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 …
Morocco will let private capital take the lead in developing desalination and irrigation projects as part of a $27 billion plan designed to lessen the stress on its water resources, Minister Charafat Afilal said. The National Water Plan provides for an additional 5 billion cubic meters in water resources by …
The scheme broadly outlines the key aspects of the programme with respect to proposed targets, implementing agencies, integration of schemes, potential implementation options, funding sources, key stakeholders, modes of communication, Monitoring and Evaluation of the programme, technical specifications of the programme etc. Key objectives are: Development of models that will …
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat has directed the authorities to expedite irrigation and flood-control projects on the banks of rivers in the state. The chief minister asked them to complete the projects by January 2015. Rawat also favoured construction of small dams along the rivers to address drinking water problem …
Irrigation Minister Narayan Prakash Saud and Australian Ambassador to Nepal Glenn White jointly inaugurated a four-year research project on sustainable use of ground and surface water on Wednesday. The Rs 200 million project will be launched in six districts of the Eastern Indo Gangetic Plains (E-IGP) which includes two districts …
China is reducing crop irrigation in regions with water shortages as the world’s biggest grain consumer seeks to ease pressure on declining aquifers. Hebei province, the nation’s third-biggest wheat grower, will cut wheat irrigation by 760,000 mu (50,667 hectares) or 2 percent of the crop it planted last year, according …
The Central Statistics Office constituted a Standing Committee on Infrastructure Statistics (SCINS) to harmonize the concept of infrastructure and identify the sub sectors conforming to this concept. Presently six broad sectors of infrastructure viz. Transport, Energy, Communication, Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation, Irrigation and Storage are covered under infrastructure. The …
The state farmers have been hit by both drought and floods Too little, too late! This sums up the tepid response of the Uttar Pradesh government towards the spectre of drought in several districts. In tune with the forecast of India Meteorological Department (IMD) earlier this year about below-normal monsoon …
Material component under scheme may be raised up to 49% from 40% so that states take up bigger work To mitigate drought and drought-like situation in the country, rural development minister Nitin Gadkari has said that 50% of all works under the rural employment guarantee scheme, the Mahatma Gandhi National …
A new water-saving irrigation technology has been successfully tested in the growing area of Hami in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. With the Trace Quantity Irrigation technology, date trees in the test land yield the same output with only 30 percent to 40 percent of the water volume that would …
The Punjab government is utilizing all available resources for improving irrigation sector and has started numerous development projects for the welfare of the farming community and farmers are benefiting from these projects due to which production has increased substantially. This was disclosed by spokesman of Punjab Irrigation and Drainage Authority …
India’s energy situation is marked by deficits, coal imports, a national grid that collapsed in 2012, and efforts to develop renewable sources. Acknowledging that 400 million people lack access to electricity, the government is obliged to endeavour to provide electricity to all parts of the country. Yet missing infrastructure leaves …
This report provides an overview of global experiences in water reuse. The primary objectives of this report are to: review a range of drivers, barriers, benefits, and incentives for water reuse and wastewater use outside of the United States; outline the state of, and geographic variation in, water reuse and …
Cost recovery from irrigation in almost all the countries presents a dismal picture. Low cost recovery coupled with declining government finances has led to the deterioration of both the quality of the built infrastructure and institutions managing and governing such infrastructure. This has created a vicious circle of low cost …
Expert panel okays it without land demarcation or settling of tribal rights; also clears Rs 2,000-cr Kundaliya irrigation scheme in MP The long-pending Renuka Dam project has got approval from the forest advisory committee (FAC) of the Union ministry for environment, forests and climate change. This has been done without …
Opposition parties dub it as ‘Budget without any direction’ Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Monday presented the Rs2,357.91 crore deficit Budget for the 2014-15 financial year. “The Budget estimates of 2014-15 show a receipt of Rs57,311.39 crore under the consolidated fund of the State. Out of this, Rs52,696.81 crore …
Maharashtra and Karnataka have admitted that they have violated the Environment Protection Act (EPA), 1986, on more than one occasion. In their affidavit to the Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC), they confessed they have gone ahead with many projects even before obtaining the environmental clearances. The EAC is a quasi-judicial body …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Society for Environmental Protection Amravati Vs Union of India & Others dated 08/08/2014 regarding the establishment of a Amravati Thermal Power Project which allegedly would not only destroy environment of Amravati city but would also deprive …
NAGPUR: Even as Wathoda farmers are exploring legal action against illegal dumping of spent acid by galvanizing industries in the perennial Chornala near Butibori, the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) on Wednesday issued show-cause notices to 21 galvanizing units in Butibori and Hingna MIDC areas. MPCB regional officer NH Shivangi …
LONDON: Researchers believe that eating less meat would protect water resources in dry areas around the world. Reducing the use of animal products can have a considerable impact on areas suffering scarce water resources, as meat production requires more water than other agricultural products, said the researchers. By reducing the …
