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 …
Threatens to “stop water from different sources going to Madhya Pradesh” Water dispute between Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh showed no signs of abating with the Irrigation Minister, Shivpal Singh Yadav, taking a tough stand on the neighbouring State’s move to deny U.P. its share of water from the Bansagar …
Many irrigation systems are special cases of common-pool resources (CPRs) in which some users have preferential access to the resource, which in theory aggravates collective action challenges such as the under-provision of necessary infrastructure as a result of unequal appropriation of water resources. We present experimental evidence based on an …
The government will invest Rs16 billion for the implementation of the third phase of the Mahakali Irrigation Project. The amount, which will be used for survey, design and cannel construction, comes from the $1 billion (Rs 102.4 billion) Indian line of credit. “Work on the survey has already begun,” said …
While considering the accordance of forest clearance for 750 MW Tawang-I and 750 MW Tawang-II projects, the Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) of the Ministry of Environment and Forests, (MoEF and CC) asked the Government of Arunachal Pradesh to conduct a study on Tawang river basin with the following objectives: To …
CHENNAI:The Southern Bench of National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Union Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) to immediately consider the proposal of the TN government to desilt Srivaikundam dam and pass orders before June 5. On May 13, the NGT pulled up the MoEF for giving more importance …
Who said large-scale hydropower was out? As an article published by Climate Central recently noted, it has now been omitted from the United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP) annual reports on renewable energy for eight years running, and “may be seen as a risky bet” for investors. But Peru, together with …
The National Green Tribunal has asked the Odisha government, Ministry of Environment and Forest, to file their reply within four weeks as to why the injunction will not be granted in respect of ongoing construction work of Lower Suktel irrigation Project in Bolangir district. Talking to reporters here , social …
The KMSS has said that the experts' committee on Lower Subansiri Hydroelectric Project along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border is divided in its opinion on the dam - while the local experts are against the dam with its present blueprint, the experts deputed by the Centre are in favour of going …
Kanhar Irrigation Project was dormant for nearly 40 years before Uttar Pradesh govt set about reviving it. This has led to violent protests by villagers it will displace, police firing and opposition from two states. From Sonbhadra in UP and Jhara in Chhattisgarh, Maulshree Seth reports. Akloo Parhiya was 10 …
Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh appear to be on warpath over sharing water from the Bansagar dam across the Sone river. Last week, Madhya Pradesh flatly refused to share water with Uttar Pradesh due to the dispute over operational expenses, forcing the latter to knock at the Centre's door. Though …
Shimla, May 20: As the Modi government has pushed 175-m-high Renukaji Dam that will supply 23 cumecs water to Delhi in deep freeze, the state government has sought Rs 1,981.35 crore assistance to start work on the project or it will cancel the land awards given to the project-affected villages, …
Wants another committee to review adverse report of experts against 6 dams The NDA government, unwilling to outright reject 6 new dams in the Uttarakhand hills despite its expert panel recommending so, has decided to refer the matter to another expert body it wishes to set up, which will now …
Moves Supreme Court against study Tamil Nadu has moved the Supreme Court seeking a restraining order against neighbouring Kerala and its officials from conducting any drilling operation, investigation or survey work or any other work in connection with a new dam on the Periyar river adjacent to the disputed Mullaperiyar …
A remote sensing and GIS based landslide susceptibility zonation (LSZ) of the Tehri reservoir rim region has been presented here. Landslide causal factors such as land use/land cover, photo-lineaments, landslide incidences, drainage, slope, aspect, relative relief, topographic wetness index and stream power index were derived from remote sensing data. Ancillary …
The state government's efforts to stop the diversion of water by Maharashtra got a boost after the Maharashtra government on Wednesday gave an undertaking before the Mhadei water disputes tribunal that it will not commence any work on the gorge portion of the Virdi dam. During the hearing of the …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Om Dutt Singh & Others Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 07/05/2015 regarding construction of the Kanhar Irrigation Project. The project is located downstream of the confluence of River Pagan with Kanhar near village …
Coming down heavily on the Kerala government for taking up a feasibility study for the construction of a new dam at Mullaperiyar, the opposition parties in Tamil Nadu on Monday urged the central government to immediately step in and halt the process as it violates a Supreme Court order. The …
In a country where availability of water is a cause for concern, the low use-efficiency of limited natural resource for purposes such as irrigation and drinking may come as a shocker to many. What is worse is the fact that a water-use efficiency study of 28 major and medium irrigation …
Chinese ecologists have called for a halt in construction of dams, including one claimed to be the world’s biggest, in Tibet close to Arunachal Pradesh, citing adverse impact of hydropower stations over the potential habitat of newly discovered species of a macaque in the area, reports PTI. “Construction of hydropower …
Four Amazonian tribes have joined forces to oppose the construction of hydroelectric dams in their territory as the Brazilian government ramps up efforts to exploit the power of rivers in the world’s biggest forest. The Munduruku, Apiaká, Kayabi and Rikbaktsa released a joint statement on Thursday demanding the halt of …
