Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Nayar river is vanishing - a yatra reveals conservation goes beyond science and policy" appearing in ‘The Down To Earth’ dated 03.06.2025. The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Nayar …
The water level in the Ndakaini Dam has risen to 46 per cent, giving hope to many city residents who have had to contend with rationing. The dam supplies more than 80 per cent of Nairobi's water consumption. The Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company (NCWSC) has said rationing will …
Sudanese and Ethiopian leaders have confirmed their commitment to resolving the disputes with Egypt over the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) peacefully. President Omar Bashir and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, at a meeting in Khartoum, reiterated their commitment to the 2015 tripartite principles they signed with Egypt. “Our two countries …
Obligate river dolphins occur only in the rivers of Asia and South America, where they are increasingly subject to damaging pressures such as habitat degradation, food competition and entanglement in fishing gear as human populations expand. The Amazon basin hosts two, very different, dolphins—the boto or Amazon river dolphin (Inia …
CHUKA, Kenya, May 2 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Phyllis Mugeni was watering her greens when she spotted a dozen armed men advancing from the lowlands to attack farmers working on the banks of the River Naka in the foothills of Mount Kenya. Mugeni, a member of the Chuka community, living …
Commissioner's report in the matter of Umashankar Pawa Vs Union of India & Others dated 23/04/2018 regarding constructions at Yamuna floodplain, Agra, Uttar Pradesh. NGT in its Order dated 16th March 2018 had asked for an inspection report in respect of the property of M/s Kalyani Build Well Private Limited …
Dehradun: Debris generated during construction of the all-weather Char Dham road is being dumped into rivers which could disturb their natural course and cause widespread devastation during monsoon, environmentalists have warned. The warning comes ahead of the Char Dham yatra which begins on Wednesday and will see lakhs of pilgrims …
PANJIM: Ruling out that the national waterways project covering six rivers is meant for capital dredging, the government expressed grave concern over encroachment of rivers, particularly in the South District. The State insisted that a proper survey and desilting of the rivers would restrict illegality. “River encroachments are taking place, …
Navi Mumbai: City-based environmentalists have alleged that rampant illegal sand mining is being carried out between Belapur and Kharghar near the creek during night time. The environmentalists have also intimated the Raigad district authorities about the same. “Just a day earlier, the Panvel City Municipal Corporation (PCMC) had raided an …
Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in association with the State Pollution Control Boards monitors the river water quality across the country through a network of monitoring stations under the National Water Quality Monitoring Programme. Water quality assessment for ascertaining the chemical contamination of rivers, lakes and other fresh water bodies …
Activist Stalin Dayanand alleged that the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) is building walls on the Oshiwara river in Aarey Colony and preventing its natural flow. Drawing attention to an alleged attempt to concretise a river in the city, activist Stalin Dayanand, has written to several government agencies on …
National Register of Large Dam (NRLD) is a compilation of the dams in the country prepared as per information received from the State Government/Authority concerned. In NRLD the definition of “large dams” has been adopted as per the norms of International Commission on Large Dams (ICOLD). At present there are …
The petitioners in the plea have said that Punjab is deficient of water and even the groundwater stands depleted in at least 14 lakh tube wells. A public interest litigation filed in the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Wednesday has sought a compensation of Rs 80,000 crore to Punjab …
In what could be viewed as a major and persistent crackdown on illegal mining activities, the forest department seized a total of more than 800 vehicles and recovered Rs 3.46 crore compounding amount in illegal mining cases during the financial year 2017-18. The action was undertaken in the western circle …
SHIMLA: Chief minister Jai Ram Thakur said special campaign would be launched to sensitize masses about water conservation, adding that traditional methods should be adopted to save this precious resource. He said workshops would be held at panchayati raj-level to involve the elected representatives to take water conservation initiatives effectively. …
JAIPUR: Other than creating a major environmental problem for the government, the illegal and indiscriminate sand mining in Banas River is causing a huge loss of revenue for the state exchequer. Despite the ban imposed by the Supreme Court, the mining mafia has deployed scores of tractors and trucks to …
Rally for Rivers, launched last year as a movement to rejuvenate India’s rivers through riverside plantation, has entered the implementation phase with two states, Maharashtra and Karnataka, coming on board by taking multiple measures and creating a template for similar action elsewhere. Since the support of farmers will be an …
Wells and tanks near Kumudavathi riverbed are filling up indicating an increase in the groundwater level in the area. This is due to the restoration work taken by the Art of Living International Centre, said a representative from the organisation. The 45% of the restoration work is said to be …
For the first time in J’khand, a 7 day ‘Environmental Conclave’ and ‘Paryavaran Mela’ will be held by Yugantar Bharti from May 29 to June 5 at Audrey House in Ranchi to showcase different dimensions of environment and to minimise adverse impact of different types of pollution on it. Talking …
JAIPUR: Despite the Supreme Court ban, extensive illegal mining continues in Tonk district, allegedly with the connivance of mining and police departments. Since the administration has turned a blind eye towards illegal mining, the mafia is ferrying sand in hundreds of trucks every day from the Banas river near Deoli-Aancher, …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Water Pollution in Rivers, 16/03/2018. Pollution abatement of rivers is a continuous and ongoing process. It is the responsibility of the State Governments/ concerned local bodies to set up facilities for collection, transportation and treatment of sewage for abatement of pollution of rivers. This …
