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 …
A study to assess the supply of drinking water quality in Delhi, by examining the various physico-chemical parameters, namely pH, conductivity, TDS, SS, DO, BOD, COD, calcium and magnesium hardness, total hardness, alkalinity, salinity, turbidity of the pre-treated water samples from Bhagirathi, Wazirabad, Chandrawal, Haiderpur and Okhala Water Treatment Plants …
The three-year drought that Karnataka has been facing, brought on primarily by the continuous failure of the southwest monsoon, has had a major impact on both surface water and groundwater systems in the Cauvery basin. Inflows into the Cauvery water reservoirs have reduced drastically. This has affected agriculture all through …
Mention Chennai and the first thing people want to know about is the availability of water, besides the heat of course. This summer the scarcity could be the worst ever for the 55 lakh people in Tamil Nadu's capital city, not to speak of the several lakhs living in its …
This paper builds an analytical and practical framework for using resources more effectively by making services work for poor people. It focuses on services that have the most direct link with human development – education, health, water, sanitation and electricity – and uses examples of service delivery from India, elsewhere …
The present paper deals with the drinking water quality analysis of some bore-wells of Ward No. 17 of Chikhli town. The various parameters studied are colour, taste, odour, pH, turbidity, total dissolved solids, total suspended solids, total hardness, calcium hardness, magnesium hardness, copper, iron, chlorides, sulphates, nitrates and fluorides. The …
The first instalment of Rs 1.69 crore of the much-talked about Swajal Dhara Yojna, launched by the Central Government with an objective to redress the protracted potable water problems faced by the villages in the district, has been received by the zila parishad which is the district implementing agency in …
Recalling sacrifices made by countless Punjabis for attaining freedom for the country, the Punjab Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, today expressed optimism that Punjab would emerge as a developed state besides becoming an economic and industrial power by 2020. Meanwhile, speaking about the failure of different governments in providing drinking …
A popular movement is gathering strength in Chhattisgarh against the privatisation of a stretch of the Sheonath river, which has deprived thousands of families of their livelihoods. "ALL the water as far as the eye can see belongs to me," said Kailash Soni, chief executive officer, Radius Water Limited, perched …
The first day of the two-day special session of the Delhi Assembly on Monday witnessed uproarious scenes over the power and water crisis in the city. However, the special session was called to introduce and pass the Delhi Cooperative Societies Bill, 2003. The BJP also staged a walkout over the …
Under the Centrally sponsored, Integrated Water Development Programme (IWDP), 16 remote villages of Sunderbani in border villages of Sunderbani in border district of Rajouri, Jammu, have been adopted for their all round development. The programme is aimed at developing waste land on water shed basis, promoting over all economic development, …
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation late last month rejected 280 tonnes of alum acquired to purify the city's water supply because the consignment was found to contain benzene and chloroform
The patriarchal society (Nepal) has made women very weak- economically, socially and culturally. Most of the women have the lowest economic base in society. That is why, most of the development agencies have been paying serious attention to women's empowerment through economic, health and sanitation activities.
The speed of light has slowed down since the Big Bang, a team of Sydney researchers has conjectured. If true, the findings rock the very foundations of some of our most sacred scientific laws. The discovery was made by Paul Davies from Macquarie University and Tamara Davis and Charles Lineweaver …
it might be the lull before a storm. This year, the Bhakra dam is gushing with more water than normal. Its inflow in July 2002 was as much as 38,000 cusecs
From water logging to drinking water crisis, water seems to be the centre of most problems plaguing residents of ward 50.(Kolkata, West Bengal) In areas such as Creek Row and Creek Lane, life centres around water- either too much of it in the form of waterlogging or lack of it, …
This paper deals with how urban Indian households obtain water for their daily requirements. The link between economic status and access allows the analysis of issues such as water sharing, sole access, ability to pay, need for improvements, etc. The authors also put forth a strategy for levying user charges …
The Andhra Pradesh high court has recently directed the state government to ensure protected water supply in the fluorosis-affected areas of Nalgonda district. The bench issued several directions to the state government in response to a public interest litigation filed for seeking the court's intervention to protect the
Water has suddenly become a favoured subject for seminars and conferences all over the world. A common trend in most of the discussions is to proceed from projections of demand to supply-side solutions in the form of ‘water resource development’ projects; estimate the massive investment funds needed; take note of …
