Industry

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding lack of permission from CGWA for Ashu Charm Udyog, Jajmau, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, 25/04/2018

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M/s. Ashu Charm Udyog Vs. Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board dated 25/04/2018 regarding lack of permission from CGWA and also the authorization for M/s. Ashu Charm Udyog, Jajmau, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. NGT directs that the leather industry shall not function till required permissions are obtained.

Judgement Date: 
25/04/2018
Tags:
Leather Industry, Kanpur (D), Industrial Pollution, Water Demand, Central Groundwater Authority (CGWA), Uttar Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)
Water Supply

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding supply of water to Delhi from Haryana, 24/04/2018

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Sureshwar D Sinha & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 24/04/2018 regarding supply of water to Delhi. The Chief Secretary of Haryana assures that there will be no reduction in the supply of Water to Delhi.

Supreme Court wants a meeting to be convened between the State of Haryana and Delhi for resolving of issues pending between the states with regard to the supply of water.

Judgement Date: 
24/04/2018
Tags:
Urban Water Supply, Delhi, Haryana, Supreme Court, Water Demand, Water Disputes, Water Distribution, Yamuna, Delhi Jal Board (DJB)
Water Supply

A massive diversion

For the past drought-stricken year, most of the drinking water consumed in Beijing has travelled 1,432km (895 miles), roughly the distance from New York to Orlando, Florida.

Publication Date: 
07/04/2018
Economist (London)
Tags:
China, Drinking Water, Water Demand, Water Supply
Water Supply

Water scarce cities: thriving in a finite world

The report is an advocacy piece to raise awareness around the need to shift the typical way urban water has been managed and to share emerging principles and solutions that may improve urban water supply security in water scarce cities.

Publication Date: 
05/04/2018
The World Bank
Tags:
Urban Water Supply, Water Resources, Water Management, Water Demand, India, Global
Water Supply

Gujarat asks Collectors to supply drinking water by tanker

The Gujarat government has asked all district collectors to supply drinking water through tankers anywhere in their territory.

Publication Date: 
04/04/2018
Daily News Analysis (Ahmedabad)
Tags:
Gujarat, Drinking Water, Water Demand, Bhavnagar (D), Water Supply
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 Supply

Water crisis to get worse in Hyderabad from April to July

The present level in the Singur dam is 1702.347 ft and the water is at 11.367 TMC. 18 MGD is being drawn.

Publication Date: 
27/03/2018
Deccan Chronicle (Telangana)
Tags:
Telangana, Drinking Water Scarcity, Hyderabad (T), Water Resources, Water Demand, Water Supply
Water Supply

Water rationing in Brazil's capital to end by December, says governor

Water rationing in Brazil's capital - one of an increasing number of cities facing shortages - will end by December with the completion of an expanded supply system, said the region's governor.

Publication Date: 
22/03/2018
Thompson Reuters Foundation (TRUST)
Tags:
Water Supply, Drinking Water, Water Management, Brazil, Water Demand, Drinking Water Scarcity
Water Supply

Stir forces govt to announce Rs 68 crore drinking water project

JAIPUR: As hundreds of protesters from Kho Nagoriyan area poured on to the streets on Wednesday, the state government was forced to assure them of a Rs 68 crore drinking water project for the area,

Publication Date: 
22/03/2018
Times Of India (Jaipur)
Tags:
Rajasthan, Drinking Water, Water Demand, Drinking Water Scarcity, Water Supply
Water Resources

Alarming! Bengaluru, India’s tech hub, may soon run out of water, says study

India’s tech hub, Bengaluru, may soon run out of water like Cape Town in South Africa, which is facing a severe water crisis, a statement from the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) said on W

Publication Date: 
22/03/2018
Financial Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Karnataka, Drinking Water Standards, Bangalore (T), Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), Water Resources, Lakes, Water Demand

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