Punjab

  • 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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  • Twenty-six states under threat of desertification
    The threat of desertification increases in 26 of 29 states As per the State of India's Environment (SoE) 2019 in Figures, between 2003-05 and 2011-13, India has witnessed an increase in the level of desertification in 26 of 29 states. More than 80 percent of the country's degraded land lies in just...
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  • UNICEF lauds SBM for reducing groundwater contamination
    Swachh Bharat Mission reduced groundwater contamination: UNICEF Based on ground reports from three states—Bihar, Odisha and West Bengal—a study released by UNICEF has claimed that the Swachh Bharat Mission has reduced the groundwater contamination in many villages. As per the report, the ground...
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  • Air pollution surges to emergency levels in India
    Urban India needs to take air pollution more seriously than it does now. The Centre for Science and Environment’s report, State of India's Environment 2019 has come up with startling facts on the state of air in the country. “Air pollution is responsible for 12.5 percent of all deaths in India. ...
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  • MGNREGA fails to help drought-hit states
    MGNREGA's performance unsatisfactory in drought-stricken districts in 2018-19 An analysis of the performance of MGNREGA for 2018-19 shows that the scheme has failed to be of any help to drought-stricken districts as the significant work related to water conservation and irrigation under the scheme ...
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  • Water level falls in India's major river basins: CWC
    Water level in India’s major reservoirs and river basins in a precarious state: CWC According to the data released by the Central Water Commission (CWC), water levels in India’s major reservoirs and river basins have fallen to 21 percent of its average for the last 10 years. The data has also r...
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  • Groundwater depletes in north and east India
    India is the largest user of groundwater in the world. It uses an estimated 230 km3 of groundwater per year, which is over a quarter of the global total. About 85 percent of rural drinking water needs, 65 percent of irrigation needs and 50 percent of urban drinking water and industrial needs are ful...
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  • Almost half of the country reels under drought: Study
    Study reveals that nearly 42 percent of India’s land area is facing drought According to the Drought Early Warning System (DEWS), a real-time drought monitoring platform, nearly 42 percent of India’s land area is facing drought, with six percent exceptionally dry. Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat...
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  • DDA allows waste dumping on Yamuna floodplains
    DDA allocates 42.5 acre plot on Yamuna floodplains for waste dumping As an alternative dumping site to the oversaturated Ghazipur landfill, the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has allocated a 42.5 acre plot, located in the Yamuna floodplains, to the East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) to dump...
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  • TN to pay fine for failing to restore Chennai's waterways
    NGT slaps a fine of Rs 100 crore on TN government for failing to restore Chennai's waterways Taking note of the consistent failure of the state in restoring the Chennai waterways—Adyar, Cooum and Buckingham Canal—the National Green Tribunal has slapped a fine of Rs 100 crore on the Tamil Nadu g...
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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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  • Gujarat drought: Centre aid sought
    Gujarat seeks financial aid of Rs 1,725 crore from the Centre for drought relief works  In the wake of droughts in several parts of the state, the Gujarat government has sought Rs 1,725 crore from the Centre to take up relief works. This year, Gujarat received just 73.87 percent of the average...
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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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Posted Date : Thu, 2019-11-21 12:18
Excessive and unregulated pesticide use has not only poisoned the soil, water and environment in villages in Punjab’s Malwa region – it has also increased health risks for the people.

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Goa government, farmers against MoEF for proposing re-designation of the state’s low lying lands

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Posted Date : Tue, 2019-09-10 15:04
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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 to combat land degradation.

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Posted Date : Mon, 2019-08-19 12:20

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't require RO filter, but I'm concerned about Arsenic and Uranium in water supply. Although I haven't got it tested. Should I remove RO or leave it there?

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Posted Date : Tue, 2019-07-09 16:09

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 perforations in the last 10 meters depth.

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Posted Date : Wed, 2019-06-26 11:36
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High Court raps Tamil Nadu government over water crisis in Chennai

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The threat of desertification increases in 26 of 29 states

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Posted Date : Wed, 2019-06-12 12:09
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Swachh Bharat Mission reduced groundwater contamination: UNICEF

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An irrigation well at Randullabad, Maharashtra (Image source: India Water Portal on Flickr; Image used for representational purposes only)
Monday, 13 January 2020 19:08
Karnataka farmers cope as wells fail
Groundwater decline in India (Image Source: India Water Portal)
Sunday, 12 January 2020 9:28
Groundwater variability: The tale of two states
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Public investments on water in rainfed areas have much higher social rate of returns (Image: Kannan, Flickr Commons, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Friday, 10 January 2020 12:12
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