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 …
Gambhir reservoir that supplies water to Ujjain has dried up. The Ujjain municipality plans to get water from Amla Vida Dam, 24 km away. The government might face resistance from farmers since the dam
Indore and Mysore do not want to face the challenge of urban governance USUALLY it is in the summer that water appears in newspaper headlines. Spring is yet to arrive
The article on Groundwater: Towards an aquifer management framework by Dr. Himanshu Kulkarni and P.S. Vijay Shankar, published in the Economic and Political Weekly (Feb 07-13, 2009) was very insightful. The current debates on groundwater issues are quite encouraging as better solutions are being sought to cope through the crisis. …
A National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) has been drawn up by the government on realising the degree of dependency that India's masses and economy have on the climate. This is with the objective of best charting out India's adaption techniques to the changing climate as well as to …
food safety China lists illegal additives China has come out with its first official compilation of 17 illegal food additives used in the country. The banned substances include boric acid, commonly used as an insecticide but also mixed with noodles and meatballs to increase elasticity, and industrial formaldehyde, used in …
An excuse to privatize irrigation project STARTED in 1984, the yet to be completed Nira Deoghar irrigation project in Maharashtra has run into rough weather. A recent judgement by the three-member water regulatory authority has put on hold the privatization of the project in Bhor taluka, Pune district. Aimed at …
In this article the author advocates demand management for optimal adaptation to changes in water resources in the Indus Basin resulting from climate change.
A recent analytical report examining the multiple challenges that global climate change raises for the management of shared freshwater resources.Assesses the prospective risks to human security and explores how policies and institutions can evolve to ensure sustainable water supplies in a warming world. Troubled Waters: Climate Change, Hydropolitics, and Transboundary …
The spatial and temporal variability experienced in the weather conditions of a local area as well as the landmass on which they act makes the overall system highly dynamic and therefore complex to understand in terms of its water resources. Watershed management philosophy offers a great deal in handling these …
KOLLAM: Water Resources Minister N.K. Premachandran said that selling drinking water was not the policy of the Government. Inaugurating a revenue adalat organised by the Kerala Water Authority (KWA) at Jalabhavan here on Monday, he said that the money collected from the water consumers was just the cost of electricity, …
Biofuels are being touted as a solution to rising fuel prices, growing energy demands, and the need to curb emissions of greenhouse gases. Governments have good reasons for promoting biofuels. Yet, a headlong rush into growing biofuel crops will bring its own problems. Unless planned properly, biofuel crops are likely …
This report presents a conceptual framework that can be used by stakeholders concerned by the development and management of shared freshwater resources. The objective is to promote the sustainable and equitable use of transboundary water resources, and to clarify trade-offs relating to development. The report outlines a concept for analysing …
This report provides an overview of the range of key livelihoods and production systems in the Blue Nile Basin. It is highlighting their relative dependence on, and vulnerability to, water resources and water-related ecosystem services in the catchments. It also elucidates current water and land related policies and institutions. The …
The National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) describes the features of National Water Mission as under: A National Water Mission will be mounted to ensure integrated water resource management helping to conserve water, minimize wastage and ensure more equitable distribution both across and within states. The Mission will take …
K. Lakshmi CHENNAI: Taking its proposal to identify additional sources of water for the city and its suburbs forward, Chennai Metrowater will set in motion the process of commissioning a detailed project report by this month-end. The terms and regulations for preparation of the DPR, at a cost of Rs.2 …
This bill recommends establishment of the Uttar Pradesh Water Management and Regulatory Commission to regulate water resources within the State. The Commission shall work within framework of the State Water Policy to promote and monitor optimal utilization of water resources. A bill to provide for the establishment of the Uttar …
