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States have no rights in granting forest clearance: Government
posted 23 hours 47 minutes agoForest ministry solely in the hands of Centre: Environment Ministry

Telangana among states ensuring tap water supply to schools, anganwadis
posted 1 month 1 week agoTelangana joins a group of states which have ensured tap water supply to schools, anganwadis

India gets its first wetland conservation centre
posted 1 month 3 weeks agoCountry’s first wetland conservation centre set up on World Wetland Day

Challenges to India’s urban water security and future growth patterns
posted 3 months 2 weeks agoLinkages between water security and socio-economic growth

NGT orders states to designate nodal agencies for restoring water bodies
posted 4 months 2 weeks agoDesignate nodal agencies for restoration of water bodies: NGT to states

Breaking down data silos in the water sector
posted 5 months 1 week agoIn support of the Digital India Initiative, the National Hydrology Project (NHP) is translating the Ministry of Jal Shakti (MoJS), Government of India’s (GoI) vision to create a “one water, one data platform” for the country.

Data-driven ‘water and agriculture’ planning: The big picture
posted 6 months agoIndia is fortunate to have a rich tradition of public data collection and compilation.

Water wisdom of the Gonds of Garha Mandla
posted 6 months 1 week agoThe Gond dynasties mainly flourished in the Central highlands of India. This region includes Sagar, Bhopal, and nearly half of Narmada valley, including the flanks of Vindhya and the Satpuda mountain ranges of southern Madhya Pradesh. The principal states of the Gonds were Garha-Mandla (1300 to 1789), Devgarh, Kherla and Chanda.

A reflection on multi-faceted droughts in Bundelkhand region
posted 9 months 2 weeks agoDrought conditions are not new to Bundelkhand. The acute situation now is a convergence of three types of droughts – meteorological, agricultural and hydrological - cumulatively coinciding as witnessed in Nunagar village in Panna district, Madhya Pradesh. We saw hundreds of vessels queuing up at the panchayat well.

Pumping groundwater to harnessing rainfall: A tale of two states
posted 9 months 2 weeks agoGroundwater depletion, a growing challenge for India
