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Goa’s mangrove cover increases while Sunderbans’ shrank: ISFR 2021

News this fortnight Swati Bansal posted 6 days ago

Goa’s mangrove cover increases while Sunderbans’ shrank, reports India State of the Forest Report (ISFR) 2021

Mangroves in Sunderbans (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)

Activists urge Chhattisgarh CM to rethink expansion of mining in Hasdeo Arand forest

News this fortnight Swati Bansal posted 1 month ago

Reconsider decision to expand mining in Hasdeo Arand forest: Activists to Chhattisgarh CM

A devastated forest at a coal mining site. Photo for representation only (Image source: IWP Flickr photos)

Government gives a boost to PMKSY, Renuka ji, and Lakhwar hydro projects

Policy matters this fortnight Swati Bansal posted 1 month ago

Centre approves Rs 93,000 crore to PMKSY, Renuka ji and Lakhwar

Yamuna flows under (Image source: IWP Flickr photos)

Water contamination grips the country: Centre

News this fortnight Swati Bansal posted 1 month 2 weeks ago

Country’s water contaminated with lead, arsenic, fluoride: Centre

Water contamination continues to remain contaminated (Source: IWP Flickr photos)

New projects for revival of six polluted stretches in Uttarakhand under Namami Gange

Policy matters this fortnight Swati Bansal posted 5 months 3 weeks ago

NMCG approves new projects for the revival of six polluted stretches in Uttarakhand

A river stretch in Uttarakhand (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)

Atmanirbhar Krishi App launched to equip farmers with weather insights

Policy matters this fortnight Swati Bansal posted 6 months 1 week ago

Atmanirbhar Krishi App launched to make weather insights handy for farmers

Agricultural activities in semi-arid region of Tamil Nadu (Source: IWP Flickr Photos))

Delhi Govt gets stricter in tackling Yamuna river pollution

Policy matters this fortnight Swati Bansal posted 7 months ago

Yamuna pollution: Delhi Govt bans soaps and detergents not meeting latest BIS standards

Four north-western states and UTs to achieve 'Har Ghar Jal' status by 2022

Policy matters this fortnight Swati Bansal posted 7 months 2 weeks ago

Centre to allocate Rs 8,216.25 crore for four north-western states and UTs under Jal Jeevan Mission

A woman climbs up a water tank to fetch water due to lack of access to pipe water connection (Image Source: India Water Portal Flickr Album)

India gets its first wetland conservation centre

Policy matters this week Swati Bansal posted 11 months 1 week ago

Country’s first wetland conservation centre set up on World Wetland Day

Deepor beel, Assam (Image Source: IWP Flickr photos)

Submit report on the need for clearance of National Waterway-1: NGT to MoEF

Policy matters this week Swati Bansal posted 1 year 1 month ago

NGT seeks report on the need for clearance of inland waterway projects in Ganga

Motor-driven ferries at Varanasi (Source: IWP Flickr photos)

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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)