Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Akhilesh Kumar Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 23/05/2025. The matter related to illegal mining activites carried out by Jai Maa Chandrika Enterprises, Rajendra Nagar, village Kabari, district Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh. The applicant also alleged about illegal sale …
Jaimala, Minister for Women and Child Development, said on Wednesday that drinking water works would be given priority in the district as peak summer was approaching. Addressing presspersons after the tri-monthly Karnataka Development Programme (KDP) meeting, Ms. Jaimala said the District-level Task Force and Taluk-level Task Forces on drinking water …
In the second round of Jal Sanchay Abhiyan, the AMC is focusing on desilting 38 lakes. Interestingly, the same process was carried out in 2018, but nothing has been done so far to fill the lakes. Health and Solid Waste committee of the civic body has sanctioned an amount of …
Alappuzha: The Kerala infrastructure investment fund board (KIIFB) has sanctioned Rs 188.68 crore for implementing a comprehensive drinking water project to distribute potable water to the residents of Chengannur assembly constituency. The expected cost of the project is Rs 200 crore. Families residing at Ala, Puliyoor, Budhanoor, Pandanad, Mulakuzha, Venmony …
A survey conducted by Nigeria’s Bureau of Statistics and UNICEF shows millions of households in Nigeria do not have access to clean water sources. While the supply of clean water in Nigeria has improved recently, 3 in 10 people still lack access. Ruth Samuel and her four children live here …
A survey conducted by Nigeria’s Bureau of Statistics and UNICEF shows millions of households in Nigeria do not have access to clean water sources. While the supply of clean water in Nigeria has improved recently, 3 in 10 people still lack access. Ruth Samuel and her four children live here …
Government efforts to deliver clean water to all Rwandans have received a cash boost of $154 million (about Rwf136 billion) from the African Development Bank. Through the new financing, that was announced yesterday, Water and Sanitation Corporation (WASAC) is expected to deliver piped water to 1.5 million rural Rwandans by …
Government efforts to deliver clean water to all Rwandans have received a cash boost of $154 million (about Rwf136 billion) from the African Development Bank. Through the new financing, that was announced yesterday, Water and Sanitation Corporation (WASAC) is expected to deliver piped water to 1.5 million rural Rwandans by …
The City of Cape Town – and southwest Africa more generally – experienced its worst drought on record between 2015 and 2018. With fresh rains as well as careful water management, the city has now emerged from this environmental and economic emergency. The final consequences of the drought might never …
The pressures of climate change and population growth could cause water shortages in most of the United States, preliminary government-backed research said on Thursday. As many as 96 water basins out of the 204 supplying most of the country with freshwater could fail to meet monthly demand starting in 2071, …
The cost of desalination has been plummeting over the years. As a result, desalination has become a viable option for certain strategic uses. Today, over 20,000 desalination plants in more than 150 countries supply about 300 million people with freshwater every day. Initially a niche product for energy rich and …
A reliable supply of water is critical for agricultural intensification and yield improvement. Technological devices that lift, transport and apply water contribute to increased yield from improved crop varieties and high input cultivation. The increasing use of motor pumps is a significant contribution to the development of small-scale irrigation. The …
The financing and development of water infrastructure is foundational to achieving the world’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This Africa EU Water Partnership (AEWPP) paper builds on the lessons learned from AEWPP supported water infrastructure projects and its partners and provides recommendations to help direct further efforts to unlock barriers to …
And they are exacerbated by bad management, says Simon Long AS IT SCOURS the universe for signs of extraterrestrial life, NASA has a motto-cum-mission-statement: “Follow the water”. About 70% of the human body is made up of water, it says, and 70% of Earth’s surface is covered in the stuff. …
Drought in West Pokot and Turkana counties has forced pupils to drop out of school as pastoralists move to Uganda. Kacheliba MP Mark Lomunokol yesterday said residents had been forced to migrate to the neighbouring country in search of pasture and water for their livestock. “Last year, there was total …
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala water authority (KWA), which was all set to call tenders for Neyyar water supply scheme, is revising the project incorporating the suggestions made by Kerala dam safety authority. KWA is planning to introduce floating pumps instead of an open well to draw water. The Neyyar water supply …
The economy of Delhi is estimated to have grown at 8.61 per cent in 2018-19, according to the Economic Survey Report tabled in the Assembly. The advance estimate of the gross state domestic product (GSDP) of Delhi at current prices during 2018-19 is likely to attain the level of Rs …
NEW DELHI: The free water scheme was subsidised by the AAP government to the tune of Rs 400 crore, Delhi Jal Board informed Delhi high court. It also said its consumer base almost doubled since the launch of the scheme. In an affidavit filed before a bench of Chief Justice …
According to the Delhi Jal Board, creation of district metering areas will be crucial to the decision. The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) is looking at round-the-clock water supply for all its residents, with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who is also the chairperson of the board, giving the proposal a green …
Access to safe drinking water and sanitation is the foremost resilience measure for climate change adaptation in the long run as well as an emergency response to get life back on track after an extreme weather event or a disaster. Although WASH is an important reactive strategy for disaster response …
The establishment of SDG 6, Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all, reflects the increased attention on water and sanitation issues in the global political agenda. To present the global review of SDG 6, UN-Water prepared the first Sustainable Development Goal 6 Synthesis Report on Water …
