Water Resources
First food: business of taste
Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it provides employment to people. Most importantly, cooking and eating give us pleasure. …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding dumping of garbage in the ponds in village Morta, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, 17/10/2022
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vipin Tyagi & Others Vs State of Uttar Pradesh dated 17/10/2022. Grievance in the application is against damage to the ponds in village Morta, ward no. 20, Ghaziabad. It was stated that garbage is being dumped into the ponds on …Financing sustainable watershed management in Ethiopia: exploring innovative financing strategies for nature-based solutions
Land and watershed degradation in Ethiopia threaten agricultural productivity, water supplies, and livelihoods. Key challenges include inadequate financing and unsustainable conservation interventions. Innovative financing strategies can help attract domestic and international investments for conservation interventions, or “nature-based solutions” (NBS). This paper identifies NBS financing models that offer promising pathways for …National compilation on dynamic ground water resources of India, 2022
The Union Minister of Jal Shakti, released the Dynamic Ground Water Resource Assessment Report for the entire country for the year 2022. The assessment was carried out jointly by Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) and States/UTs, which can be used for taking suitable interventions by various stake-holders. As per the …Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding mining near a water body, Trichy, Tamil Nadu, 23/09/2022
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of A. Malliga Vs The District Collector Cum The Chairman of the District Environment Impact Assessment Authority, Trichy & Others dated 23/09/2022. Once it is found that the land in question is a water body, nobody can be permitted to …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding waterbody encroachment, Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality, district Hooghly, West Bengal, 12/09/2022
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Animesh Das Vs State of West Bengal & Others dated 12/09/2022. The matter related to waterbody encroachment, mouza Kotrung under Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality, district Hooghly. The court directed the constitution of a committee to look into …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding waterbody encroachments in Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation area, 09/09/2022
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Srikanta Kumar Pakal & Others Vs State of Odisha & Others dated 09/09/2022. The Original Application has been filed with the allegation that the waterbody namely Nayapali Haza in Nayapalli Mouza of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation area …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding waterbody encroachment, Kolkata, adjacent to Science City, 06/09/2022
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Subrata Bhattacharya Vs Directorate of Mines and Minerals & Others dated 06/09/2022. The NGT directed a committee to look into the matter of waterbody encroachment, Kolkata, adjacent to Science City. The area falls within the buffer …Report of Geology and Mining Department, Jammu & Kashmir on the replenishment study of Shalliganga nalla, district Budgam, Jammu & Kashmir, 06/09/2022
Report of Geology and Mining Department, Jammu & Kashmir in Appeal No. 24 of 2022 in the matter of Raja Muzaffar Bhat Vs State Environment Impact Assessment Authority, J&K & Others). The NGT, August 12, 2022 after observing that no replenishment study was conducted for the minor mineral blocks (reserved …Youth and water security in Africa
This publication on Youth and Water Security in Africa, which comprises 25-refereed articles co-authored by youth including female scientists primarily from Africa, derives from collaboration among UNESCO, the African Ministers’ Council on Water (AMCOW) and the International Science Council (ISC) Regional Office for Africa (ROA). Scientists, engineers, researchers, and policy-makers …Ground water year book, Bihar (2021-2022)
Monitoring of ground water levels from 768 (745+23) Hydrograph Network Stations (HNS) were carried out in the year 2021-2022 with an objective to assess ground water regime of phreatic aquifer. The water level monitoring was carried out manually in the months of May’19, August’19, November’19, and January’20. The ground water …Ground water year book 2021-2022: NCT Delhi
Ground Water Year Book is the basic data report consisting information regarding the ground water regime, depth to water levels and quality and their variations in space and time compiled and analyzed based on the information generated through field studies. The data has been analyzed by officers of Central Ground …Living customary water tenure in rights-based water management in Sub-Saharan Africa
Living customary water tenure is the most accepted socio-legal system among the large majority of rural people in sub-Saharan Africa. Based on literature, this report seeks to develop a grounded understanding of the ways in which rural people meet their domestic and productive water needs on homesteads, distant fields or …Action taken report regarding construction of a proposed road affecting a water source at village Malia Dhadharia, tehsil Salt Khumad, district Almora, Uttarakhand, 09/08/2022
Action taken report by way of affidavit on behalf of the State of Uttarakhand (represented by its Chief Secretary) and Public Works Department, Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The matter related to the construction of a proposed road affecting a water source at village Malia Dhadharia, tehsil Salt Khumad, district Almora. The total …Haryana Water Resources (Conservation, Regulation and Management) Authority (Second Amendment) Bill, 2022
The Haryana Government on August 8, 2022 has issued the Haryana Water Resources (Conservation, Regulation and Management) Authority (Second Amendment) Bill, 2022 to further amend the Haryana Water Resources (Conservation, Regulation and Management) Authority Act, 2020. The following are the Statement of Objects and Reasons namely: The Bill proposes to …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding regarding encroachment of a pond, Kadaura town, Jalaun, Uttar Pradesh, 05/08/2022
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Pushpendra Kumar Vs Nagarpanchayat, Kadaura & Others ated 05/08/2022. The District Magistrate, Jalaun, Uttar Pradesh and Executive Officer, Nagar Panchayat, Kadaura was directed by the NGT to take remedial action for the restoration of the main pond (Sadar Bazar) of …Urban wastewater scenario in India
A government of India interdisciplinary team was formed with partners from Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog, Ministry of Jal Shakti and National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), international agency Innovation Centre Denmark (ICDK) and academia Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB) to develop a whitepaper on urban wastewater management. …Flood management in the country including international water treaties in the field of water resource management with particular reference to treaty/agreement entered into with China, …
This Report of the Standing Committee on Water Resources (2021-22) deals with the action taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations contained in their Twelfth Report (Seventeenth Lok Sabha) on ‘Flood Management in the Country including International Water Treaties in the field of Water Resource Management with particular Reference to …The Goa Ground Water Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2022
A Bill further to amend the Goa Ground Water Regulation Act, 2002 (Act 1 of 2002). This Act may be called the Goa Ground Water Regulation (Amendment) Act, 2022. It extends to the whole of the State of Goa.Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding discharging of waste into the pond, village Atta Dallu Patti Chindauri, Meerut district, Uttar Pradesh, 08/07/2022
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dharampal Singh & Others Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 08/07/2022. Grievance in the application is against discharge of sewage, solid waste, bio-medical and other waste into the pond in village Atta Dallu Patti Chindauri, district Meerut in …Human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation of indigenous peoples: state of affairs and lessons from ancestral cultures
Indigenous peoples, who have endured centuries of colonization, violence and domination, often relegated to live in marginal territories, in harsh conditions, offer us valuable ways to address the global water crisis through their traditional practices, both in terms of the sustainable management of aquatic ecosystems and the democratic governance of …