Giant Indus prawn pushed to extinction: study
Climate change, pollution, reckless fishing as well as a scarcity of water in lower estuarine area have pushed the giant Indus prawn, as well as many other species, to extinction, according to a recent
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GIPCL wants Charetha vacated, villagers threaten to immolate
It Allegedly Changed The River Mouth Towards The Village To Protect Its Lignite Mine
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Panel to check illegal dumping in river basins
The Himachal Pradesh State Pollution Control Board has constituted a special committee to check illegal and unscientific dumping of muck by hydropower projects and other developmental activities in the
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Roads must be built befitting weather conditions
GUWAHATI, April 6
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding status of compliance of waste management, India, 07/01/2020
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Compliance of Municipal Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 dated 07/01/2020 regarding status of compliance of waste management and other issues
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State rejects CRA formula
The worrying decline in inflow into the major reservoirs in the Cauvery basin has forced the Karnataka government to reject the formula suggested by the Cauvery River Authority (CRA) for sharing the river water with Tamil Nadu. To make matters worse, the south west monsoon is all set to end in the next 15 days, dampening any hopes of improvement in inflows in Harangi, Hemavathi, KRS and Kabini reservoirs in the Cauvery basin.
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Industry pollutants in river kills cattle and fishes in Bihar
People living along Manusmara river in Bihar’s Sitamarhi district dread kala pani
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Two scientists given go-ahead on research to tame Bputra
GUWAHATI, June 2: A concept paper on the Brahmaputra river system and management based on hydrology and hydraulic will be prepared by German scientist Prof Wolfgang Flugel in association with Prof Nayan Sarma, head of the department, Water Resource Department and Management, IIT, Rourkee.
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Tamil Nadu will again approach Supreme Court on Cauvery
Jagadish Shettar walks out of the Cauvery River Authority meeting Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Wednesday said she was “totally disappointed” at the outcome of the Cauvery River Authority (CRA) meeting held here as an “adamant” Karnataka even refused to accept the ruling of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who is also the Chairman of the CRA, asking Karnataka to release 9000 cusecs of water from September 20 to October 15 to Tamil Nadu.
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Indian aid for dev projects in Bara
Indian Ambassador Jayanta Prasad on Tuesday laid the foundation stone for a bridge over Bangari River in Bhaluhi-Bharwalia VDC (Chiljhapati Ghat) in Bara district. The 40-meter-long bridge, being constructed
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Naidu has new formula to solve water dispute
Presenting a new formula for solving the Tungabhadra river water dispute, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu urged his Karnataka counterpart to share the river water on pro rata basis.
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Chemical waste dump forces Philippines villagers out
Noxious fumes from chemical wastes dumped into a river in the town of Marilao in the Philippines, forced thousands of residents to flee their homes in the last week of November. Residents
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Noyyal: Grimy Underbelly of Tirupur Textile Industry
Industry waste has asphyxiated the river and destroyed livelihoods, says Joe A Scaria From wherever in India you are reading these lines, odds are high that your innerwear was made in the Coimbatore-Tirupur
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Dam collapses in Panna dist, dozen villages face flood risk
Nearly a dozen villages face risk of flood after a dam collapsed in Panna district on Sunday night. A dam constructed on Galko river in Bhitari village under Pawai tehsil of the district collapsed in
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Water ministry to set up panel to study disaster
As Uttarakhand continues to reel under the impact of the devastating flash floods, the Ministry of Water Resources has decided to set up an official committee to look into the factors responsible for the
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Eni says oil spill contained in Nigeria's Delta
Italian oil firm Eni said on Saturday an oil spill near its facilities in the Niger Delta had been contained, but local people said the pollution had spread and damaged their fishing. Eni said the spill
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Floods threaten Niger's main rice crop: minister
Floods could wipe out most of Niger's main rice harvest this year as rain-swollen rivers rose to 50-year highs across West Africa, spreading devastation, a regional official said. At least 81 people
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Project for purifying all sullage nullahs approved
Punjab government has accorded approval to the project for purifying all the sullage nullahs (drains) including Hadayara Drain in Lahore. For this purpose, water treatment plants will be installed in a
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Flood risk of natural and embanked landscapes on the Ganges–Brahmaputra tidal delta plain
The Ganges–Brahmaputra river delta, with 170 million people and a vast, low-lying coastal plain, is perceived to be at great risk of increased flooding and submergence from sea-level rise. However, human
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Will Kosi barrage solve Almora’s water crisis?
There is good news in store for Almora residents as the town is set to get uninterrupted water supply in the summer after the Kosi river barrage, which is expected to be completed by April, is functional.