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Abolish manual scavenging: SC

Policy matters this month: SC directs all states to abolish manual scavenging; MoEF reduces ESA in its new draft notification on Western Ghats; Maharashtra all set to clean its rivers. Swati Bansal posted 7 years 9 months ago

Abolish manual scavenging: SC

A manual scavenger in Chennai (Namathu Blogspot)

Basin-level impact assessment study of the Lohit river - A study by WAPCOS & Ministry of Environment and Forests (2011)

In view of the number of hydro-electricity projects being commissioned on the free-flowing Lohit river and its tributaries, the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MOEF) recommended the development of a basin-level impact assessment. This work was awarded to M/s Wapcos Limited, and the cost shared by the various project developers. chicu posted 9 years 10 months ago

Area map of the Lohit Basin

Ignoring precaution, MoEF clears a project which has been categorically rejected by majority Standing Committee of the NBWL

MoEF, which holds the mandate of safeguarding country's environment, has given a completely unjustifiable wildlife clearance to the 1750 MW Demwe Lower Hydroelectric dam on the Lohit river in Arunachal Pradesh (http://www.moef.nic.in/downloads/public-information/Demwe_Lower_Hydroelectric_project.pdf), in face of severe opposition from civil society, experts across country and all the independent members of National Board for Wildlife. This shocking decision has come at the heels of one more such clearance given by MoEF to 300 MW Alkananda project in Uttarakhand, which has been rejected twice by FAC and given a negative recommendation by WII. Seetha posted 9 years 10 months ago

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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)