Swati Bansal

Centre notifies fly ash utilisation draft rules

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

An NTPC thermal plant (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)

World must unite to tackle climate change immediately: UN

News this week Swati Bansal posted 1 year 3 months ago

Severe cyclone batters a town in India (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)

States have no rights in granting forest clearance: Government

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

Forests help mainitain the ecological balance of Earth (Source: IWP Flickr photos)

Gomti’s tributaries are in a dismal state: Report

News this week Swati Bansal posted 1 year 3 months ago

Gomti river in Lucknow (Source: IWP Flickr photos)

Over two crore children in India experiencing extremely high water vulnerability: UNICEF

News this week Swati Bansal posted 1 year 4 months ago

Girl fetching water from handpump (Source: Flickr photos via IWP)

Ken-Betwa riverlink gets a go ahead

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

Map showing Ken-Betwa river link (Source: Shannon)

Half of government schools and anganwadis devoid of tap water supply: Report

News this week Swati Bansal posted 1 year 4 months ago

A Mini-Water Supply (MWS) serves the local school (Source: IWP Flickr album)

Testing of drinking water gets easy for users

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

Farmer taking water from a hand pump (Source: IWP Flickr photos)

Telangana among states ensuring tap water supply to schools, anganwadis

News this week Swati Bansal posted 1 year 5 months ago

Tap water in a rural school (Image source: IWP Flickr photos)

Revival of Ganga wetlands gets government's attention

Policy matters this week Swati Bansal posted 1 year 5 months ago

Receding Ganga river at Sangam (Image source: IWP Flickr photos)

India gets its first wetland conservation centre

Policy matters this week Swati Bansal posted 1 year 5 months ago

Deepor beel, Assam (Image Source: IWP Flickr photos)

Disaster strikes Uttarakhand, yet again

News this week Swati Bansal posted 1 year 5 months ago

Flash Floods in Chamoli, Uttarakhand (Image Source: India.com)

How does a rainbow form?

Here is a short video that explains the formation of a rainbow, the order of its colors, and where and how the rainbow appears. Swati Bansal posted 1 year 6 months ago

Why doesn't water has its own color?

Here is a short video explaining why water has no color and why the color of seawater appears blue. Swati Bansal posted 1 year 6 months ago

Ganga's cure lies in people's will for a change

Healing the Ganga can start in your kitchen, says Bidisha Banerjee, whose new book explores the faith and the science that define the river, and what it will take to save it. Swati Bansal posted 1 year 6 months ago

Ganga river at Bithoor (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)

2020: Crammed in disasters, yet filled with hope

Last year was shrouded with a myriad of disasters but all was not bad. There were many success stories and great efforts in the water sector that maintained our hopes for a better tomorrow. Swati Bansal posted 1 year 6 months ago