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 …
Mumbai With the city reeling under the threat of an acute water shortage in the coming months, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is appealing Mumbaikers to bank on the ancient technique of rainwater harvesting. Even at the Jal Mela, which it has organised to sensitise the city to consume water …
ERODE: There is a urgent need to conserve water as agriculture uses most of it and a good percentage of the water used goes waste, agriculture scientist P.K. Selvaraj of Agri Research Station, Bhavani Sagar, has said. Addressing farmers at a meeting of Lower Bhavani Farmers
CHENNAI: The State and Central governments must prepare a detailed action plan to construct more reservoirs to store and distribute water, which is being let out into sea, to meet the increasing water demand, speakers at a seminar here on Monday underscored. The seminar on
Indore, March 22: The fate of Indore municipal corporation's most ambitious water project Narmada phase III seems to have run into rough weather with the Narmada Bachao Andolan throwing a dampener on the R&R; work of 440 mw Maheshwar project. Execution of Narmada phase III through which additional 360 MLD …
World Water Day observed Udhagamandalam: Under the aegis of the Public Awareness Association of Udhagamandalam, World Water Day was observed here on Sunday. Addressing the gathering, the secretary of the association, G. Janardhanan, underscored the need to conserve groundwater and maintain water sources properly. Stating that water management should be …
Bangalore,DHNS: The walkathoners went round the Ulsoor Lake, distributing pamphlets to public on how to save water. Over 250 Rotary club members, including senior citizens, welfare organisation members and children, took part in a walkathon to create public awareness about conservation of water resources and to improve Ulsoor Lake, on …
An already under-funded sector vital to growth, says World Bank ISTANBUL: The global economic crisis threatens to shrink investment in water infrastructure, an already under-funded sector vital to growth and public health, said the World Bank on Tuesday. Jamal Saghir, Director of Energy, Transport and Water at the World Bank, …
D. Radhakrishnan Udhagamandalam: A fifth standard student of Lawrence School at Lovedale near Udhagamandalam, ten-year-old Rohit Mehta can now stake claim to be part of the honours list of his 151-year-old school which has over the decades produced many achievers in various fields. Awareness Last week, Rohit was the youngest …
New Delhi: Housing societies in Delhi are slowly but surely, and collectively, adopting eco- friendly systems to cut down on the carbon footprint. A new survey commissioned by the Delhi Government studied 1,284 housing societies to see if they had adopted water-saving and energy-efficient measures. The results show the rainwater-harvesting …
Floods, over the years, may have shattered normal life in Dhemaji, but if the moves initiated by the district administration come to fruition, this natural calamity could well turn into a blessing in disguise for those distressed people. The district administration, cashing in on the latest scientific advancements, is now …
A water audit can serve as a very useful tool in planning and implementing measures for effective water management not only during periods of growth but also to address security of water supply during periods of water stress.
Water audit is a well established procedure that identifies productive use and needless waste. If one knows where water is used, a saving plan of water can be planned. By conducting a water audit one can track water usage and forcus on the activity that causes water loss and what …
An insight about the information on water consumption pattern in cement plant and potential areas for water conservation measures typical in Indian cement plants.
Large cities in China are facing serious problems associated with deterioration of water environments that has accompanied rapid economic growth. This paper discusses a case study of the situation of the city of Xi'an and the potential for improving infrastructure and transferring water rights between sectors for water conservation and …
Though the green revolution enabled India to attain food security, the technologies, subsidies and public support systems failed to address the problems of small-scale dryland agriculture. Diversified farming, being more economically and ecologically resilient, can reduce risk. Integrating livestock, growing a variety of crops and recycling farm produce as Mr …
