The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
To solve the problem of water scarcity and encourage conservation of the fast depleting natural resource, the Centre will announce the latest National Water Policy next year, water resources minister Salman Khurshid said on Monday. Taking a step forward in reviewing the National Water Policy of 2002, the government had …
Tankers rule the roost in Bommanahalli, as water is supplied only twice a month. Sinking of borewells leading to overexploitation of groundwater has forced the residents of Bommanahalli and its surrounding areas to depend almost solely on water tankers. That the supply of Cauvery water is dismal, does not help …
Well, heat is on and water scarcity has already hit many parts of Chikmagalur. The situation of people living in the city is no different. Many of the lanes and extensions in Chikmagalur city have been receiving water every alternate day. For residents of Vijayapura, Basavanahalli, Gaurikaluve, Aravindnagar, Ayyappanagar, Pension …
The State government has released a sum of Rs 30 lakh for solving drinking water problem in Kodagu district. The two assembly constituencies will get Rs 15 lakh each. The State government has given the direction to take measure to solve drinking water woes in the district and dig borewells …
The water shortage faced by the people of Porvorim and Mapusa would be solved by April 2011 with the augmentation of water treatment plant at Assnora, Public Works Department Minister Churchill Alemao said. Alemao said that the rise in the requirement of drinking water in the state has led to …
The most essential among all the natural resources on earth is water.A drop of water is worth more than asack of gold for the thirsty man. If each one of us makes an effort to save water today, it will save us later .As tep to conserve water is the …
World Water Day is held annually on March 22 to focus attention on the importance of fresh water and advocating the sustainable management of water resources. At the 1992 United Nations conference on Environment and Development an international day to celebrate fresh water was recommended. The United Nations General Assembly …
The fundamental right to water in rural areas is well-established in India, but the actual content of this right has not been elaborated upon in judicial decisions. There is no general drinking water legislation that would provide this missing content. This analysis of various initiatives taken by the government for …
The fundamental right to water in rural areas is well-established in India, but the actual content of this right has not been elaborated upon in judicial decisions. There is no general drinking water legislation that would provide this missing content. This analysis of various initiatives taken by the government for …
Aizawl, March 17: The Central Ground Water Board has prepared an action plan to harvest rain water that run off the hills and preserve ground water resources in Mizoram. Speaking at a Water Resources Day function here today, CGWB northeastern regional director S C Guha announced that the CGWB has …
Neither Munak Canal Nor Renuka Dam Will Provide Water This Summer Neha Lalchandani | TNN New Delhi: The capital is staring at a grim water situation this summer. The city government had been banking heavily on the Munak canal for supply of an additional 80 million gallons per day (MGD) …
Massive deforestation and unchecked mining of coal, iron ore and bauxite has created a huge water scarcity in Jharkhand. The result is that for the first time after the creation of the state, primary level schools are not able to serve midday meals to schoolchildren, alleges Enakshi Ganguly of HAQ …
Jamshedpur, Feb. 28: The midday meal at five government-run primary schools in Mango and Dimna has been stopped from today due to the ongoing water crisis, leaving around 1,000 underprivileged children bereft of their free lunch. With no water to cook, the scheme was stopped for the first time since …
Acute water scarcity has been declared in the district and as many as 383 borewells will be sunk to tackle the crisis, district in-charge minister A Narayanaswamy has said.
The Kerala government today introduced a Bill in the State Assembly to force Coca-Cola to pay compensation for the alleged negative ecological and health effects of its erstwhile factory at Plachimada in Palakkad district, and to distribute this money to the victims. Minister for water resources N K Premachandran piloted …
Unlike the National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP), the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), under the UPA government appears to be on track, with better utilisation of funds by majority of the states. The programme was launched on December 25, 2000, as a fully funded, centrally sponsored scheme to …
