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Narmada river in Madhya Pradesh (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
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Only one out of five river basins in the country resilient to climate change: Study
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Wednesday, 27 November 2019 12:06
CGWB signs MoU for participatory groundwater management
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Women in Bametara district of Chattisgarh line up to collect water. Photo credit: Makarand Purohit for India Water Portal
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40 percent of rural households in India lack access to drinking water
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Monday, 18 November 2019 20:01
Manual scavenging persists in India due to weak enforcement of laws
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A farm pond constructed by Sheshrao Dhurve in Karaghat Kamti village of Madhya Pradesh
Thursday, 24 October 2019 12:33
How farm ponds in Madhya Pradesh are building agricultural resilience
An intern with Watershed Organisation Trust narrates his field experience from the villages of Madhya Pradesh, where farmers are using farm ponds to conserve water.
A home on Loktak lake in Moirang, Manipur (Image: Sharada Prasad CS, Wikipedia Commons)
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Manipur’s floating lake at risk
A study using remote sensing techniques assesses significant changes in land use in Loktak lake.
  • Facing up to the water crisis
    The conventional freshwater sources available in India are being currently overexploited, leading to widespread environmental degradation and depletion of freshwater resources especially groundwater. To sustain the needs of an increasing population and ecology, our consumption of water far exce...
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  • Community-led piped water supply initiative in Bihar
    Water is a precious natural resource that ensures human well-being. However, across the globe there is a severe water crisis, which is heightened by issues of inaccessibility and contamination. “The right to water and sanitation is a human right equal to all other human rights, which implies that ...
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  • One in every two individuals will be living in water-stressed regions by 2050: Report
    World Water Development Report 2020: Tropical countries to be worst hit by water stress According to the World Water Development Report 2020 released by the United Nations (UN) on March 22, World Water Day, nearly 52 percent of the world population will be living in water-stressed regions by 2050 a...
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  • Mahadayi river water dispute receives final award
    Karnataka allowed to implement Kalasa-Banduri project In a major relief to the Karnataka government, Centre has issued a gazette notification for the implementation of the Mahadayi water dispute tribunal’s August 2018 verdict. The notification allows the Karnataka government to go ahead with the ...
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  • Unravelling Kuttanad’s drinking water paradox
    Surrounded by vast expanses of water, the Kuttanad region in Alleppey district, Kerala faces severe drinking water scarcity due to infrastructure failure and civic body inaction. This picture-perfect expanse that lies at the heart of the backwaters experiences “frequent floods, waterlogging, conta...
    Amita Bhaduriposted 2 months 5 days agoread more
  • Sixty river stretches found polluted in the northeast: CPCB
    Northeast has 60 polluted river stretches: CPCB According to the latest State of India’s Environment report, there are 60 polluted river stretches based on biochemical oxygen demand in different northeastern states. The polluted river stretches in the northeastern states are Bharalu, Basistha,...
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  • USD 450 million loan from the World Bank for Atal Bhujal Yojana
    World Bank to provide USD 450 million loan for Atal Bhujal Yojana The Centre and the World Bank have signed a USD 450 million loan agreement to support the Atal Bhujal Yojana that aims to arrest the country's depleting groundwater levels and strengthen groundwater institutions. The programme will b...
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  • Mumbai lost 71 percent of wetlands in last four decades: Report
    Among 22 cities in India, Mumbai has lost the maximum number of wetlands: WISA According to a study by non-government organisation Wetlands International South Asia (WISA), India has lost nearly one-third of its natural wetlands to urbanisation, agricultural expansion and pollution over the last fo...
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  • Life thrives in wetlands- An Event
    Celebrate World Wetlands Day with Wetlands International South Asia where the keynote lecture shall be delivered by Mr. Suresh Prabhu, Hon’ble Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha former minister of environment, forests and climate change. Focussing on the theme of ‘Wetlands and Biodiversity’,...
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  • Ramsar tag granted to ten more wetlands
    10 more wetlands in the country are now Ramsar sites Ten more wetland sites in the country have received the tag of international importance under the Ramsar Convention — an intergovernmental global treaty to preserve ecological character of selected wetlands across the globe. The ten sites inclu...
    swatiposted 3 months 16 hours agoread more
  • Monitoring guidelines for sand mining released
    Guidelines to monitor illegal sand mining released For the first time, the Environment Ministry has released Enforcement and Monitoring Guidelines for Sand Mining 2020 to monitor and check illegal sand mining in the country. The guidelines include directions to states to carry out river audits, ...
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  • Increased river traffic threatens Gangetic dolphins
    Gangetic dolphins under threat thanks to increased river traffic Despite concerted efforts by various agencies to save the Gangetic dolphins, several factors, including poaching for oil, river pollution and increased traffic in water bodies, continue to pose grave threat to the species. Accord...
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  • The Karnataka State Water Policy 2019
    The water crisis in Karnataka has not only led to severe agrarian distress in the eastern plains region but also created an acute shortage of domestic water, in both rural and urban areas. The 21st century has seen significant changes in demography, economy and agriculture, increasing the demand for...
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  • Water-related crime doubles in India: Report
    Number of water-related crimes double in India: Report As per the latest National Crime Records Bureau report, the number of water dispute cases registered under the Indian Penal Code have doubled from 432 in 2017 to 838 in 2018. Maharashtra and Bihar, the two states that have suffered severe droug...
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  • Government notifies new wetland conservation rules
    Environment Ministry notifies new wetland conservation rules The Environment Ministry has notified new conservation rules that prohibit setting up or expansion of industries, and disposal of construction and demolition waste within the wetlands. The ministry has also ordered all the state and union...
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  • Groundwater variability: The tale of two states
    India, a groundwater stressed country India is the largest user of groundwater in the world and is experiencing an alarming depletion of its groundwater resources with withdrawal rates being much higher than replenishment. Evidence shows that India's dependence on groundwater has increased followin...
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  • Godavari, Krishna rivers will not be linked
    Andhra Pradesh and Telangana shelve plan to link Godavari and Krishna rivers The governments of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana have shelved the project to inter-link Godavari and Krishna rivers that was expected to benefit drought-prone areas in the two states. The reason behind this is Andhra govern...
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  • India has most pollution-related deaths in the world
    India leads the world in pollution-linked deaths: StudyAccording to a report by the Global Alliance on Health and Pollution (GAHP), India and China led in the number of deaths linked to pollution, with about 2.3 million and 1.8 million respectively, followed by Nigeria, Indonesia and Pakistan. ...
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  • Only one out of five river basins in the country resilient to climate change: Study
    Study finds, only one out of five river basins in the country can cope with climate change According to a new study by the Indian Institute of Technology – Indore (IIT-I), only one out of five river basins in the country can withstand extreme weather events and eight out of 10 vegetation types in...
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  • CGWB signs MoU for participatory groundwater management
    MoU signed for groundwater management through community intervention The Central Groundwater Board (CGWB), Department of Water Resources, Western Sydney University, Australia and others have signed an MoU for the project MARVI (Managing Aquifer Recharge and Sustaining Groundwater Use through Villag...
    swatiposted 5 months 4 days agoread more

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Posted By : Amita Bhaduri
Posted Date : Fri, 2020-04-24 11:58
Conservation measures such as rainwater harvesting and recharging of groundwater need to be generally well established in both rural and urban areas.

The conventional freshwater sources available in India are being currently overexploited, leading to widespread environmental degradation and depletion of freshwater resources especially groundwater. To sustain the needs of an increasing population and ecology, our consumption of water far exceeds the rate at which we are recharging water sources. We are faced with water scarcity and will find it hard to meet the future regional demands.

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Posted By : Amita Bhaduri
Posted Date : Sat, 2020-03-28 12:34
For Har Ghar Nal Ka Jal to succeed, the state needs to look at water harvesting to augment groundwater availability.

Water is a precious natural resource that ensures human well-being. However, across the globe there is a severe water crisis, which is heightened by issues of inaccessibility and contamination.

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Posted Date : Mon, 2020-03-23 12:27
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World Water Development Report 2020: Tropical countries to be worst hit by water stress

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Posted Date : Thu, 2020-03-05 14:05
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Karnataka allowed to implement Kalasa-Banduri project

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Posted By : Amita Bhaduri
Posted Date : Mon, 2020-02-24 12:55
Floods such as in 2018 could take the situation downhill causing severe drinking water crisis.

Surrounded by vast expanses of water, the Kuttanad region in Alleppey district, Kerala faces severe drinking water scarcity due to infrastructure failure and civic body inaction.

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Posted Date : Sat, 2020-02-22 21:53
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Northeast has 60 polluted river stretches: CPCB

According to the latest State of India’s Environment report, there are 60 polluted river stretches based on biochemical oxygen demand in different northeastern states.

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Posted Date : Sat, 2020-02-22 21:39
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World Bank to provide USD 450 million loan for Atal Bhujal Yojana

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Posted Date : Sun, 2020-02-09 19:11
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Among 22 cities in India, Mumbai has lost the maximum number of wetlands: WISA

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Posted Date : Thu, 2020-01-30 15:59

Celebrate World Wetlands Day with Wetlands International South Asia where the keynote lecture shall be delivered by Mr. Suresh Prabhu, Hon’ble Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha former minister of environment, forests and climate change.

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Posted Date : Thu, 2020-01-30 10:36
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10 more wetlands in the country are now Ramsar sites

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