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23 February 2021

SC orders joint inspection of Kalsa diversion project
Home minister Amit Shah gives in-principle approval for Glacier and Water Resources Centre in Uttarakhand
NGT directs NTPC to pay Rs 58 lakh for damaging environment in Uttarakhand
PM Modi calls for boosting India’s solar power initiative, environment-friendly technology
NGT: Frame guidelines to phase-out power plants
₹816 crore project to restore Pallikaranai marshland
Won't allow TN to take Cauvery water beyond allocation: Karnataka CM
Uttarakhand lake’s opening widened to reduce water levels
3,500 water connections untraceable in Shimla district
Govt sanctioned 310 projects under Namami Gange, 116 completed so far
In a bid to check encroachments, no Ganga aarti without prior permission
Himachal Pradesh: Panchayat opposes land lease for mining along Neugal river
TN govt urges Centre to declare Godavari-Cauvery river link plan as national project
Uttarakhand disaster: Rise in Dhauliganga-Rishiganga river beds
Floods affected fish population in Aralam rivers, finds study

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February 28, 2021
Fluoride and nitrate - a health problem in Anantapur
High fluoride and nitrate cause dental, skeletal fluorosis and methemoglobinemia in infants and stomach cancer in adults
Non carcinogenic risks for adults are more prone to risk greater than those children and infants in the study area (Image: India Water Portal)
February 28, 2021
Digital tool to monitor groundwater
Women in Rajasthan use a groundwater monitoring tool to record water levels and promote water literacy
Women use an open source groundwater monitoring tool that enables collection of water level data of wells and its collation on a web platform for easy access by all. (Image: FES)
February 24, 2021
Baravas - Unique water harvesting structures of Maharashtra
Baravas, the unique water harvesting structures of Maharashtra continue to stand the test of time. Urgent efforts need to be made to conserve them and learn from them!
A barav from Limb village in Satara district, Maharashtra (Image Source: Aarti Kelkar Khambete)
February 24, 2021
Study detects high levels of arsenic in cooked rice in Bihar
Need to remove arsenic from the food chain and not just drinking water in endemic areas
Median excess lifetime cancer risk of 2 per 10,000 from food arsenic exposure in Bihar. (Image: Wikimedia Commons)
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