Seetha Gopalakrishnan

Seetha Gopalakrishnan
Cauvery water not very polluted, says study
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Posted on 17 Apr, 2018 11:10 AM

KSPCB says Cauvery water can be used for drinking after conventional treatment

Cauvery river water falls under Category-C. (Picture courtesy: Deccan Chronicle)
East Kolkata Wetlands found to trap sewage carbon
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Posted on 10 Apr, 2018 10:21 AM

East Kolkata Wetlands found to lock down over 60 percent carbon from the wastewater it receives

Fishermen rear fish in wastewater from the wetlands.
SC slams Centre on Cauvery water sharing
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Posted on 10 Apr, 2018 10:08 AM

Apex court seeks draft on Cauvery management scheme by May 3

Supreme Court seeks report from Centre on Cauvery issue. (Picture courtesy: NDTV)
TN approaches SC over Cauvery Management Board
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Posted on 03 Apr, 2018 11:35 AM

Tamil Nadu seeks contempt action against the Centre for not constituting the Cauvery Management Board

Cauvery Management Board yet to be constituted by the Centre. (Picture courtesy: NDTV)
Rivers around holy cities teem with faecal coliform
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Posted on 03 Apr, 2018 11:22 AM

Faecal coliform contamination found to be significantly higher in rivers around holy sites

Ganga in Varanasi (Photo courtesy: Wikipedia)
Government amends e-Waste Management Rules
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Posted on 27 Mar, 2018 05:07 AM

E-waste management rules amended to improve implementation efficiency

India plans to route water from Sharda to Yamuna
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Posted on 27 Mar, 2018 04:42 AM

India seeks to bring water from Nepal's Sharda river to supplement Yamuna near Delhi

Yamuna turns into a sewer at many areas. (Picture courtesy: The Indian Express)
No water for irrigation from Sardar Sarovar dam
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Posted on 20 Mar, 2018 12:20 PM

Farmers anxious as government stops water supply from the Sardar Sarovar dam for irrigation

Sardar Sarovar canal (Picture courtesy: Wikimedia commons)
Plastic ban in place, Maharashtra to encourage recycling
Policy matters this week
Posted on 20 Mar, 2018 11:49 AM

Maharashtra makes it mandatory for dairies and milk retailers to repurchase poly packs for recycling 

Ban on plastics to be implemented in phases in Maharashtra. (Picture courtesy: Indian Express)
CPCB: Delhi's groundwater most exploited
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Posted on 13 Mar, 2018 11:38 AM

Delhi's groundwater most ‘over exploited’ after Punjab and Rajasthan

Extraction of groundwater far exceeds recharge in many places. (Picture courtesy: The Hindu)
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