Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Are missing palm trees causing more lighting deaths in Bihar appearing in ‘The Times of India’ dated 29.05.2025". The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Are missing palm trees causing …
As Tamil Nadu has become a water-deficit state, Finance Minister O. Panneerselvam on Thursday announced the revival of kudimaramath , an ancient system of maintaining and managing water bodies by local communities themselves. “The State will embark on a mission for water resource management to restore water bodies and revive …
THE introduction of high tech equipment for monitoring and modelling water resources in Pangani Basin has helped to reduce conflicts related to water allocation and improved the management of the resource. This was revealed in Dar es Salaam yesterday by a local Consultant with Pangani Basin, Mr Hosea Sanga, at …
This brief presents insights and lessons learned from a capacity development programme on water security and climate resilient development covering eight countries in Africa – Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Ghana, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tunisia and Zimbabwe. The Water, Climate and Development Programme for Africa (WACDEP) was developed by the African Ministers’ …
An Act to provide an overarching national legal framework with principles for protection, conservation, regulation and management of water as a vital and stressed natural resource, under which legislation and executive action on water at all levels of governance, as also water-use and water-related actions by persons and their associations, …
Panaji: Scientists from the ASEAN (association of South East Asian nations) met on Wednesday, to discuss how they can collaborate and develop methodologies for risk assessment of ballast water management. The port to port transportation of ships from all over the world usually leads to their ballast water being exchanged. …
Water resources management is an important part in farming system development. Agriculture in Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh is predominantly rainfed with an average 2210 mm monsoonal rain, but rainfall during dry winter period (December–February) is inadequate for winter crop production. The natural soil water content (as low as 7 …
Even after the heavy rains that drenched East Africa in April, Makueni County in eastern Kenya remains dry – and it's not clear when increasingly elusive rainfall will come again. But the women of Kikumbulyu village are not worried. Last November, they built a rock catchment system to harvest rainwater. …
India and Tanzania on Sunday signed five agreements, including two on water supply and water resource management. The agreements were signed following delegation-level talks here headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Tanzanian President John Magufuli. According to one agreement, India will extend a line of credit of $92 million …
The course correction is part of the govt’s new policy on irrigation projects, which is in its implementation stage. The state government has decided to set up new water management units along the irrigation projects and close its under utilised construction units across Maharashtra. At present, there are 3,900 major …
There is increasing interest in water pricing instruments as policy tools in a variety of contexts. This paper discusses use of these instruments towards achieving complex goals, often including social and environmental components. Case studies from Australia and South Africa highlight that the development of a policy regime to achieve …
The effects of global warming on water supply represent one of the greatest challenges for cities in the 21st century. City administrations are seeking ways to meet demand for water from growing populations while grappling with the issues presented by climate change - extreme rainfall and drought, rising sea levels …
This publication showcases a compilation of project briefs culled from case studies of good practices, new approaches, and working models on sanitation and wastewater management from different countries. The project briefs demonstrate solution options from which useful lessons can be derived. Not only do they illustrate how sanitation and wastewater …
This report summarizes the strengths, challenges, opportunities, and risks characterizing the prospects for integrated water resources management in Indonesia. Integrated water resources management planning is essential for sustainable growth. Indonesia’s rapid economic growth, increasing populations, and trends in developing and urbanizing environments are leading to potential conflicts as more users …
The Kanto region may experience a serious drought this summer, possibly triggering a raft of restrictions, due to an “unprecedented” shortage of water in lakes and reservoirs supplying the area, officials warned Tuesday. Although the region expects decent rainfall over the next few days, hopes remain slim that it will …
Guwahati: Assam government has decided to constitute an expert committee to be sent to China for studying the Yellow River (Huwang He) Management Strategies and prepare a road map to stop flood and erosion caused by the Brahmaputra river here. Chairing a high-level review meeting of the Water Resources Department, …
Jamshedpur: A bid to control energy wastage by organizing a sustained conservation awareness movement has saved 17.25 million units nationally. An initiative of Tata Power, the movement christened 'Club Enerji', has achieved a noteworthy milestone of saving 17.25 million units of electricity by sensitizing above 12.8 million citizens across 11 …
Delhi (46) and Mumbai (49) are amongst the four Asian countries that are most susceptible to higher flood risks due to natural disasters, says the global sustainable cities index. Manila is the most vulnerable and ranks at the bottom in this index of 50 countries. The index, conducted by Arcadis …
The Government of the Republic of Uganda recently commissioned the Ntungamo Water Supply and Sanitation System, financed by the African Development Fund (ADF). It is part of the second phase of the regional Lake Victoria Water Supply and Sanitation Program (LVWATSAN II). This follows an ADF grant of UA 72.98 …
As debate continues in San Diego County and around the state over how aggressively to conserve water amid a historic drought, a new study finds that reductions in urban water use have saved significant amounts of electricity and reduced greenhouse gas emissions. The analysis, published by UC Davis, capitalized on …
Congress MLA from Bandipore Usman Majeed today cautioned the government against environmental disaster in case immediate efforts were not taken to save Wular Lake, the only freshwater lake in Asia, from further degradation. “A plan is required to remove willow trees and prevent their re-growth in the periphery of the …
