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 …
The word mismanagement sums up Delhi’s annual water crisis. The national capital was declared as the world’s second most populous city in the year 2014 by United Nations (UN). Delhi is home to some 25 million people and the cleavage between demand and supply for water keeps growing at a …
In the southwestern United States, where years of drought are leading water managers to consider drastic water-provision measures such as desalination and cloud seeding, entrepreneurs have suggested reviving a water-saving technique that was tried and abandoned half a century ago. They propose to stretch dwindling water supplies by slowing down …
Agricultural water has been for decades viewed under conventional irrigation attention in terms of public investment to other agricultural water management practices, such as rain water harvesting, that are of much relevance for smallholder-based cases. This among the key message of the Sourcebook on Water-Smart Agriculture in East Africa edited …
Based on primary data collected from 105 farming households spread across three districts and nine villages of central Punjab, this study examines groundwater depletion and consequent shifts of the farmers from centrifugal to submersible pumps. It also documents adaptation strategies of farmers in response to groundwater depletion. Owing to groundwater …
The divisional commissioner, CEO of zilla parishad and other senior officials from agriculture and other government departments on Monday visited various parts of the taluka to review the work of Jalyukta Shivar, a water conservation campaign that began last month. As many as 229 villages were identified where water conservation …
The energy and agricultural sectors "must be held accountable" for their vast water consumption and take steps to lower it, said a UN report released Tuesday. The two industries - which account for 70% and 15% of global water use respectively - are "guzzling water" while 2.9bn people could face …
MUTUAL effort is needed to preserve the River Nile, leaders from Kenya and Uganda have said. Uganda's Water minister Flavia Munaba said that it's through a joint community initiative that the major water towers can be preserved. "As the Ugandan government, we have discouraged deforestation and encouraged locals to plant …
The National Green Tribunal today directed the city government and other authorities concerned to inspect all the 13 flyovers in the city and apprise it of the possibility of installing rainwater harvesting system. A bench headed by NGT chairperson Swatanter Kumar directed the Delhi government, Delhi Jal Board (DJB), Delhi …
With water crisis worsening in the city, the Delhi Government has been directed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to assess possibility of harvesting rain water on some of the flyovers across the city. A Bench headed by NGT chairperson Swatanter Kumar directed the Delhi Government and the Central Ground …
Even as government agencies build stormwater drains across the city, SWARAN, a citizens’ network, is teaming up with voluntary organisations to oppose the move. The group claims that such structures do not provide a sustainable solution to flooding. Pointing out the problems caused by road digging in Indira Nagar, Adyar, …
CM Khattar says Haryana is water deficient and its groundwater level falling Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has said that water-deficit Haryana alone should not be banked upon for meeting the water needs of Delhi. Other States too should come forward and pitch in with their contribution in this …
The world’s drylands are subject to desertification as a result of extended droughts, climate change, and human activities. Development in drylands depends on addressing degradation of the ecosystem, mainstreaming sustainable natural resources management, and building upon the existing adaptive capacities of communities and institutions. In this regard, recent scientific results …
India and Germany today decided to set up working groups on "circular" economy and water management for restoration of water bodies, waste management and more efficient use of water resources. Circular economy refers to use of waste of one industry by another industry in a regenerative mode. Environment Minister Prakash …
The cropping pattern in Punjab, particularly the cultivation of water-intensive paddy, is under the Centre’s scrutiny at the highest level. The concern was raised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a recent meeting of the Council on Climate Change in the presence of senior ministers Sushma Swaraj, Arun Jaitley, Venkaiah …
The state government on Wednesday announced to undertake roof top rain water harvesting on a pilot basis in Bhubaneswar, Berhampur, Titlagarh, Jharsuguda and Brajarajnagar in the first phase and the project will be expanded later. The government has set a target to spend Rs 100 crore on this project in …
The Odisha government on Wednesday decided to spend Rs.100 crore in creating rainwater harvesting structures (RHS) in urban areas over next five years. In the first phase, urban areas such as Bhubaneswar, Berhampur, Titlagarh, Jharusguda and Brajarajnagar have been identified for implementation of RHS schemes through the Water Resource Department. …
Water soft paths begin from the vision that future water management has more to gain from reducing demand than from increasing supply. This article reviews three case studies of water soft path analysis in small urban areas in Canada, and one study of an urban planning process incorporating soft path …
The district authorities in Sirsa have announced that village panchayats that work towards conservation of drinking water will be awarded. Sirsa Deputy Commissioner Nikhil Gajraj, who presided over a meeting of officials today for improving supply of drinking water to people in the district, also issued a toll free number …
After 'Swach Bharat', the Centre is now planning to launch a water literacy campaign aimed at the optimal use of the scarce resource and reducing its wastage. "Recharge, reuse and recycle" will be the principle messaging of the campaign, Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said, adding that various constituencies like …
