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 …
China's water-stressed capital Beijing will raise water prices from next month with a new tiered pricing system to put more of the burden on heavy business users as it seeks to protect scare resources, state media reported on Tuesday. While more than 90 percent of households will see prices rise …
DESPERATE TIMES: Helpline Gets 4,000 Distress Calls In Two Days Bangalore: Just two days and 4,000 calls; the water crisis in the districts is severe, going by the distress calls flooding the state government’s toll-free number from Monday. Experts say the state’s reservoirs have depleted, while 93% of lakes and …
In a late night meeting the Manipur cabinet decided to take effective steps to make water available to the people. The drought like situation now prevailing in Manipur should not be seen in the coming years, said Minister Okendra Moirangthem who is the government spokesman. The Ministers present in the …
District Collector Kesavendrakumar has said the district administration will adopt all steps to conserve drinking water sources to deal with drought-related issues. Speaking to media persons after a review meet of senior officials on various measures to be adopted in the district to tackle the drought related situations recently, Mr. …
As drought tightens its grip on Kozhikode city, the district administration has launched a three-pronged project to protect water sources, maintain water bodies and improve the quality of drinking water. Conceived as a long-term project and called Shudham Sundaram Nammude Kozhikode, it aims to include all the government departments to …
A northeastern Chinese province is planning to invest 20.9 billion yuan ($3.35 billion) this year on water-conservation projects as the world’s most-populous nation tries to ensure residential and industrial supplies. The works in Heilongjiang province, which borders Russia, will highlight agricultural irrigation and drainage, improved flood protection and preserving water …
With California facing its worst drought in a century, state officials have fast-tracked first-in-the-nation water efficiency standards for new toilets, urinals and faucets, an action expected to save about 8.2 billion gallons of water the first year while cutting energy use and greenhouse gas emissions. The draft standards, released late …
The Australian Conservation Foundation says that without an independent umpire, wider disputes over water use could arise Environmentalists have warned the federal government it could spark widespread conflicts over water use if the National Water Commission is abolished. The future of the commission, an independent statutory authority which provides advice …
The Transport department was supposed to contribute to improved air quality by bringing in more CNG-run buses. The Environment Ministry has asked state governments, including Delhi, to prepare action plans on improving air quality. Though no time-frame has been set by the ministry, Delhi government officials admitted that the absence …
Rs. 44.19-crore project to build check-dams has been shelved A Rs. 44.19-crore proposal by the Minor Irrigation department to construct check-dams in the district to preserve the water table has been shelved with the State government refusing to spare funds. The proposal was prepared by the department’s district wing after …
The country is stepping up its effort to improve infrastructure, with a focus on water conservation facilities in rural areas, with a launch of 70 billion yuan ($11.29 billion) in separate investments this year, a senior official said on Wednesday. This year’s spending from the central government’s budget on agriculture, …
Thiruvananthapuram: Though not indicated as El Nino effect, soaring temperatures and a likely drop in summer showers could lead to a drought like situation in Kerala, according to Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) officials. A state action plan for disaster preparedness has been chalked out after the state emergency operations centre …
As the world is already staring at impending water crisis due to climate change, population increase and pollution, a UN report has predicted that as many as 3.4 billion people will be living in "water-scarce" countries by 2025. It also pointed out that the situation will be deteriorated further in …
According to a CDP-KPMG report, the demand for water is set to exceed supply by about 50% in 2030 In 2007, Chandrapur Super Thermal Power Station in Maharashtra was shut down due to scarcity of water. In almost an action replay, 1,130 mega watt Parli thermal plant met with the …
Bangalore: “Let’s change Bangalore from a city of air conditioners to an air-conditioned city.” To convey this message to citizens, cricketer Javagal Srinath has joined Anil Kumble, Rahul Dravid and Robin Uthappa in spearheading Green Wicket, a campaign to make students more conscious about waste segregation, water conservation, saving energy …
The pre and post-monsoon survey report of groundwater department indicating continuous depletion of groundwater in Civil Lines, Sadar, Beli, Peepalgaon, Bamrauli, Prayag, Naini and Nayapurwa areas in the city had set alarm bells ringing in the administrative circles. The level of groundwater had declined on an average 60cm to 1.2 …
Parallels in spend on cleaning up of Ganga, Yamuna and 10 lakes of Bhopal and their conservation, in many ways, are too striking to ignore. If the sum involved to clean Ganga and Yamuna each was over Rs 1,000 crore, in case of Bhopal it had crossed Rs 500 crore …
The main objective of this evaluation synthesis was to capture how IFAD has responded to the emerging issues of rural water security and governance, whether IFAD’s investments in water have met their intended objectives and are sustainable, and if it is possible to further enhance the effectiveness and sustainability of …
The Government today notified rules for corporate social responsibility that has in its ambit a wide range of activities including livelihood enhancement projects and steps for the benefit of armed forces veterans. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has notified the CSR rules and they would come into effect from April …
Silicon Valley companies are employing low and high tech measures, from robotics to 'hydrozoning', to help save water As weather reports suggest some light relief for California from the record-breaking drought that's hit the state, it's largely business as usual for Silicon Valley tech giants like Adobe, eBay, Google and …
