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 …
A high- level regional meeting of SAARC countries to share experiences on rainwater harvesting and encouraging use of rainwater among countries concluded with a nine-point recommendation on Tuesday. The three-day meeting on rainwater was organised by the Ministry of Physical Planning and Works (MoPPW). According to Suman Prasad Sharma, joint …
- Farmers upbeat as Doba, a new technology, will enable rainwater harvesting Ranchi, June 29: The rain god is smiling and so are the farmers. They have to worry less about irrigation now as monsoon has finally hit the state. And using a new technology this time round to store …
Mumbai Mumbai's premier civic hospital, which annually treats more than 18 lakh patients from across the country, will finally be restored to its original glory, with an eco-friendly touch. King Edward Memorial (KEM) Hospital in Parel, a Grade II heritage structure that has suffered damage because of modifications over the …
Australian city taps drain water, supplies to households On April 23, Orange city in Australia crossed a major milestone. The city, 260 km west of Sydney, became the first in the country to commission a stormwater harvesting system that uses rainwater runoff to augment its drinking water supply.
Grappling with the problem of perpetual water shortage, the Himachal Government is seriously considering setting up Water Management Board to carry out various programmes like rain water harvesting, revival of traditional water bodies and conservation of water in an effective manner. Shortage of water had become a normal phenomenon but …
MUMBAI: Here's why the BMC's claims on rainwater harvesting don't hold water. Although its notification making this compulsory for all new projects came into force in October 2002, the civic body itself will practice what it preaches only next year. It has finally made concrete plans to carry out rainwater …
As the monsoon plays havoc sending the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) into a tizzy, a report suggesting rain water harvesting is gathering dust. A High Powered Committee Report set up by the High Court of Karnataka in 2006 to look into the quality of road works in the city …
VILLUPURAM: The State government has launched a scheme to recharge open farm wells by installing rainwater harvesting systems. To encourage farmers to do so the government is giving grants, according to R.Palanisamy, District Collector. Reviewing the implementation of the scheme, Mr. Palanisamy said there were 1,34,565 open farm-wells in the …
Cooling water booth installed in school at West Mambalam KNOWLEDGE IS POWER: D. Jayasudha, a student of Government Medical College, Vellore, receives books from Rajya Sabha member M.S. Swaminathan at a function organised by the Rajasthani Association, Tamil Nadu, in Chennai on Sunday. CHENNAI: Women in the North-East States are …
As World Environment Day falls on June 5, Soni Sinha looks at how 70 per cent of work under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act can actually be eco-friendly and benefit local communities in India's poorest districts C K Prahalad states in his corporate management book The Bottom of the …
ARTI SAHULIYAR Ranchi, June 9: If a city-based NGO has its way, the capital will soon get a rain centre to act as an information hub on water conservation and its benefits. Rohini Science Club is planning to set up the centre in association with the Centre for Environment and …
This is with reference to the article by M Dinesh Kumar et al (EPW, 30 August 2008) and the discussion by K V Rao et al (EPW, 9 May 2009). The authors of the article and the discussants later have overemphasised harvesting of rainwater through smaller structures (hereinafter, water harvesting …
I t seems ironic that even as it announces a subsidy scheme for rainwater harvesting, the government continues to neglect the age-old, traditional rainwater harvesting technology developed by our forefathers over the centuries. In coastal Goa, nearly every village has a water tank or tollem, created by blocking a stream …
Rain water harvesting project in schools have been insured in the district. This is the first of its kind in the State. School heads should pay a sum of Rs 100 for the insurance, said ZP CEO K Sundar Nayak. Speaking at the
Since October 2002, rainwater harvesting has been made mandatory in all new constructions that are over 3,000 sq ft. But civic officials admit that the project has met with little success. According to Pramod Charankar, deputy municipal commissioner, in-charge of water supply projects, the BMC is investing Rs 5 crore …
In the Kuttanad region of Kerala, intensive untreated human sewage and agricultural activities have caused severe surface water contaminations. At the same time, other sources of fresh water are unreliable for drinking: ground water is acidic due to the soil conditions and iron leaching; fresh water from public tap is …
