Water Pollution

Focus on Ganga, but pollution plagues 254 other stretches

Looking beyond India's national river Ganga and its tributaries, including Yamuna, the Centre had last week taken up the case of the polluted Mula Mutha river in Pune by finalising a number of rive

Publication Date: 
25/01/2016
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Ganga, River Pollution, Yamuna, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Sabarmati, Water Conservation, National River Conservation Plan (NRCP), Water Pollution
Environment

Uttarakhand biggest contributor to environment conservation: Rawat

Expanding green cover; water conservation efforts despite constraints”

Publication Date: 
18/01/2016
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Environment, Water Conservation, Religious Places, Ganga, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Water Pollution Control
Water Resources

Finance Ministry’s proposal: ‘Bring all 42 NRCP rivers under water resources ministry’

All 42 rivers covered under the National River Conservation Plan (NRCP) should come under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation (MoWRRDGR) to

Publication Date: 
12/01/2016
Shyamlal Yadav
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Ganga, Sabarmati, Water Conservation, Ministry Of Water Resources, Water Resources
Water Resources

Bengaluru may have to be evacuated in a decade if water crisis persists

When a residential complex near Bellandur Junction recently drilled a borewell, they found water at a depth of 1,050 ft. "This is the sixth borewell we got drilled in 10 years.

Publication Date: 
28/12/2015
Times Of India (Bangalore)
Tags:
Karnataka, Groundwater, Bangalore (D), Drinking Water Scarcity, Population, Water Conservation, Water Resources
Energy

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Notification on Environmental Protection, 22/12/2015

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Notification on Environmental Protection, 22/12/2015. Comments were received from different stakeholders including general public on the draft notification on Standards for Thermal Power Plants (TPPs) issued in April, 2015 under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.

Publication Date: 
22/12/2015
Lok Sabha
Tags:
Coal, Thermal Power Plants, Pollution, RSPM (PM 10), Water Conservation, Oxides Of Nitrogen (NOx), India, Parliament, Mercury
Water Resources

Yettinahole anti-people project: Nethravathi conservation forum

'Similar projects likely to be implemented in Western Ghats'

Publication Date: 
16/12/2015
Deccan Herald (Bangalore)
Tags:
Karnataka, Water Resources, Rivers, Western Ghats, Water Conservation
Energy

Revised standards for Coal-based Thermal Power Plants

From 2017, thermal power plants across India will have to cut particulate matter emissions by as much as 40 per cent and reduce their water consumption by nearly a third according to th

Publication Date: 
07/12/2015
The Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change
Tags:
Coal, Thermal Power Plants, India, Industry, Air Pollution, Water Demand, Oxides Of Nitrogen (NOx), Mercury, RSPM (PM 10), Water Conservation
Water Resources

State Water Policy of Goa: Draft

The government has proposed setting up of an independent water regulatory authority and amendments to the Goa Ground Water Regulation Act, 2002 and Goa Irrigation Act, 1973 to manage and regulate utilisation of water resources in the state.

Publication Date: 
02/12/2015
Government of Goa
Tags:
Water Policy, Goa, Water Resources, Water Conservation, Groundwater, Water Pricing, Water Supply
Water Supply

15 Surguja villages under ‘Ground Water Supply Scheme'

As many as 15 villages of Surguja district will be covered under 'Ground Water Supply Scheme', officials stated.

Publication Date: 
01/12/2015
Pioneer (Raipur)
Tags:
Chhattisgarh, Water Supply, Drinking Water, Groundwater, Water Conservation
Climate Change

Emerging climate change adaptation issues in the Asia-Pacific region

This report aims to fill a need for the latest thinking on climate change adaptation (CCA) in the Asia-Pacific region, thus the members of the Asia Pacific Adaptation Network (APAN) produced this report titled Emerging Climate Change Adaptation Issues in the Asia-Pacific Region to address pertinent and relevant issues in the region and sub-regio

Publication Date: 
30/11/2015
Puja Sawhney, Mary Ann Perkins
Asia Pacific Adaptation Network(APAN)
Tags:
Climate Change, Climate Adaptation, Agriculture, Crop Insurance, Asia, India, Water Conservation, Food Security, Ecosystems, Natural Disasters

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