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 …
Water availability has become an important driver for facilitating economic growth in the state of Karnataka. As only 20% of water supplied is consumed and the balance 80% is wastewater, treatment and reuse of this wastewater will reduce the pressure to augment water supply from freshwater sources. The Government of …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of State of Tamil Nadu Vs State of Karnataka & Others dated 30/09/2016 regarding Cauvery river water allocation. The Apex Court in its Order said that the State of Karnataka is flouting the order of the Court and referred to …
Although the Ganges River Basin (GRB) has abundant water resources, the seasonal monsoon causes a mismatch in water supply and demand, which creates severe water-related challenges for the people living in the basin, the rapidly growing economy and the environment. Addressing these increasing challenges will depend on how people manage …
Freshwater appropriation can have vast impacts, depending on management and scale of water use. Since 2000, foreign investors have contracted an area the size of the United Kingdom in Africa, leading to increased pressure on water resources. Here we couple site-specific water demand for the crops planted there to the …
The article comments on the Maharashtra government's Department of Water Resources Draft Godavari Basin Water Resources Plan from the perspective of the Vidarbha region.
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of State of Karnataka & Others Vs State of Tamil Nadu dated 20/09/2016 regarding Cauvery water dispute. Supreme Court orders for the constitution of the Cauvery Management Board within four weeks and directs the State of Karnataka to release 6000 …
Modifying its September 5 order, the Supreme Court on Sep 12, 2016 asked the Karnataka government to release 12,000 cusecs water to Tamil Nadu Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of State of Tamil Nadu Vs State of Karnataka & Others dated 12/09/2016 regarding Cauvery water …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of State of Tamil Nadu Vs State of Karnataka & Others dated 05/08/2016 regarding Cauvery river water dispute. Mr. Naphade, learned senior counsel appearing for the State of Tamil Nadu contends that the State of Karnataka has not been complying …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M/s Anand Duplex Ltd. (Unit-1) Vs. Krishan Kant Singh & Others dated 30/08/2016 regarding industry discharging effluents which are within the prescribed limits but the water consumption for manufacturing paper has not attained the desired level. National Green Tribunal allows …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M/s Micro Turners Vs. MoEF & CC & Others dated 30/08/2016 regarding an industry in Bhadra-Badh District Haridwar, Uttarakhand running without having consent to operate and authorization. Counsel appearing on behalf of the Uttarkahnad Environment protection and Pollution Control Board …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Shailesh Singh V/s. Hotel Jaypee Vasant, New Delhi & Ors. dated 30/08/2016 regarding Hotel Jaypee Hotel illegally extracting groundwater and thus causing environmental degradation. The Application was filed by Delhi resident Shailesh Singh stating that Hotel Jaypee is situated in …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M/s. SLG Bright Wires Vs. Uttarakhand Environment Protection & Pollution Control Board dated 12/08/2016 regarding M/s. SLG Bright Wires engaged in manufacturing of MS steel wires, Alloy steel wires, SS wires, Copper wire & Brass wires involving annealing, pickling, phosphating …
Revegetation of degraded ecosystems provides opportunities for carbon sequestration and bioenergy production. However, vegetation expansion in water-limited areas creates potentially conflicting demands for water between the ecosystem and humans. Current understanding of these competing demands is still limited. Here, we study the semi-arid Loess Plateau in China, where the ‘Grain …
Global freshwater demand is projected to increase substantially in the coming decades, making water one of the most fiercely contested resources on the planet. Water is linked to many economic activities, and there are complex channels through which water affects economic growth. The purpose of this report is to provide …
The Central Water Commission will formally protest against a proposal to subsume it into a new organisation. The proposal that resulted from a report — A 21st Century Institutional Architecture for India’s Water Reforms: Restructuring the CWC and CGWB — of a high-powered committee led by Mihir Shah, member of …
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 …
The effects of global warming on water supply represent one of the greatest challenges for cities in the 21st century. City administrations are seeking ways to meet demand for water from growing populations while grappling with the issues presented by climate change - extreme rainfall and drought, rising sea levels …
Rampant deforestation, extensive damming of the rivers, huge diversions of water for industrial projects and even elite resorts can be seen across the state. All these underlie Maharashtra’s terrible water crisis. They won’t get washed away by the monsoon, even if media coverage of it dries up with the onset …
Water supply consumes a substantial amount of energy directly and indirectly. This study aims to provide an enhanced understanding of the influence of water stressors on the embodied energy of water supply (EEWS). To achieve this goal, the EEWS in 75 North Carolina counties was estimated through an economic input-output …
Despite tall claims of the government to provide adequate potable water to residents, several areas in nine districts of the state have been facing shortage of water. Though authorities have hired private tankers to supply water, still many areas are yet to get required supply. As per sources, the affected …
