Swati Bansal

Andaman mega projects: CERD seeks government response on tribal concerns

News this fortnight Swati Bansal posted 2 weeks 1 day ago

Havelock, Andaman Island. Photo for representation only (Source: Vikramjit Kakati from Pixabay)

Jal Jeevan Mission implementation lags in 13 states: Centre

Policy matters this fortnight Swati Bansal posted 2 weeks 1 day ago

A household water pipe (Source: IWP Flickr photos)

Harmful chemicals found in tap water samples: Study

News this fortnight Swati Bansal posted 1 month ago

Harmful chemical is tap water samples (Source: IWP Flickr album)

Panel takes note of two project proposals that could affect Yamuna floodplains

Policy matters this fortnight Swati Bansal posted 1 month ago

Extreme events take 231 lives during pre-monsoon: IMD

News this fortnight Swati Bansal posted 1 month 2 weeks ago

Floods during pre-monsoon season claim 81 lives this year. Photo for representation only (Image source: IWP Flickr photos)

Three mining projects in Chhattisgarh’s Hasdeo Arand forest on hold following protests

Policy matters this fortnight Swati Bansal posted 1 month 2 weeks ago

A devastated forest at a coal mining site. Photo for representation only (Image source: IWP Flickr photos)

Etalin hydroelectric project: Centre grants nod, FAC approval awaited

Policy matters this fortnight Swati Bansal posted 2 months 1 week ago

Upper Dibang Valley District, Arunachal Pradesh, India (Source: Wikipedia Commons)

India's rank continue to fall in the global SDGs Report

News this fortnight Swati Bansal posted 2 months 1 week ago

Sustainable Development Goals adopted in 2015 as a part of the 2030 agenda. (Source: Wikipedia Commons)

Char Dham road widening: Activists up in arms against cutting of deodar trees

News this fortnight Swati Bansal posted 3 months 1 week ago

Rich, diverse forest of Uttarakhand (Image source: IWP Flickr photos)

Coal mining in Hasdeo forests gets a go ahead; protestors continue to resist

Policy matters this fortnight Swati Bansal posted 3 months 1 week ago

Work in progress in a coal mine in India (Image source: IWP Flickr Album). Image for representation only

Cabinet approves revamping of the Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan

Policy matter this fortnight Swati Bansal posted 3 months 4 weeks ago

Govt to help rural India achieve key targets of UN SDGs (Image source: IWP Flickr photo). Image for representation only

34 percent of India's coastline suffers from erosion, West Bengal worst affected

News this fortnight Swati Bansal posted 4 months ago

Coast along the southern tip of the country (Image source: IWP Flickr photos)

JJM coverage low in rural households of several large states: Parliamentary panel

News this fortnight Swati Bansal posted 4 months 1 week ago

Drinking water provision in rural school and hygiene (Image source: IWP Flickr photos)

Centre launches Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain campaign, 2022

Policy matters this fortnight Swati Bansal posted 4 months 1 week ago

Catch the rain where it falls, when it fall (Image source: IWP Flickr album). Photo for representation only

Jal Shakti Ministry releases DPRs for the revival of 13 rivers

Policy matters this fortnight Swati Bansal posted 4 months 3 weeks ago

River Mahanadi in Chhattisgarh (Image source: IWP Flickr photos)

18,691 water bodies out of 9.45 lakh encroached upon: Jal Shakti Ministry

News this fortnight Swati Bansal posted 4 months 3 weeks ago

A Johad in Nanduwali Nadi region (Image source: Farhad Contractor via IWP Flickr Albums)

IPCC releases second part of sixth assessment report, calls for Climate Resilient Development

News this fortnight Swati Bansal posted 5 months 2 weeks ago

Multiple climate hazards projected for India in IPCC's recent report (Image source: IWP Flickr photos) Image for representation only.

New Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2022 announced

Policy matters this fortnight Swati Bansal posted 5 months 2 weeks ago

Plastic waste is causing havoc on drains and water bodies (Image source: IWP Flickr Album)

India now has 49 Ramsar sites, highest in South Asia

News this fortnight Swati Bansal posted 6 months ago

A wetland supports life in myriad forms (Image source: IWP Flickr photos)

Jal Shakti Ministry receives an allocation of Rs 86,189 crore in budget 2022-23

Policy matters this fortnight Swati Bansal posted 6 months ago

Women fill water from a public tap in Karnataka (Image source: IWP Flickr photos)

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