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Is the draft EIA notification 2020 anti-environment?
Economic development and creation of jobs have been India’s most critical challenges, and continue to be an overriding priority for the government. India’s rise in the World Bank’s global ranking on the ease of doing business is complemented with a successive downturn in its position on t...
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Drying veins of Ganga: Can we have ‘Nirmal Ganga’ with dying tributaries?
India’s Himalayan rivers have been a cradle of civilisational development and a centre for faith and culture for ages. Ganga being a fertile basin has been a significant contributor to our agricultural economy as well as our river-based agrarian development. It cannot be visualised simply as a sin...
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Swachh Survekshan 2020: Indore tops in cleanest city category
Indore once again tops the Swachh Survekshan 2020 in the cleanest city category Fourth time in a row, Indore has once again won accolades for being the cleanest city in the country in Swachh Survekshan 2020, followed by Surat and Navi Mumbai. Commissioned by the Ministry of Urban Development, Swach...
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Next phase of Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban to focus on water treatment
Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban: Next phase to focus on water treatment and toilet waste disposal According to the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs, the Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban (SBM-U) has made significant progress in both sanitation and solid waste management. Since its launch in 2014, 4324...
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Arghyam is looking for a Mission Leader-Ecosystem and Relationships
About Arghyam Arghyam is a registered public charitable foundation that has been working on safe and sustainable water for the last 15 years. It has 3 focus areas of intervention in water – groundwater, springs and water quality. All the 3 areas have built up momentum and created signif...
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Arghyam is looking for a Mission Leader - Partner Engagements
About Arghyam Arghyam is a registered public charitable foundation that has been working on safe and sustainable water for the last 15 years. It has 3 focus areas of intervention in water – groundwater, springs and water quality. All the 3 areas have built up momentum and created ...
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IMPRI #WebPolicyTalk and Panel Discussion: Draft EIA Notification 2020: Reflections and the Way Forward
Center for Environment, Climate Change and Sustainable Development (CECCSD) at Impact and Policy Research Institute (IMPRI), New Delhi and the Department of Energy and Environment at the TERI School of Advanced Studies (TERI SAS), New Delhi, with India Water Portal as Media Partner, invite you to an...
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UNLEASH Hacks Bharat | Invitation for Application to Build Climate Resilient India
Marginalized communities across the country are facing the brunt of climate change which is not only questioning their survival but is also affecting their livelihood. Climate change affects these communities in many ways including lack of access to water for agriculture and survival, compromised dr...
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Online Training: Design and Implementation of DEWATS
The Consortium for DEWATS™ Dissemination (CDD) Society is organising an "Online Training on DEWATS" to impart the knowledge and skills required for planning, designing, implementing, and managing DEWATS™ (Decentralised Wastewater Treatment System). The intended participants are Engineers, U...
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Groundwater extraction: NGT gets strict with commercial entities
NGT bans granting general permissions for groundwater extraction to commercial entities Finding no merit in CGWA’s plea that stringent curbs on groundwater use will have an adverse impact on industrial production, employment opportunities and the economy of some states, the National Green Tribuna...
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Monsoon experiences a countrywide deficit of 10 percent in July
Monsoon 2020: Countrywide deficit of 10 percent in July; September may have heavy rains As per data from the India Meteorological Department, July experienced deficient rains due to a monsoon trough (line of low pressure) moving towards the Himalayan foothills repeatedly, which left many parts of n...
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Banking on rainwater harvesting
National Water Mission’s (NWM) has launched a campaign ‘Catch the rain’ on a pan India basis to nudge the states and stakeholders to create appropriate rainwater harvesting structures (RWHS) suitable to the climatic conditions and sub-soil strata before the onset of monsoon. The campaign laun...
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Understanding Atal Bhujal Yojana through the program guidelines
Groundwater fulfills the drinking water requirements of nearly 85% and 50% of the rural and urban Indian population, respectively. 65% of the total irrigated area utilizes groundwater. It also caters to the water needs of the industrial sector in India. However, this intensive and unregulated extrac...
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India-UK team tackles antimicrobial resistance spread in waterways
An estimated 58,000 babies die in India every year from superbug infections passed on from their mothers, whilst drug-resistant pathogens cause between 28,000 to 38,000 extra deaths in the European Union every year. A research project called AMRflows, which involves experts from Newcastle Universit...
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When solving one problem triggers another
Come monsoons and vector borne diseases start making headlines every year in many parts of India, especially mosquito borne diseases like dengue, malaria, chikungunya and Japanese encephalitis. What are vector borne diseases Vector borne diseases are caused by infectious agents such as parasites, ...
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Migration and the state amid the Covid-19 pandemic
Through no fault of their own, migrants were forced to leave the cities after the government imposed a Covid-19 induced national lockdown in late March. After losing their work, fearing they would run out of cash and food they trudged back along with their families to the villages in search of human...
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A third of world’s children poisoned by lead: UNICEF
Around 1 in 3 children – up to 800 million globally – have blood lead levels at or above 5 micrograms per decilitre (µg/dL), a level that the World Health Organization and the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have stated requires global and regional interventions. India ...
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Market linkage could ensure higher returns for farm produce
A recent national study on farmer producer’s organisations (FPOs) supported by Tata Trusts investigates gaps looming in business transactions between FPOs and market players and recommends interventions to bridge these. The study titled ‘Identification of vibrant FPO clusters for effective marke...
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Webinar: Water Resilience in Agriculture - Contribution of Private Sector
Date: Wednesday 5th August 2020 Time: 2:30 pm- 4:00 pm IST. Language- English Join Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89134267770?pwd=NGZGNmZnWXNrYmE0T3hqeklhNVFqUT09 Meeting ID: 891 3426 7770, Passcode: 771858 For further deatils, download the event brochure attached below.&nbs...
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NREGA tracker looks at the schemes’ performance
As per the findings of an NREGA tracker launched by the People’s Action for Employment Guarantee (PAEG) the lockdown saw a record spike in jobs under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). The tracker points that over 7.62 crore households had received jobs under the ...
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Posted Date : Sun, 2020-08-30 16:48

The draft notification is alleged to dilute the process and standards for environmental clearances for industries.

Economic development and creation of jobs have been India’s most critical challenges, and continue to be an overriding priority for the government. India’s rise in the World Bank’s global ranking on the ease of doing business is complemented with a successive downturn in its position on the Environmental Performance Index (EPI) from 2014 to 2019. According to the Global Climate Risk Index 2020, India is the fifth most vulnerable country to climate change.

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Posted Date : Thu, 2020-08-27 17:22

There is an urgent need to prioritise uninterrupted river flow over unpolluted flow in the Namami Gange programme.

India’s Himalayan rivers have been a cradle of civilisational development and a centre for faith and culture for ages. Ganga being a fertile basin has been a significant contributor to our agricultural economy as well as our river-based agrarian development. It cannot be visualised simply as a single river flowing through the northern states, but as a complex system of tributaries, main river and geological balances in alluvial geography.

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Posted Date : Tue, 2020-08-25 21:19

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Indore once again tops the Swachh Survekshan 2020 in the cleanest city category

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Posted Date : Tue, 2020-08-25 20:26

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Posted Date : Thu, 2020-08-20 15:59

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Posted Date : Thu, 2020-08-20 15:51

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Posted Date : Mon, 2020-08-17 22:46

Center for Environment, Climate Change and Sustainable Development (CECCSD) at Impact and Policy Research Institute (IMPRI), New Delhi and the Department of Energy and Environment at the TERI School of Advanced Studies (TERI SAS), New Delhi, with India

Date : August 18, 2020 4:30PM

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Posted Date : Mon, 2020-08-17 12:00

Marginalized communities across the country are facing the brunt of climate change which is not only questioning their survival but is also affecting their livelihood.

Date : September 19, 2020 9:00AM - September 20, 2020 6:00PM

Registration Date : August 22, 2020 11:45PM

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Posted Date : Mon, 2020-08-17 11:02

The Consortium for DEWATS™ Dissemination (CDD) Society is organising an "Online Training on DEWATS" to impart the knowledge and skills required for planning, designing, implementing, and managing DEWATS™ (Decentralised Wastewater Treatment System). The intended participants are Engineers, Urban planners, Architects, WASH Practitioners, and Infrastructure professionals.

Date: 14 to 25 September 2020

Date : September 14, 2020 9:00AM - September 25, 2020 6:00PM

Registration Date : August 20, 2020 11:45PM

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Posted Date : Wed, 2020-08-12 08:41

Policy matters this week

NGT bans granting general permissions for groundwater extraction to commercial entities

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