Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Naresh Kumar Vs Government of NCT of Delhi & Others dated 13/05/2025. The matter is related to illegal extraction of groundwater in Manakpura, Delhi by the water supply mafia. According to the complainant, one Hemant has illegally drilled a borewell …
Country's water footprint is 3,000 litres per day, highest in the globe, says report WaterAid report pointed out that India accounts for almost one-fourth of the total groundwater extracted globally India tops the list of countries with the most number of people living with water scarcity during at least one …
India tops the list of countries with the most number of people living with water scarcity during at least one part of the year, and is facing the worst water crisis in its history, said a new report by global non-profit organisation WaterAid. With one billion people living in water …
Adjudged third best in India, the RWA has received National Water Award At a time when the water table in urban pockets is on a constant decline owing to the over exploitation of groundwater and the erratic rainfall is making the situation worse, JR Nagar Residents’ Welfare Association (RWA) has …
18 tubewells in Narnaul and Nangal Choudhary blocks sealed A team of the groundwater cell with the Agriculture Department has found stone crushing units in Narnaul and Nangal Choudhary blocks utilising groundwater commercially in violation of rules. The extraction of groundwater for the commercial purpose is illegal in the two …
CHARMINAR: Irked by the apathy of authorities towards the water crisis plaguing their localities, residents living in areas under Jalpally municipality limits (Maheswaram constituency) took to the streets over the weekend to raise their voice against the issue. Local leaders too had to face the wrath of the people who …
BENGALURU: Bellandur is reeling under severe water crisis as borewells in the area are drying up, while water tankers have jacked up prices in view of increasing demand. “Earlier, we would get 6,000 litres of tanker water at Rs 500, but now the prices have gone up to Rs 1,500,” …
JAIPUR: The Public Health and Engineering Department (PHED) sanctioned more tube wells to tide over the water crisis in the summer season but the authorities failed to properly implement the rule to construct rainwater harvesting structures. As per the PHED officials, around Rs 35 crore were sanctioned recently for 453 …
Almost every coal-fired power plant in the US is contaminating groundwater with unsafe levels of toxic pollution, according to the first comprehensive analysis of the consequences of coal ash waste disposal. Of the 265 US power plants that monitor groundwater, 242 have reported unsafe levels of at least one pollutant …
The cost of desalination has been plummeting over the years. As a result, desalination has become a viable option for certain strategic uses. Today, over 20,000 desalination plants in more than 150 countries supply about 300 million people with freshwater every day. Initially a niche product for energy rich and …
Arsenic is a naturally occurring trace element found in rocks, soils and the water in contact with them. Arsenic has been recognized as a toxic element and is considered a human health hazard. The occurrence of Arsenic in ground water was first reported in 1980 in West Bengal in India. …
And they are exacerbated by bad management, says Simon Long AS IT SCOURS the universe for signs of extraterrestrial life, NASA has a motto-cum-mission-statement: “Follow the water”. About 70% of the human body is made up of water, it says, and 70% of Earth’s surface is covered in the stuff. …
New research has shown that the largest groundwater depletion in the world is happening in northern India. Delhi is the epicentre of this fast-developing crisis, and it’s getting worse by the day. “From Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Western UP and Rajasthan, 32 cubic km of water is being lost every year, …
A committee, headed by a former Delhi High Court Judge has informed the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that approximately 155 waterbodies have been identified across the national Capital that have been encroached upon. The committee, which had been constituted by the NGT to monitor the groundwater situation in the Capital, …
Jalyukt Shivar is contractor-driven, says State drought mitigation board . The failure of State public policy on water leading to mismanagement of existing water resources, and not a deficient monsoon, was the real cause of the acute drought in the State, the Maharashtra State Drought Mitigation and Famine Eradication Board …
Anantapur best district, Simhachalam best religious place Andhra Pradesh stood third in the National Water Awards for 2018 behind Maharashtra and Gujarat, as part of the awards instituted by the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development, and Ganga Rejuvenation in 2007. In different categories for districts, Anantapur, Kurnool and Kadapa …
The greening in China is from forests (42%) and croplands (32%), but in India it is mostly from croplands (82%) India and China are leading the global greening effort, which is quite contrary to the general perception worldwide, a study based on NASA satellite data has said, observing that the …
Heritage city to get clean and safe drinking water under Rs 699-crore project, all major roads to be revamped The Punjab Chief Minister (CM), Capt Amarinder Singh, announced a slew of infrastructure projects of over Rs 150 crore for the development of Patiala on Saturday. The CM also announced that …
Residents of Saptari district have been hit by a shortage of water lately. Groundwater level has dropped after pumping increased in the district over the past few years. The majority of families in Saptari rely on groundwater for both drinking and irrigation purposes. Experts said the haphazard destruction in Chure …
Settlements in various hill districts in Province 1 have been reeling under water shortage in the recent years as natural springs and groundwater are drying up rapidly. People say natural water sources in the region are drying up due to haphazard construction of roads, aggregate mining and deforestation. Moreover, they …
Sixteen coal ash pits in Texas are leaking contaminants into groundwater, including arsenic, boron, cobalt and lithium, according to a report released on Thursday by the Environmental Integrity Project (EIP). Coal ash is the residue left after coal has been burned to generate power, and can include sludge from plant …
