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  • Irrigation scheme inconsistent: CAG audit
    Inconsistencies in Centre's flagship irrigation scheme, reveals CAG audit A performance audit of the Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme (AIBP) for the period 2008 to 2017, has revealed that the Centre's flagship irrigation scheme is laden with delays, deficiencies in ...
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  • Committee for action against water contamination
    Devise time-bound plan to address water contamination: Parliamentary committee Taking note of arsenic and fluoride contamination in groundwater of over 25,000 habitations across the country, the parliamentary committee has asked the Union Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation (MDWS) to come up ...
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  • Climate change not new
    A team of researchers have unravelled the imprints of sea level fluctuations and climate change that may have occurred along the coastal river of Saurashtra region in India’s west coast over the past 1.5 lakh years.  Researchers analysed samples taken from more than six metres sedimentary se...
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  • When water kills
    Waterborne diseases are diseases transmitted through drinking water contaminated with pathogenic microorganisms such as protozoa, viruses, bacteria, and intestinal parasites. Most waterborne diseases are characterised by diarrhoea and can result in dehydration and even death in very serious cas...
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  • Green nod a must for inland waterways: Experts
    Over 50 experts urge green ministry to make green clearance mandatory for inland waterways Following the National Green Tribunal's discussion with the environment ministry on whether environmental clearance with respect to inland waterways is required or not, over 50 experts have written an open le...
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  • Manual scavengers get under-reported
    States resort to under-reporting of manual scavengers in the final verification stage The Centre has identified 54,929 people across 170 selected districts as manual scavengers. The state governments, however, have confirmed the involvement of only 25,015 people in the job in the final ve...
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  • Kerala, HP, TN top development goal index
    Himachal, Kerala, TN front-runners in NITI Aayog index on development goals NITI Aayog has come out with a baseline index for the performance of all states based on various UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and found that Himachal Pradesh, Kerala and Tamil Nadu are among the front-runner...
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  • Out of 41 study points, the Ganga clean at only one
    Out of 41 study points, the Ganga clean only at the Haridwar barrage location: CPCB In compliance with the Supreme Court order, the Central Pollution Control Board has released the “Biological Water Quality Assessment of the River Ganga” report. As per the report, out of the 41 locations monito...
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  • Multiple positions at National Water Mission, New Delhi
    Applications are invited from willing and eligible individuals for engagment on contract basis on fixed remuneration for a period of six months, initially, for Consultants and Young Professionals in National Water Mission, MoWR, RD&GR.  For more details download the vacancy announcement fr...
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  • Industries to pay for groundwater extraction from June
    Industries to pay water conservation fee for extraction of groundwater  The Central Groundwater Authority (CGWA) has issued new guidelines for groundwater extraction to conserve groundwater. As per the new notification, a water conservation fee (WCF) would be levied on industries for...
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  • Green gold on fire
    Jammu and Kashmir is the only state in India where forest fires are reported almost every season. As per Indian state of forest report 2017, India saw a 46 percent increase in the number of forest fires in the last 16 years. Forest fires not only affect the flora and fauna of the region bu...
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  • No water in the rice bowl
    Nikhil Bagdi has attempted suicide twice in the past one month. Fortunately, his neighbours came to his rescue whenever he tried to end his life by hanging from the ceiling of his room. Nikhil lives in Serorai village of Bardhaman district in West Bengal, a little over 120 kilometres from Kolkata.&n...
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  • The Birdman of Chorao
    Uday Mandrekar (40) is a popular boatman on the Chorao island of Goa. He is known for his formidable knowledge on birds in the area so much so that he is often referred to as the bird man of Chorao. He is a private boatman and a tourist guide who can take you deep into the mangroves and waterways of...
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  • Dealing with droughts
    Droughts are one of the most feared natural calamities in India impacting food production, the economy as well as the morale of millions of farmers in a country where agriculture is the livelihood of 60 percent of the population. This year too, 255 districts of the country have received deficient o...
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  • Training Program on Implemeting and Operationalizing Faecal Sludge Management by CASS, Bangalore
    About FSM: The awareness for faecal sludge management (FSM) in India has been on the rise since 2016. With developments like the demonstration of pilot treatment facilities and the issuance of a National Policy on Faecal Sludge and Septage Management (FSSM), FSM has indeed arrived into the consciou...
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  • NGT takes Karnataka to task over lake clean-up
    Put aside Rs 500 crore for lake clean-up: NGT to Karnataka government Taking note of the authorities' neglect of pollution in Bellandur and Varthur lakes, the National Green Tribunal has ordered the Karnataka government to put aside Rs 500 crore towards the cleaning up of these lakes. The tribunal ...
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  • Human activities reduce catchments’ climate resilience
    The impact of global warming on the hydrological cycle should be of paramount concern to all because global warming affects rainfall patterns in various ways like triggering more extreme rainfall events. Unpredictable changes in runoff make it difficult to plan infrastructure to manage water resourc...
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  • Farmers stand up for their rights
    Thousands of farmers march to Delhi against the looming agrarian crisis On November 30, thousands of farmers from across the country reached the Parliament street for the Kisan Mukti March organised by the All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee, a coalition of 200 farmer groups from acros...
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  • Training course on 'Data Analysis, Visualization and Interpretation' by Water and Livelihoods Foundation (WLF)
    About WLF: Water and Livelihoods Foundation (WLF) is an NGO based in Hyderabad, India. WLF strives towards achieving water security and livelihoods enhancement of poor through community development initiatives, action research & innovations and skill development. C...
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  • Quotes from the Earth – An Environmental Film Festival
    About the event: The festival aims to sensitize the lay man towards the critical environmental issues plaguing the world today. This year as many as 28 films will be screened during the festival which includes award winning films like ‘The Pangti Story’ by Sesino Yhoshu and 'The Birdman of Chor...
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Researchers find signatures of past climate change on the west coast.

A team of researchers have unravelled the imprints of sea level fluctuations and climate change that may have occurred along the coastal river of Saurashtra region in India’s west coast over the past 1.5 lakh years. 

Researchers analysed samples taken from more than six metres sedimentary sequences along the Noli river between Mangrol to Chorwad. They carried out geomorphology, sedimentology and optical dating studies. They found that there were four distinct significant layers. 

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What are waterborne diseases and why are they important? Here is all the information that you need to know waterborne diseases better.

Waterborne diseases are diseases transmitted through

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Over 50 experts urge green ministry to make green clearance mandatory for inland waterways

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Himachal, Kerala, TN front-runners in NITI Aayog index on development goals

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Out of 41 study points, the Ganga clean only at the Haridwar barrage location: CPCB

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Applications are invited from willing and eligible individuals for engagment on contract basis on fixed remuneration for a period of six months, initially, for Consultants and Young Professionals in National Water Mission, MoWR, RD&GR. 

For more details download the vacancy announcement from below. 

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A river becomes a checkerboard of water and silt. (Image: Ashok Boghani, CC BY-NC 2.0, Flickr Commons)
Thursday, 17 January 2019 10:11
FAQ – Sediment management
Irrigation canal from the Bhima dam. (Source: Nvvchar on Wikipedia)
Tuesday, 15 January 2019 10:59
Irrigation scheme inconsistent: CAG audit
People fight for their rights to clean and safe drinking water. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
Tuesday, 15 January 2019 10:20
Committee for action against water contamination
Evidence of sea level fluctuations and climate change that may have occurred along the coastal river of Saurashtra region found. (Pic: ISW)
Monday, 14 January 2019 12:17
Climate change not new