Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item Titled "Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s Golconda Fort Cries for attention appearing in ‘The Siasat Daily’ dated 25 May 2025". The application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled “Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s …
Delhi Development Authority's proposed redevelopment project "Lake city complex" in East Delhi was today challenged before the National Green Tribunal which sought Centre's response on the issue. A bench of Justice P Jyothimani issued notice to Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF), Ministry of Urban Development, DDA and Central Ground …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Vijender Singh Vs. MoEF & Ors. dated 01/12/2014 regarding extraction of underground water, Haryana. The Tribunal also directed the Administrator of HUDA to file an Affidavit clearly stating as to whether it is supplying water to …
A local court here has issued notices against 19 people, including Director General (DG), Department of Town of Country Planning (DTCP), in a case pertaining to change of land use of Ghata Wetland into residential area in Sector 58 and 59. The notices have also been issued against Regional Director, …
The city's environmental status report (ESR) has acknowledged the alarming state of water resources. Only water supplied through taps for drinking purpose has been tested safe. All other sources of water, including raw water, groundwater, surface water and waste water were reported as extremely polluted with even the soil contaminated. …
Only 0.01 bcm water is available for future use in Delhi, whileit is negative in Gurgaon and in almost all districts of Haryana Groundwater resources in Delhi and neighbouring areas like Gurgaon, much of Haryana, and in Ghaziabad have now become “over-exploited” because of continuous unregulated extraction for domestic, industrial …
NOIDA: The groundwater level in Noida is falling alarmingly by a metre every year, says a recently released report by the ministry of water resources, a consequence of the city's breakneck pace of urbanization that now threatens to derail it. The groundwater level, according to the report that was published …
Presence of fresh water zones below the upper saline layers in the deserts of Jaisalmer, arsenic-free aquifer after the top zone in Bihar and water-bearing aquifer at a depth of 200 metres in the hard rock areas of Tumkur, Karnataka are among some of interesting findings that emerged from Heliborne …
In right earnest to prevent floods and water shortage VIT University Chancellor G. Viswanathan has appealed to the Central government to take up river link project to solve the water shortage faced by many States. Inaugurating a 5-day training programme on ‘Sustainable Development and Management of Ground Water Resources,’ organised …
Second stage to include new passenger terminal, another runway Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) has been formally accorded the Environmental Clearance (EC) for its second stage expansion of the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA). This expansion will include the construction of a new terminal along with the second runway, taxiways, aprons, …
Delhi is reportedly facing the highest decline of groundwater level among all the metros in the country. The data compiled by the Central Ground Water Board has revealed that the city’s water table, the level below which the ground is saturated with water has fallen from 20 feet in 1977 …
INDORE: At least 270 people have died of diarrhoea and 13.14 lakh people have been affected due to diarrhoea in the last three years in Madhya Pradesh. Data obtained from Directorate General of Health Services reveals that the numbers of diarrhoea cases in the state are continuously rising since past …
After the TOI report on a study by Central Ground Water Board which confirmed presence of arsenic above permissible limits in several localities of the city , instead of focusing on ways to remove contamination in water, officials in Jal Nigam and Jal Sansthan are passing the buck on each …
Residents of the city may have benefited from better access to groundwater, but it has also given rise to the threat of arsenic poisoning. A study conducted by the Central Ground Water Board confirmed presence of arsenic above the prescribed Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) desirable limit (0.01mg/litre) in water …
To deal with the perennial water problems, the city needs to urgently introduce conservation measures in totality, and not sporadically. A holistic approach to water conservation, including encouraging use of water-efficient devices, both in residential and industrial units, treatment of sewage, economic usage of water at an individual level and …
Plant extracting groundwater, says state body One of Coca-Cola India's bottling plants in Uttar Pradesh has been ordered to close for various violations, including the extraction of groundwater, in a move that's reminiscent of the row a decade ago that led to the shutting of a unit in Kerala and …
The Haryana Government has framed a policy for planned development of low-density eco-friendly colonies to discourage development of farmhouses in a sporadic manner in the agricultural zone. A spokesman of the Town and Country Development Department said here today that the aim of the policy was to promote planned development …
The alarming rate of groundwater depletion in the city has prompted the government to track down illegal borewells and tubewells in the city but not through inspections or surveys. This time, the environment department is banking on residents and establishments to reveal voluntarily details of how much groundwater they are …
Groundwater, which is Delhi’s major resource in times of crisis, is depleting rapidly and it is a matter of concern for the Delhi government.The principal secretary (revenue) Dhrampal on Wednesday said that main cause of the depleting groundwater level is the existence of illegal borewells all over Delhi.All the deputy …
In a worrying trend, lakhs of people have fallen prey to diarrhoea this year after drinking ‘unsafe’ water supplied by the municipal authorities and eating at unauthorized roadside eateries in the state. Worrying statistics obtained from the Directorate of Health (DoH) reveal that an astounding 4.96 lakh diarrhoea cases have …
The Odisha High Court on Wednesday directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to conduct a fresh study on the pollution of Brahmani river and submit a report. A Division Bench of the court comprising Justices Injrajit Mohanty and AS Parija issued the directive to the CPCB after it found …
