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12 January 2022

Newly declared dugong conservation reserve will help protect marine biodiversity

Authorities decide to crackdown on activities that lead to Waldhuni River pollution

Supply of Narmada floodwaters to Kutch: Farmers protest in Bhuj town, demand expedition of project

Mullaperiyar dam matter not adversarial, parties should assist in identifying core issues: SC

Crocodile population rises in Odisha’s Bhitarkanika

'Tamil Nadu's Nochiyam panchayat burning waste on the banks of Marudaiyaru river', allege residents

Jaipur: Archaeology dept to renovate 9th-century stepwell in Pali

Don't extend welfare schemes to farmers who aretapping water illegally: Madras HC to TN Govt

Kerala HC asks single judge to decide bottled water pricing issue within 2 months

Bird count almost 6,000 at Santragachhi Jheel, West Bengal

Drinking water project emerges as main theme of Siliguri polls

‘Diverting forest land for other purposes to cost 1.5 times more’: Environment Ministry

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January 24, 2022

‘Fleas’ flee the Pashan lake in Pune!

Restoration efforts focusing on desilting and re-contouring of Pashan lake have added to the deterioration of the lake habitat, threatening survival of organisms such as water fleas, warn freshwater biologists Mihir Kulkarni and Sameer Padhye.

Pashan lake, threatened by urbanisation, doomed by restoration (Image Source: India Water Portal)

January 24, 2022

Tools and opportunities to tackle climate action

While the shift to a low carbon world is essential, it is crucial that it is just and equitable and that it presents everyone with equal access to tools and opportunities to make a difference.

Solve Ninjas at work (Image Source: Reap Benefit)

January 24, 2022

Planning ahead: How the CRISP-M tool advances early climate action

A mobile and web-based tool that has the potential to increase communities’ resilience to climate change

After a successful pilot, the CRISP-M tool is planned to roll out in two districts and seven states in India (Image: CRISP-M animation)

January 23, 2022

Floodplain wetlands of the Diara region facing degradation

Ganga plays key role in regulating wetland dynamics of the region

Landscape-specific approaches instead of individual wetland-specific strategies if adopted, might help better interpret the wetland scenario (Image: Mapio)