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December 6, 2019
Holistic approach needed to clean the Ganga
A report by the India Rivers Forum highlights the need to focus further than the main stem of the Ganga river.
Distant snow clad mountains, the smaller hills and the Ganga river (Image: Srimoyee Banerjee, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0)
June 28, 2019
Nal se Jal: hit or miss?
An analysis of the new Nal se Jal scheme, promising drinking water to every household in India by 2024.
Image for representational purposes only. Image credit: India Water Portal on Flickr
November 21, 2016
SYL crisis: Punjab demands payment for water
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Yamuna river (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
September 25, 2016
Cauvery crisis: Karnataka to move SC for more time
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Cauvery river, Karnataka. (Source: Ashwin Kumar via Wikimedia Commons)
March 19, 2016
Small scale fishworkers fishing for jobs elsewhere
Fishers livelihoods are being directly threatened by mechanised fishing methods and ecologically destructive fishing practices.
Traditional fishers livelihoods are directly threatened by mechanised fishing methods (Source: Vikas Sahayog Kendra, Palamau)
March 15, 2016
Rajya Sabha approves the National Waterways Bill 2015
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Navigating rivers through simple boats (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)
Submit report on the need for clearance of National Waterway-1: NGT to MoEF
Policy matters this week Swati Bansal posted 3 weeks 4 days ago

NGT seeks report on the need for clearance of inland waterway projects in Ganga
Motor-driven ferries at Varanasi (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
5-star rating for garbage free-cities to Navi Mumbai, Rajkot, Indore
Policy matters this week Swati Bansal posted 7 months 3 weeks ago

Swachh Survekshan for urban India: Navi Mumbai, Rajkot, Indore among the top
Clean road near Pardesipura, Indore. (Source: India Water Portal)
Cauvery riverfront development plan gets an approval
Policy matters this week Swati Bansal posted 11 months 3 weeks ago

Cauvery riverfront development plan gets a nod
Cauvery river at Hogenakal, Karnataka (Source: IWP Flickr Photos via Claire Arni and Oriole Henri)
Holistic approach needed to clean the Ganga
A report by the India Rivers Forum highlights the need to focus further than the main stem of the Ganga river. Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 1 month ago

The 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.
Distant snow clad mountains, the smaller hills and the Ganga river (Image: Srimoyee Banerjee, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0)
Nal se Jal: hit or miss?
An analysis of the new Nal se Jal scheme, promising drinking water to every household in India by 2024. Anonymous (not verified) posted 1 year 6 months ago

Water scarcity has a history … and that history is nothing less than the history of government. – Alatout, 2008.

Image for representational purposes only. Image credit: India Water Portal on Flickr
Green nod a must for inland waterways: Experts
Policy matters this week Swati Bansal posted 2 years ago

Over 50 experts urge green ministry to make green clearance mandatory for inland waterways
Motor-driven ferries at Varanasi (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
Industries to pay for groundwater extraction from June
Policy matters this week Swati Bansal posted 2 years ago

Industries to pay water conservation fee for extraction of groundwater 
Groundwater to be payable from June. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
NOC must for groundwater use: Centre to infra projects
Policy matters this week Swati Bansal posted 2 years 2 months ago

Centre mandates NOC for using groundwater for infra projects
NOC for using groundwater for infra projects becomes mandatory. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
Will boats float on Yamuna?
Yamuna water taxi project could cut down the travel time and congestion on Delhi roads. But does the river have enough water for it? Amita Bhaduri posted 2 years 7 months ago

Here's some good news for the people of Delhi. If the Centre is to be believed, Delhi is going the Kochi way and Yamuna waters will keep the traffic burden off the road much like Kochi’s backwaters and rivers.
Yamuna in Delhi (Image: Wikimedia commons)
New technique to monitor coastal landforms
Better surveillance systems will help to keep a check on the excessive exploitation of coastal resources. arathi posted 2 years 9 months ago

Indian scientists have developed a remote sensing technique that uses satellite data to delineate between various coastal landforms like beaches, mangroves and marshes. This method can help monitor and understand impacts of natural disasters as well as human activities on coastal ecosystem.
The new system will help monitor and understand impacts of natural disasters as well as human activities on coastal ecosystem. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
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