Water Resources

Stop groundwater extraction near Jhilmil reserve by mineral water factory, say activists

DEHRADUN: After last year's furore over the extraction of ground water by a mineral water bottle factory from Jhilmil Jheel Conservation Reserve in Haridwar forest division, which is home to endang

Publication Date: 
09/01/2018
Times Of India (Dehradun)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Groundwater, Central Groundwater Board (CGWB), Environmentalists, Groundwater Recharge, Water Resources
Water Resources

Rainwater harvesting: NGT issues warrant against DMRC MD

The National Green Tribunal has issued a bailable warrant against the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) Managing Director Mangu Singh for failure of its officials to appear before it to apprise i

Publication Date: 
04/01/2018
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Water Harvesting, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), National Green Trbunal (NGT), Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), Groundwater Recharge, Water Resources
Water Resources

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Artificial Recharge to Ground Water, 21/12/2017

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Artificial Recharge to Ground Water, 21/12/2017. Statewise Rural and Urban Artificial Recharge Structures as proposed in Master Plan are given at Annexure – I. During assessment year 2013, out of 6584 assessment units in the country, 1034 (15.7%) assessment units are categorized as “Over-Exploited”, whereas during assessment year 2011, the respective figures were 6607 and 1071 (16.2%). State-wise details are given at Annexure – II.

Publication Date: 
Thursday, December 21, 2017
Lok Sabha
Tags:
Groundwater, Groundwater Recharge, India, Statistics, Parliament
Water Resources

Pune tops state in ‘over-exploitation’ of groundwater

Under the real-time mapping, chemical composition and analysis of the water, the depth up to which the water seeps, along with the area-wise deviation in the groundwater will also be tracked by the

Publication Date: 
11/12/2017
Indian Express (Pune)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Pune (D), Groundwater, World Bank, Groundwater Recharge, Water Resources
Water Resources

Ground Water Year Book – India 2016-17

Ground Water Year Book is prepared annually by CGWB depicting changes in ground water regime of the country through different seasons. It is an effort to obtain information on ground water levels through representative monitoring wells. The important attributes of ground water regime monitoring are ground water level.

Publication Date: 
01/12/2017
Central Ground Water Board
Tags:
Groundwater, Water Resources, Hydrology, India, Groundwater Recharge
Habitat And Urbanisation

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding approval for construction of the capital city of Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh, 17/11/2017

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Pandalaneni Srimannarayana & Others Vs State of Andhra Pradesh & Others dated 17/11/2017 regarding formation of a Green Field New Capital namely Amravati as it poses a serious threat to the environment.

Judgement Date: 
17/11/2017
Tags:
Urban Habitat, Andhra Pradesh, Urban Planning, Urban Development, Environment, Ecology, Water Harvesting, Waste Management, Afforestation, Groundwater Recharge
Water Resources

Guidelines for issuance of No Objection Certificate (NOC) for ground water withdrawal

The Central Grounder Water Authority (CGWA) has sent Draft guidelines for “issuance of NOC” for ground water withdrawal and draft “Public Notice” to the Chief Secretaries of all the State and Administrators of Union Territories for their comments within 60 days.

Publication Date: 
23/10/2017
Central Ground Water Authority
Tags:
Groundwater, Groundwater Recharge, India, Water Conservation, Water Management
Water Resources

Adapting aquifer storage and recovery technology to the flood-prone areas of Northern Ghana for dry-season irrigation

Limited access to water, droughts, floods and other climatic conditions are major challenges to food security in Ghana. Over 70% of smallholder farmers in the country practice rainfed agriculture, which is highly vulnerable to rainfall variability. Flooding and waterlogging of farmlands limit land use and crop productivity.

Publication Date: 
01/09/2017
Seth Owusu, Olufunke O. Cofie, Paa Kofi Osei-Owusu, Vincent Awotwe- Pratt, Marloes L. Mul
International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
Tags:
Irrigation, Groundwater Irrigation, Waterlogging, Ghana, Groundwater Recharge, Africa, Agriculture, Farmers
Forests

Centre issues guidelines for diverting forest land

The economic viability of any development project that involves diversion of forest land may now reduce with the environment ministry coming up with new cost benefit analysis guidelines.

Publication Date: 
08/08/2017
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Forests, Land, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Regulations, Groundwater Recharge, Ecology
Climate Change

Benefits of fossil fuel-led development enjoyed mostly by

Fossil fuel-led development is the cause behind climate change and the benefits of it are mostly enjoyed by the developed countries while the developing nations are the sufferers, Union Environment

Publication Date: 
28/07/2017
Daily News Analysis (Delhi)
Tags:
Climate Change, Fossil Fuels, UNFCCC, Green Climate Fund, Groundwater Recharge, National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development (NABARD), Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF)

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