Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Are missing palm trees causing more lighting deaths in Bihar appearing in ‘The Times of India’ dated 29.05.2025". The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Are missing palm trees causing …
pongamia buses: Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) is running its 81 buses in Doddbalapur station (rural Bangalore), on a 10 per cent pongamia blend. These buses consume 6,000 litres of diesel, out of which 600 litres will be replaced with the biofuel. "We will convert all rural depots in …
"Rainfall and floods are annual features in many parts of the country. Instead of thinking on interlinking of rivers only during flood and drought, it's time we implement this programme with a great sense of urgency. We need to make an effort to overcome various hurdles in our way to …
the first memorandum of understanding (mou) for India's controversial interlinking of rivers (ilr) programme was signed on August 25, 2005, by Uttar Pradesh (up) chief minister Mulayam Singh Yadav and Madhya Pradesh (mp) chief minister Babulal Gaur. The tripartite agreement, also involving the Union minister of water resources Priya Ranjan …
"Did you see the heart-rending cow death story on Zee tv, the other day?' asks one participant. Sitting at the oval table in the North East Council (nec) conference room, I turn around, peer into his face, believing I missed some sarcasm. But there is none to be missed. This …
The Union government recently announced that it has circulated a draft memorandum of understanding (MoU) on interlinking of rivers among various state governments. Union water resources minister Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi said the government had held discussions with state governments to dispel their doubts about the project. The government will initially …
the Union government announced on December 29, 2004, its decision to wind up the taskforce on interlinking of rivers established by the previous National Democratic Alliance government. It said the body had completed its mandated task by submitting its recommendations. To look into the future course of the river linking …
This Report of the Standing Committee on Water Resources deals with the action taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in their First Report on Demands for Grants(2004-05) of the Ministry of Water Resources which was presented to Lok Sabha on 23 August 2004.
legal backing: The Delhi High Court has asked the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) and other civic agencies to permit water harvesting in as many public sector buildings as possible. In an order issued on August 25, 2004, it also directed authorities concerned to allow the activity on flyovers that have …
Developmental issues held centre stage during the recent general elections. Curiously, however, there was little debate on that mother of all development projects
if the findings of a recent study were to be believed, the Union government's proposal to interlink rivers across the country would adversely alter the habitat of a variety of fish. The study, by scientists from the Cochin University of Science and Technology and the Kerala Agricultural University, was conducted …
function map() { var popurl="files/images/20040630/37.jpg" winpops=window.open(popurl,"","width=550,height=500,scrollbars=yes") } All signals emanating from the recently elected United Progressive Alliance government in India suggest that the country’s grandiose river-linking project is to be reviewed. These indications may not, however, be enough to allay apprehensions caused by the proposed venture in neighbouring Bangladesh. The …
suresh Prabhu, chairperson of the task force on interlinking of rivers, has resigned from his post. The action was necessitated as Prabhu has filed his nomination to contest the coming general elections from Maharashtra's Rajapur constituency. He said he did not want to hold any "office of profit' now. "What …
with political power changing hands in Madhya Pradesh (MP), there has been a concomitant shift in the state's stand on the issue of river networking. The new Bharatiya Janata Party (bjp) government has "agreed in principle' to connect Parvati, Kalisindh and Chambal rivers. The decision, taken in the second week …
on October 31, 2002, the Supreme Court of India directed the central government to link the country's major rivers by 2015. The government responded with unprecedented enthusiasm. The National Water Development Authority (nwda) has proposed a national river grid and has identified 30 river links, which would connect every major …
around 500 residents of Pune jostled for space at the S M Joshi memorial hall on February 11. They were keen to get a ringside view of what was perhaps the first interaction between the Union government's task force on interlinking of rivers and civil society representatives. The debate turned …
Bangladesh has asked the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to stop loans for the Indian river-linking projects till transboundary disputes are settled. The Bangladesh delegation has suggested that not only should the bank address issues such as providing safe drinking water and sanitation for the poor, it should also involve itself …
The member secretary of the river inter-linking task force, C D Thatte, has cited dissension with chairperson Suresh Prabhu and resigned. Thatte, a former secretary with the ministry of water resources, had not been attending taskforce meetings since July this year. Thatte had reportedly been upset with Prabhu's style of …
After neglecting the north-east for years, Delhi now feels the need to initiate "developmental' activities in the region. There is good reason. Indo-Chinese ties are improving. Moreover, a sub-regional economic grouping
