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 …
MUMBAI: Nearly 55% of Maharashtra's population lives in its rural belt compared to 45% in its urban areas. Yet its cities and metros get almost five times more drinking water as its villages from the state's dams, notified rivers and select lakes. The data which reveals the stark rural-urban divide …
As more and more families migrate from rural areas to Pacific capital cities, water, sanitation and health challenges in rapidly growing informal settlements in key Pacific capital cities are in urgent need of response, according to a new World Bank report. Released to coincide with World Toilet Day 2015, Unsettled: …
PUNE: The city's current water crisis presents an opportunity to revamp its infrastructure, which may happen soon with the Union Finance Ministry approving a joint water supply and sewage treatment project with international funding agencies. The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) will take up these works in association with the Japan …
Urban Administration and Development (UAD) Minister Amar Agrawal on Monday reviewed the progress of water supply schemes for urban areas of the State. Besides, reviewing the progress of works ongoing under the scheme, the Minister also issued specific directives for its timely implementation during a meeting held here at his …
As part of its efforts to address challenges emanating from rapid urbanization and develop a vision for future development in Rajasthan, the Government of Rajasthan has prepared an Urban Development Policy. The policy covers following sectors: Urban Transport, Urban Water Supply, Waste Water management, Storm Water Drainage, Solid Waste Management, …
The relation between rainfall and water accumulated in reservoirs comprises nonlinear feedbacks. Here we show that they may generate alternative equilibrium regimes, one of high water-volume, the other of low water-volume. Reservoirs can be seen as socio-environmental systems at risk of regime shifts, characteristic of tipping point transitions. We analyze …
Order of the Madhya Pradesh High Court in the matter of S.K.Sharma Vs State Of Madhya Pradesh dated 07/09/2015 regarding distribution of drinking water by the Municipal Corporation of Gwalior. Petitioner No.1- S K Sharma as well as amicus curiae Chaturvedi apprised the court that now-a-days alternate water supply is …
The State Government failed to avail Central assistance of 128.23 crore because of delay in execution and utilisation of funds for drinking water projects. Drinking water in adequate quantity was not supplied to all people in 95 out of 106 urban areas of the State. The CAG, in its latest …
Droughts will likely become more frequent, greater in magnitude and longer in duration in the future due to climate change. Already in the present climate, a variety of drought events may occur with different exceedance frequencies. These frequencies are becoming more uncertain due to climate change. Many methods in support …
The law and policy frameworks for allocation or reallocation of water to different uses, or within a category of use, remain underdeveloped in India. This paper intends providing a starting point for a conversation on the law and policy dimensions of inter-sectoral water allocation. Focusing on a specific inter-sectoral water …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) for water and sanitation, 12/08/2015. State Governments/ULBs have implemented JnNURM projects in PPP mode. The details of said 44 projects implemented in PPP mode are furnished at Annexure-I. The water supply and sanitation projects are on-going with the assistance of International Bank …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vijender Singh Vs. MoEF & Ors. dated 05/08/2015 regarding use of groundwater in the state of Haryana. Previous Order
Throughout China’s history water has always been an essential part of political and economic life and important to the country’s prosperity and stability. Today, China is facing a great challenge as water resources begin to constrain the nation’s economic and social development. This paper describes the key water challenges facing …
GHAZIABAD: A new Ganga water treatment plant is coming up in Pratap Vihar in Ghaziabad, which will add to the existing supply to Noida and come up adjacent to the existing plant. The plant will have a capacity of 92 MLD or 37.7 cusec, and is being built at a …
German bank has offered to fund the project with loan, grant The State Government is likely to issue an order soon on a proposal sent by the Tiruchirappalli City Corporation (TCC) to implement a combined drinking water scheme for supplying protected water to the five extended wards in the city. …
Water use in the state down in May compared with two years ago after governor ordered mandatory water restrictions amid fourth year of drought California water regulators say cities showed their best drought conservation yet by cutting water use by 29% in May compared with two years ago. California wildfire …
Availability of a safe and reliable water supply is an issue in developing nations, including India. Rainwater harvesting (RWH) is a site-specific source control used to satisfy human, agricultural, and safety demands for water. This study analyzed the effects of capturing rainwater for a 12.5 year period (Jan 1999–Jun 2011) …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Tribunal on its own motion Vs. Govt. of NCT, Delhi & Ors. dated 19/06/2015 regarding water supply in the city of Delhi. The Tribunal noted that stinking and dirty water flows through the water supply lines …
With cities increasingly in the spotlight on the international stage, urban planning and development has become a critical issue in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). While slums continue to grow in most developing countries, reinforcing other forms of inequality, urban planning requires a shift from viewing urbanisation mainly as a …
Urbanization, a major driver of global change, profoundly impacts our physical and social world, for example, altering not just water and carbon cycling, biodiversity, and climate, but also demography, public health, and economy. Understanding these consequences for better scientific insights and effective decision-making unarguably requires accurate information on urban extent …
