The criticisms of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on January 30 about the report of the Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA), set up under the Environment Protection Act 1986 in late 1990s is rather mild and seems symbolic, but it has the potential of open up a pandora’s box since CGWA has essentially totally failed in doing anything effective about groundwater regulation in India.
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DRP 270126: Climate Crisis and Water Bankruptcy
The new report released by United Nations University last week describing the global water situation in climate change context as water bankruptcy may seem like a bit of exaggeration for many places. In any case, it is not possible to describe the water situation across the globe in a couple of words.
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The World Commission on Dams is eminently relevant at 25!
2025 marks the 25 years of the publication of the World Commission on Dams Report in Nov 2000, the report and its recommendation are as eminently relevant as they were ever earlier including in 2000.
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