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Centre holds green signal to Kalasa-Banduri project
Green signal to Kalasa-Banduri project heldThe Environment Ministry has put on hold the clearances granted to the Karnataka government for the Kalasa-Banduri project, as it is awaiting the judgement of the Mahadayi Water Dispute Tribunal (MWDT), to which both governments of Goa and Karnataka had fil...
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Parliamentary committee expresses disappointment over slow pace of Namami Gange
Panel expresses displeasure over slow pace of Namami Gange In its latest report, the parliamentary committee has expressed its disappointment over the pace of flagship projects like Namami Gange programme and urged the Jal Shakti ministry to step up its performance on groundwater management, aquife...
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Only one out of five river basins in the country resilient to climate change: Study
Study finds, only one out of five river basins in the country can cope with climate change According to a new study by the Indian Institute of Technology – Indore (IIT-I), only one out of five river basins in the country can withstand extreme weather events and eight out of 10 vegetation types in...
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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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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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CGWB signs MoU for participatory groundwater management
MoU signed for groundwater management through community intervention The Central Groundwater Board (CGWB), Department of Water Resources, Western Sydney University, Australia and others have signed an MoU for the project MARVI (Managing Aquifer Recharge and Sustaining Groundwater Use through Villag...
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40 percent of rural households in India lack access to drinking water
NSS finds only 58.2 percent of rural households have drinking water facilities within premises The National Sample Survey (NSS) conducted between July and December 2018 reveals that only 58.2 percent of rural households in India have drinking water facilities within the premises. In urban areas, th...
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Manual scavenging persists in India due to weak enforcement of laws
Manual scavenging still prevails in India thanks to weak laws, says study According to a recent study titled, 'Health, Safety and Dignity of Sanitation Workers An Initial Assessment', manual scavenging, despite being banned through a legislation in 2013, continues in India due to weak legal pr...
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Free septic tank cleaning in Delhi; CM attempts to reduce sewer deaths
Delhi CM announces free sewage cleaning schemes for unauthorised colonies In an effort to end sewer deaths, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has announced a scheme for free cleaning of the septic tanks in unauthorised colonies in the capital. Under the new scheme, any person can make ...
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NGT pushes to ban RO purifiers for water with TDS below 500 mg/l
NGT pushes MoEF to issue notification to ban unnecessary use of RO purifiers The National Green Tribunal has reprimanded the Environment Ministry for delaying a notification to ban RO purifiers where total dissolved solids (TDS) in water are below 500 milligrams per litre. The NGT also warned the ...
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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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MoRD asks states to focus on water conservation and harvesting in MGNREGA to help achieve Jal Jeevan Mission targets
Focus on water conservation in MGNREGA: Rural Development ministry to states The Ministry of Rural Development has asked states to give special focus to works related to water harvesting and water conservation, including river rejuvenation while preparing the MGNREGA labour budget for the 2020...
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How Delhi's air pollution emergency links back to water
The link between water and Delhi's air pollution crisis A study, "Tradeoffs Between Groundwater Conservation and Air Pollution From Agricultural Fires in Northwest India," published in Nature Sustainability, reveals how water-use policies require farmers to transplant rice later in the year, which ...
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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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Drinking water availability should be a top priority, concrete action should be taken against water wastage: NGT
Drinking water availability should be a top priority: NGT In response to a plea filed by Association of the Industrial Manufactures, the National Green Tribunal has said that the availability of drinking water is the first priority and it is for industries and authorities concerned to find out alte...
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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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Jal Jeevan Mission: States to bear half the cost, local bodies to decide water charges
Under Jal Jeevan Mission, state to bear half the cost and local bodies to decide water charges Under the Jal Jeevan Mission, all states except the North East and Himalayan states, will bear half the financial burden of the scheme. While the funding pattern for Centre and non-Northeast and non-Himal...
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SC stops further cutting of trees at Aarey; Idol immersion in Ganges to attract fine of Rs. 50,000; Household appliances to be rated on water consumption efficiency
SC comes to the rescue of Aarey trees in Mumbai Last week the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (MMRCL) started axing trees at Aarey colony in Mumbai where the car shed for the Metro III project has to come up. Several activists who protested against the tree felling were jailed by the Mumbai Polic...
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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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Centre all set to sustain country's ODF status
National rural sanitation strategy launched to sustain open defecation-free (ODF) status The Jal Shakti Ministry has come up with a 10-year national rural sanitation strategy to sustain India’s 100 percent Open Defecation Free (ODF) status claimed by the Centre. The focus of the strategy is...
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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 14:39

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DDWS orders states to open up water testing laboratories to the public

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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 : Thu, 2020-03-05 14:00

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Limca Book of Records recognises UP's Banda for water conservation efforts

Uttar Pradesh’s Banda district has entered the Limca Book of Records for the construction of 2,605 contour trenches and holding 469 jal choupals (village water parliaments) in a single month.

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Posted Date : Sat, 2020-02-22 21:53

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Northeast has 60 polluted river stretches: CPCB

According to the latest State of India’s Environment report, there are 60 polluted river stretches based on biochemical oxygen demand in different northeastern states.

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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 : Thu, 2020-02-06 22:07

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Government allocates Rs 11,500 crore to Jal Jeevan Mission for 2020-21

In the budget 2020-21, the Finance Ministry has allocated Rs 11,500 crore to the Jal Jeevan Mission for the year for 2020-21.

The funds will be utilised to identify and create comprehensive measures for 100 water-stressed districts in the country.

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