Droughts and Floods
Water policy for rainfed areas
posted 1 year agoA committee has been constituted to draft a new National Water Policy (NWP) and make key changes in the water governance structure and regulatory framework. It is chaired by Mihir Shah, who is a former Planning Commission member and a water expert. The committee is expected to produce a report within six months.

2019 was the seventh warmest year on record since 1901: IMD
posted 1 year ago2019 was the seventh warmest year on record in 118 years: IMD

Centre approves Atal Bhujal Yojana to improve groundwater management
posted 1 year agoCentre approves Atal Bhujal Yojana, worth Rs 6,000 crore

Aerosols and droughts: Is there a connection?
posted 1 year agoDroughts are becoming common in India

Watershed Management Compendium
posted 1 year agoThis compendium by Mihir Kumar Maitra is a valuable resource for all practitioners engaged in watershed management activities in the field.

Centre holds green signal to Kalasa-Banduri project
posted 1 year agoGreen signal to Kalasa-Banduri project held

Parliamentary committee expresses disappointment over slow pace of Namami Gange
posted 1 year agoPanel expresses displeasure over slow pace of Namami Gange

NGT orders 100 percent treatment of sewage entering rivers
posted 1 year 1 month agoEnsure 100 percent treatment of sewage entering rivers: NGT to authorities

Replacing rice will improve India’s climate resilience
posted 1 year 1 month agoA new study finds that introducing coarse cereals such as millet and sorghum could improve India’s national food supply in many ways.

Holistic approach needed to clean the Ganga
posted 1 year 1 month agoThe National Mission for Cleaning Ganga was set up in 2014 and the Namami Gange programme was launched the year after, with a budget outlay of Rs. 20,000 crore. The implementation of the flagship programme was followed by the framing of a draft National River Ganga (Rejuvenation, Protection and Management) Bill, 2019 to be introduced in the winter session of Parliament.
