Telangana

NGT pushes to ban RO purifiers for water with TDS below 500 mg/l
Policy matters this week Posted on 13 Nov, 2019 10:45 AM

NGT pushes MoEF to issue notification to ban unnecessary use of RO purifiers

A domestic RO water purifier
Pune groundwater extraction doubles in last decade; Uranium found in Telengana groundwater; Lower Subansiri project gets a boost
News this week Posted on 16 Oct, 2019 02:13 PM

Study finds Pune's groundwater extraction doubles in 9 years

Subansiri river in Arunachal Pradesh (Source: Kakul Baruah via Wikimedia Commons)
Centre all set to sustain country's ODF status
Policy matters this week Posted on 02 Oct, 2019 11:12 AM

National rural sanitation strategy launched to sustain open defecation-free (ODF) status 

A toilet constructed under Swachh Bharat Mission (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
Telangana government, tribals oppose uranium mining in Nallamala forests
News this week Posted on 17 Sep, 2019 05:11 PM

Telangana government, tribals stand against proposed uranium mining in Nallamala forests

A view of the Nallamala Forests (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
How do farmers perceive soil erosion?
A study in Telangana argues that farmers’ expertise is important while assessing the severity of soil erosion. Posted on 01 Aug, 2019 03:24 PM

Regionally and globally, soil erosion is a major contributor to total land degradation.

A farmer in Pochampally (Image:Saurabh Chatterjee, Flickr Commons, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Government launches Jal Shakti Abhiyan to tackle water crisis
Policy matters this week Posted on 02 Jul, 2019 04:59 PM

Centre launches Jal Shakti Abhiyan

Jal Shakti Abhiyan launched to battle water crisis (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
High Court takes note of acute water crisis in Chennai
Policy matters this week Posted on 26 Jun, 2019 11:36 AM

High Court raps Tamil Nadu government over water crisis in Chennai

Chennai reels under acute water crisis (Source: India Water Portal on Flickr)
Twenty-six states under threat of desertification
News this week Posted on 18 Jun, 2019 08:23 PM

The threat of desertification increases in 26 of 29 states

Increasing desertification, a challenge India needs to tackle. (Image Source: Wikimedia Commons)
Piped water to all rural households by 2024: Government
Policy matters this week Posted on 18 Jun, 2019 08:04 PM

Government to launch rural piped water scheme

Ten thousand litres overhead tank to supply piped water (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
Drought advisory issued to western and southern states
Policy matter this week Posted on 22 May, 2019 11:30 AM

Centre issues drought advisory to six states

Centre issues drought advisory to six states (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
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