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 …
Recycling involves a separate plumbing system or a number of stages of filtration and microbial digestion to make water fit for washing or flushing toilets, writes Deepti Adlakha Gaining importance: Recycling of grey water has become a matter of priority with compact systems available. Every drop counts. This does not …
National Sample Survey data in Income, Expenditure and Productive Assests of Farmer Households, 2003 showed that 96 per cent of farmer households are in deficit and half of the households are indebted. Debt waiver can only be welcomed in such a situation. Once indebted, marginal and small farmers will hardly …
In which we attempt to assess what average Indians living in big cities think about India's environment, and to gauge their levels of awareness, attitudes, perception and concerns Methodology The State of Environment in Indian Cities survey attempts to assess what average Indians living in big cities think about India's …
Taking into account the scarce water resources in the state, the Public Health Engineering department of Mizoram has embarked on a mission to raise awareness among the public regarding Rainwater Harvesting (RWH) system in the hilly terrain. The Aizawl Development Authority Building Regulations, 2008, which came into force from May …
Professional help sought for data collection; findings to be part of PMC's Environment Status Report While it is no secret that the unprecedented and unplanned growth of the city has put severe pressure on its various resources, for the first time the Pune Municipal Corporation is coming forward to actually …
The Rotary Club of Mumbai inaugurated Enviro-Park in the premises of St.George Hospital at the hands of Mumbai Sheriff Indu Sahani yesterday on 5th June, the world environment day. President of Rotary Club, Mr Rumi Jehangir, Dolly Thakur, Mrs Kalpana Munshi, Chairman, Rotary Club, were also presenton the occasion. The …
Problem of recharging ground water should be taken up seriously: Governor Artificial rain water harvesting system to be adopted Plastic carry-bags be used for carpeting of the roads Haryana Governor A. R. Kidwai and Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said on Tuesday that problems like bio-medical waste, waste water and …
Haryana Governor Dr A.R. Kidwai and Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda today called for a check on the use of oxytocin and waste water on plants at a meeting of the State Environment Protection Council of Haryana, held under council chairman Dr A.R. Kidwai at Raj Bhavan today. Reuse and …
The tribals est the sleepy village of Kalyandi in Jharkhand depend on fish farming for living. However, till last year, the hectic activity would come to a grinding halt in May. The reason: non-availability of water in the ponds. This May, fish farming is on in full swing and the …
Look out of the window the next time you travel by road or by train anywhere in India. Hit a human settlement, and you will see, heaps of plastic coloured garbage apart, pools of dirty black water and drains that go nowhere. They go nowhere because we have forgotten a …
With the growing threat of water scarcity in the state capital and suburbs, the Tripura Government has sent a proposal of Rs 665 crore for a project to transport water from the Gumati river, about 70 km away, through pipelines to ensure water supply to an additional 1.5 lakh families …
The water-harvesting structures constructed in six villages to provide irrigation and agriculture sustainability in the area have proved to be a bane for villagers as the dams have not been desilted since their inception. "Constructed in 1994, the dam was a blessing for us. But nearly six years ago, heavy …
Members of the public were shown how to make their homes greener as one of Channel 4's flagship programmes hosted a nine-day exhibition in London. An exhibition of eco-friendly homes was one of the core elements of this year's Grand Designs Live. Programme host Kevin McCloud got his hands dirty …
The 2010 Commonwealth Games are being touted as Delhi's ticket to the list of world-class, ultramodern metropolises. The grand plans that leave no stone unturned
The drinking water situation in Chennai is comfortable and the city will not face any water shortage even during peak summer, Secretary to Public Works Department S. Audiseshiah said here on Saturday. "Drinking water availability is not a cause of concern even though several high-rise housing projects and software companies …
Nine more towns in Rajasthan have been selected for creating sewerage infrastructure under the Urban Infrastructure Development of Small and Medium Towns (UIDSMT) programme of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). A grand total of Rs.389 crore has been sanctioned for the projects which are likely to get …
It really makes you believe that old is gold when a Mumbai building adopts the water harvesting system that was used by the Harappan settlement in Dholavira in Gujarat some 5,000 years ago. The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, formerly Prince of Wales Museum, became the first heritage structure in …
The Union Government is initiating steps to minimise Arunachal Pradesh's present 50 per cent share to 10 per cent in the centrally sponsored drinking water supply schemes. Official sources today said Secretary to the Department of Drinking Water Supply under Union Ministry of Rural Development Shantha Sheela Nair disclosed this …
J&K; needs to move beyond the stage of rhetoric Divisional Commissioner Jammu's call for recharging the waning traditional water bodies to recover their lost irrigation potential particularly in consideration of arid and drought prone areas would certainly find favour among all the well-meaning citizens of the state. But at the …
