Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zone Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Gaurav Jain Vs State of Madhya Pradesh & Others dated 27/02/2024. The matter related to non-forest activities and non-compliances of environment clearance and forest clearance conditions by Larsen & Toubro Limited along with Narmada Valley Development …
The Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) has decided to hold demonstrations outisde S Kumar's showrooms throughout the country on April 17 to protest against the company resuming work on a Narmada dam. NBA spokesperson Chittaroopa Palit said, contrary to an assurance from the State Government, S Kumar's, which is to build …
Engineers at the University of Calcutta have found that flyash is an excellent catalyst for treating toxic and non-biodegradable chemicals in effluents from the pesticide industry. The results are based on the fact that flyash is nothing but a mixture of oxides. Almost half of its contents are silica or …
Nepal's hydropower development legislations can serve as a guiding philosophy in the execution of projects but they need modification when it comes to dealing with mega projects said experts at a seminar on Legal Aspects of Water Resources Development for Promoting Private Sector's Participation held in Kathmandu.
For about a month now , Malaysia has been facing a water crisis so serious that central Selangor state and the capital Kuala Lampur, have been rationing water to more than 600,000 residents. This is a situation many Malaysians are not used to because the country is usually one of …
The Karnataka Cabinet has approved a Rs 3,000-crore compensation scheme for those losing land and home under the Upper Krishna project. This is the biggest rehabilitation package for any project in India or abroad.
experts question need for new water policy: Tamil Nadu is concerned over the reported statement of the Karnataka Chief Minister that the interim award of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal should not be implemented till a National Water Policy is evolved. Such a move will not only delay the resolution …
The Tamil Nadu State Local Administration Minister, Mr. Ko.Si Mani, has said that the Government was keen to provide protected drinking water supply to all the villages in the State by 2002.
Displaced people to get Rs 3,000 cr.: The Karnataka State Cabinet has agreed to pay an unprecedented Rs. 3,000 crores as compensation under the "consent award" for the acquisition of 3.50 lakh acres of land and involving displacement of 40,000 families numbering four lakhs population residing in 201 villages, for …
Experts question need for new water policy: Tamil Nadu is greatly concerned over the reported statement of the Karnataka Chief Minister that the interim award of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal should not be implemented till a National Water Policy (NWP) is evolved. Such a move will not only delay …
Dr K K Seth, a geologist in Jawaharlal Nehru Agriculture University has refuted the contention of eminent geologist Dr Janandan Negi that earthquakes do not occur becuse of dams, Dr Seth emphasised that out of about one lac dams constructed around the world, 75 cases have come to light where …
The Haryana Government has decided to supply drinking water to residents of unauthorised colonies in towns through standposts on the pattern of villages. Announcing this today the Haryana Public Health Minister, Mr Jagan Nath, regretted that residents of unauthorised colonies, which had no facilities for proper roads and drinking water, …
The absence of established ecological safeguards and systematic planning of urban and industrial growth in Gujarat may lead to a water crisis of unmanageable proportion in the near future, warns a report prepared by the Gujarat Institute of Desert Ecology.
This is the story of people living on the banks of the Purna river basin in Vidarbha region, where every drop of ground water is as saline as the sea. About 348 villages spread through three districts - Amravati, Akola and Buldhana - have learnt to digest saline water, chronic …
The Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) has alleged that the dynamite explosions at the site of the upcoming Maheshwar hydel project in Khargone district had caused house walls to collapse in a nearby village.
Minister for Rural development and Panchayat Raj M P Prakash said in Bangalore that the State government had released early this month Rs 22.72 crore collected in the form of additional stamp duty to be distributed among the 20 districts of the State on population ratio basis to improve drinking …
The Tamil Mannila Congress on Saturday demanded that the interim order passed by the Tribunal, constituted to adjudicate on Cauvery river water dispute between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, be implemented with immediate effect. The order should be gazetted, the TMC pleaded.
Water-borne diseases are spreading in Chittaranjan Park,New Delhi due to the mixing up of the sewage water and the drinking water line leading to a free flow of contaminated water in the residential houses.At least 20 people are already suffering from several diseases like excessive vomiting , high fever and …
Under the Indo-French financial protocol, the Government of Manipur is going to install integrated water treatment plant called KIOSKS (four in number) to distribute high-grade drinking water in and around Imphal city within this month.
Bangladesh is updating the studies and findings on a proposed multi-million dollar barrage on the river ganges planned to be constructed to prevent flooding, irrigate crop land, remove water salinity and preserve ecology, officials said on Friday. They said the updating of the studies, conducted by different firms, will be …
The Narmada Bachao Andolan led by Ms. Medha Patkar has appealed to the Madhya Pradesh Government to immediately stop work on the controversial Maheshwar Hydel Power Project and look for an alternative sustainable power generation in the State.
