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 …
All green (environment friendly) buildings - identified on the basis of use of water\energy conservation methods, recycled materials, solar power, natural lighting and energy self-sufficiency - across the country will get special logo in the New Year. The environment ministry is working on a methodology by factoring in the existing …
Seeking to save farmers from vagaries of Monsoon, the government will soon launch its ambitious rural irrigation scheme by linking villages through nearest possible sources of water. The scheme - Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sichai Yojana - will have water conservation and building of irrigation infrastructures at village-level as its key …
The state government has rolled out 'Scarcity-free Maharashtra, 2019', a programme under which 5,000 villages will be made drought-free every year by implementing water conservation projects at the local level, rural development minister Pankaja Munde said here on Sunday. Munde was speaking at a press conference before attending a divisional …
Industries' thirst for water is increasing and so is the amount being paid by them as water cess. Recently released figures from the environment ministry show that the total amount, collected as water cess from industries in different states, has increased by over Rs 40 crore in the past three …
Every policy relies on explicit or implicit assumptions about how people make choices. Those assumptions typically rest on an idealized model of how people think, rather than an understanding of how everyday thinking actually works. This year’s World Development Report argues that a more realistic account of decision-making and behavior …
Brazil’s Jaguari reservoir has fallen to its lowest level ever, laying bare measurement posts that jut from exposed earth like a line of dominoes. The nation’s two biggest cities are fighting for what little water is left. Sao Paulo state leaders want to tap Jaguari, which feeds Rio de Janeiro’s …
(Reuters) - Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said China would accelerate water conservation projects to tackle its water shortage and bolster wider economic growth, the official Xinhua news agency said on Wednesday. China is set to launch 172 key water conservation projects in coming years, with those already under way worth …
Public Accounts Committee (2014-15) present this Third Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on `Environment Management in Indian Railways – Stations, Trains and Tracks’ based on C&AG; Report No.21 of 2012-13 Union Government (Railways) – Performance Audit. The Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India was laid on the Table …
The National Level Monitoring team of the Ministry of Rural Development has said in its recent survey report that more than 75 per cent of the Piped Water Supply schemes are non-functional in 4 per cent of the villages that it visited in Anantnag, Doda, Kathua and Leh districts. The …
“State giving top priority to ‘Neeru-Chettu’ programme”. Everyone should make it a habit to keep their homes clean. Cleanliness should not be limited to homes it should be extended to the surrounds too, he said. Forest cover in Andhra Pradesh is below 30 per cent and there is a need …
The Urban Water Blueprint analyzes the state of water in more than 2,000 watersheds and 530 cities worldwide to provide science-based recommendations for natural infrastructure enhancements that can be integrated alongside traditional engineered solutions to improve water quality. This report addresses a critical issue facing mayors in cities around the …
The silver lining is that in the bulk consumer sector i.e. irrigation sector consuming roughly about 80 percent, there lies tremendous opportunity of water savings. The prevailing water use efficiency in surface water resources schemes are typically low which can be substantially improved and water can be saved for the …
NASHIK: The water resource department has decided to send its engineers to the Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MBDA) in Australia to study the water resources and water distribution system there. The MBDA model is to be implemented in the Nashik region as a pilot project and it will subsequently be replicated …
The European Union yesterday signed a Sh3.5 billion joint strategy with the Ministry of Environment to protect two of Kenya's five major natural water towers. The Mount Elgon and Cherangani Hills water towers have been singled out for conservation in the agreement between Kenya and the EU. The five-year plan …
The countries of the Asia Pacific region are rising to the task of harnessing the positive opportunities provided by biodiversity and natural ecosystems, as catalysts for sustainable development. In recognizing the real value of biodiversity and ecosystems – in relation to secure livelihoods, food, water and health, enhanced resilience, conservation …
Over the last three decades, Burkina Faso's poorest farmers have produced food for half a million people by restoring some 300,000 hectares of degraded land with innovative techniques to conserve water and soil, according to a report on Wednesday. The UK-based Overseas Development Institute (ODI) thinktank said Burkina Faso's subsistence …
California saw its driest year on record in 2013, and the drought is expected to continue into the foreseeable future. More than ever, urban water managers are seeking effective strategies to address water scarcity, with increasing interest in reducing residential water demand. To help achieve these goals, researchers at UCR’s …
This paper presents the results of a survey of over 4100 works created under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) and over 4800 randomly selected users across 100 villages in 20 districts in Maharashtra. It has two goals: the first was to verify the existence of the …
The Johnson Foundation at Wingspread announced the release of “Navigating to New Shores: Seizing the Future for Sustainable and Resilient U.S. Freshwater Resources,” a report that culminates the Foundation’s work through its Charting New Waters (CNW) initiative. In its latest phase, CNW focused on what it will take to transform …
