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Floods take a heavy toll on Assam farmlands
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Posted on 13 Sep, 2017 06:04 AM

Assam bears huge agricultural loss from floods

A man wades through knee-deep water with his belongings during the flood. (Source: 101Reporters)
Mumbai drowns in flood water
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Posted on 05 Sep, 2017 09:28 PM

Destruction of river and mangroves blamed for Mumbai floods

Heavy rains flood Mumbai. (Source: Flickr photos)
India gets new water resources minister
Policy matters this week
Posted on 05 Sep, 2017 09:10 PM

Nitin Gadkari takes charge of water resources and Ganga rejuvenation

Yamuna river in Delhi (Source: Sudhanshu Malhotra via IWP Flickr Photos)
Pancheshwar dam public hearing continues
Policy matters this week
Posted on 30 Aug, 2017 05:56 AM

Public hearing for Pancheshwar dam continues while ignoring people's concern

We don't want dams, dams destroy mountains,' reads a slogan painted on a wall in Uttarakhand (Image Source: GJ Lingaraj)
Ganapati idol immersion continues despite ban
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Posted on 30 Aug, 2017 05:28 AM

Despite ban, immersion of Ganpati idols made of PoP continue in Bengaluru lakes

Ganesh Visarjan (Source: Wikimedia commons via Chetan Gole)
UP's religious smart city plan gets rejected
Policy matters this week
Posted on 22 Aug, 2017 09:55 PM

Committee rejects UP's plan for a religious hi-tech smart city 

Ganga at Garhmukteshwar (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)
Flood situation improves in Bihar and West Bengal
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Posted on 22 Aug, 2017 09:34 PM

Bihar floods: Fear of epidemic looms large

Army engaged in rescue operations. (Photo by Pranab Kumar)
Over 60 pc river stretches polluted: Government
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Posted on 16 Aug, 2017 06:09 AM

Govt says out of 445 river stretches, 275 are polluted

Polluted Yamuna river in Agra (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
Maintain 15-20 pc environmental flow in rivers: NGT
Policy matters this week
Posted on 16 Aug, 2017 05:53 AM

NGT has ordered states to maintain environmental flow of 15-20 percent in rivers

Ganga river at Kaudiyala (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
MoEF for dropping seven hydel projects in Arunachal
Policy matters this week
Posted on 11 Aug, 2017 10:19 AM

Environment ministry recommends dropping seven hydel projects in Arunachal Pradesh

Pristine Arunachal Pradesh (Source: Wikimedia)
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