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28 December 2020

Illegal fishing in Ganga’s protected stretch posing threat to dolphin, gharial and turtles
Systemic flaws delaying completion of STPs: Panel on Yamuna's rejuventation
Tiger conservation body seeks report from Odisha on ecotourism inside reserve
Yamuna monitoring panel raises several issues on river pollution
Initiative to revive Henwal river paying off, discharge level improving: Officials
No oil discharge into Irai river: CSTPS to Maharashtra State Pollution Control Board
Extreme weather events in 24 of 36 meteorological sub-divisions in 2020: IMD
NGT extends term of oversight committee to monitor pollution of Ganga river
Ladakh’s Tso Kar now a wetland of international importance
Access to drinking water, sanitation improve across states, urban-rural divide remains: NFHS-5
Water level 53% below normal in Punjab dams
Sinking deep: Water table at Ghaziabad falls 12m in 4 years
UP Govt to start 85 water harvesting projects in drought-prone areas by 2021-22
19 crore rural households to get tap water by 2024
CAZRI makes eco-friendly sewage treatment plant
Crisis looms in Agra as underground water tests unfit for drinking

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January 17, 2021
75% districts and half of India’s population vulnerable to extreme climate events: CEEW study
The study found a shift in the pattern of extreme events in over 40% of Indian districts.
India is already the fifth most vulnerable country globally in terms of extreme climate events and it is all set to become the world’s flood capital (Image: Geralt, Pixabay license)
January 17, 2021
2020: Crammed in disasters, yet filled with hope
Last year was shrouded with a myriad of disasters but all was not bad. There were many success stories and great efforts in the water sector that maintained our hopes for a better tomorrow.
All was not negative for 2020 in the water sector as many states and districts gained credit for themselves (Image Source: IWP Flickr Album)
January 16, 2021
The invisible face of agriculture
Women farmers need support in the form of resources, technologies, policies and other actions to level the farming field. The first step is to recognise their role in farming.
Though women are involved in economic activities of the cropping system but their role is negligible in household decision making and participation (Image: PxHere)
January 13, 2021
Child malnutrition rises in five years, as per NFHS-5 data
The estimated increase in child stunting is only the tip of the iceberg.
Children born between 2014 and 2019 are more malnourished than those before. (Image: PxHere)
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