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 …
The National Green Tribunal, which had directed for the closure of 34 packaged water plants in Noida and Greater Noida, has now directed for the formulation of methods by which the industries can operate without adversely impacting the environment. The tribunal passed the directions on Tuesday after a number of …
Of the 7.2 lakh registered properties in Pune, only 1,411 have installed rainwater harvesting systems as of July 2012, statistics with the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) show. It is a clear indication that despite the civic body's efforts to inculcate water conservation, citizens have shown little inclination. City-based experts and …
Of the 7.2 lakh registered properties in Pune, only 1,411 have installed rainwater harvesting systems as of July 2012, statistics with the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) show. It is a clear indication that despite the civic body's efforts to inculcate water conservation, citizens have shown little inclination. City-based experts and …
LG Orders Strict Action Against Illegal Use New Delhi: If the Delhi Jal Board supply fails you this summer, private water tankers may not be able to bail you out. Alarmed at the rate at which groundwater levels are plummeting in the city, the lieutenant governor has ordered that strict …
Chandy lays stress on rainwater harvesting Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has directed officials to ensure that rainwater harvesting pits are made compulsory for all new constructions in the capital district, apart from initiating digging of rain pits under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS). Addressing a drought …
The National Green Tribunal has sought responses of the Centre and DMRC on a plea alleging that around 6.37 crore litres of water is lost every year due to the failure to implement rain water harvesting measures. A bench of NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar also issued notices to the …
To achieve its goal of ensuring water security in the city, the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) is planning to conduct a detailed audit of the rainwater harvesting system across Chennai. This comes in the wake of Metro Water preparing a contingency plan to ensure uninterrupted water supply to the …
Surfers here have long lived by a simple rule: When it rains, no matter how good the waves may be, stay out of the water. Those who do head out to the Venice Pier on a rainy day might have their bravery (or naïveté) repaid with pinkeye, a fever or …
Water is the harbinger and sustainer of all life on the planet especially the humankind. With the increasing demand by the growing population and improvement in economic status, the demands on the available resources are increasing and we have to constantly strive towards stretching the same water to satisfy larger …
The Twelfth Plan proposals for a new approach to the water resources management as put forward in the article by Mihir Shah (EPW, 19 January 2013) are a bold recognition of the serious problems in the area. But some of the author’s ideas are less than convincing and the entire …
KOCHI: Following acute water shortage and huge expenditure incurred on water supplied by the Kerala Water Authority (KWA), the Cochin University of Science and Technology (Cusat) has decided to build a pond and harvest rainwater in the campus. While presenting the budget recently, university authorities drew the attention of syndicate …
Farmers hopes soar seeing the success of watershed projects in arid areas. The arid tracts of Madurai district are gradually turning fertile. The district has 1 lakh hectares of cultivable land spread over 13 blocks – from Kottampatti (near Melur) to Kalligudi (near Tirumangalam). These areas were earlier witnessing lopsided …
Hyderabad: World Water Day will be observed as usual on March 22 even as citizens of Greater Hyderabad continue to be deprived of even the minimum litres per capita of water per person per day of 165 litres (LPCD) a norm set by the WHO, or 150 LPCD as per …
Cabinet panel to frame rules The government has, in principle, decided to make rainwater harvesting mandatory for new buildings and houses as part of efforts to conserve water and overcome its shortage, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has said. Briefing presspersons after the Cabinet meeting here on Wednesday, Mr. Chandy said …
What does it say about the rest of India when Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi's pet project is reeling under corruption? Fake bills, inflated estimates, non-transparent contracts and sub-standard works have turned the Rs.7,466-crore Bundelkhand economic package into the latest multi-crore scam. Spread over 13 districts in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya …
BHOPAL: There is an urgent need to implement water management in the state. Regions like Malwa have been alarmingly overexploited. Highlighting these concerns, a one-day workshop on 'groundwater resources of Madhya Pradesh: opportunities, problems and strategies' was organised in Bhopal on Thursday. Central Ground Water Board (CGWB), north central region, …
Pattuvam drinking water project inaugurated Minister for Water Resources P.J. Joseph has said construction of reservoirs to harvest rainwater will be popularised, and all drinking water project works taken up by the government will be completed in a time-bound manner to address the drinking water scarcity in the State. Inaugurating …
Switch From Rain-Fed Crops To Cash Crops Hiware Bazar: For those who wonder if Maharashtra can tide over the current drought situation, Hiware Bazar, with its ‘yes we can’ spirit, is the answer. Notwithstanding the fact that Ahmednagar is facing its worst drought since Independence, Hiware Bazar in the same …
THE proposed 1,320-megawatt Rampal power plant is an outcome of the Bangladesh prime minister’s visit to India from January 10-12, 2010. As per article 35 of the 51-point joint communiqué issued at the end of the visit, a memorandum of understanding was signed in Dhaka on February 20, 2010 between …
MUMBAI: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will form flying squads to check whether new buildings have followed the mandate of having a rain water harvesting plant. In order to boost the compliance rate of buildings, the BMC has decided to give a rebate of 5 per cent in property tax …
