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  • India to have more rains, floods and warm days in the coming century: Report
    India's first climate change assessment report warns of heavy rains, more floods and warmers days According to the report titled 'Climate change assessment over Indian region', the country will experience warmer days and nights along with frequent heavy rainfall spells causing floods till the end o...
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  • Groundwater depletion in Punjab: Time for a major policy overhaul
    Punjab, a small state in northwest India, derives its name from the Persian words panj (five) and āb (water), meaning the "land of five rivers". Ironically, this state is now regularly in the news for its rapidly depleting groundwater levels. The most recent government repo...
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  • Railway stations to be categorised based on wastewater generation
    Railway stations to be classified based on wastewater generation The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) will classify railway stations under the red, orange and green categories based on the quantity of wastewater generated and disposal of untreated water into the municipal drain systems. Railw...
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  • One in every two individuals will be living in water-stressed regions by 2050: Report
    World Water Development Report 2020: Tropical countries to be worst hit by water stress According to the World Water Development Report 2020 released by the United Nations (UN) on March 22, World Water Day, nearly 52 percent of the world population will be living in water-stressed regions by 2050 a...
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  • A national action plan to ensure sustainable and responsible business on the anvil
    Centre to finalise National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights Union Ministry of Corporate Affairs is in the process of finalising the National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights (NAP), which has been public for over a year and is now under the final stages of extensive consultations wi...
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  • Groundwater in 30 districts in Delhi-NCR contaminated, reveals 2019 data
    30 districts in Delhi-NCR had contaminated groundwater in 2019: Water Minister As per the data presented by the Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in the Rajya Sabha, at least 30 districts in the National Capital Region, which includes parts of Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh apart f...
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  • Mahadayi river water dispute receives final award
    Karnataka allowed to implement Kalasa-Banduri project In a major relief to the Karnataka government, Centre has issued a gazette notification for the implementation of the Mahadayi water dispute tribunal’s August 2018 verdict. The notification allows the Karnataka government to go ahead with the ...
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  • USD 450 million loan from the World Bank for Atal Bhujal Yojana
    World Bank to provide USD 450 million loan for Atal Bhujal Yojana The Centre and the World Bank have signed a USD 450 million loan agreement to support the Atal Bhujal Yojana that aims to arrest the country's depleting groundwater levels and strengthen groundwater institutions. The programme will b...
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  • Ramsar tag granted to ten more wetlands
    10 more wetlands in the country are now Ramsar sites Ten more wetland sites in the country have received the tag of international importance under the Ramsar Convention — an intergovernmental global treaty to preserve ecological character of selected wetlands across the globe. The ten sites inclu...
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  • Monitoring guidelines for sand mining released
    Guidelines to monitor illegal sand mining released For the first time, the Environment Ministry has released Enforcement and Monitoring Guidelines for Sand Mining 2020 to monitor and check illegal sand mining in the country. The guidelines include directions to states to carry out river audits, ...
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  • Call for proposal for research study on groundwater in Punjab
    About the project: Farmers in Punjab continue to follow the unsustainable paddy-wheat cycle in cultivation despite awareness of its impact on ground water. Absence of water savings practices, access to water saving technologies and incentives to diversify their crop mix has pushed farmers...
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  • Government notifies new wetland conservation rules
    Environment Ministry notifies new wetland conservation rules The Environment Ministry has notified new conservation rules that prohibit setting up or expansion of industries, and disposal of construction and demolition waste within the wetlands. The ministry has also ordered all the state and union...
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  • Godavari, Krishna rivers will not be linked
    Andhra Pradesh and Telangana shelve plan to link Godavari and Krishna rivers The governments of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana have shelved the project to inter-link Godavari and Krishna rivers that was expected to benefit drought-prone areas in the two states. The reason behind this is Andhra govern...
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  • NGT orders 100 percent treatment of sewage entering rivers
    Ensure 100 percent treatment of sewage entering rivers: NGT to authorities Taking note of polluted rivers in the country, the National Green Tribunal has ordered local bodies and concerned departments to ensure 100 percent treatment of sewage entering rivers across the country, by March 31st 2020. ...
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  • The poisoned landscapes of Punjab
    Punjab, riding high on pesticides Pesticide use continues to be very high in agriculture in India, where estimated annual production losses due to pests amount to approximately US$ 42.66 million per year. Pesticides are chemical compounds that kill pests such as insects, rodents, fungi an...
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  • Goa fights to protect its khazans; Coonoor cleans its river; Punjab gov scrambles to clean Kali Bein River before Gurupurab
    Goa government, farmers against MoEF for proposing re-designation of the state’s low lying lands In its proposal, the National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management (NCSCM), a scientific body under the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests, has redefined coastal areas in Goa as 'land...
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  • 100 wetlands identified for restoration in next five years
    Government identifies 100 wetlands for restoration in next five years At the 14th session of the Conference of Parties (COP 14) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), the Environment Ministry identified more than 100 wetlands for restoration in the next five years&...
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  • Should I remove RO filter or leave it there?
    I get water supply from municipal corporation in Ludhiana which is untreated groundwater. The TDS is 275. I use a purifier that has sediment, carbon, RO, UV and UF filter. I want to remove RO filter because the TDS after purification is about 35 and the water becomes acidic. I think TDS of 275 doesn...
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  • Recharge rate of borewell
    What will be the recharge rate of a borewell of 150 mm and 300 mm diameter, respectively in the district of Patiala, Punjab for the purpose of rainwater harvesting. The borewell ends about 15 meter before the first aquifer and hence sends the water into a layer of sand. The borewell will have perfor...
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  • High Court takes note of acute water crisis in Chennai
    High Court raps Tamil Nadu government over water crisis in Chennai Taking note of the severe water crisis looming in the state, the Madras High Court has come down strongly on the Tamil Nadu government for not taking adequate steps to battle the crisis. The court has now sought a state-wide compreh...
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Posted Date : Thu, 2020-06-25 07:28
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India's first climate change assessment report warns of heavy rains, more floods and warmers days

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Posted By : Amita Bhaduri
Posted Date : Wed, 2020-06-17 10:08
The time for quick fixes is over; a comprehensive policy overhaul is urgently needed to impede the juggernaut of Punjab's groundwater depletion.

Punjab, a small state in northwest India, derives its name from the Persian words panj (five) and āb (water), meaning the "land of five rivers". Ironically, this state is now regularly in the news for its rapidly depleting groundwater levels.

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Posted Date : Thu, 2020-06-11 21:08
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Railway stations to be classified based on wastewater generation

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Posted Date : Mon, 2020-03-23 12:27
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World Water Development Report 2020: Tropical countries to be worst hit by water stress

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Posted Date : Mon, 2020-03-23 12:19
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Centre to finalise National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights

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Posted Date : Thu, 2020-03-12 14:31
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30 districts in Delhi-NCR had contaminated groundwater in 2019: Water Minister

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Posted Date : Thu, 2020-03-05 14:05
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Karnataka allowed to implement Kalasa-Banduri project

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Posted Date : Sat, 2020-02-22 21:39
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World Bank to provide USD 450 million loan for Atal Bhujal Yojana

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Posted Date : Thu, 2020-01-30 10:36
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10 more wetlands in the country are now Ramsar sites

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Posted Date : Wed, 2020-01-29 23:39
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Guidelines to monitor illegal sand mining released

For the first time, the Environment Ministry has released Enforcement and Monitoring Guidelines for Sand Mining 2020 to monitor and check illegal sand mining in the country.

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