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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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  • Mumbai lost 71 percent of wetlands in last four decades: Report
    Among 22 cities in India, Mumbai has lost the maximum number of wetlands: WISA According to a study by non-government organisation Wetlands International South Asia (WISA), India has lost nearly one-third of its natural wetlands to urbanisation, agricultural expansion and pollution over the last fo...
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  • Neeru and the Nilgiris
    Locally called Neeru, water of the Nilgiris in its springs and wetlands has been the fountainhead for two main rivers systems of South India. Today, with growing anthropogenic influences, there is a water crisis in the hills that needs our attention more than ever before. Once in twelve years, the ...
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  • Cauvery riverfront development plan gets an approval
    Cauvery riverfront development plan gets a nod The high-powered expert committee of the Smart Cities Mission programme has given its approval to the Trichy Corporation for developing and beautifying a portion of the Cauvery river bank in the city. At an estimated cost of Rs 2.94 crore, the civic bo...
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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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  • India has most pollution-related deaths in the world
    India leads the world in pollution-linked deaths: StudyAccording to a report by the Global Alliance on Health and Pollution (GAHP), India and China led in the number of deaths linked to pollution, with about 2.3 million and 1.8 million respectively, followed by Nigeria, Indonesia and Pakistan. ...
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  • Locals reject social impact assessment report of Luhri II hydropower project
    Locals say impact assessment report does not accurately represent the real impact of Luhri II hydropower project Calling the Luhri II Hydropower Project a farce, residents of Nanj village in Karsog have rejected the Social Impact Assessment (SIA) report prepared as part of the rules preceding ...
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  • In wake of climate change, prioritise and invest in water security and clean drinking water
    While climate activists and world leaders were gathering in Paris in the first week of December 2015 to discuss the impact of climate change, the metropolis Chennai in the southern corner of India was inundated with floods. The worst flood to hit the region in over 100 years took the lives of more t...
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  • Soak pit filled with underground water
    After the rain in Chennai, soak pit in the house had been filled with water. Water is coming out continuously it looks like underground water (uthu) getting filled in the soak pit. Soak pit depth may be 10 ft. Please suggest better solution to resolve the issue.
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  • Cyclone Bulbul devastates West Bengal and Odisha
    Cyclone Bulbul causes devastation in West Bengal and Odisha Hitting the coast of India and Bangladesh on November 9th, the deadly Cyclone Bulbul has claimed twenty lives, displaced two million people and destroyed houses in West Bengal and Bangladesh. The storm brought torrential rains and strong w...
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  • Arrival of northeast monsoon & retreat of southwest monsoon coincides this year; Salt lake and several metro cities shrinking at alarming pace
    Soon a national framework for e-flows in all major rivers To ensure minimum and uninterrupted flow of water round-the-year in rivers across the country, the government is working to have a national framework for implementation and monitoring of e-flows (environmental flows) in all major rivers. The...
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  • Pune groundwater extraction doubles in last decade; Uranium found in Telengana groundwater; Lower Subansiri project gets a boost
    Study finds Pune's groundwater extraction doubles in 9 years A survey conducted by the Advanced Center for Water Resources Development and Management (ACWADAM) with assistance from the Centre for Environment Education (CEE) and Mission Groundwater, reveals that groundwater extraction in Pune has do...
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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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  • River as a cultural mosaic
    "River conversations are critical to re-evaluate histories, reconnect civilisations, cultures and peoples, ideas and regions and open streams of thought for a future with exciting possibilities," says Kishalay Bhattacharjee, Associate Professor and Vice Dean, Jindal School of Journalism and Communic...
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  • India’s deepening water crisis
    The last few months have seen much debate and discussion on the fast approaching Day Zero, with claims that taps in 21 major Indian cities will dry up. People in Chennai were compelled to queue up to collect water from tankers this past June. Last year’s NITI Aayog’s report set off alarm bells t...
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  • Stop farming on Yamuna floodplains by 2020: NGT to DDA
    NGT orders DDA to ensure farming on the Yamuna floodplains is stopped by 2020 The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered the Delhi Development Authority to ensure that farming of fruit and vegetables on the Yamuna floodplains is stopped and the area is restored into a biodiversity area. The trib...
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  • Water tank is taking longer time than usual to get filled with borewell water
    We have 235 feet borewell at home and we use texmo compression motor to pump. We observed that the water is not pumped up to the water tank from past few days. We could see meagre water in tank even if motor is running for more than an hour. We already had a borewell with 90ft depth and since there ...
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  • How safe is water received from Chennai Metro Water is?
    Is the water received from Chennai Metro Water safe for consumption ? Or do we need RO purifier for it for safety?
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  • Re-use of existing agriculture borewell
    I am having unused borewell of depth 350 feet and 8inches dia. We left the borewell unused for more than 10 years for less water & drought. And surrounding water table gone up to 500 feet, 600 feet, 700 feet deep. Suddenly we checked the borewell, we came to know that the borewell has water at 2...
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  • Heavy rain and floods hit North India
    Rains wreak havoc in Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Punjab Following the southern states witnessing heavy rainfall and floods this monsoon, the northern parts of India are now also experiencing incessant rains. At least 28 people are feared dead and 22 missing in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand...
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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 : Sun, 2020-02-09 19:11
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Among 22 cities in India, Mumbai has lost the maximum number of wetlands: WISA

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Posted Date : Fri, 2020-01-24 11:36
Conserving springs, small hill wetlands and their catchment in the Nilgiris.

Locally called Neeru, water of the Nilgiris in its springs and wetlands has been the fountainhead for two main rivers systems of South India. Today, with growing anthropogenic influences, there is a water crisis in the hills that needs our attention more than ever before.

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Posted Date : Wed, 2020-01-22 20:41
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Cauvery riverfront development plan gets a nod

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Posted Date : Thu, 2020-01-16 08:17
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Environment Ministry notifies new wetland conservation rules

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Posted Date : Thu, 2019-12-26 14:07
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India leads the world in pollution-linked deaths: Study
According to a report by the Global Alliance on Health and Pollution (GAHP), India and China led in the number of deaths linked to pollution, with about 2.3 million and 1.8 million respectively, followed by Nigeria, Indonesia and Pakistan.

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Posted Date : Wed, 2019-12-11 12:05
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Locals say impact assessment report does not accurately represent the real impact of Luhri II hydropower project

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Posted Date : Wed, 2019-12-04 17:33
To adapt well & build resilience, climate change strategies need to factor in efforts towards water security, writes Vanita Suneja, Regional Advocacy Manager (South Asia), WaterAid.

While climate activists and world leaders were gathering in Paris in the first week of December 2015 to discuss the impact of climate change, the metropolis Chennai in the southern corner of India was inundated with floods. The worst flood to hit the region in over 100 years took the lives of more than 300 people. And at the same time, access to clean water eluded millions in the city.  

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Posted Date : Tue, 2019-12-03 20:41

After the rain in Chennai, soak pit in the house had been filled with water. Water is coming out continuously it looks like underground water (uthu) getting filled in the soak pit. Soak pit depth may be 10 ft. Please suggest better solution to resolve the issue.

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Posted Date : Wed, 2019-11-13 10:45
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Cyclone Bulbul causes devastation in West Bengal and Odisha

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