Natural Disasters

Maharashtra government declares drought in 8 talukas from three districts

MUMBAI: The state government on Wednesday has declared drought in 8 talukas from three districts.

Publication Date: 
26/04/2018
Times Of India (Mumbai)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Droughts, Agriculture, Rainfall, Crops, Groundwater, Natural Disasters
Industry

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding ground water extraction by M/s. Danish Leather without authorization from the Central Ground Water Authority, Uttar Pradesh, 25/04/2018

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M/s. Danish Leather Vs Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board dated 25/04/2018 regarding ground water extraction by M/s. Danish Leather without authorization from the Central Ground Water Authority. NGT permits the industry to operate only if it is granted consent from CGWA for groundwater extraction.

Judgement Date: 
25/04/2018
Tags:
Leather Industry, Groundwater, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Uttar Pradesh, Court, Central Groundwater Authority (CGWA)
Water Resources

NGT seeks details on water extraction by Delhi Metro

Plea alleged DMRC extracts groundwater to wash trains, instead of waste water

Publication Date: 
17/04/2018
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Groundwater, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), National Green Trbunal (NGT), Central Groundwater Authority (CGWA), Water Resources
Water Resources

Plea on water table depletion

Alleges industrial operations in Ghaziabad behind crisis

Publication Date: 
17/04/2018
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Groundwater, Ghaziabad (D), Hapur, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Water Resources
Environment

NGT seeks details of industries in Ghaziabad, Hapur

The National Green Tribunal has sought a detailed list of various industries of Ghaziabad and Hapur districts on a plea alleging that incessant extraction of groundwater has led to severe depletion

Publication Date: 
16/04/2018
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Hapur, Industrial Pollution, Environmental Security, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Groundwater, Environment Act 1986, Groundwater Pollution, Environment
Water Resources

Groundwater level: Pune district fourth in state

According to it, Pune district had a maximum of 12 villages showing depletion, followed by five villages with a depletion between 1m to 2m in the groundwater levels.

Publication Date: 
09/04/2018
Indian Express (Pune)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Pune (D), Groundwater, Monsoons, Solapur, Water Resources
Water Resources

PIL seeks absolute rights for Punjab over its river water, Rs 80,000 crore in compensation

The petitioners in the plea have said that Punjab is deficient of water and even the groundwater stands depleted in at least 14 lakh tube wells.

Publication Date: 
05/04/2018
Indian Express (Chandigarh)
Tags:
Punjab, Groundwater, Compensation, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Rivers, Water Resources
Water Resources

Act against illegal borewells, government told

A bench, headed by acting NGT chairperson justice Jawad Rahim directed the DJB to submit a list of illegal borewells in the capital.

Publication Date: 
04/04/2018
Asian Age (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Groundwater, Delhi Jal Board (DJB), National Green Trbunal (NGT), Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Water Resources
Water Resources

Maharashtra government to implement regulation on drilling borewells

Summers are the peak season for drilling borewells and several illegal companies mushroom to carry on drilling activities.

Publication Date: 
03/04/2018
Indian Express (Pune)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Groundwater, Groundwater Regulation, Water Demand, Water Resources
Water Resources

Groundwater law mooted in 1978 not yet enacted

GANDHINAGAR: The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India, in its report tabled in the state assembly on Wednesday, slammed the state government for failing to act to conserve groundwater in

Publication Date: 
29/03/2018
Times Of India (Ahmedabad)
Tags:
Gujarat, Groundwater, Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG), Central Groundwater Board (CGWB), Water Resources

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