Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nizamuddin West Association Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/04/2025. The matter related to desilting of 24 drains with special focus on two drains - Kushak drain and Sunheri Pul drain before the monsoon. The court was informed that …
New Rules Cleared, More Time For Compliance Delhi Jal Board has given residents more time to adopt rainwater harvesting (RWH) by deferring penalty for non-compliance to June and issued new guidelines to make the process simpler. The water utility had identified various problems with the earlier rules that were deterring …
Governor N N Vohra reviewed the progress of ongoing dredging of river Jhelum from Anantnag to Baramulla, in a meeting held at the Raj Bhavan here today. Under the Prime Minister’s Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Programme 2015, “Priority Works- Comprehensive Plan for Flood Management Works on Jhelum-Phase-I” costing Rs. 399.29 crore …
International weather agencies see a normal to surplus monsoon for most parts of India this year, as if in response to a wish expressed in the Economic Survey 2015-16. In its early forecasts for the season, the Busan, South Korea-based Asia Pacific Climate Centre is quite bullish on a surplus …
Defending the Budget, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Monday that it addresses the “harsh reality” of distress in rural India and the farm sector beleaguered by successive poor monsoons. The Budget that has remained on the committed path of fiscal rectitude and includes a number of deep, though unglamorous …
The Indian government is set to unveil its budget on Monday as it faces pressure to boost growth while also appealing to the country's poor. Having overtaken China as the world's fastest-growing economy, India is seen as a bright spot in the global economy. But it has been hit by …
After two straight years of drought, there's finally reason to hope for a normal monsoon this year. Most international models indicate that El Nino, the scourge of the monsoon in India, would dissipate by summer, providing neutral conditions for the rainy season in the country. Although it is early days …
Data from 50 water basins shows rise in water level, poor monsoon last year a spoilsport. Hyderabad: Mission Kakatiya, the TS initiative to revive tanks, is showing a positive impact on groundwater in local areas, according to data collected by the state. The groundwater department collected data at 50 water …
Drinking water supply likely to be affected during summer The dipping water level in the Almatti dam in Bagalkot district Water levels in Krishna and Cauvery reservoirs have hit record low threatening drinking water supply to Bengaluru and other parts of the state during summer. Even if the State government …
The Met would come up with its first forecast of 2016 southwest monsoon in April, but initial predictions from global agencies indicate an overall weakening of El Niño The India Meteorological Department (IMD) would come up with its first official forecast of 2016 southwest monsoon in April, but initial predictions …
In Hyderabad, however, the groundwater level change between last year and this year January has been minimal. Hyderabad: Telangana will face a worse groundwater crisis in 2016 compared to last year if the Southwest Monsoon is deficient yet again. Last year the state had received 21 per cent less rainfall. …
With temperatures remaining above normal since November, this winter could well be the warmest ever recorded not only in North India, but across the country. India Meteorological Department (IMD) director general Laxman Singh Rathore said Januray too saw above normal temperatures and the trend is likely to continue in February. …
This study unravels the physical link between the weakening of the monsoon circulation and the decreasing trend in the frequency of monsoon depressions over the Bay of Bengal. Based on the analysis of the terms of Genesis Potential Index, an empirical index to quantify the relative contribution of large scale …
India's monsoon is in no danger of catastrophic collapse in response to global warming and air pollution, two atmospheric scientists said today, refuting earlier predictions that the monsoon could shut down within 100 years. The scientists at Yale University in the US who used computers to model the Earth's atmosphere, …
Acknowledging that the Paris agreement on climate change is not perfect and not legally binding, US President Barack Obama said today that the mechanisms built into it will nevertheless hold every country accountable for meeting its commitments. Describing himself as "passionate" about confronting climate change, Obama said few countries will …
Water level in many areas has gone up by 6-8 metres this month. Quality has improved too The heavy rain of the northeast monsoon has replenished the groundwater level in many parts of the city. According to Chennai Metrowater’s data, the water level in many areas has gone up by …
The South Asian Monsoon has been weakening since the 1950s with an increased incidence of extreme rainfall events. Now, a paper in the journal Climate Dynamics lead authored by Dr. R. Krishnan attributes this weakening to increased greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, atmospheric aerosols and land-use changes. Dr. Krishnan is a …
Precipitation associated with the South Asian summer monsoon has decreased by approximately 7% since 1950, but the reasons for this are unclear. Now research suggests that changes in land-cover patterns and increased emissions from human activities have contributed to this weakening, which is expected to continue in the coming decades.
Minimum temperatures expected to remain above normal into the New Year as well The last day of the warmest year ever recorded, and perhaps also the “rockiest” given the number of quakes that rattled the region, did not disappoint. Missing the bite of a conventional December day, the last day …
Hyderabad: Telangana's groundwater levels are plummeting. The average groundwater level of Telangana in post-monsoon which was recorded in November has gone from bad to worse over the past few years. This year it was recorded at 12.39 metres below ground level as against 9.04 mbgl in 2012. The same was …
