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 …
Dharamsala: The simple technology developed by CSK Himachal Pradesh Agriculture University, Palampur, has found few takers among farmers of the state. A model for conserving rain water, developed by the Palampur agriculture university, can offer a solution to at least the drinking water problems of the district. University experts while …
SHILLONG: Pointing out that the State is blessed with the highest amount of rainfall, Principal Secretary of Soil and Water Conservation PBO Warjri rued the fact that the State has not been able to retain this blessing. “The total amount of water which precipitates from Meghalaya either goes to Bangladesh …
The melting down of the Himalayan glaciers due to climate change may be solving the current water crisis, but can also have a devastating effect on animal and human lives in the long run, environmentalist and polar explorer Robert Swan has said. “What scares me is that people think that …
ISLAMABAD: Capital Development Authority (CDA) would initiate a series of seminars on judicious use of water from January 19, raising awareness among schoolchildren for preserving this precious resource. The first seminar of the awareness campaign will be arranged at Global System of Integrated Studies (GSIS), which will be attended by …
Out of the 304 CBSE schools surveyed by the Board across the country, 265 have been ranked below par on sanitation levels. The schools have either been rated ‘black’ or ‘red’, with the latter implying “below 33 per cent adherence to norms”. The first-round survey has called the performance of …
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has pulled up the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) for the absence of a “specific water pollution policy”. There was no inventory of water sources or identification of pollution levels, the absence of which hampers water pollution management at all levels, …
Bhopal : Driven by this year’s record rainfall and increased cultivation area of wheat, pulses and other crops, Madhya Pradesh’s agriculture growth is likely to cross 10% this fiscal. Beating extreme weather conditions, MP clocked 9% agricultural growth, surpassing the national average of 0.04% in 2009. The state achieved the …
Real-time monitoring by technological tools, such as smart meters and sensors, can help big cities save up to Rs 27 lakh a day and at least 15 per cent of water that's lost owing to leakages and pilferage. Unaccounted for water (UFW) is high at 20-50 per cent in urban …
Water is recognized as an important resource without which life in earth cannot exist. According to ancient Indian texts, water is one among the basic five elements called ‘Pancabhutas’ with which the universe, the cosmic world comprises of; earth, light/heat, air and ether/space being the other four elements. Ancient people …
Urban habitats and high-rise multi-storey developments in urban India indicate new trends in infrastructure planning in water engineering. Along with water for industrial estates, SEZs and commercial centers; planning of water supply, sewerage, roads, urban drainage, and property services now warrants strengthening of urban local bodies and the water utilities. …
In this new briefing paper Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) focuses on state of waterbodies, conservation and management in India and provides a review of the existing policies, acts and laws to tackle loss of urban water bodies. Urban waterbodies play an important role in flood control, groundwater recharge …
The objective of this primer is to introduce the water law and policy framework in India, including the ongoing water sector/ law reforms, to members of the public, civil society organisations, and government representatives. The primer encapsulates water laws, the current water law reforms; their impacts and issues for further …
Population and economic growth are increasing the demand for water, while climate change, pollution and over extraction of groundwater are decreasing the world’s supply of fresh water. While technological and management reforms can increase supply, sustainable development calls for water conservation. This paper explores the potential of residential water conservation …
With rapid industrialisation and rising population, there is a need to focus on reusing, recycling and conserving water, a study by Infrastructure Development Finance Company (IDFC) said. IDFC’s infrastructure report titled ‘Water policy and performance for sustainable development’ mentions that unchecked growth in demand for water, large variations and inequities …
AHMEDABAD: Methodical ways of traditional rainwater harvesting fascinated her from childhood. And now, Keya Majmundar - who grew up in a pol and is currently based in the US - has had her research paper on the walled city's underground water conservation systems accepted by an American university. Majmundar, a …
Aizwal: The new land use policy scheme (NLUP)of the Mizoram Government is helping to generate employment for thousands of people living in the rural and far flung areas of the state. After being unsuccessful in getting a job, Renawma, a young graduate living in the Kolasib district of Mizoram, registered …
The central government today approved the Rs 1,656-crore phase-III of Yamuna Action Plan (YAP) for Delhi under which it is proposed to rehabilitate damaged trunk sewers to maximise use of sewage treatment plants (STPs) in Okhla, Kondli and Rithala, apart from construction of a new STP at Okhla. The Cabinet …
The ruling alliance’s flagship rural employment programme took unprecedented strides in creating water conservation structures across the country, but only to harvest disillusionment. What went wrong? Down to Earth team traveled to Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan in search of answers. This is the little known big story …
As part of its social responsibility commitment, the Rapid Metro Rail Gurgaon Ltd has decided to take effective steps towards recharging the region’s groundwater — thereby ensuring effective water regeneration. In order to achieve this, the Rapid Metro has tied up with an NGO called Surge. “People living in the …
This is in response to the comments made by Rahul Banerjee (“National Water Policy”, 13 August 2011) and Chetan Pandit (“Alternative National Water Policy: A Critique”, 10 September 2011) on my article “National Water Policy: An Alternative Draft for Consideration” (25 June 2011).
