Centre betting big on Brahmaputra as economic lifeline: Minister Sarbananda SonowalThe Indian government is developing the Brahmaputra river into a major economic corridor. This initiative focuses on transport, trade, and ...
20 May, 2026, 09.09 AM IST
No construction shall start in proposed Maa Kamakhya Temple Access Corridor until IIT clearance: Assam govt to Gauhati HCThe Assam government informed the Gauhati High Court that no construction will commence in the proposed 'Maa Kamakhya Temple Access Corrido...
21 Jun, 2024, 08.31 PM IST
Arsenic found in groundwater in 25 states, fluoride in 27 statesThe CGWB under the Ministry of Jal Shakti conducts regular monitoring and assessment of groundwater quality including ground water contamin...
04 Dec, 2023, 09.11 PM IST
Joshimath panel points to 'water from unknown source' for cracksThe expert panel's field assessment report on Joshimath has pointed out that sediment-laden water, gushing out of an unknown underground so...
13 Jan, 2023, 12.48 AM IST
Andhra Pradesh govt to launch watershed projects in five districtsThe state Cabinet, at its meeting last week, cleared the project to be implemented in the four Rayalaseema districts of Anantapuramu, Chitt...
21 Dec, 2020, 12.00 PM IST
Assam CM asks water resources department to carry out hydrological survey of river SubansiriTerming river Dhansiri as the life line for the people of Lakhimpur, Chief Minister Sonowal said that in order to sustain the life giving p...
30 Oct, 2020, 08.03 PM IST
Railways to use hi-tech survey for high-speed train corridorThe use of Light Detection and Ranging, or LiDAR, will allow the survey of the 508km corridor to be completed in 9-10 weeks against the nor...
13 Feb, 2017, 10.49 AM IST
Assam to start dredging of Brahmaputra to combat flood,erosionAccording to an official release, Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal held a meeting with officials of the Dredging Corporation of India Limi...
23 Aug, 2016, 11.00 PM IST
417 coal blocks fall in inviolate forest area and can endanger fresh water sourcesAccording to the activist firm, last year, the Forest Survey of India (FSI) assessed 825 coal blocks based on the draft parameters for iden...
05 May, 2016, 06.07 PM IST
Environment ministry to declare 'inviolate' parts of forests soonMinister of Environment & Forests Prakash Javadekar told ET that “the whole issue is under examination of the ministry.”
05 Sep, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Search for the mythical Saraswati gains momentumThe Rajasthan government has constituted the Rajasthan River Basin and Water Resources Planning Authority to revive the Saraswati river.
14 Aug, 2015, 02.52 PM IST
New forest diversion norms too simplisticThe MoEF's new procedure for identifying forests which can be given for mining is lax and likely to do a lot of harm.
11 Jun, 2014, 06.56 PM IST
Bhutan's mega hydroproject Punatsangchu I: A concern for IndiaBhutan is at present on a mission to establish 10,000 MW additional installed capacity by 2020 in co-operation with the Government of India.
27 Sep, 2013, 04.45 PM IST
MoEF draft seeks to keep miners away from ‘Inviolate Forest Areas’The ministry's draft lists criteria for identifying forest patches where mining should be banned following the GoM on coal's decision to ju...
13 Jun, 2012, 10.54 AM IST
- Forests off limits for all mining?
If the environment ministry’s draft proposal for ‘inviolate forest areas’ is accepted, large swathes of healthy forests, including national...
13 Jun, 2012, 12.21 AM IST
- Tamil Nadu's stand on Mullaperiyar dam vindicated by SC panel report: J Jayalalithaa
Jayalalithaa was responding to a question on the report which also asked Kerala to reconsider its proposal to build a new dam.
05 May, 2012, 02.49 PM IST
- 'Annual mean temperature for country has risen by .52 degree'
Annual mean temperature for the country as a whole has risen by .52 degree celsius in the past 107 years since 1901, according to a data an...
20 Jul, 2009, 07.40 PM IST