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 …
Rising population and over-exploitation of groundwater for irrigation has aggravated conflict among farmers located at the upper reaches and the tail end of the Palkhed canal system of the Upper Godavari project of Maharashtra. The formation of water users' associations did alleviate the conflict to some degree, but there continues …
An increase in population, unplanned expansion in the command area of the river Bhavani in Tamil Nadu and the growing domestic and industrial demand for water have intensified competition among water users in the river basin.
Conditions of water scarcity have been aggravated in Vadali village of Gujarat due to the persisting differences between higher castes, chiefly the ahirs, and those lower in the hierarchy such as the kolis and other dalit castes. Power relations are linked to social and economic hierarchy and the issue of …
The conflict over the use of the waters of the Panchna dam for the Keoladeo National Park, in which upstream farmers in the command area of the dam have staged protests, is about rapidly decreasing water supply amidst a growing number of users. There is a need to increase the …
Trade unionists and environment experts from around the world have agreed that environmental rights such as access to clean water, health care and energy be made part of workers rights. The decision was taken during a conference on labour and environment organised by the United Nations Environment Programme in Nairobi …
• A report found that 12 months after a ban on smoking in bars in New Zealand, there were no downturn in bar sales, tourism or employment, contrary to predictions of serious economic consequences to the hospital industry following the ban. • The Center for Biological Diversity recently filed a …
India is making good progress in increasing access to Water Supply and Sanitation (WSS) infrastructure in both urban and rural areas, but is lagging behind expanding access to service that is reliable, sustainable and affordable. This report analyses the main reasons for the gap between infrastructure and service and presents …
Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission has been launched by Govt. of India in the year 2005-2006 to carry out development of selected city. To access the funds under JNNURM, the selected city is required to prepare City Development Plans (CDPs) and implement the reforms at the state and the …
Conflicts over water are a grim reality today, and this volume traces the reasons for these conflicts from the micro to the global level. The essays look at how the cumulative effect of gross negligence and mismanagement of water resources over the years have created water scarcity. They point out …
This report provides estimates of drinking water and sanitation coverage in 2004, by country and MDG region. It shows how many people have gained access since the MDG baseline year (1990) and identifies the challenges to meet the MDG drinking water and sanitation target over the coming decade. It compares …
BWSSB already wants to close public fountains in Bangalore city as the Bangalore Mahanagara Palike asn't paid up its dues of Rs 160 crore.Will GBWASP attend to the water needs of the poor? Right now, even the poor have to pay the minimum beneficiary capital contribution (BCC) of Rs 2,500. …
The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, today reviewed the six components of rural infrastructure under Bharat Nirman for 2005-06. It has been pointed out that progress in four components of rural telephony, rural water supply, rural housing and coverage of new stretches of roads under the rural roads programme exceeded …
The 'controversial' Tipaimuk dam to be built on the conjunction of Manipur, Mizoram and Assam has started getting positive response from the respective governments. A tripartite committee was held in Aizawl at the District Commissioner's office among the state government officials, North Eastern Electric Power Corporation (NEEPCO) officials along with …
For more than a decade, a chain of evidence has accumulated that demonstrates that thousands of people living around the now-abandoned Union Carbide factory site in Bhopal, India, are suffering direct exposure to toxic substances from their water supplies. A number of the contaminants, described by a range of studies, …
This article looks at the emerging policy context on irrigation and drinking water supply in Jharkhand, the position of water rights in state legislation, the importance of water user groups, the critical issues of access to water for both the rural and the urban poor and the legal implications.
The study pertaining to the thorough study of water, in reference to the quality in terms of sensory, physico-chemical and microbiological parameters, was undertaken in a model city Patiala of state of Punjab. The results indicate that the water samples collected from the different localities and various water sources viz. …
A group of 17 non-Government organisation engaged in implementation of "Swajaldhara Abhiyaan'- campaign for santation and supply of clean drinking water
The government says that poor people living along the Yamuna are the problem. But the fact is that s/he who uses the most water also generates the most waste. The situation in India's capital city is shameful in this regard. The bulk of the water goes to the rich and …
