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 …
The onslaught of drought and the alleged shortage of pumping time have put the residents of Fort Kochi in dire straits with the area reeling under acute water shortage for the past few weeks. The situation has worsened during the past few days, said Fort Kochi councillor Antony Kureethara, who …
This summer, people in southern Maharashtra can enjoy either electricity or water, not both. Until recently, the state had prioritised use of water for industrial purposes over agriculture. But now the government finds itself at odds to explain the diversion of water to hydel projects when water activists claim that …
Jaipur: The higher level of fluoride content in water, causing dental and skeleton fluorosis, will be measured by fluoride ion meters in Jaipur. A state government report says that quality of water will further deteriorate with climate change. The medical, health and family welfare department has purchased fluoride ion meter …
MADURAI: Farmers in Kanyakumari district are desperate to save their crops which are withering fast, due to lack of water and the water level in Pechiparai, one of the major dams in the district, is depleting at a very fast pace adding to their woes. The Pechiparai dam in Kanyakumari …
With the changing face of Delhi, delivery of essential services like drinking water and sanitation to the people living in slums ought to be a policy priority for the government. However, public spending in the Eleventh Plan (2007-12) for slums seems to have been unresponsive and inadequate, leading to poor …
This Compendium of Environment Statistics 2012 published by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation is the thirteenth edition of its series and covers five core parameters - biodiversity, atmosphere, land and soil, water and human settlements. This Compendium of Environment Statistics 2012 published by the Ministry of Statistics and …
This report on the new private water supply augmentation project from Madikheda Reservoir, on Sindh River, to Shivpuri town looks at some of the issues concerning existing water supply and sources. It further discusses and analyses the concession contract signed between private operator and Shivpuri Municipal body to execute the …
The Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation administers the National Rural Drinking Water programme (NRDWP), and the Total Sanitation Campaign through which the technical as well as financial support is extended to the States for implementing rural domestic water supply and sanitation schemes. The National Rural Drinking Water Programme is …
To enhance the monitoring of environmental aspects and identify an action plan, the State Water Resources Planning Department (SWRPD), has developed guidelines namely, “Environmental management guidelines and action plan of SWRPD for water sector in Rajasthan”. SWRPD will act as a nodal agency for water sector planning and will bring …
OECD report says pollution will become biggest cause of premature death, killing an estimated 3.6 million people a year by 2050. Air pollution is set to become the biggest environmental cause of premature death in the coming decades, overtaking even such mass killers as poor sanitation and a lack of …
Depleting reservoir levels aggravate situation An acute water crisis looms large over Bangalore this summer, if the monsoon fails again as the levels of reservoirs that supply water to the City have depleted dangerously due to last year’s scarce rains. The warning comes from the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage …
This report attempts to provide a comprehensive analysis of the state of water resource development and management in India, based on secondary information and consultations with leading experts, government officials, academicians, activists and grassroot workers. It maps current challenges and suggests feasible alternatives amidst increasing water scarcity and disenfranchisement of …
AnRak Aluminium is moving ahead with the bauxite mining project in Makavarapalem in Visakhapatnam district despite the local opposition warns this analysis in the Economic and Political Weekly with focus on social and environment impact of the project. A bauxite/aluminium project very similar to the Vedanta project in Odisha is …
The text of the opening statement by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the 6th meeting of the National Water Resources Council in New Delhi. Read More: http://www.indiablooms.com/NewsDetailsPage/2012/newsDetails281212o.php
This is the finalized guidelines for preparation of detailed project report for Rural Piped Water Supply Schemes by Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation.
A day after talks failed between the CMs of TN and Karnataka on the Cauvery dispute, the Supreme Court Friday directed the counsels of both the governments to file compilation of the documents which can be relied upon in the resolution of the row. A bench of Justices D.K. Jain …
With talks between chief ministers of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka failing to break the deadlock on the Cauvery water-sharing row, the Supreme Court has decided to hear both the states on Monday and asked them to place before it the undisputable documents on the issue. “We request counsel for both …
Growing Indian cities have the potential to support their peri-urban futures by providing irrigation water for food production. Over 9 million ha of land could be irrigated if the city waters are rendered safe for use. While the practice of peri-urban agriculture using city water is not a new phenomenon …
Chief Ministers Shettar and Jayalalithaa fail to break the deadlock over water-sharing ‘Not a drop of water’:Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar and his Tamil Nadu counterpart J Jayalalitha addressing the media separately in Bangalore on Thursday.Photos: K . Bhagya Prakash ‘Not a drop of water’:Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar and …
This paper provides background information for development practitioners in the water and other infrastructure sectors. It outlines the major challenges related to financing the gap in global water infrastructure, including those systems that provide urban and rural water supply, and sanitation and irrigation services. Water infrastructure finance includes costs for …
