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MoEF accepts Kerala's recommendations on Western Ghats

Policy matters this week: MoEF approves Kerala's demands on Western Ghats; Committee finds Singrauli pollution a matter of serious concern; Panels set up to manage those displaced by Alamatti dam.

Posted on 09 Mar, 2014 05:17 PM

MoEF accepts Kerala's recommendations on Western Ghats

A view of Western Ghats (Source: Wikipedia)

Water across Northern Railways highly contaminated

News this week: Report says tap water across the Northern Railways is highly polluted; Metal industry poisons groundwater of Chittoor; Allahabad's water table reducing by 62 cm every year.

Posted on 05 Mar, 2014 11:25 PM

Water across Northern Railways highly contaminated, says report

Wildlife Board approves controversial irrigation projects in Maharashtra

Policy matters this week: Maharashtra's controversial irrigation projects approved; DJB asked to discard metal pipes; SC notice to Centre, UP and Haryana over flow in Yamuna and Ganga.

Posted on 05 Mar, 2014 11:23 PM

Maharashtra's controversial irrigation projects get a green signal

Irrigation canal in Maharashtra (Source:Wikipedia)

India's dykes on Kaliganga cause misery to Nepal

News this week: Nepal blames India for causing floods in former's territory; Study says Ganga is loaded with superbugs; Slowdown affects water use in Pune industries.

Posted on 24 Feb, 2014 04:18 PM

India builds dykes on Kaliganga, causes misery to Nepal

Floods in Darchula in Nepal (Source: Wikipedia)

Scrap 15 out of 40 dams across Siang in Arunachal: CWC

Policy matter this week: CWC report warns against dams proposed in Siang; MoEF eases norms to clear dams in Sikkim; Karnataka all set to constitute groundwater authority.

Posted on 24 Feb, 2014 04:17 PM

CWC recommends scrapping of 15 dams planned across Siang

A river in East Siang (Source: Wikimedia)

New law to save the Ganga

Policy matters this week: PMO orders framing of draft legislation to protect the Ganga; Narmada-Kshipra river linking scheme passes the test; World Bank to support low-income states.

Posted on 17 Feb, 2014 02:22 PM

PMO approves law to protect Ganga river

Ganga river in Haridwar (Source: Anoop Negi)

Sikkim achieves 100% sanitation under Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan scheme

News this week: Sikkim achieves 100% sanitation; Govt has only 2 months to cover 54.4% of rural India in its drinking water scheme; Maharashtra village gets community rights over dam reservoir.

Posted on 17 Feb, 2014 02:21 PM

Sikkim achieves 100% sanitation

New crop insurance scheme for Pudukottai, TN

Policy matters this week: Crop scheme for Pudukottai gets govt. approval; Delhi govt. plans to revive defunct RWH system in schools; NGT orders vigil against illegal coastal sand mining.

Posted on 10 Feb, 2014 07:06 PM

Pudukottai gets crop insurance scheme to mitigate nature's fury

Villagers planting paddy crops (Source: Wikipedia)

Red Hills reservoir leaks Chennai's water supply!

News this week: Chennai's Red Hills reservoir is leaking water; quantum of uranium in 'Thummalapalle' groundwater poses no threat to people; Kerala has the cleanest Anganwadi toilets.

Posted on 10 Feb, 2014 04:49 PM

Chennai's drinking water seeps down the drain

A reservoir in Tamil Nadu (Source: Wikipedia)

Rurals move away from agriculture: Assocham

News this week: Rural employment in agriculture reduces significantly; Activists demand 'Sarus Safari' in UP; 285 people in Karnataka died drinking contaminated water between 2010-13.

Posted on 02 Feb, 2014 10:08 PM

'Rural job profile observes a significant change'

Decline in agriculture (Source: Neil Palmer, CIAT)

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