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Report on action taken by the Govt on the observations/recommendations contained in 23rd report on glacier management in the country – monitoring of glaciers/glacial lakes including glacial lake outbursts leading to flash floods in the Himalayan region

This Report of the Standing Committee on Water Resources (2023-24) deals with the action taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations contained in the Twenty Third Report on ‘Glacier Management in the Country – Monitoring of Glaciers / Lakes Including Glacial Lake Outbursts leading to Flash-Floods in the Himalayan Region’.

Publication Date: 
11/12/2023
Lok Sabha Secretariat
Tags:
Glaciers, Floods, Himalaya, India
Water Resources

India's participatory groundwater management programme: learnings from the Atal Bhujal Yojana implementation in Rajasthan

This study, in collaboration with the Ministry of Jal Shakti of the government of India (GoI), assesses Atal Bhujal Yojana, a central sector scheme of India, for the state of Rajasthan, one of the seven Indian states where the scheme is being implemented.

Publication Date: 
09/12/2023
Council on Energy, Environment and Water
Tags:
Groundwater, Water Management, Rajasthan
Water Resources

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding heavy withdrawal of water from Yamuna affecting the river, 04/12/2023

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Kamlesh Singh Vs State of Uttar Pradesh dated 04/12/2023.

Judgement Date: 
04/12/2023
Tags:
Yamuna, Water Demand, Water Distribution, Religious Places, Uttar Pradesh, Water Supply, Municipal Corporations, Canal Irrigation
Water Resources

Dynamic ground water resources of Uttarakhand state, 2023

The dynamic groundwater resources of India for the year 2023 are assessed following the Groundwater Estimation Methodology, 2015 (GEC–2015), which takes into account all the relevant parameters contributing to groundwater recharge and extraction.

Publication Date: 
01/12/2023
Central Ground Water Board
Tags:
Ground Water, Water Resources, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand)
Climate Change

Modeling the economywide effects of water and energy interventions in the face of climate shocks in Ethiopia

The Ethiopian economy relies predominantly on rainfed agriculture for income generation, export earnings, and rural livelihoods. However, the frequency and intensity of extreme ago-climatic events projected by climate scenarios suggest considerable and growing risks from climate change to the country’s agri-food systems and the overall economy.

Publication Date: 
01/12/2023
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Tags:
Climate Change, GDP, Economy, Ethiopia, Energy, Water Resources, Africa
Water Resources

Judgment of the National Green Tribunal regarding the depleting Kolkata water table and arsenic contamination, 01/12/2023

Judgment of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench) in the matter of  'In Re-News Item published in the Times of India Newspaper, Calcutta edition dated 23.03.2023 titled Kolkata Water Table Dips 2m in 5 years, Experts flag rise in arsenic, salinity' dated 01/12/2023.

Judgement Date: 
01/12/2023
Tags:
Groundwater Pollutants, Groundwater Assessment, Calcutta (T), Arsenic, West Bengal, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Drinking Water Quality, Urban Water Supply
Water Resources

Counter affidavit filed on behalf of the District Ganga Protection Committee, Darbhanga, Bihar, 01/12/2023

Counter affidavit filed on behalf of the District Ganga Protection Committee, Darbhanga, Bihar in compliance of the National Green Tribunal order dated September 18, 2023. River Ganga is approximately 55-60 kilometres away from Darbhanga district. Regarding the tributaries of river Ganga flowing from Darbhanga district, the Municipal Commissioner, Darbhanga Nagar Nigam reported that no dump site nor any legacy waste point exists near Bagmati river.

Judgement Date: 
01/12/2023
Tags:
Ganga, Darbhanga (D), Bihar, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, River Pollution, Water Pollution Control, Waste Disposal, Industrial Pollution, Afforestation
Water Resources

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding installation of rainwater harvesting systems in Delhi, 01/12/2023

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Mahesh Chandra Saxena Vs Central Pollution Control Board & Others dated 01/12/2023.

The Execution Application has been filed by the applicant, Mahesh Chandra Saxena seeking compliance of National Green Tribunal order dated September 11, 2019.

Judgement Date: 
01/12/2023
Tags:
Water Harvesting Techniques, Delhi, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Water Management
Water Resources

Report on behalf of the Joint Committee and Delhi Pollution Control Committee on hotels/guest houses extracting groundwater in Pahar Ganj, Delhi, 29/11/2023

Report on behalf of the Joint Committee and Delhi Pollution Control Committee with respect to the National Green Tribunal order, September 4, 2023.

The matter related to groundwater extraction and compliance of norms for such extractions by hotels and guest houses in Pahar Ganj, Delhi.

Judgement Date: 
29/11/2023
Tags:
Hotels, Groundwater, Delhi, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court
Water Resources

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of depleting groundwater level in India, 24/11/2023

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In re: News item appearing in Hindustan Times dated 26.10.2023 titled “UN predicts groundwater level in India will reduce to ‘low’ by 2025” dated 24/11/2023.

Judgement Date: 
24/11/2023
Tags:
Groundwater Assessment, India, United Nations, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Groundwater Recharge

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