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 …
Groundwater table is declining in the state of Punjab over the decade more than 50 cm per year. This resource can be optimally used and sustained only when quantity of water is assessed at micro level. The present study was aimed to estimate the gap in demand and supply of …
The State Water Resources Planning Department (SWRPD) was established to achieve an integrated and multisectoral approach to the planning, development and use of the State
Water resource exploitation has silently supported the blossoming Chinese economy for decades. Unfortunately, that rapid development has ended with depleted rivers and aquifers and degraded water and soil. China is responding with new thinking, policies and technologies to manage water.
The proposed site for the drinking water project Ranchi, June 23: Administrative dilly-dallying is once again threatening to delay the Mango drinking water project, pending for two years now. On June 10, the governor
Standing crops have started wilting in hope of irrigation water in about half a dozen districts in Western Rajasthan. Delay in monsoon and non-availability of water in Indira Gandhi Canal are worrying the farmers of the State. Under the agreement, Punjab has to release about 8,000 cusec water from Pong …
Ever since they started pumping water for their vines, the winegrowers of Langhorne Creek have learnt to cope with crises. But none as grave as the one they face now. Their water source at the mouth of the Murray River, in South Australia, has turned salty. Adelaide, the state capital …
This report is divided into four main components. Section 1 summarizes the history and status of major water disputes between India and three of its neighbors, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal. Section 2 forecasts trends in water demand by analyzing expected growth patterns in domestic, agricultural and industrial use. It also …
In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), the increasing competition for water between various sectors is aggravated by growing demands for water, climate change and environmental degradation. One of the major consumers of water is livestock keeping, which is an important livelihood strategy for smallholder farmers in Africa. The water consumption for livestock …
Mumbai: The water level in the state has recorded lowest in the past five years. With the available consumable water percentage falling down to 25%, the state government has issued guidelines to district headquarters with measures to be taken for adequate water supply. More than 2,000 villages are facing acute …
Virtually every business decision is also a decision about the use of natural resources. This paper describes how global warming is affecting water and energy resources, and the challenges and opportunities this presents globally. It summarize the way in which connections among climate, energy, and water are likely to affect …
At least 20,000 household taps in Behala remained dry on Wednesday following a breach in the water mains. The breach was caused when a labourer mistakenly hit the pipe while digging Raja Rammohan Roy Road in Panchanantala to lay sewer lines.
Mumbai: When Andheri (E) residents last week used the polls to highlight their water woes, they did a big favour to the rest of Mumbai. The BMC, which had been denying a citywide water shortage for the past seven months, finally admitted that the city was not getting enough water. …
Supply-requirement gap shoots up to 10 MGD in peak summer Though a few more days are left for the onset of peak summers, water problems have slowly begun to haunt Mohali, which will continue to reel under water woes until gap between the demand and supply is bridged. Mohali is …
The total volume of water on earth: 104 crore km3. The volume of accessible freshwater: 90 lakh km3. In a few decades, that might not be enough to sustain the entire humanity, warn UN agencies.
Mumbai: The water consumption in the city has increased by 20% owing to the unusual heat wave experienced in the first week of April.The shooting up of the demand of water has affected the already overburdened water distribution system being maintained by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). With temperatures hovering …
South Africa is a water-stressed country and the efficient management of the demand for and frugal use of water is a topic that can no longer be avoided. Community-based natural resource management is an alternative approach to government stewardship of natural resources, and in the instance of water management it …
Decreased access to a safe, stable water supply in Asia "will have a profound impact on security throughout the region," warns a new Asia Society Leadership Group report. In response to the cascading set of consequences reduced access to fresh water will trigger
This paper assesses the potential contribution, constraints and prospects of contributions from different demand management strategies in the irrigation sector to an alternative water sector perspective plan for India. The main purpose of this paper is to: set the basic economic logic of demand management options; provide an overview and …
