Moga district was once declared dark zone of state

Heavy rainfall and late sowing of paddy for the past five years has helped reduce the rapid depletion of groundwater in Moga district that was once declared as a dark zone of Punjab by the Central Ground Water Board.

पश्चिमी दिल्ली : बहुमंजिली इमारतों से भरी उपनगरी द्वारका में कुओं का दिखना किसी आश्चर्य से कम नहीं। उपनगरी के विभिन्न हिस्सों में एक नहीं, बल्कि दर्जनों कुएं दिखाई देते हैं। कहीं भी कुओं की दशा संत

Around 25 clubs in the city including Chelmsford Club and India Habitat Centre have been issued notices by Delhi government's environment department for flouting " green norms" including "failure"

21,964 Properties Yet To Fix It

If you’re a Bangalorean staying on a site area of 2,400 sqft or more and haven’t yet installed a rainwater harvesting (RWH) system, this is a good time to do it. Else, you may receive a notice anytime asking why you haven’t abided by the rule to mandatorily install it.

Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Wednesday allocated Rs 1,260 crore for constructing 60,000 green houses with solar powered lights for the poor in rural areas during the current financial year.

The Centre for Integrated Urban Development (CIUD) has established a Rainwater Resource Centre on the premises of Nepal-Japan Children’s Library in Lainchaur.

Karnataka government may make rainwater harvesting mandatory in the city, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah indicated today.

If the state government has its way, permission will not be given for the construction of apartments if it doesn't specify its water source. The government may soon come out with a condition for housing project promoters to specify source of water.

Chief minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday said the No-Objection Certificate (NoC) would not be given by the authorities to apartments and other big housing projects if the projects don't have a water source.

“Houses in rural pockets should also implement rainwater harvest to improve ground water level”, Collector D. Jagannathan said.

The Himalayan region has seen unchecked construction activity, illegal mining, unscientific road building and hydropower projects built next to each other

The floods in the Himalayas have been ferocious and deadly. The final body count could run into several thousands. There is no clear estimate of the number of villages wiped out, property destroyed, roads washed away and hydropower projects damaged in the mountain state of Uttarakhand.