Water Resources

NGT forms panel to check groundwater use by builders

NOIDA: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday ordered the formation of a seven-member committee to look into the violation of the green tribunal's ban on groundwater extraction in Noida and

Publication Date: 
24/04/2015
Sharmila Bhowmik
Times Of India (Noida)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Groundwater, Construction Industry, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Central Groundwater Board (CGWB), Water Harvesting, Water Resources
Water Resources

MC yet to focus on rainwater recharging system

Even as the Central Ground Water Authority of India (CGWAI) has notified the district as ‘Dark Zone’ due to over exploitation of water long ago, the administration has failed to take any concrete a

Publication Date: 
24/04/2015
Rachna Khaira
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Punjab, Jalandhar (D), Water Harvesting, Groundwater Recharge, Agriculture, Water Resources
Water Supply

China releases pilot List of 'sponge cities' to utilize rainfall

China's central authorities have released a pilot list for 16 so-called 'sponge cities.'
The 'sponge cities' are new projects being launched to use the full potential of rain water.

Publication Date: 
20/04/2015
China Daily
Tags:
Water Supply, Water Harvesting, Rainfall, China, Drainage, Water Conservation
Water Resources

Review paper on ‘Garden Kits’ in Africa: lessons learned and the potential of improved water management

Research on home gardens in Africa must rewind and refocus on the grassroots, according to a new report published by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI). It explores the available knowledge and lessons learned from past experiences in promoting home gardens in Africa, with a special emphasis on water management.

Publication Date: 
26/03/2015
Douglas J. Merrey, Simon Langan
International Water Management Institute
Tags:
Water Management, Water Harvesting, Home Gardens, Africa, Agroforestry, Irrigation, Economic Development
Water Resources

Water transforms livelihoods in Katarwant village

VADODARA: Katarwant village of Chhota Udepur district is set to become a model of self-dependence for surrounding villages.

Publication Date: 
23/03/2015
Aparna Iyer
Times Of India (Ahmedabad)
Tags:
Gujarat, Groundwater, Water Harvesting, Monsoons, Agriculture, Water Resources
Water Resources

Increase water harvesting in Africa

Ensuring that the world's food needs are met by 2050 will take a doubling of global food production. To improve agricultural yields on that scale will require a radical rethink of global water-management strategies and policies. Sub-Saharan Africa is the epicentre of this challenge. Ninety-five per cent of sub-Saharan agriculture depends on 'green water': moisture from rain held in the soil. In large parts of the continent, most rain evaporates before it generates 'blue water', or run-off, so little of it recharges rivers, lakes and groundwater.

Publication Date: 
19/03/2015
Johan Rockström, Malin Falkenmark
Nature
519
283-285
Tags:
Water Harvesting, Africa, Water Management, Food Security, India, Agriculture, Karnataka, China, Watershed Development, Carbon Sequestration, Soil Capability, Climate Mitigation, Dryland Farming
Water Resources

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on rooftop rainwater harvesting, 16/03/2015

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on rooftop rainwater harvesting, 16/03/2015. Also includes details of Statutes/ Rules/ Regulations etc in various States/ UTs relating to Rooftop Rainwater Harvesting.

Publication Date: 
16/03/2015
Rajya Sabha
Tags:
Roof Top Water Harvesting, India, Water Harvesting, Building Byelaws, Parliament
Forests

Green India Mission converged with MGNREGA to reclaim forest

NEW DELHI: The government has merged National Mission for a Green India, which aims afforestation at 10 million hectares of land over the next decade, with MGNREGA to increase and improve the count

Publication Date: 
16/03/2015
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
National Mission for Green India (GIM), Forests, Afforestation, Water Harvesting, Ministry Of Rural Development, MGNREGS, National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA)
Habitat And Urbanisation

Smart cities scheme to be rolled out next month: Venkaiah Naidu

The Modi Government's flagship 'smart cities' scheme will be rolled out from next month, Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said on Monday.

Publication Date: 
16/03/2015
Business Line (New Delhi)
Tags:
Ministry Of Urban Development, Smart City, Water Harvesting, Solid Waste, Waste Management, Green Buildings
Water Resources

Delhi must harvest rainwater

Even as he assured the city residents that his government is making all efforts to bring water to the Capital from other States, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal asserted on Sunday that the cit

Publication Date: 
02/03/2015
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Water Harvesting, Drainage, Yamuna, Floods, Water Resources

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