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 …
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will chair the first meeting of the newly-constituted National Ganga River Basin Authority on Monday. On the discussion table will be a new concept
Traditionally agriculturalists of western Madhya Pradesh had adopted practices that made most use of the soil moisture and conserved the ecosystem to ensure a sustainable output. However, from the decade of the 1970s a more intensive agricultural system was introduced involving the use of hybrid seeds, chemical fertilisers and higher …
This report focuses on the establishment of the Red River Basin Organization (RRBO) in Vietnam, but expands its analysis to the wider transformations of the water sector that impinge on the formation and effectiveness of this organization. A few reflections on the policy process are drawn from this analysis, albeit …
According to Hindu mythology, Ganga descended from the heavens to wash away human sins. She was so pure and gorgeous that the spray from her streams was enough to stir Lord Shiva's lust! But now, at parts in her course, the river Ganga reeks. She is noxiously dark. And methane …
This publication documents the findings of the second phase of the study, which was completed in May 2006. The aim of this phase was to accomplish a wider, continental, coverage of river/lake/ groundwater basins (i.e., building upon the first phase), and expanding the network of researchers. Regional groups of researchers …
This working paper explores the intersection between water management, climate change, and adaptation in the Ganges River system, a basin vital to the security, economy, and environment of South Asia. Recognizing that an understanding of both the science and the policy of water management, climate change, and adaptation is rapidly …
Strategic Foresight Group proposes to examine the impact of water stress and climate change in Bangladesh, China, India and Nepal and explore collaborative solutions to prevent future crisis. This assumes significance in light of growing scarcity of water in India and China and future threats emanating from climate crisis for …
As governments across Asia are searching for ways to increase water security for rural and urban water uses, the need to articulate water rights and improve water allocation practices is rapidly becoming a priority issue to them. The process is made more complex by rapid urbanization, climate change, and other …
This report focuses on transboundary water resources management and challenges the international water community to grapple with some of the latest conceptual thinking and most recent lessons learned from around the world. Presents realworld experience of cooperation at the international & community levels and innovative approaches to overcome political obstacles …
Good water management is a much broader issue than supply of freshwater to thirsty populations. Ecosystems and biodiversity, agriculture and food security, land use and forestry, human health and sanitation, settlements and infrastructure, industry and energy all depend on good water management. The primary purpose of this policy brief is …
It will be the first of its kind irrigation structure in the state, putting a high challenge before modern Civil Engineering technology with very high risk factor. This inter basin tunnel structure is designed to carry 153 cubic metre of water per second to 12 km long underground passage. Having …
Early warning of floods is essential for helping to save lives, property, and livelihoods from the adverse impacts of flooding. In order to provide early warning, however, it is necessary to know how much rain is falling where and when, and how much of it will flow downstream. In the …
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed for hydrological data sharing between the government of Himachal Pradesh and various projects on different river basins in the state here today. Principal secretary, irrigation and public health, Narinder Chauhan signed the document on behalf of the government and the representatives from the …
This volume constitutes the proceedings of the 12th Biennial Conference of the Euromediterranean Network of Representative and Experimental Basins (ERB) held in Krakow, Poland, from 18-20 September 2008. The conference addressed the issue of hydrological extremes in small basins and was organized by the Institute of Geography and Spatial Management …
The Amazon River accounts for one-fifth of the world's freshwater flow, and its floodplain is home to 60% of the world's remaining tropical rainforests. The basin's diverse ecosystems support an unparalleled array of biodiversity, and provide home to tens of thousands of indigenous people. Yet the Brazilian government sees the …
