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 …
KOLKATA, 18 May: Despite the Mayor, Mr Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharyya, promising an improvement in the supply of potable water in the city, water woes continue to haunt city dwellers. Projects worth over Rs 300 crore have been mooted and initiated during the five years of the Left Front's tenure ~ …
women in Bikhnatori village in Bihar are jubilant they no longer have to walk hours to fetch water. For the first time since Independence, the border village is getting potable water supply. The Bihar government started supplying 3,000 litres of water daily through a tanker from March 25. Down To …
BHUBANESWAR: As traditional water sources are drying up and groundwater table is shrinking due to excessive exploitation, the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) has requested all the states to prepare village water security plan. The objective is to decentralise the water resources management with emphasis on community management of the …
THATTA, April 30: Hundreds of people, including women, carrying empty utensils, took out a procession here on Friday against the taluka municipal administration and slammed the persisting water shortage here on Friday. The participants belonged to Hamati Village, Nareja Village, Shah Latif Colony, Christian Colony, Civil Hospital Colony, Dars Village, …
Chandigarh: More investment in distribution of drinking water in the urban areas, bringing in a water audit system, making rainwater harvesting mandatory, reviving ponds and wells and removing the scarcity in
Growth also needs resources Resources requirement for projected production levels, bau and lc, will be many times the current. coal In bau, coal requirement for the six sectors will almost quadruple, to about 1.9 billion metric tonnes (MT), by 2030-31. This will be a formidable challenge, with vast environmental and …
GREEN lingo has by now infiltrated In dia’s economic policy circles. In his pre-budget speech, Prime Minister Manmo han Singh hinted it was time India’s industrialization took the low-carbon path. The policyspeak may not have go ne down well with the greenhouse gas-happy industry. But there was little else in …
Jammu, April 28 The water distribution system in the state is going to witness a turnaround, as the government plans to provide all data regarding water pumping stations online. With this not only the database of the state
Climate change and global warming pose serious problems for sustainability of a sound human life. There have been many natural disasters such as floods, droughts, glacier collapses, typhoons, etc. Though many general circulation models have been developed and provided for worldwide hydrological and meteorological estimations, detailed causes and countermeasures on …
DURGAPUR/KOLKATA, 7 APRIL: Police fired in the air and lobbed teargas shells to disperse a group of protesters today in front of the Khandra panchayat office in Andal PS area, about 12 km from Durgapur. The villagers protested against alleged corrupt practices of the panchayat and shortage of drinking water …
The funds provided by the Centre under the Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme (AIBP) to Punjab were not utilised judiciously and structures were build by throwing specifications to the wind. Pointing to various discrepancies in the AIBP projects, the draft audit report stated that out of the five projects, only one
Mumbai: The amount of water Mumbai loses to leakages in the distribution network will finally be quantified. In order to bring down the water loss due to leakages, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to contract out work to agencies, which among other things will audit the water distribution …
The Sardar Sarovar Dam (SSP) on River Narmada in Gujarat is set to rise from its present height of 122.92 metres to 138.68 metres, following permission from the Environment Sub Group (ESG) of the Narmada Control Authority. The clearance has come for the erection of 17-metre-high gates on the dam. …
Global climate change related to natural and anthropogenic processes has been the topic of concern and interest world - wide. One of the most significant impacts of the
The global demand for water in agriculture will increase over time with increasing population, rising incomes, and changes in dietary preferences. Increasing demands for water by industrial and urban users, and water for the environment will intensify competition. At the same time, water scarcity is increasing in several important agricultural …
In the simplest terms, water stress occurs when the demand for water exceeds the available amount during a certain period or when poor quality restricts its use. A March 2010 report by World Bank
The field of study and analysis of water governance in river basins is still in its infancy. There are no well developed research designs and survey methodologies for conducting such a study. Thus the present attempt to study water governance in the Man river basin is of an exploratory nature. …
Punjab has been unable to make its revenue receipts keep pace with growing revenue expenditure due to its mounting debt burden. As a result, key areas like agriculture and the secondary sector are at standstill leading to a rise in fiscal deficit. The overall economy of the state has, however, …
What should and can be done to clean the Yamuna? What is the strategy for business-unusual so that we can spend more money but this time get returns of a living and breathing river. One, we need to change the art of pollution control. First, we must understand that rivers …
