Water Demand

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution of Godavari river, Telangana, 29/05/2025

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari threatens lives livelihoods appearing in the Telangana Today dated 13.05.2025" dated 29/05/2025. The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding regulation of ground water extraction for maintenance of cricket playgrounds, 28/03/2023

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Haider Ali Vs Union of India & Others dated 28/03/2023. The matter related to regulation of ground water extraction for maintenance of cricket playgrounds. Grievance in the application is against failure of the Ministry of Jal Shakti to comply with …

World water development report 2023: partnerships and cooperation for water

About 26 per cent of the world's population does not have access to safe drinking water and about 46% of people lack access to safely managed sanitation services, according to this new report by the United Nations. The United Nations World Water Development Report 2023: Partnerships and cooperation for water, …

Industry extracting groundwater more than it was allocated in Bawal industrial town, Rewari, Haryana, 06/03/2023

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sanjaya Kumar Mishra Vs Central Ground Water Authority & Others dated 06/03/2022. Grievance in the application is against illegal extraction of ground water by M/s Mitsui Kingzoku Components India Pvt. Ltd. in Rewari district in Haryana. According to the applicant, …

What the future has in store: a new paradigm for water storage

Storing water is a critical part of water security, and the societal response to hydrological variability. Water storage increases the amount of water available for human, environmental, and economic use, reduces the impact of floods, and provides a variety of ancillary services such as hydropower and navigation by regulating water …

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding constitution of a Pennaiyar Water Disputes Tribunal, 14/12/2022

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of the State of Tamil Nadu Vs the State of Karnataka & Others dated 14/12/2022. The SC granted three months time to the Central Government to complete the process of constituting the Pennaiyar Water Disputes Tribunal to resolve the dispute …

Climate proofing transboundary water agreements in Africa

Sustainable socio-economic development is founded on water security which is vital for food and energy production, health, and livelihoods and enables industrial development, liveable cities, global biodiversity and sustainable ecosystems. Currently, one in every three people in Africa faces water insecurity. Only 58% of Africans have access to safely managed …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal extraction of groundwater by builders operating in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, 15/111/2022

Grievance raised by the applicants is that there is illegal extraction of ground water by the builders operating in Noida According to the applicants, the authorities have failed to prevent illegal extraction of ground water for commercial purposes resulting in depletion of ground water level in the area identified as …

Report filed by the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board regarding illegal extraction of groundwater by water units, Maharashtra, 27/10/2022

Report filed by the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board in the matter of Vijaysigh Dubbal & Others Vs MPCB & Others dated 27/10/2022. The matter related to illegal extraction of groundwater by units involved in water selling business. The SPCB report said that it has issued directions to 433 Municipal Corporations/ …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding unauthorized withdrawal of groundwater in major cities of Uttar Pradesh, 17/10/2022

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Arti Vs Central Ground Water Authority & Others dated 17/10/2022. The matter related to unauthorized withdrawal of groundwater in major cities of Uttar Pradesh. The court noted that there is large scale illegal extraction of groundwater in Uttar Pradesh by …

Groundwater depletion in Ghaziabad: Committee files report

Joint committees have been constituted to find out hotels, marriage/banquet halls, resorts, guest houses in Lucknow, Agra, Meerut, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Bareilly, Varanasi, Jhansi and Gorakhpur abstracting groundwater without NOC from the competent authority. This was stated in the action taken report on behalf of the Central Ground Water Authority …

Compendium of best practices on climate action from Indian states

With climate change posing alarming threats to communities across India, subnational climate leadership is essential to meet climate and development targets. Many Indian states are spearheading key initiatives to elevate India’s climate ambition to the next level, acting as frontiers for climate action. The ten case studies in this Compendium …

A report titled 'Environmental assessment of tourism in the Indian Himalayan region' by GBNIHE, submitted to MoEF&CC, 03/06/2022

A report titled 'Environmental assessment of tourism in the Indian Himalayan region' by the Govind Ballabh Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment (GBNIHE), Kosi-Katarmal, Almora was submitted to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) in compliance with the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order. The study was carried …

Drought and water scarcity

This publication shows how the three pillars of drought management: (1) monitoring; (2) vulnerability assessment; and (3) risk mitigation and response, help to integrate the management of the two phenomena. With climate change seriously affecting the water cycle in many parts of the world, it is important that stakeholders understand …

Joint committee report on Mahamaya Alloy, village Dumduma, tehsil Chunar, district Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh, 19/05/2022

Joint Committee report in compliance to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order (Original Application No. 166/2022 Santosh Kumar Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others). The grievance is against Mahamaya Alloy Pvt. Ltd. who is manufacturing iron and steel and is situated in the middle of residential area of village …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding withdrawal of water from Mussoorie lake, 18/05/2022

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Kartik Sharma Vs State of Uttarakhand dated 18/05/2022. Grievance in the application is against unregulated drawal of water from Mussoorie lake, having potential for damage to the lake. The violators include Hotel Jaypee Residency, Mussoorie and others. The NGT directed …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution of river Bhella, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, 12/05/2022

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Shailesh Singh Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 12/05/2022. The application seeks execution of NGT order, March 18, 2021 whereby directions were issued for remedial action against pollution by the polluting industrial activities discharging polluted effluents in river …

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding environmental compensation imposed on Umang Diaries, Amroha, Uttar Pradesh, 11/04/2022

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Umang Diaries Ltd. Vs Kapil & Others dated 11/04/2022. The NGT, February 25, 2022 had directed Umang Diaries to pay Rs. 4,85,44,000/- as environmental compensation within one month to the Central Pollution Control Board for causing pollution and extracting …

Joint Committee report on Moovarasampattu temple pond becoming a rain water harvesting reservoir, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 06/04/2022

Inspection report of the Joint Committee constituted by the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone) in respect of Original Application No. 123 of 2020 (Suomotu on the basis of the newspaper report published in Dinamalar Chennai city supplement edition, July 9, 2020 under the caption 'Moovarasampattu temple pond has become rain …

Judgment of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal extraction of groundwater in district Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, 25/02/2022

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Arti Vs Central Ground Water Authority & Others dated 25/02/2022. The matter related to the condition of ground water in district Ghaziabad with all the four blocks in the district coming under over-stressed category. Ground water is depleting very rapidly …

Judgment of the National Green Tribunal regarding exploitation of groundwater in Uttar Pradesh, 25/02/2022

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sushil Bhatt Vs Moon Beverages Ltd & Others dated 25/02/2022. The matter deals with the notification, September 24, 2020 laying down guidelines to regulate and control ground water abstraction in India and exploitation of groundwater in stressed areas by industries …

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