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 …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M/S. Southern Petrochemical Industries Corporation Ltd. Vs S. Joel & Others dated 28/01/2019 regarding supply of water to industries from Srivaikuntam anaicut, Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu. Supreme Court directs TWAD Board to submit proper data clearly bifurcating the extent of …
The Water Supply, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Poverty Diagnostic (PD) in Niger is part of a global initiative to improve evidence on the linkages between WASH and poverty. The Diagnostic provides a detailed analysis of sector status, strengths, and weaknesses to inform the attainment of the new Sustainable Development Goals …
The Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institutions (BSTI) on Monday informed the High Court that bottled drinking water of five brands were substandard. The bench of Justice Sheikh Hassan Arif and Justice Razik-Al-Jalil instructed the BSTI to inform the court about the legal steps taken against the brands by February 24. …
Public Works Minister Signs MoU with The Last Well; 30,000 water purification bucket system arrives for distribution to 5 counties The provision of safe drinking water to the Liberian people is a priority of President George Weah’s government, and therefore the Ministry of Public Works (MoPW) will partner with The …
Order of the M/S Southern Petrochemical Industries Corporation Ltd. Vs S. Joel & Others dated 11/01/2019 regarding NGT order banning supply of water to industries from Srivaikuntam anaicut, Thoothukudi District, Tamil Nadu. Attention of the Court is drawn to the problem faced by the Tuticorin Thermal Power Plant. Counsel of …
Harare's main water supply dam, Lake Chivero, is now left with water to last only 18 months largely due to siltation, droughts and algae, which has also affected water quality. Harare city officials say water levels have gone down by as much as three metres, while the depth of the …
Residents of Maikona in Marsabit county are counting losses after 37 camels died after drinking contaminated water. They told the Star more than 100 camels were affected after drinking water at El-Hadi dam on Monday. Some families that lost their animals said the well has not been in use for …
Green Party President Peter Sinkamba has attributed the provision of poor quality of water by water utilities countrywide to poor regulatory and institutional framework arising from Government’s failure to enact drinking water quality guidelines and standards. Reacting to recent reports of poor water quality supplied by water utility companies in …
MARIMANTI, Kenya, Jan 4 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Stooped over knee-high rows of green gram plants at her farm in eastern Kenya, Grace Kaari hums to herself as she slices out weeds with a blunt machete. Two years ago, Kaari would not have had time to tend her crop in …
The FAO Land and Water Division launched new Guidelines for a minimum methodological standard for global reporting on how to incorporate environmental flows into SDG “water stress” indicator 6.4.2. The guidelines intend to assist countries in the assessment on water stress by contributing data on environmental flows (EF) which are …
This project, entitled “Assessment of Climate-Induced Long-term Water Availability in the Ganges Basin and the Impacts on Energy Security in South Asia”, is funded by the Asian-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN). The project aims to inform decision makers, relevant stakeholders and energy project investors about future water availability …
Water supply and sanitation (WSS) utilities are expected to become increasingly susceptible to the expected impacts of climate change. WSS utility planners and engineers have dealt with natural climate variances and disaster planning as part of the design process for many years. However, the traditional methods for these plans have …
THE Ministry of Water is set to embark on a special two year strategy that aims at ending water woes across the country. The ministry's Permanent Secretary (PS ), Prof Kitila Mkumbo, says implementation of the project is scheduled for next year and that by 2020, it is expected to …
This World Bank Study provides a basic diagnostic of access to safe water and sanitation in Uganda and their relationship with poverty. The analysis relies on a series of nationally representative household surveys for the period 2002–13, as well as on qualitative data collection. The study first relies on household …
Its a single measurable Index to map progress of States & UTs towards 2030 SDGs. The NITI Aayog has released the Baseline Report of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) India Index, which comprehensively documents the progress made by India's States and Union Territories towards implementing the 2030 SDG targets. The …
The Central Ground Water Authority of the Union Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation on December 12, 2018 notified revised guidelines for ground water extraction. The revised guidelines, which will be effective from June 1, 2019, aim to ensure a more robust ground water regulatory mechanism in …
Last year in November, Ganeshwadi, a hamlet of Kolam tribals in Maharastra’s Yavatmal, was the first in the district to get water supply through tankers. This year, the village doesn’t need tankers — it has enough water to last this season and next summer. What made this possible was a …
This study provides an overview of the water security situation in the PRC. It assesses the policy and institutional requirements for addressing issues and recommends strategic areas for strengthening and reform. The five dimensions of water security covered in the research are domestic water security, economic production water security, environmental …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday expressed concern over the wastage of water during the filling of the tankers for supply in different areas and directed the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) to look into the issue. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Adarsh Kumar Goel directed the applicant to …
In this arid part of northern Kenya, water can be hard to find, particularly in the dry season. But a center run by the Samburu Girls Foundation - which rescues girls facing early marriage and female genital mutilation - has a new high-tech source of it. Since June, the center, …
