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 …
The second version of the JNNURM must focus on putting systems in place that stop the extensive wastage of water in urban areas A population of 377 million, spread over 7,935 cities and towns, projected to grow to over 600 million in another 20 years, presently contributing more than 60 …
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot discussed the State’s partnership programme with the European Union Ambassador and head of delegation to India Joao Cravinho here on Tuesday. Mr. Gehlot asked the Ambassador to extend the execution of the programme for another two years taking into account their positive outcome so far. …
The experience of the last two decades is a testimony to the growing clout of the corporate sector to gain control over natural resources of the country. Privatisation of water will be very quick and easy if water is transferred from the State List to the Concurrent List In view …
Corporate Water Disclosure Guidelines – provides the first ever common approach to corporate water disclosure. Companies are fundamentally changing the way they address water. Increasingly, they are investing in water-efficient technologies, working with suppliers to encourage more responsible water use, introducing cleaner and more efficient products, and seeking to advance …
Resident welfare associations (RWAs) of south Delhi, the area where the pilot project to privatise the water supply has been implemented, said that they would oppose the project unless the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) consults them through resident ward committees and councillors. United Residents Joint Action (URJA), a collective wing …
New Delhi Water should be appropriately priced for the industry to sustain high growth and to ensure its efficient use, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia said today. "There should not be any reluctance in dealing with water pricing when you are dealing with the industry," he told reporters …
It will have guiding principles on laws States may adopt In a move that will have far-reaching implications, the Centre has decided to frame a new National Water Framework Act with guiding principles on water laws the States may adopt. States that adopt and reform will be incentivised for water …
In a move that will have far-reaching implications, the Centre has decided to frame a National Water Framework Act with guiding principles on water laws the States may adopt. States that adopt and reform will be incentivised for water projects. That such a law would be made is buried in …
Exclusive jurisdiction of states over water hinders its proper management. Many significant developments have taken place in the past few months regarding water resources management (WRM) in the country. The Supreme Court, in February, gave its go-ahead to the interlinking of rivers and asked the government to ensure that the …
This new report released by Greenpeace has found that large clusters of coal fired power plants proposed in Vidarbha may bring down the future availability of water in the Wardha river by 40% and affect irrigation for about 1 lakh hectares of farmland in the future. In the backdrop of …
KOLKATA, 25 JULY: The state water resources investigation and development department today formed a seven-member committee to assess the situation with the state's groundwater ahead of preparing the state’s water policy. Headed by the secretary of the department, the committee includes environmentalists and scientists. Mr Saumen Mahapatra, water resources investigation …
A protest against the National Water Policy 2012, organised by the People’s Campaign for Right to Water-Karnataka, a community-based organisation in the City on Friday, received an overwhelming response with a total of 3,090 people taking part in it. Similar protests were held in 22 other districts of the State. …
Under pressure from States, the Centre has put out a fresh draft of the National Water Policy that stresses on the need to evolve a broad overarching national legal framework on water and has called it an “umbrella statement” of general principles. The third draft is based on the recommendations …
Giving in to public protest against privatisation of water services and indiscriminate pricing of water, the modified national water policy provides for subsidy to the poor but at the same time emphasises the need for subjecting water to allocation and pricing on ‘economic principles’. It says the private sector can …
Grappling with severe water shortage and pilferage by the “tanker mafia”, the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) on Tuesday decided to privatise the tanker management system in the city. Tenders for the process was also floated after the decision on the tanker privatisation plan was taken at a board meeting of …
Equitable distribution of water in Delhi is need of the hour. This was stated by the Chief Minister, Sheila Dikhit. Towards this end, pilot projects in certain areas under the public private participation (PPP) model are proposed to be undertaken to improve Delhi Jal Board's (DJB's) existing water supply and …
This report by World Bank & MoUD in collaboration with the states of Maharashtra, Rajasthan & Haryana identifies key elements of a state-wide program for improving water supply and sanitation services and accountability in India. The purpose of this report is to distill lessons learnt for improving Water Supply and …
Groundwater depletion has become an increasingly important policy concern in many countries around the world especially so in India, which is the largest user of groundwater for irrigation. Groundwater is contended to have ushered green revolution in the country. However, a downside to this pattern of development is that it …
The Haryana Government has formulated a Rural Water Policy to prevent wastage of potable water through public open taps and unmetered connections. Public Health Engineering Department officers told The Hindu that the ground reality was quite dismal as there was a high percentage of wastage of water through unmetered connections …
The Haryana Government has formulated a rural water policy for the state for the year 2012 to save precious drinking water by preventing wastage due to unmetered connections and open taps. A spokesman of the Public Health Engineering Department said that this policy has been formulated keeping in view the …
