Didi dam bursts on Delhi- Mamata says won’t go to Dhaka; finger at Centre’s attitude on Teesta; last-ditch salvage attempt on Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s decision not to go to Dhaka this Tuesday
Elections come and go. But the situation of the flood affected people who have lost their land and properties to the yearly floods of the state remain unchanged. As per a latest estimate by the Water Resource
Himachal House panel reccomends action against the companies for failing to ensure minimum prescribed flow of water The Himachal Pradesh Assembly’s standing committee on Irrigation and Public Health (IPH)
THE Madras High Court on Wednesday issued notices to the State Government on a public interest writ petition that sought to put the administration on the mat for releasing untreated sewage water directly or indirectly into the city's waterways. Petitioner V Ravichandran, founder-chairman of an NGO, Cit izens Guardians, alleged that the government was not implementing the Chennai City River Conservation Project in its letter and spirit. A vacation bench comprising justices G Rajasuria and M Sathyanarayanan ordered notice to the authorities concerned, returnable in four weeks.
Asia development Banks (ADB) Country Environment Analysis disclosed that freshwater flows in Pakistan rivers have been substantially reduced by water diversion for agricultural irrigation in recent decades. Canal irrigation, due to low levels of efficiency has resulted in salinisation, thus adversely affecting crop yields.
China's plans to divert water from the Brahmaputra River to the Yellow river in northwest China is once again in news, though China's foreign ministry spokesperson has said there is no such project.
The Brahmaputra River System has received the highest marks in the preliminary ranking study of the potential of hydro sites for all river basins in the country. This study has been conducted by the
The Congress has tried to make a virtue of the inevitable by packaging the Supreme Court’s orders for setting up a national environment regulator as a commitment in its Lok Sabha election manifesto released
A trip to Bailadila wasn't on my agenda when I arrived at Chhattisgarh. But a meeting with Pratap Agrawal, a feisty Jagdalpur lawyer who keeps the state government on its toes with his various
Bangladesh, India and Nepal have agreed on construction of a special reservoir for year-round river flow, the water resources minister said yesterday. "The reservoir, to be built in Nepal, would bring life to the rivers of Bangladesh and India in the dry season," Ramesh Chandra Sen told German radio channel Deutsche Welle in an interview.
The flood situation continued to be grim in the state with 29 districts and more than 25 lakh people badly affected by it. With 10 more deaths reported in the past two days, the toll in flood and rain-related
The Brahmaputra River System has received the highest marks in the preliminary ranking study conducted on the hydro sites potential for all river basins in the country. According to an official
The ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) and the ministry of power have yet again failed to file their replies before the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday on NHPC's Lower Subansiri Hydro
Karad City is situated on the bank of confluence of river Krishna & Koyana, which is severely flood prone area. The floodwaters enter the city through the roads and disrupt the infrastructure in the whole
Mirpur (AJK)—In yet another significant development towards commissioning of the 121 MW-Allai Khwar Hydropower Project, Allai River – locally known as Allai Khwar – has been successfully diverted the other
Efficient fertilizer use could benefit the Mississippi River without hurting crop yields, a new study suggests. A computational study on nitrogen runoff into the Mississippi River Basin from the
Rains and onrush of water from hills in the last 24 hours made 16 rivers including Brahmaputra, Dharala and Teesta swell further, worsening flood situation in six upazilas of the district. The flashflood
Emphasising the importance of preserving and maintaining the aesthetic environmental grandeur of the fragile Himalayan region during the Amarnath yatra, Governor NN Vohra today called for effective measures to ensure zero discharge of pollutants into Lidder and Sindh rivers.
Locals of Holiya, Gangapur, Phattepur and Mateya VDCs, (Nepal)where the overflowing Rapti River inundated most of the settlements, have expressed their discontentment over the authorities'
Dyeing hub faces reversal of fortunes, pollutes area Dressed in a loincloth, a frail-looking 84-year-old AP Kandaswamy, who is a farmer and also the president of the Noyyal River Ayacutdars Protection Association, greets us with a glass of water from his well.
