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 …
Irrigated agriculture is placing increasing pressure on finite freshwater resources, especially in developing countries, where water extraction is often unregulated, un-priced and even subsidized. To shift agriculture to a more sustainable use of water without harming the food security and livelihoods of hundreds of millions of smallholders, substantial improvements of …
GHAZIABAD: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has formed a committee to study the level of concretization in the city and frame guidelines on the issue. The step has been taken following a petition filed by a city-based environmentalist, Akash Vasisth, on the "mindless" concretization undertaken by the GDA despite government …
The Rajasthan River Basin and Water Resources Planning Authority (RRBWRPA), tasked with the responsibility of reviving the mythical Saraswati river is likely to submit its report to the state government in six months. "We would be coordinating with ISRO, Central Ground Water Board, State Ground Water Board, another agency working …
Even as rainwater harvesting strategy in urban areas has gone haywire due to its slipshod implementation, Lord Jagannath seems to have borne the brunt of adverse impacts of depleting groundwater table. Experts, who inspected drying of two sacred wells inside Shree Jagannath Temple, concluded that natural groundwater recharge was hampered …
The water-starved city seems to have benefitted a little bit from the intermittent but heavy rains during the last two weeks of July. There has been a marginal increase in the groundwater table, according to Chennai Metrowater. July was one of the wettest months of the decade as the city …
Out of 58 observatory borewells, groundwater levels reported to have gone up in 48 Has the groundwater situation improved in Mysuru district? If the recent study by the Department of Mines and Geology is any indication, the answer is yes. Out of 58 observatory borewells monitored by the department, 48 …
The groundwater monitoring data of Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) for pre-monsoon 2014, compared with decadal mean of pre-monsoon (2004-2013), indicates that 71 per cent wells in Jharkhand show rise in groundwater level, said Union Minister of State for water resources, river development and Ganga rejuvenation Professor Sanwar Lal Jat …
AGARTALA: Tripura has imposed a total ban on the use, manufacture, import, storage and sale of plastic bags in the state in view of its harmful effect on the environment, official said here on Tuesday. The decision was taken under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, and the Plastics Waste (Management …
NEW DELHI: An order by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) pronounced on Tuesday could have grave repercussions for the Akshardham Temple. Manoj Mishra, an environmentalist who has been challenging the alleged unauthorized expansion of the temple complex located on the Yamuna floodplains, had filed an application against office memorandums issued …
Rainwater could save people in India a bucket of money, according to a new study by scientists looking at NASA satellite data. The study, partially funded by NASA’s Precipitation Measurement Missions, found that collecting rainwater for vegetable irrigation could reduce water bills, increase caloric intake and even provide a second …
Availability of a safe and reliable water supply is an issue in developing nations, including India. Rainwater harvesting (RWH) is a site-specific source control used to satisfy human, agricultural, and safety demands for water. This study analyzed the effects of capturing rainwater for a 12.5 year period (Jan 1999–Jun 2011) …
Water use by plant communities across years of varying water availability indicates how terrestrial water balances will respond to climate change and variability as well as to land cover change. Perennial biofuel crops, likely grown mainly on marginal lands of limited water availability, provide an example of a potentially extensive …
Groundwater is an increasingly important water supply source globally. Understanding the amount of groundwater used versus the volume available is crucial to evaluate future water availability. We present a groundwater stress assessment to quantify the relationship between groundwater use and availability in the world's 37 largest aquifer systems. We quantify …
Groundwater is a finite resource under continuous external pressures. Current unsustainable groundwater use threatens the resilience of aquifer systems and their ability to provide a long-term water source. Groundwater storage is considered to be a factor of groundwater resilience, although the extent to which resilience can be maintained has yet …
“What we need is linking of our heart and brain with river” For the ‘Water man of India’ Rajendra Singh, who turned around life in the arid regions of Rajasthan with his inventive water conservation techniques involving the local communities, the steps taken by the Modi government in this sector …
Ahead of World Environment Day on June 5, corporate honchos and ministers came together on Thursday to discuss ways to save the city's forests and recharge the area's depleting groundwater level. In a day-long seminar, titled 'Eco-restoration opportunities in and around Aravali to reduce water stress of Gurgaon and NCR', …
LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh government has undertaken a special drive to revive rivers and lakes in the state. In a review of waterbodies in Uttar Pradesh, chief secretary Alok Ranjan said ponds and pools digging drive should be conducted in villages to accumulate rainwater. He also said directions have been issued …
The National Green Tribunal today slapped a total fine of Rs nine lakh on three five-star hotels here after it found "unsatisfactory" rain water harvesting systems in their premises. A bench, headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar, passed the orders after noting that these hotels had not bothered to …
The Delhi Jal Board is setting up five decentralised Waste Water Treatment Plants (WWTP) to treat effluent for non-potable purposes and bridge the demand and supply gap. According to a DJB official, a decentralised WWTP has been set up at Keshopur with a treatment capacity of 66KL/day. “Trial run of …
Every year, city residents struggle to find water during summer. But when the skies open up, little attempt is made to save the water for later days. The continuing downpour in the last few days provided ample amount of water, but most of it goes waste in the absence of …
