Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dr. Amit Kumar Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 28/05/2025. The applicant has raised a grievance against setting up of a tyre pyrolysis plant by M/s Adideva Carbon LLP. According to the applicant, the tyre pyrolysis plant has …
The course correction is part of the govt’s new policy on irrigation projects, which is in its implementation stage. The state government has decided to set up new water management units along the irrigation projects and close its under utilised construction units across Maharashtra. At present, there are 3,900 major …
Human activities are increasingly leading to overuse of surface water and nonrenewable groundwater, challenging the capacity of water resources to ensure food security and continuous growth of the economy. Adaptation policies targeting specifically water security can easily overlook its interaction with other sustainability metrics and unanticipated local responses to the …
Reservoir operation is very important part of planning and management of water resource system. Water in the reservoir can be used for Agricultural purpose as well as Electricity generation. An attempt has been made in this paper by using a linear programming for optimal reservoir operation of Reservoirs. Asia’s first …
RIO DE JANEIRO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A proposed dam in the heart of the Amazon will lead to a wave of deforestation as remote areas of the world's largest rainforest are opened to agriculture, said a study from Brazilian researchers published on Tuesday. Local businesses with contracts to help …
DAR ES SALAAM (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Tanzania's decision to halt a multi-million dollar energy project to protect a wildlife sanctuary and farming land is a "victory" for vulnerable local communities, a global aid agency said. The $569 million bioelectricity plant threatened to evict more than 1,500 villagers from their …
Brazil's Amazon region is under threat because of the construction of 40 major dams in the Tapajós river basin, a report by Greenpeace says. The report suggests that unrestrained economic exploitation could destroy the area. Supported by the government and global engineering companies, the construction of five large dams, along …
Brazil's federal police accused on Thursday mining company Samarco, a joint venture between Vale SA and BHP Billiton, of wilful misconduct in relation to a deadly dam burst last November, saying the company had ignored clear signs the dam was at risk of collapsing. Police said Samarco had skimmed on …
CHIPINGE, Zimbabwe (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Several rivers pass from Zimbabwe's lush Eastern highlands through the lowlands of drought-hit Chipinge, Mutare and Chimanimani districts. But while river water is plentiful, hard-up farmers have no way to get enough of it to their fields. "We did not harvest anything in the …
Thiruvananthapuram: The cabinet-ranked role of V S Achuthanandan in the new LDF dispensation is yet to be finalized but the veteran leader fired the first salvo against the government on Wednesday by seeking clarity on the CPM stand on Mullaperiyar dam . He wrote a letter in this regard to …
In a major relief to those affected by the Gunjavane dam project, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Maharashtra government to refrain from storing water in the reservoir until the rehabilitation of the affected villagers was fully completed. Acting on a petition filed by the project-affected people in …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Satyanarayan Banchhor & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 01/06/2016 regarding the validity of Environmental clearance granted by the Ministry of Environment and Forests to the State of Odisha for construction of Lower Suktel …
An eight-member team of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), headed by Principal Chief Conservator of Forests SP Vasudeva, today took stock of the rehabilitation plan and environmental mitigation measures related to the proposed Rs 5,242-crore Renuka Dam. Sources said the team stressed the rehabilitation plan should ensure all families, which …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vimal Bhai Vs. Tehri Hydro Development Corporation & Ors. dated 13/05/2016 regarding Tehri dam in Chamoli District of Uttarakhand State. NGT restrains Tehri Hydro Development Corporation from throwing any building material or muck into the river Alaknanda or on the …
At present, the entire Rs 850 crore is deposited with the ministry of revenue and utilised for non-irrigation projects, even though the funds are generated from agriculture and allied activities. The state water resources department has demanded that the sum of Rs 850 crore collected as water tax be given …
Latur, which is reeling under the worst water crisis, will have 10 irrigation projects worth Rs 248 crore, promising to bring 11,011 hectares of land under irrigation. The state government has set a definite target to bring 2.18 lakh hectares of land under irrigation in the next three years in …
There are strong interdependencies between water use in agriculture and energy consumption as water saving technologies can require increased pumping and pressurizing. The Chinese Government includes water efficiency improvement and carbon intensity reduction targets in the 12th Five-Year Plan (5YP. 2011–2015), yet the links between energy use and irrigation modernization …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Rehabilitation of Displaced Families due to Irrigation Projects, 05/05/2016. Water Resources projects are planned and implemented by the respective State Governments. Further, the concerned State Government and Project Authorities make assessment of number of people/families displaced due to such projects and formulate and implement …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Bharat Jhunjhunwala Vs Ministry of Environment & Forests & Others dated 04/05/2016 regarding Singoli Bhatwari hydro-electric project on the river Mandakini, District Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand by the Project Proponent L & T Uttranchal Hydro Electric Pvt. Limited. NGT dismisses the Apllication …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of .Raghuwar Dutt Tiwari & Others Vs Ministry of Environment & Forests & Others dated 04/05/2016 regarding Singoli-Bhatwari Hydro Electric Project on River Mandakini in Uttarakhand by the Project Proponent L&T Uttranchal Hydro Electric Pvt. Limited. This Application raised an issue …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Paryawaran Sanrakshan Sangarsh Samiti Lippa Vs Ministry of Environment and Forests & Others dated 04/05/2016 regarding Kashang Hydro Electric Project in Kinnaur District of the State of Himachal Pradesh. The villagers of Lippa have filed this appeal seeking to assail …
