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 …
GURUGRAM: The state government may be reluctant in declaring the Aravalis a forest, but a study by the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) has revealed how important the Aravali aquifers are to the city's sustainability as its major source of groundwater rechargen. In the first-of-its-kind study, CGWB carried out a …
Simply improve governance or push for a national law on water? The debate on the best way to manage India's multiple water crises is likely to gain currency again with PM Narendra Modi's visit to Israel in early July . Cooperation on water issues -conservation, desalination, urban sewage treatment to …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Society for Protection of Culture, Heritage, Environment, Traditions & Promotions of National Awareness (CHETNA) Vs. National Capital Territory of Delhi & Others dated 16/06/2017 regarding excavation activity taking place for the purpose of creating the five lakes in the Qutab …
NEW DELHI: Niti Aayog, the government's premier think-tank, will soon rank states on their water management capabilities, with emphasis on policy and governance measures. The Aayog, in consultation with states, has developed a Composite Water Management Index as a tool to assess and further improve the performance in efficient management …
BENGALURU: Groundwater in 29 out of 30 districts in the state is contaminated by one pollutant or the other but don't trust a quality testing laboratory to give you the accurate picture. The comptroller and auditor general (CAG) has red-flagged these laboratories for generating fake reports -by claiming to have …
SALIMA-(MaraviPost) – The country’s clean water crisis remains unabated and efforts towards addressing waterborne disease may continue to be hampered with fresh revelation that about 7,000 household in Salima North-West Constituency are wrestling for a single borehole. This is one of the typical examples on how the clean water crisis …
AHMEDABAD: Professor of Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT-Madras), T Pradeep, known for inventing water purifiers that provide drinking water for Rs130 a year for a family, delivered a talk at Indian Institute of Technology-Gandhinagar (IITGn) on Tuesday. He said that use of groundwater in an unsustainable manner for farming …
The Millennium City’s woes include depleting groundwater table, pollution and poor waste management Gurugram, or the Millennium City as it often called, may soon become “a living hell” if it doesn’t address the challenges rapid urbanisation has thrown up. The fast depleting groundwater table, high levels of pollution, rising demand …
With exception of 31 reservoirs in southern states where the water table has plummeted to 8% of their capacities, overall water tables in key reservoirs across the country have been at 21% of their capacities Just a couple of days after the onset of the southwest monsoon over the Kerala …
Many major river deltas in the world are subsiding and consequently become increasingly vulnerable to flooding and storm surges, salinization and permanent inundation. For the Mekong Delta, annual subsidence rates up to several centimetres have been reported. Excessive groundwater extraction is suggested as the main driver. As groundwater levels drop, …
AHMEDABAD: Rajendra Singh, a water conservationist from Rajasthan and recipient of Stockholm Water Prize and Ramon Magsaysay Award, has warned that Gujarat may soon find itself in a water crisis if it fails to preserve its groundwater resources. Singh said that it is time the state's five agricultural universities pool …
Using groundwater for agricultural production has the potential to build resilience in food insecure regions of the world. Use of groundwater can boost agricultural production, improve rural incomes and strengthen farmers' ability to withstand climate shocks and water variability. However, for groundwater to contribute to sustainable intensification of agriculture, it …
Ground Water Year Book is prepared annually by CGWB depicting changes in ground water regime of the country through different seasons. It is an effort to obtain information on ground water levels through representative monitoring wells. The important attributes of ground water regime monitoring are ground water level.
Ahmedabad: As the state is waiting for the onset of monsoon, water management experts are worried about harnessing the maximum amount rainwater to replenish aquifers. During a national-level workshop in Ahmedabad on Tuesday, experts said that out of 25 blocks defined by Central Ground Water Board (CGWB), 23 are overexploited …
Recycled water pumped into underground aquifers as part of plan to make Perth’s water supply ‘climate independent’ by 2022 Perth is pumping recycled water into the underground aquifers that provide its drinking water supply as part of a strategy to drought-proof the city against climate change. The Environmental Protection Authority …
At its source, wells are drying up as swathes of forest lie submerged by dams or cut down for rail and power lines It's only once a year that the priests of the Kaveriamma temple at Talakaveri, the source of river Cauvery in Kodagu (Coorg), use water from the holy …
CHENNAI: Around 200 licensed packaged water manufacturers in Thiruvallur and Chennai shut shops on Sunday to protest against the state government's move to close some of their units in the wake of drought. An additional 100 manufacturing units in Kancheepuram will join the strike on Monday, said V Murali, a …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Ashutosh Kumar Sharma Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 26/05/2017 regarding laying of storm water/sewer pipeline in Ward No. 6 for village Shobhapur, Rohata Road, Police Station Kankar Kheda, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. It is the case of the …
Indiscriminate Withdrawal Of Groundwater Means India May Run Out Of Its Supply Of Usable Water In A Few Years Right on the edge of the Ganga basin that spans 11 Indian states lies Naujhil block, a few kilometres west of Yamuna in UP's Mathura district. You would think this is …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Arvind Press Caps Limited Vs. Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board dated 22/05/2017 regarding pollution caused by industries in RIICO Industries Area, Bhiwadi, Rajasthan. NGT makes it clear that besides the recommendations made by the joint inspection team, each of the …
