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 …
LUCKNOW: Forming 'paani-panchayat' and 'bhujal-sena' comprising villagers is state government's attempt to check alarming groundwater depletion. Sensitization of locals and community-led awareness programmes would be taken up to tell people how to use groundwater judiciously while remaining alert to prevent its pollution. At least 30% of the development blocks in …
The National Green Tribunal has directed the Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) to inspect two government buildings in Noida after a plea alleged that their rain water harvesting systems were non-functional and designed in a faulty manner. A bench headed by Justice Jawad Rahim directed CGWA to inspect rain water …
The environment we live in is influencing the quality of our lives in very real and tangible ways. Sustainability is no longer a catchy phrase for corporates to fulfil their CSR requirements. Climate change is real. It’s happening. The world as we knew it is changing. And changing rapidly. Potable …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed private and government schools to submit an action plan on installing rainwater harvesting systems in their premises. The schools have till Monday to submit their proposals in the NGT registry after serving a copy to the Delhi Jal Board. A bench headed by …
Corporation has left citizens who participated high and dry. Hyderabad: The GHMC has left dozens of families that opted for its scheme to build water harvesting pits in the lurch. It has not reimbursed them 70 per cent of the cost of the pits for a year now. These families …
“When we were deciding upon the design for Punjab Natshala in 1998, I wanted to make it stand out as an eco-friendly and energy-efficient structure,” says Jatinder Brar, patron, Punjab Natshala and playwright. Today, it is setting an example by becoming an eco-friendly building in the city and using green …
NEW DELHI: With temperatures soaring, the city is ever so eager in its wait for the monsoon. However, areas that have "over-exploited" groundwater are hardly prepared to catch the rainwater, except the New Delhi district. According to a recent research study by DU, New Delhi's groundwater table rose from "over-exploited" …
The ‘green winners’ mainly include members of Advanced Locality Management groups, who will be felicitated for their contribution in improving their immediate environment. On World Environment Day on June 5, environmental activists who made a ‘green impact’ on society will be felicitated by the Bhamla Foundation, an umbrella group of …
DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat initiated a water conservation campaign in the state on Thursday and flagged off two jal chetna raths to spread the message in Kumaon and Garhwal divisions. The campaign will last till June 30. The chief minister also reviewed a short film produced by …
Dehradun: Pheti Kimoda village of Jaunpur area in Tehri has been selected for running a pilot project for strengthening climate resilience of forest-based communities. The village was one of the top ranking sites featured in the vulnerability-risk assessment of the climate change wing of the forest depts. The villagers were …
Murang’a town residents will benefit from a Sh3 billion water storage programme to be initiated by Murang’a Water and Sanitation Company. The water company has said it is planning to build a mega dam near the Aberdare Forest to harvest rainwater. MD Daniel Ng’ang’a said together with its partners, the …
Water and Irrigation Cabinet Secretary Eugene Wamalwa speaking during the signing and launch of the Kenyan Chapter of Billion Dollar Business Alliance(BDBA) at World Agroforestry Centre in Nairobi on Tuesday April 11,2017.The alliance consists of Government,private organisations and development partners aim to bring resources together to harvest rain water which …
Sulugodu farmer Sooraj thrives by making best use of little rain received In spite of the district experiencing drought and deficit rainfall for three consecutive years, a green carpet is spread in a field at Sulugodu in Virajpet taluk. With a focus on improving the water table in barren pockets …
Realising the gravity of water crisis in Madikeri, the Madikeri Urban Development Authority (MUDA) has decided to make rainwater harvesting mandatory for newly-built commercial complexes and houses, from April 1. Without rainwater harvesting system, no permits would be issued, said MUDA chairman Chummi Devaiah. Speaking to DH, he said that …
The second-phase training programme on low-cost rain-harvesting technologies, organised by the District Legal Services Authority for farmers in the district will be held at the Regional Agriculture Research Station (RARS) at Ambalavayal in Wayanad district on Thursday. District Collector B.S. Thirumeni will inaugurate the programme at 9.30 a.m. The project, …
CSE's Green Schools Programme (GSP) is a learning programme for schools that seeks to foster environmental education by moving beyond textbooks and concentrating on ‘doing’ activities. It helps schools audit their resource consumption and provides them with the methodology to carry out activities as environmental managers and plug gaps that …
रांची: ‘झारखंड रेन वाटर हार्वेस्टिंग रेगुलेशन-2017’ की अधिसूचना सभी शहरी निकायों के लिए जारी की गयी है. इसमें प्रावधान किया है कि वर्ष 2010 के बाद 300 वर्ग मीटर (3229.17 वर्ग फुट) या इससे अधिक के प्लॉट में बने भवनों में हर हाल में रेन वाटर हार्वेस्टिंग सिस्टम लगाना होगा. …
The Economics of Adaptation: Concepts, Methods and Examples is a guide for practitioners to assess economic benefits and costs of avoiding climate change damages through adaptation by developing these estimates using existing tools and data. Analyses of the costs and benefits of climate change impacts and adaptation measures are important …
The eastern zonal bench of the National Green Tribunal today passed several strictures to improve the environment of Puri. The strictures include imposing a stay on the ongoing construction at a railway holiday home and making rainwater harvesting mandatory in all government buildings in the seaside town. The bench comprising …
भोपाल। कुलदीप सिंगोरिया। अब आप भी अपने घर की छत पर सोलर पैनल लगाकर बिजली का उत्पादन कर सकते हैं। इसके लिए लगने वाले प्लांट की लागत पर 30 प्रतिशत सब्सिडी के साथ ही आपको नगर निगम प्रॉपर्टी टैक्स में छूट भी देगा। यही नहीं, कॉलोनाइजर्स को और बड़े प्लाट …
