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  • Delhi's groundwater overexploited: NGT
    NGT concerned about overexploited status of Delhi's groundwater Concerned about the overexploited state of the groundwater in the city, the National Green Tribunal has directed the Delhi government, the Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) and the local authorities to come up with a prop...
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  • Bihar canal collapses before inauguration
    Bhagalpur canal in Bihar collapses during trial run A day before its inauguration, the Bhagalpur canal, worth Rs 389.31 crore collapsed after being forcefully hit by the water from the Ganga river. The project is a part of the ambitious Gateshwar Panth Canal Project which has been planned to improv...
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  • Sardar Sarovar dam to submerge 40,000 families
    PM Modi inaugurates the controversial Sardar Sarovar Project On his birthday on September 17, Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared the completion of the Sardar Sarovar Project. The gates of the dam have been closed and the reservoir behind the dam is getting filled up to raise water level fro...
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  • Floods to cost $215 billion per year in South Asia by 2030
    A whopping $215 billion is lost to floods each year As per the World Resources Institute’s global flood analyzer, floods in South Asia will cost as much as $215 billion each year by 2030. This year, nearly 1200 people have lost their lives to floods in Bihar, Assam, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Dhaka, Kara...
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  • Maharashtra gets Rs 60,000 crore for river interlinking
    Centre allocates Maharashtra Rs 60,000 crore to link its rivers Under the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY), the central government has announced Rs 60,000 crore to the Maharashtra government for interlinking its rivers and for irrigation projects in the next two years. It has bee...
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  • Floods take a heavy toll on Assam farmlands
    Assam bears huge agricultural loss from floods According to the state agriculture minister, the three waves of floods this year have inundated 3.82 lakh hectares of agricultural land and destroyed crops in 2.79 lakh hectares of farmland. Following the loss, the state has prepared a plan to distribu...
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  • Mumbai drowns in flood water
    Destruction of river and mangroves blamed for Mumbai floods On August 29, Mumbai received 298 mm of rain within a nine-hour period which paralysed the city and caused five deaths. The inability to tackle the flood waters has been attributed to the authorities' failure in improving the city's draina...
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  • India gets new water resources minister
    Nitin Gadkari takes charge of water resources and Ganga rejuvenation The road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari has taken the additional charge of the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation. The former water minister Uma Bharti has been given the charge of...
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  • Pancheshwar dam public hearing continues
    Public hearing for Pancheshwar dam continues while ignoring people's concern On August 11, the environment public hearing (EPH) was held at Pithoragarh in Uttarakhand for the Pancheshwar dam, a joint venture between India and Nepal that aims to produce more power than all existing dams in the state...
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  • Ganapati idol immersion continues despite ban
    Despite ban, immersion of Ganpati idols made of PoP continue in Bengaluru lakes According to data released by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike, a total of 2,08,585 idols were immersed in Bengaluru lakes this year on the first day of the Ganesh festival. Despite the Karnataka State Pollution C...
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  • UP's religious smart city plan gets rejected
    Committee rejects UP's plan for a religious hi-tech smart city  To safeguard the Ganga river, the environment ministry panel has rejected Uttar Pradesh government’s proposal to develop the country’s first “religious hi-tech smart city” in Garhmukteshwar. With an aim to inculcate a uniq...
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  • Flood situation improves in Bihar and West Bengal
    Bihar floods: Fear of epidemic looms large The recent flood in the state have taken 200 lives and affected nearly 1.5 crore people across 18 Bihar districts. Although the flood water has started receding, the fear of an epidemic has increased. To tackle the situation, medical facilities are being p...
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  • Over 60 pc river stretches polluted: Government
    Govt says out of 445 river stretches, 275 are polluted The environment ministry has informed that out of the 445 rivers monitored by the Centre, 275 are polluted stretches. With 49 polluted river stretches, Maharashtra has topped the list, followed by Assam and Madhya Pradesh. The ministry, however...
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  • Maintain 15-20 pc environmental flow in rivers: NGT
    NGT has ordered states to maintain environmental flow of 15-20 percent in rivers All the states have been directed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to maintain a minimum environmental flow of 15 to 20 percent of the average lean season course in their rivers. Moreover, the states have also been...
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  • MoEF for dropping seven hydel projects in Arunachal
    Environment ministry recommends dropping seven hydel projects in Arunachal Pradesh Based on the result of the cumulative impact assessment and carrying capacity study of the Kameng river basin, the environment ministry has recommended dropping seven hydropower projects with a total capacity of 2,33...
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  • Draft of groundwater rules signal relaxation
    Groundwater rules might get relaxed The Central Ground Water Authority has drafted new guidelines to regulate the use of groundwater. If the draft gets approved, water-guzzling industries such as packaged drinking water and paper manufacturers could be allowed to drill water even in areas...
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  • World Culture Festival: New panel contradicts report
    No compaction of soil on the World Culture Festival site: New panel to NGT As per the new three-member committee formed by the National Green Tribunal, the site, where the World Culture Festival was held on the Yamuna floodplains in Delhi in 2015, has no compaction of soil. The new findings contrad...
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  • Maharashtra wetlands face threat
    Illegal slums on Maharashtra mudflats cause loss to state According to a new study--Effect of water pollution and encroachment on tourism potential of eco sensitive area: Case of Mahul Creek--the state is losing more than Rs 200 crore annually in tourism because of 60,000 slums that have illegally ...
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  • Maharashtra mandates drip irrigation for sugarcane
    Maharashtra cabinet decides on drip irrigation for sugarcane cultivation  In a bid to save water, the Maharashtra cabinet has decided to make drip irrigation a must for sugarcane cultivation. The state is estimated to save 7,500 to 12,500 cubic metre water per hectare by bringing around 3.05 l...
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  • Only a few large dams have disaster plans: CAG report
    Out of 4,862 large dams in the country, only 349 have disaster plans in place: CAG report According to a performance audit report by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) on the flood control and management scheme, out of the 4,862 large dams in the country, only 349 have emergency disaste...
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India gets its first soil moisture map developed using hydrological model

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Wildlife Board clears Lower Demwe hydel project despite flaws in report

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Posted Date : Tue, 2018-10-02 11:43
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World is losing the wetlands at a rate of 0.78 percent a year: Ramsar Convention

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Posted Date : Tue, 2018-09-25 18:02
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Cyclone causes rain in 18 states; floods, landslides reported in North India

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Posted Date : Tue, 2018-09-25 17:40
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Additional funds of over Rs 1,300 crore allocated to dam safety project

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Posted Date : Wed, 2018-09-19 14:40
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NGT asks CPCB to monitor industrial waste discharge of states

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Posted Date : Wed, 2018-09-19 13:47
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Polluted river stretches increases to 351, as against 302 in 2015

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Posted Date : Wed, 2018-09-12 08:05
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Clean chit to dam management, CWC says congested Vembanad lake worsened floods in Kerala

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Posted Date : Wed, 2018-09-12 07:24
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No more clearance to activities affecting eco zones in the Western Ghats: NGT

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Posted Date : Wed, 2018-09-05 06:26
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Maharashtra farmers to need approval to sow water-intensive crops 

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