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 …
Bad news is good news; media revel in news of crisis and catastrophe. No news is bad news; some space has to be filled with news if anyone is going to look at accompanying views and ads. But if there is no news, pseudo-news can be invented, also known as …
The first rains in the state’s hinterland appear to be encouraging, with water conservation projects undertaken by people under Jalyukta Shivar Abhiyan filling up. Reports following the first rains across Vidarbha, Marathwada, north and western Maharashtra indicate that projects that have been completed are retaining rainwater, much to the relief …
GURGAON: In view of rapid water depletion here, Union minister Rao Inderjit Singh on Wednesday directed the local administration to ensure maximum conservation of rainwater during upcoming monsoon season. While chairing a meeting on water conservation, Singh, who is also the local MP said, Gurgaon Municipal Corporation, Haryana Urban Development …
Much of the Middle East and North Africa is set for acute water shortages and the region must do more to conserve water while expanding a series of pilot program including solar-powered water pumps, scientists and officials said on Tuesday. "The situation is critical," Essam Khalifa, a senior official from …
NASHIK: Deputy director of Groundwater Survey Development Agency (GSDA) Ajay Karve on Tuesday said the state government should have adopted a more scientific approach for the works taken under the Jalyukta Shivar Abhiyan, a flagship programme that aims at making 5,000 villages in Maharashtra drought-free in five years. He said …
“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 …
LAHORE: WWF-Pakistan has been awarded the National Energy Globe Award for its project City-wide Partnership for Sustainable Water Use and Water Stewardship in SMEs in Lahore, Pakistan. Funded by the European Union, it aims to promote water efficient production and consumption practices in the country’s Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) …
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 …
This paper identifies over 50 000 patents filed worldwide in various water-related technologies between 1990 and 2010, distinguishing between those related to availability (supply) and conservation (demand) technologies. Patenting activity is analysed – including inventive activity by country and technology, international diffusion of such water-related technologies, and international collaboration in …
Project involving around 500 structures would require budget of Rs 100 crore. Nearly 500 traditional structures to aid water conservation that were built during the 1972 drought are being revived as part of a better water management strategy by the state government. The estimated budget for the project is not …
PUDUCHERRY: The significance of recognising bioregions and overcoming territorial boundaries in preserving and conserving water was emphasised at a meeting jointly hosted by the US Consul General and a few NGOs from Puducherry and Auroville on Tuesday here. The meeting on the topic, 'Water stewardship for sustainable development of the …
If everything goes as planned, Kollam could well be the first district in the state to be free of water scarcity. The Kollam district panchayat has embarked on a massive project to artificially recharge wells in the panchayats. The target is one lakh wells and the project is being implemented …
LEAK alert sensors began real-time monitoring of water consumption in 100 companies over the city over the weekend. Businesses using more than 50,000 cubic meters of water per month are targeted in the Shanghai Water Authority initiative to save water. Inspections will take place at companies found to be consuming …
More tanks should be built to save available water: Rajendra Singh Renowned water conservationist Rajendra Singh strongly felt that effective water management was the solution for water crisis. The Stockholm Water Prize and Magsaysay Award winner was addressing the gathering at a function organised by the Rotary Club of Coimbatore …
Seeking to save millions of liters of water per day across the country, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) - country's national standardization agency that involves in issuing quality certification - has planned to amend the existing criteria to certify toilet's flush so that the attached cistern can discharge water …
California water regulators on Tuesday adopted the state's first rules for mandatory cutbacks in urban water use as the region's catastrophic drought enters its fourth year. The emergency regulations, which require some communities to trim water use by as much as 36 percent, were approved unanimously late Tuesday by the …
It was a joyous moment for the team working on reviving the Saraswati River in Yamunanagar district as they found strong water current on reaching a depth of seven-feet today. This has raised hopes for the entire project, which was receiving criticism from various planks who termed it an RSS …
In a country where availability of water is a cause for concern, the low use-efficiency of limited natural resource for purposes such as irrigation and drinking may come as a shocker to many. What is worse is the fact that a water-use efficiency study of 28 major and medium irrigation …
Africa faces a myriad of hurdles on its way to achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the post-2015 development agenda. Climate change, population growth, youth bulge, widespread unemployment, extreme poverty and hunger are some of the challenges that the continent is grappling with. Africa’s agricultural potential is immense. It …
A Bill to provide for the establishment of institutional mechanism for effective management, protection, conservation, development, equitable, distribution, regulation, conjunctive judicious and efficient use of the state water resources with the objective to ensure water, food and ecological security, thus ensuring sustainability of water resources keeping in view the intra …
