Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari threatens lives livelihoods appearing in the Telangana Today dated 13.05.2025" dated 29/05/2025. The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari …
KANPUR: Short supply of water from lower Ganga canal has worried the officials of Jal Sansthan and they have asked the irrigation department to maintain proper supply, otherwise water scarcity would deepen. In a letter to irrigation department secretary, Jal Sansthan had urged to maintain proper water supply round-the-clock. Irrigation …
The . 210-Cr Project, Which Would Benefit West Kochi, Delayed Kochi: Residents of west Kochi, who were hoping for respite from the perennial water scarcity this fiery summer, will have to wait longer. The Kerala Water Authority (KWA), which was planning to commission the Maradu drinking water project mid-March, is …
No DPR Even A Year After Mooting The Project To Enhance Water Supply In The City There’s very little that the Kerala Water Authority (KWA) has learnt from the acute shortage of drinking water faced by the city over the years. While the demand-supply gap is over 120 million litres …
75,000 residents in the eastern part of Chittur been demanding water from the Parambikulam Aliyar Project. On the premises of a few polling stations in the district, booths supporting an unusual ‘candidate’ sprouted on Thursday. They were rooting for NOTA (none of the above). The Water Users Association, a forum …
Even as the candidates vie with each other promising to solve city's water crisis, as many as 1,000 households in Vidyaranapura in North Bangalore have been parched for 15 days. Not a single drop of water has flowed from their taps, forcing the residents to stage a protest at the …
Do you worry that there is not enough water for people, the economy and environment? Do you wonder if the water in our taps and rivers is safe or polluted? Do you want to know if farmers waste water, utilities charge too much, or bottled water destroys ecosystems? You're not …
Once regularised, these connections would generate a monthly revenue of Rs 3 cr to the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB;) has received 2,000 applications under the ‘Voluntary Disclosure Scheme (VDS)’ for the regularisation of illegal water connections and a …
According to a CDP-KPMG report, the demand for water is set to exceed supply by about 50% in 2030 In 2007, Chandrapur Super Thermal Power Station in Maharashtra was shut down due to scarcity of water. In almost an action replay, 1,130 mega watt Parli thermal plant met with the …
The World Water Development Report 2014 focuses on the interdependence between the management of water and energy and says that a sustainable approach to the management of both freshwater and energy resources is extremely essential to provide modern, affordable and environmentally sound energy and drinking water services for all. The …
Indian corporations, their investors and policymakers have significant responsibility to treat water with the strategic importance it deserves, to consider the role they should play in tackling water challenges, and to provide the leadership required to build a more resilient future. This report, prepared by CDP and KPMG and supported …
Bangalore: Bangalore needs more water than ever before but its groundwater table is fast depleting, widening the gap between demand and supply. A study on urban water management released at the Annual Water Conference, organized by CII Karnataka on Wednesday, suggests the city’s demand-supply gap is 750 million litres a …
Likely to jump to 1,300 mn litres a day; unchecked growth main trigger Given the pace at which Bangalore is growing, the gap between demand and supply of water may almost double by 2026, leaving a large section of the population waterless, a study by the Confederation of Indian Industries …
Acute water shortage grips islands after water tankerspause supply demanding pending dues With water tanker operators refusing to operate from Tuesday demanding settling of dues pending over one and a half years, Kadamakudy, Vypeen and nearby islands have been severely hit. Local residents are largely dependent on water supplied through …
Mumbai Metropolitan Region is planning and building over 12 dams in the ecologically fragile, biodiversity rich Western Ghats region. This is a predominantly tribal belt. By very conservative estimates, these dams will submerge more than 22,000 hectares land, including over 7000 of forests and 750 hectares of Tansa Sanctuary. They …
The Indian water supply sector has witnessed several PPP projects since the early 1990s. An initiative to address PPP Projects in water supply has been on-going in the Ministry over several months. This is a note on strengthening PPPs in urban water supply by Ministry of Urban Development.
Using a nexus approach, this study synthesises current knowledge on India’s food, water and energy (FEW) footprint, and assesses the possible future global impact of India’s demand for these resources. It offers resource efficiency measures adopted in India which may find resonance with Low Income Countries. Source http://www.ipekpp.com/
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sarbeswar Mishra & Anr. Vs Union of India & Ors. dated 16/01/2014 on the use of water from the river Baiterani in Orissa by the industry and also regarding construction of industry in forest area without obtaining forest clearance. Original …
Draft report: Multiple Dams in tribal belt of Western Ghats for the Mumbai Metropolitan Region: Unjustified projects, when better options exist. About 12 dams are planned or are under construction to satisfy the increasing thirst of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR). All of these dams fall in eco-sensitive region of …
The Yamuna, which flows through the city of Delhi and provides drinking water to millions of its inhabitants, has been given the short shrift by four main contending political parties — the Congress, the BJP, Aam Aadmi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party. With electioneering coming to an end on …
This study tries to identify the initial issues of the water energy nexus by determining the demand for water by the energy sector to meet the needs of the economy. It also estimates for certain countries the total water available in the long term for the energy sector. It has …
