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  • Green nod to Odisha's coal washery project cancelled
    Government cancels green nod to Odisha's coal washery project The expert appraisal committee of the environment ministry has cancelled the green clearance granted to a coal washery project in Jharsuguda district of Odisha. The reason behind deferring of the green nod is the committee's concern...
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  • Government allows closure of Sardar Sarovar dam gates
    Centre gives permission to close Sardar Sarovar dam gates The Narmada Control Authority has given permission to the Gujarat government to close the gates of Sardar Sarovar dam to store more water. Along with this, the states that are involved-- Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan-- have been ...
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  • Stringent punishment for polluting Ganga
    Strict punishments proposed for polluting Ganga river The draft bill prepared by a panel led by retired Justice Giridhar Malaviya has proposed seven years in jail and a fine of up to Rs 100 crore for anyone who pollutes the Ganga river. The major offences include blocking the river's flow, quarryin...
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  • Maharashtra farmers get farm loan waiver
    Maharashtra government announces farm loan waiver to genuine farmers In a big relief to farmers protesting in the state, the Maharashtra government has announced farm loan waiver with certain conditions. While ruling out a blanket waiver, the state government has waived the farm loans of 3.1 millio...
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  • Solar irrigation cooperative to solve groundwater crisis
    India's groundwater crisis: Gujarat's solar irrigation cooperative embarks on a solution The world's first Solar Pump Irrigators’ Cooperative Enterprise (SPICE) has been formed in Dhundi village in Gujarat's Kheda district. Members of the enterprise have not only made a switch from diesel to sola...
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  • CGWA mandates NOCs for tubewells in Punjab
    NOCs for running tubewells must for Punjab industries  To address the issue of depleting groundwater in the state, the Central Groundwater Authority (CGWA) has ordered industries in Punjab to take no objection certificates (NOCs) for the already existing tubewells inside the units. As per...
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  • Ken-Betwa river link approved
    Forest panel clears Ken-Betwa river link The Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) has given the go-ahead to the Ken-Betwa river link project while ignoring environmental concerns due to the diversion of around 5,500 hectares of Panna national reserve forestland that will also threaten endangered species...
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  • Nainital lake drying up, human activities to blame
    Nainital lake is drying up, environmentalists concerned According to recent reports, the water level in the Nainital lake in Uttarakhand has gone down by 18 feet below normal this summer. Environmentalists blame human activities such as illegal construction, felling of trees, concretisation of the ...
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  • NGT serious about Yamuna revitalisation project
    Rs 5000 fine on those dumping waste on Yamuna floodplains The National Green Tribunal has banned open defecation and dumping of waste on the floodplains of the Yamuna river in Delhi. Along with this, the tribunal has also ordered a compensation of Rs 5,000 on those found violating the order. Additi...
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  • UP rivers have poor quality water, reveals audit
    Audit reveals poor quality of water in UP rivers The CAG audit report for the year 2015-16 has revealed that the quality of water in major rivers and water bodies in Uttar Pradesh is not as per the government norms. The primary reason for the poor water quality is inadequate sewage and industrial e...
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  • Centre asks states to prepare for monsoon failure
    Centre urges states to gear up for possible monsoon failure The agriculture ministry has ordered all the states and union territories to prepare themselves for a possible monsoon failure and operationalise their drought mitigation strategies. For this, the states and union territories have been per...
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  • Karnataka women to tackle water woes
    Women in drought-hit Karnataka takes on the task to revive lakes In Mandya district, nearly 3000 women across 31 villages are on a mission to revive lakes, ponds and irrigation tanks to tackle the water scarcity in the region. These women have even fought the administration to give them designated ...
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  • Ennore oil spill: Flora, fauna recover slowly
    Oil spill in Ennore has highly impacted the zone between Ennore and Marina beach According to a report of the National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management (NCSCM) on the oil spill in Ennore from the collision of two cargo ships, the flora and fauna of the region are recovering slowly after th...
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  • Now, Narmada is also a living entity
    Following Ganga and Yamuna, Narmada river also gets living entity status The Madhya Pradesh cabinet has passed a resolution declaring Narmada river as a living entity in order to control pollution, illegal mining on the river banks and to save the river from depletion. The conservation programme fo...
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  • Now a human, Ganga receives its first legal notice
    After becoming a human entity, Ganga river receives first legal notice The Uttarakhand high court has issued the first legal notice to the Ganga river, which was accorded human status recently. The court has sought a response from the river for allowing construction of a trenching ground in its lan...
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  • Karnataka's drought solution: Dig 1 km deep borewells
    Ambitious solution to curb Karnataka's drought In a bid to tackle the water woes of the state, the Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj HK Patil has announced a plan to drill 1 km deep borewells in 10 water scarce areas. The government is going to involve the private company, Water...
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  • 2017 will have normal rains: IMD
    Normal monsoon expected this year: IMD Sending a positive signal to the farm sector, the national weather forecaster has predicted a normal monsoon for this year with the seasonal monsoon rainfall likely to be 96 percent of the long period average (LPA). Also, even the rainfall distributi...
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  • NGT strict over Bellandur lake rejuvenation
    Shut down industries around Bellandur lake: NGT to Karnataka govt Unhappy with rejuvenation efforts undertaken by Karnataka government agencies for revival of Bellandur lake in Bengaluru, the National Green Tribunal has ordered the Karnataka government to clean the lake within a month and a complet...
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  • Groundwater extraction rampant in four states
    Delhi, Punjab, Rajasthan and Haryana vulnerable to severe water scarcity As per the latest assessment by the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB), Delhi, Punjab, Rajasthan and Haryana consume much more groundwater than their rechargeable limit every year, making them vulnerable to severe water sc...
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  • Centre gears up to tackle water shortage
    Government releases fund for water conservation under MGNREGS Under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), the ministry of rural development has released Rs 23,443 crore to states to ensure priority work on water conservation measures. The ministry has also joined ...
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Yamuna river water quality improves, thanks to floodwater: Experts

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India's water woes increase due to depleted and contaminated groundwater: Government

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NGT slams NMCG and DJB over pollution in Ganga and Yamuna rivers

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Posted Date : Tue, 2018-07-24 12:45
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All districts but three in Bihar experience drought

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Posted Date : Tue, 2018-07-17 12:06
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CAG blames TN government for Chennai floods in 2015

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Posted Date : Tue, 2018-07-17 10:31
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Decline in Dolphin population observed in India's only dolphin sanctuary

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Posted Date : Tue, 2018-07-10 11:02
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Karnataka budget focuses on big water projects, misses out on sustainability

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Posted Date : Tue, 2018-07-03 10:30
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Monsoon shows a deficit of five percent in June

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Posted Date : Tue, 2018-01-30 20:54
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Environment ministry announces new strategy to revive major river water systems

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Posted Date : Tue, 2018-01-30 20:31
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India among bottom performers in global Environmental Performance Index 

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