Judgment of the National Green Tribunal, May 27, 2025 in the matter of Sumit Saini Vs Shree Ram Steel Industries & Others. Sumit Saini, resident of village Damla, District Yamuna Nagar, Haryana had sent a letter petition dated May 14, 2022 to the NGT. The application said that around 25 …
Japan’s Panasonic will develop a water purification system together with India’s Tata Group, tapping into a fast-growing market in Asia, a media report said Saturday. The electronics giant has developed a prototype of a device that will detoxify harmful substances in groundwater, making it potentially safe to drink, the Japanese …
Almost 22,000 people in two arid districts of Rajasthan in India can now swipe a card and collect 20 litres of clean, drinking water for Rs 5 (one-hundredth of a pound). Water ATMs or kiosks, or reverse osmosis plants, have been installed in some of the villages of the districts …
This report provides an overview of global experiences in water reuse. The primary objectives of this report are to: review a range of drivers, barriers, benefits, and incentives for water reuse and wastewater use outside of the United States; outline the state of, and geographic variation in, water reuse and …
A new Green Infrastructure (GI) guide, launched at World Water Week, is set to raise much needed awareness of the benefits of GI solutions for water resources management, says the UNEP. The Green Infrastructure Guide for Water Management: Ecosystem-based Management Approaches for Water-Related Infrastructure Projects is a product of the …
The water quality management is one of the many environmental problems in India. Increasing demand of water for human consumption, irrigation and growing industrial activities has impacted the water quality of rivers due to declining flows in rivers and depleting water levels of subsurface resources. Water quality data from 2500 …
Angola, sub-Sahara Africa’s third-largest economy, is targeting potable water supplies to its provincial capitals by the end of 2017, Jornal de Angola reported, citing Water and Energy Minister Joao Baptista Borges. All residents in the 17 provincial capitals outside Luanda, the nation’s capital in the province of the same name, …
Chennai Metrowater is set to launch mobile digital labs to monitor water Soon, city residents will be able to ascertain the quality of piped Metrowater without much hassle. Chennai Metrowater is set to launch mobile digital laboratories that will help monitor the water. The mobile labs, fitted with modern equipment …
Moving a step towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’ target, the Rural Development ministry on Tuesday proposed a hike in the allocation for constructing toilets in rural areas, aimed at providing better sanitation facilities in individual households, schools and anganwadis. “We have prepared a proposal to increase the …
KARACHI: Fishermen residing in the remote coastal villages in the Indus Delta do not know how many wells and fresh water ponds in their villages have turned saline. They cannot say the exact reason, which has put them vulnerable to face hardships. Similarly, the government authorities have failed to conduct …
MUZAFFARABAD: The Azad Jammu and Kashmir Environment Protection Agency has declined to renew the environmental approval for the 969-megawatt Neelum-Jhelum Hydro Electric Project (NJHEP) due to Wapda’s alleged failure to take steps for the implementation of the provisions of the approval. Wapda had recently made the request for the renewal …
China invested a total of 30 billion yuan ($4.87 billion) on water infrastructure projects in the Tibet autonomous region in the last two decades, data from the Ministry of Water Resources showed on Saturday. More than 1,000 projects have been organized by the ministry since China initiated a program to …
According the US Geological Survey, we have a salt problem. A recent report from the scientific agency warns of a buildup of salinity by both manmade and natural causes in our lakes, streams and rivers. Fertilizer and stormwater runoffs and urban wastewater discharge are among the main sources for the …
Over 2,000 people living in older housing estates on the north side of Limerick city have been advised by the Health Service Executive (HSE) not to drink their water or use it for for preparing food, following the detection of elevated lead levels. Irish Water was aware of elevated levels …
Hundreds of residents on the north side of Limerick city might not be able to drink their tap water for up to a year as Irish Water works to eliminate elevated lead levels. Some 356 houses in Kileely were issued with notices yesterday warning them not to drink the water …
Thousands of villages in the state still lack proper drinking water facility while one-third of them are only partially covered with adequate and safe drinking water. Responding to a question in the Rajya Sabha, minister of state for drinking water and sanitation, Upendra Kushwaha, admitted that Rajasthan has a lot …
Chemical contamination of drinking water sources, particularly with fluoride and nitrate, is posing a serious health hazard to people in the villages of Gulbarga district. Sources in the District Surveillance Unit and the National Fluorosis Prevention and Control unit told The Hindu here that as per water quality tests conducted …
The International Red Cross (IRC) has released a book, titled “Priceless! Uncovering the Real Costs of Water and Sanitation,” as part of the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Cost (WASHCost) initiative. The book presents lessons learned from the WASHCost project and reflects on experiences in the four project countries: Burkina Faso; …
Clean drinking water and adequate water supply to the fields located at the tail-end of canals are the two main issues that will determine the outcome of the Talwandi Sabo byelection on August 21. The seat fell fallen vacant after sitting MLA Jeet Mohinder Sidhu left the Congress and joined …
INDORE: At least 270 people have died of diarrhoea and 13.14 lakh people have been affected due to diarrhoea in the last three years in Madhya Pradesh. Data obtained from Directorate General of Health Services reveals that the numbers of diarrhoea cases in the state are continuously rising since past …
More than 90 per cent households in Myagdi district have now access to pure drinking water facilities. According to the District Drinking Water and Sanitation Sub-Division Office, Myagdi, access of safe and pure drinking water facilities has been extended to 19,526 households, out of 21,636 households in the district, till …
