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After Ganesha immersion, now pray once more for water
Immersed idols and other pollutants block filters of two water treatment plants A day after idols of Lord Ganesha were immersed in the Yamuna, water production at two of the Capital's water treatment
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Proposal of Disang Hydel project raise hackles
DIBRUGARH: News of the proposal for the construction of a hydel power project on Disang River has evoked sharp reactions from various quarters. According to reports, a company by the name of LD Joint
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Ethiopia Says Plans To Build More Nile Dams
Ethiopia has announced plans to construct two dams along its share of the Nile, six months after embarking on a 5,250 MW power plant that rankled Egypt over concerns it might affect the flow of the river.
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Action plan for Brahmaputra mooted
The Arunachal Pradesh Government has planned to introduce an appropriate and integrated action plan to tackle the problems of the Brahmaputra river basin and its tributaries. The entire river basin
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Book river polluters: Seechewal
Lohian: The polluters of rivers, be it bureaucrats or politicians who turn a blind eye to the environmental violations, must be brought to book and asked to compensate those who have lost their loved ones to pollution-related diseases like cancer.
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HC directs State to act on sand mining
The High Court has directed the State government to initiate appropriate action against those indulging in sand mining in the Tungabhadra river in the districts of Davangere, Haveri, Gadag and Bellary using mechanical devices.
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SC query on river water sharing
In order to cool down the tempers between the warring neighbours, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, over the sharing of Cauvery river waters, the Supreme Court asked the Centre whether rivers could be put in
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Common treatment plants are poisoning the Sabarmati
High Pollutant Levels In Discharge Of Several CETPs Ahmedabad: Three Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC) estates — those in Vatva, Odhav and Naroda — and the industry cluster in Kathwada are under the scanner for polluting river Sabarmati. The state industries department is now desperately seeking some accountability from the common effluent treatment plants (CETPs) in treating industrial effluents. The department found from data with the Gujarat Pollution Control Board that, in the last four years, discharge norms set by the central pollution control board were not met. This has become a matter of concern for the state government.
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Krishna: Govt working on fair, equitable Teesta pact
A day after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh returned from his two-day Bangladesh visit, External Affairs Minister S M Krishna said that the government would work towards arriving at “solutions” acceptable
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Karnataka asked if it can plug Mhadei outlets
In a significant development on the second day of hearing, the Mhadei Water Dispute Tribunal, New Delhi, has asked Karnataka whether it can pass an order to plug the outlets to prevent the flow of water
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New gas reserves found
Hyderabad: While the Krishna-Godavari offshore has already been identified as having shale gas potential, recent geological surveys have shown a larger tract of the Godavari-Pranahita basin to have significant
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India committed to Teesta deal, PM assures B’desh
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday regretted that India and Bangladesh could not sign the Teesta water sharing deal during his visit to Dhaka, but reaffirmed New Delhi's commitment to ink the accord
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Basin study for Lohit Basin, Arunachal Pradesh: draft report
The Study of Lohit Basin in Arunachal Pradesh has been initiated at the instance of Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India while according prior Environmental Clearance to Demwe Lower hydroelectric
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No agreement on Teesta waters upsets Dhaka
The 'Mamata mess' over Teesta river agreement appears to have upset Bangladesh. Hours before Prime Minister Manmohan Singh landed here today on a two-day visit, the first in 12 years by an Indian PM, Indian
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India, Bangladesh not to ink deal on Teesta
India and Bangladesh will not sign a deal on sharing of water of Teesta river during the Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh’s visit to Dhaka in the wake of strong reservations to the move voiced by the West
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India plugging rivers sources for committing invisible aggression
Speakers at a seminar said that India is plugging rivers sources for waging invisible aggression against Pakistan with the aim to dent the irrigated agriculture putting at risk food security. Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) organised the seminar on Water Disputes and Pak-India Relations here on Thursday.
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Alert issued in Nashik as Godavari water level rises
Owing to incessant rains in Nashik region, an alert has been issued for the people residing along Godavari river in the district, officials said. Heavy rains have led the Irrigation Department to start
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Delhi scraps draft of proposed Teesta waters sharing deal
In a diplomatic somersault, India on Monday scrapped the draft of the proposed deal on sharing of the waters of the common river Teesta, a day ahead of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Bangladesh.
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Action needed now to fix water woes
Woefully, according to a newspaper report from Islamabad, this years World Water Day, on March 22, with its theme "Shared Water - Shared Opportunities" signifying the importance of trans-boundary rivers, lakes and waters to link population of different countries went ignored by ministries or Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs).