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 …
Claim that their farmlands dry up sans required amount of water Many farmers voiced concerns over illegal suction of groundwater at several places and being supplied to industries in the district. They sought the intervention of officials at the grievance redressal meeting here on Thursday to curb the irregularity. The …
Plan to expand coal mines and power plants in China's arid provinces threatens to drain water supply, report shows China's plan to rapidly expand large coal mines and power plants in its arid northern and western provinces threatens to drain precious water supply and could trigger a severe water crisis, …
Groundwater is a life-sustaining resource that supplies water to billions of people, plays a central part in irrigated agriculture and influences the health of many ecosystems. Most assessments of global water resources have focused on surface water but unsustainable depletion of groundwater has recently been documented on both regional and …
In a country where about a third of farmland is drought-prone, farmers have started adopting technologies that help mitigate the impact of water scarcity and maximise output with minimum inputs. Micro irrigation is the known technology to save water which has been used successfully by countries like Israel. Despite government …
BHUBANESWAR: With monsoon playing truant, the State Government on Friday decided to install at least one lakh bore-wells in three years to overcome water scarcity for cultivation. “The Government has decided to install at least one lakh bore-wells to extend irrigation facilities,” said a senior official after attending a meeting, …
Economic and social development has greatly increased ecological water demand and modified land use of river systems worldwide, causing overall degradation of many of these systems. In this study, theoretical and technical frameworks for regionalization on the eco-environmental function of river systems are formulated and applied to the Luanhe River …
The concern of Hegde and Subhash Chandra about the environment and cost economics of river diversion schemes is commendable; however, given the limitations of the proposals recommended by the authors, the river diversion schemes could be inevitable for the reasons mentioned in this note. In addition, it is pertinent to …
A below-par monsoon is likely to set alarm bells ringing in the UPA 2 Government, already reeling under the impact of an economic downturn. Besides affecting the kharif sowing, which is certain to have a bearing on the production of rice, oilseeds and pulses, the delay in rain has the …
Agency to be set up to encourage conservation of water by industry The government plans to set up an agency on the lines of the Bureau of Energy Efficiency to encourage conservation of the increasingly scarce resource, official sources said. The water resources ministry has also roped in industrial bodies …
After electricity, water is literally going to burn a hole in the pockets of Delhiites. Delhi CM Mrs Sheila Dikshit on Tuesday confirmed the government’s plan of privatisation of Delhi Jal Board, following a model similar to the one followed by the discoms for power distribution. The privatisation will result …
This paper reviews the drivers and consequences of India’s groundwater crisis. Groundwater is fundamental to the nation’s water security and the degradation of this resource is a threat to economic and social development. Prominent drivers of over-extraction include: inefficient usage, energy subsidies in agriculture, pollution, and population growth. The public …
INDIA’S BIGGEST lies hide behind its per capita figures. Our average income is $1,219 (approximately 68,300) and we are ranked 142nd in the world. But with 55 billionaires, we also stand fourth in the list of the countries boasting the world’s richest individuals. Between these two true figures, two-thirds of …
As the city reels under power and water shortage, hospitals too have started feeling the pinch. At Aruna Asaf Ali Hospital in North Delhi, operation theatres were shut for a whole week, till Thursday. With the air-conditioner in the main operation theatre not working, all surgeries — barring emergency ones …
New Delhi Mumbai and Delhi which are presently reeling under water crisis will require the maximum supply of the municipal tap water in the world by 2025, according to a Mckinsey Global Institute report. Mumbai tops the list of the 20 global cities in terms of municipal water demand in …
First product from India under Unilever’s global sustainable living plan initiative Hindustan Unilever is test marketing an after-wash laundry brand known as Magic that the company claims reduces water usage by twothirds. Magic is used for rinsing clothes and is the first product to have emerged from India as part …
New Delhi: The severe water shortage in the city has begun to take a toll on urgent health services. At Bara Hindu Rao, the largest municipal hospital in the city, more than 40 surgeries were cancelled over the past week because water could not be arranged for the procedures. Doctors …
As the city grappled on Friday with a heatwave and a power demand that broke all records, residents of a village in Alipur damaged two low-floor DTC buses and some private vehicles in protest against scarcity of water. Residents threw stones at vehicles and disrupted traffic for two hours on …
Talks On, No Commitment To Increase Supply New Delhi:The capital’s water situation continues to remain bleak with the Haryana government claiming that it is already releasing more than Delhi’s allocated share of water. Ironically, the Delhi government that till last week was furious with the Haryana government for curtailing supply …
