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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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  • Farm loan waivers for Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
    Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu governments waive off farm loans The Uttar Pradesh government has announced to waive off crop loans of up to Rs 1 lakh of 21.6 million small and marginal farmers. Following this, the Madras high court has also directed the Tamil Nadu government to waive all farm loans a...
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  • Mumbai beaches are world's most polluted: Study
    Marine litter is heavy along Mumbai’s beaches: Study In a first-of-its-kind study to document marine litter accumulating in the oceans and marine bodies on earth, Germany's Alfred Wegener Institute created a world map called Litter Base that has the coastal area...
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  • Uttarakhand to conserve its natural resources
    Uttarakhand takes decisions to save its natural resources After the state high court declared Ganga and Yamuna rivers as living entities, it has now granted similar status to the Gangotri and Yamunotri glaciers. Along with this, the high court has also banned mining across the state for four months...
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  • Water in TN's reservoirs dips
    Just seven to eight percent water left in TN’s reservoirs The live storage of water in the major reservoirs in Tamil Nadu has reduced to just seven to eight percent of the overall capacity. However, the state has been saved from the heat wave, unlike the northern states. The data from the Ce...
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  • Ganga, Yamuna now living entities
    Ganga, Yamuna have been recognised as living entities Following the footsteps of New Zealand, the Uttarakhand high court has recognised Ganga and Yamuna rivers as living entities. The first-of-its-kind decision has given the rivers entitlement to all rights available to humans as per the Constituti...
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  • 'No clean water for millions in rural India'
    Seven percent of rural India has no access to clean water: World Water Day report As per WaterAid’s new report--Wild Water: State of the World’s Water 2017--63.4 million people have no access to clean water in rural India. With 67 percent of India’s population living in rural areas, this mean...
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  • Interstate river dispute bill introduced in Lok Sabha
    Water ministry introduces interstate bill in Lok Sabha The water ministry has introduced in the Lok Sabha the Inter-state River Water Disputes (Amendment) Bill, 2017, that proposes a single standing tribunal instead of the existing multiple tribunals. Along with this, the proposal introduces a mech...
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  • Water crisis affects power generation
    Acute water shortage impacts thermal power generation The country has lost nearly 5,870 million units of power generation due to the nonavailability of water till February in this financial year. Moreover, the loss of generation has significantly increased over the past three years. Power minister ...
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  • Bottled water MRPs to remain the same everywhere
    No difference in MRPs of bottled water at different places The food and consumer affairs ministry has sought an explanation from companies selling packaged mineral water on different MRPs at different places. Along with this, the companies have been directed to keep the sale price the same across a...
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  • India faces severe water crisis
    Storage levels dip in country's major reservoirs: Government According to the water ministry, the total capacity of the 91 major reservoirs has been dipped by 41 percent across the country. Himachal Pradesh, Tripura, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu have less storage while othe...
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  • Severe water crisis grips southern India
    Southern India reels under drought-like conditions All the southern states, except Telangana, are facing drought-like conditions. Tamil Nadu is the worst hit with 80 percent deficit in water storage in the state’s reservoirs, followed by Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Kerala. The collective water ...
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  • River loses battle for survival against soft drinks
    Madras HC dismisses plea to stop supply of Tamirabarani water to Coca-Cola and Pepsi While the Indian traders are boycotting Coca-Cola for exploiting the country’s water resources, the Madras high court has rejected the petition to stop Tamirabarani water supply to soft drink units in Tirunelveli...
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NGT slams NMCG and DJB over pollution in Ganga and Yamuna rivers

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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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India among bottom performers in global Environmental Performance Index 

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Posted Date : Wed, 2018-01-24 10:36
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Conduct intensive survey of western UP rivers: NGT

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Posted Date : Wed, 2018-01-24 10:14
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Bellandur lake catches fire again

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