Weekly News and Policy Updates
India gets its first wetland conservation centre
posted 1 week 3 days agoCountry’s first wetland conservation centre set up on World Wetland Day
Disaster strikes Uttarakhand, yet again
posted 1 week 3 days agoUttarakhand glacier disaster: Death toll rises to 58 as rescue operation continues
Over 97 million Indians were currently being exposed to extreme floods: Report
posted 2 months ago75 percent districts in India are hotspots of extreme climate events: Report
Submit report on the need for clearance of National Waterway-1: NGT to MoEF
posted 2 months agoNGT seeks report on the need for clearance of inland waterway projects in Ganga
Study using geo-tagged bottles unravels plastic pollution
posted 2 months 2 weeks agoPlastic pollution can travel thousands of kilometres in just a few months, finds new study using geo-tagged bottles
New packaged drinking water rules to apply from January 1, 2021
posted 2 months 2 weeks agoRevised standards for packaged drinking water to apply from January 1st, 2021
Illegal sand mining led to 193 deaths in two years, says report
posted 2 months 3 weeks agoIllegal sand mining operations lead to 193 deaths in two years
NGT orders states to designate nodal agencies for restoring water bodies
posted 2 months 3 weeks agoDesignate nodal agencies for restoration of water bodies: NGT to states
World Toilet Day 2020: Safe fecal disposal key to sustainable sanitation
posted 3 months 1 week agoUN emphasises the need for safe faecal disposal this WTD2020
India now has 41 Ramsar sites, with two more wetlands added to the list
posted 3 months 1 week agoTwo more wetlands added to Ramsar sites
