effectively harvest water from thin air. The research is the first step towards developing a system that can efficiently collect water and guide it to a reservoir, researchers said. Certain …
Noida: Father Agnel School in Greater Noida's Sector Beta 2 pipped 500 schools from across the country to emerge as the 'greenest school'. The award given away by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) on February 23 came as part of a green school programme promoted by the CSE. …
To expedite creation of public infrastructure in Left Wing Extremism affected areas by government departments, the Centre on Sunday extended the relaxation of green norms for these projects till December 2018. "Realising the importance of developmental activities in the LWE affected areas, the general approval as contained in the environment …
DDA To Also Exempt High Water Table Areas In what comes as a huge relief to house owners who do not have rainwater harvesting, Delhi Jal Board has deferred the imposition of a hefty penalty which it had implemented since September 1, 2015. Under the RWH rules, all existing buildings …
Wardha: "Mahatma Gandhi dreamt of self-dependent villages and without rainwater harvesting, we cannot make them self-reliant," said district guardian minister Sudhir Mungantiwar, while addressing the first water conference at Sawangi. The conference was organized by the district administration under the state's Jalyukt Shivar yojana and renowned water conservation activist also …
Mukhya Mantri Jal Swavlamban Abhiyan (MJSA), described as the country's largest campaign of its kind towards water harvesting and conservation in rural areas, was launched by Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje on Wednesday. The campaign, inaugurated by Ms. Raje at Jhalwar, and at other places across the State by the Ministers, …
Water level in many areas has gone up by 6-8 metres this month. Quality has improved too The heavy rain of the northeast monsoon has replenished the groundwater level in many parts of the city. According to Chennai Metrowater’s data, the water level in many areas has gone up by …
The bordering district of Yamunanagar got the ambitious Saraswati Revival Project in 2015. With the completion of the project, the district will come on the international map in terms of tourism. The project has multi-dimensional aspects such as development of eco-tourism, pilgrim tourism and recreation. Besides religious importance, the project …
Keri: Volunteers of the Vivekanand environment awareness brigade of Keri-Sattari presented a street play to create environment awareness at a nature orientation camp organized by the extension and mural services of Goa University. Girls students from various educational institutions from Bicholim and Sattari took part in the camp wherein a …
INDORE: Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) green building centre executive director KS Venkatgiri on Friday said incentives should be given to industries adopting green building standards so as to promote environment-friendly structures. "There should be some incentives for the industries that are going green, which will encourage them," Venkatgiri told …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Rainwater Harvesting, 03/12/2015. Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) has issued advisory to Chief Secretaries / Administrators of all the States / Union Territories and Ministry of Urban Development to take necessary measures for adopting rainwater harvesting / artificial recharge in all the Government buildings. …
HYDERABAD: The South Central Railway, working persistently to conserve environment, has taken up a series of green initiatives in the current year. RAIN WATER HARVESTING: As many as 3,800 RWH pits were constructed at 154 stations during the current year, which means 60 percent of the target has been achieved …
If you haven't installed the rainwater-harvesting unit at your house yet, then cough up a huge penalty from December. The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board has decided to levy incremental penalty on erring property owners. The harvesting unit is a must in houses built on sites of dimension of …
