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 …
Access to water and control over it is not only a matter of survival but an issue of democratic participation of all citizens in the management of their country's natural resources, particularly as conflicts over water increase. This collection of case studies offers insights into promising attempts and successful models …
This report presents a wide-ranging review of arctic climate impact science. It spans the width of subject areas, covering impacts on physical and biological systems, as well as on humanity. The report presents the scientific evidence for arctic climate change impacts in review sections, each of which targets a particular …
Rivers in the southwest coast of India are under immense pressure due to various kinds of human activities among which indiscriminate extraction of construction grade sand is the most disastrous one. The situation is rather alarming in the rivers draining the Vembanad lake catchments as the area hosts one of …
Satluj River is a major river of the Indus system and originates from Mansarovar lake in Tibet. The total catchment area of the Satluj upto Bhakra Dam is about 56875 sq km out of which about 36900 sq km lies in Tibet. The total catchment area upto Nathpa dam site …
The mountains in Sikkim are being drilled with explosives to make long tunnels to dam rivers for hydel power projects, despite warnings of geological damage. Old Suleiman Rai's house, made of wood and standing on wooden pillars, shakes as the skies boom with deafening sounds of a hundred thunderbolts. The …
Tamil Nadu has described as "untenable, unfair and unjust,' Karnataka's stand that neither the interim order nor the final award of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal can be enforced against it, and that release of water has to be decided only by the Cauvery River Authority headed by the Prime …
In a bid to save the endangered Olive Ridley turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) of Orissa and Gujarat from extinction, Turtle Ltd, a leading menswear brand has decided to undertake a conservation project aimed at protecting the animals. Undertaken in some of the known mass nesting sites of these the animals such …
Pots labelled after major rivers and lakes in the State were lined up, symbolically representing the death of these water bodies. This scene was created by the members of the Tamil Nadu Environment Council (TNEC) here on Tuesday, as a part of their protest demanding a separate ministry for water …
Complex includes a host of features; 4 per cent work already completed While environmental activists are continuing with their protest against the construction of the Commonwealth Games Village on the banks of the Yamuna and the matter is pending in Delhi High Court, almost 4 per cent work on the …
In impoverished Yunnan Province in southwestern China, a confrontation is brewing between economic growth and habitat preservation-and authorities are sending mixed signals about their intentions.
Water resources got an upperhand in the budget with funds being allocated for many schemes for linking rivers and construction of recharge structures A major scheme for constructing 48,500 recharge structures across the rivers, rivulets and streams all over the State is in the pipeline Taking a firm step towards …
India is considering an ambitious plan to link the majority of its major river basins through a vast network of canals, diverting billions of litres from the country's more water-rich river basins to those that are water-deprived. Directed by India's National Water Development Agency (NWDA), the first canal of the …
Magsaysay Award winner Rajendra Rana today urged the centre to frame a law to save the country's rivers from disappearing by October 1 next failing which he would launch a water conservation satyagraha on Mahatma Gandhi's birthday. He was addressing mediapersons here after participating in a function. He said real …
Question of distribution has to be decided by CRA Karnataka has informed the Supreme Court that neither the interim order nor the final award of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal can be enforced against it. The release of water has to be decided only by the Cauvery River Authority headed …
Anthropogenic addition of bioavailable nitrogen to the biosphere is increasing and terrestrial ecosystems are becoming increasingly nitrogen-saturated, causing more bioavailable nitrogen to enter groundwater and surface waters. Large-scale nitrogen budgets show that an average of about 20
Denitrifying bacteria and hungry plants do sterling work in disposing of the nitrates that we pump into rivers and streams. But as the excess influx goes up and up, the efficiency of removal goes down and down.
Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) approved the construction of a civic dam at Shai River in Murbad Taluka of the district. The House is, however, debating the formation of an authority to oversee the construction of the mega water project through the state irrigation department. The debate remains unsolved. The highly-awaited …
Scientific evidence on climate change leading to drying up of rivers in Gujarat is overwhelming, as it points to significant risks of water scarcity. Experts say, Gujarat needs judicious investments in infrastructures that conserve, enhance and utilize water optimally with a long-term view. When huge investments for water projects like …
Gujarat is a waterstressed state going by the definition of such areas as those having water availability below 1700 cum/ca/annum (cubic meter per capita per year). According to Priyadarshi Shukla, member of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and IIM-A faculty, the Sabarmati river basin has an annual per capita …
