Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Nayar river is vanishing - a yatra reveals conservation goes beyond science and policy" appearing in ‘The Down To Earth’ dated 03.06.2025. The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Nayar …
Chief Executive Officer Jehlum and Tawi Flood Recovery Projects (JTFRP) Saurabh Bhagat today inaugurated a two-day workshop on procurement, environment management and environmental safeguard compliances here. The workshop is being jointly organized by JTFRP and World Bank. The workshop was attended by World Bank officials Deepak Singh Task Team Leader, …
What happened on October 8 and 9 in Ecuador’s Río Blanco area was not entirely unexpected. On August 12, a group of inhabitants decided to take “de facto” measures — such as setting up a tent at the entrance of Junefield mining company’s camp — with the goal of stopping …
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of National Institute of Medical Science University Rajasthan & Others Vs State of Rajasthan & Others dated 09/11/2017 regarding water shortage in Jaipur city and the drying up of Ramgarh Lake. The case deals with the massive encroachments in the …
KIGALI Rwanda (Xinhua) -- A Nile Basin countries forum kicked off in Rwanda’s capital city Kigali highlighting cooperation in the use of Nile Basin waters. Different and conflicting needs of upstream and downstream water users should be the best basis and reason for cooperation in the use of Nile Basin …
As Majuli aims to be India’s first Carbon Neutral District by 2020, the ‘IORA Ecological Solutions’ and ‘Action on Climate Today’ on Tuesday launched a report on community climate risks assessment in the river island district. The report on ‘Accessing Community Climate Risks in Majuli’ was presented to the District …
PANAJI: With women at the helm (captain, first officer and second officer), Greenpeace International's campaign sail vessel Rainbow Warrior III made its maiden voyage to India, anchoring off the Aguada Bay on Monday. The 16-member crew belonging to 14 countries welcomed on board local groups fighting environmental destruction in the …
NBI Executive Director Engineer Innocent Ntabana, said here yesterday the crisis in the river that flows northward through Lake Victoria in Tanzania and drains into the Mediterranean Sea is likely to be felt more after 2021, five years from now. “Increasing population, pressure for energy, droughts, demand for food security …
It Will Hasten Crisis, Claim Activists Seeking to have uniform regulatory framework on groundwater use across the country , the Centre has come out with draft guidelines which stipulate existing and new industries, infrastructure and mining projects have to obtain a `no-objection certificate' (NOC) from district and state-level authorities for …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Biswajit Mohanty Vs State of Odisha & Others dated 16/10/2017 regarding construction activity and reclamation of river bed, encroachment of river embankment, establishment of Labour Camps in river bed of rivers Mahanadi and Kathjodi at Cuttack, …
Fish farmers from Sub Traditional Authority Nkapita in Zomba have expressed concern of the early drying up of rivers which has affected supply of water to their fish ponds. One of the fish farmers from Group village head Nkasala, Bakali Malosa said the drying up of rivers is as a …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of K. N. Somashekar Vs Union of India & Others dated 05/10/2017 regarding Yettinahole Phase-I project, Hassan District, Karnataka. NGT rejects the appeal seeking an order to restrain the construction of Yettinahole drinking water project.
A simulation experiment was used to understand the importance of riparian vegetation density, channel orientation and flow velocity for stream energy budgets and river temperature dynamics. Water temperature and meteorological observations were obtained in addition to hemispherical photographs along a ∼1 km reach of the Girnock Burn, a tributary of …
Nearly two-thirds of the India’s terrestrial ecosystems is not resilient to drought. A new study by Indian researchers has shown that only 6 out of 22 river basins in the country have the potential to cope with the threat of climate change, particularly droughts. This means nearly two-thirds of the …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Giri Gaurav Alias Mujib Naithani Vs. Dev Bhoomi Awas Ltd. & Others dated 22/09/2017 regarding demarcation and fixation of High Flood Line of rivers. NGT stated that National Mission for Clean Ganga has no role whatsoever in identification, demarcation and …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sukhvinder Singh Vs State of Haryana & Others dated 22/09/2017 regarding sand mining in the name of desilting of canals, Haryana. The Tribunal states that if it is found that the activity of mining on the river bed and the …
With nearly half the world’s population affected by water scarcity and demand for freshwater continuing to soar, a WWF report released at the 20th International Riversymposium in Brisbane shows how governments can successfully protect and restore river flows – helping to ensure sufficient water for people and nature. Around a …
Recent studies have shown an increasing trend in hydroclimatic disturbances like droughts, which are anticipated to become more frequent and intense under global warming and climate change. Droughts adversely affect the vegetation growth and crop yield, which enhances the risks to food security for a country like India with over …
Asia’s mountain glaciers will lose at least a third of their mass through global warming by the century’s end, with dire consequences for millions of people who rely on them for fresh water, researchers have said. This is a best-case scenario, based on the assumption that the world manages to …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Prahlad Singh Patel Vs. State of Madhya Pradesh dated 13/09/2017 regarding regarding illegal mining of sand from Narmada river. NGT directs that the senior most officer of mining department be present before the Tribunal on the next date of hearing …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of National Green Tribunal Bar Association Vs. Dr. Sarvabhoum Bagali (State of Karnataka) dated 11/09/2017 regarding mechanical mining of minerals in rivers and flood plains in Karnataka. Counsel for the State of Karnataka submitted before the Tribunal that they would permit …
