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NGT forms Central Monitoring Committee for rivers

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Swati Bansal

Posted on 17 Apr, 2019 02:27 PM

Central Monitoring Committee formed to ensure pollution-free river stretches

Biodiversity monitoring is key to assess the efficacy of river cleaning programmes. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)

IMD predicts near-normal monsoon this year

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Swati Bansal

Posted on 17 Apr, 2019 12:53 PM

India could witness near-normal monsoon this season: IMD

Normal monsoon is good news for India's economy. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)

In conversation with nature

This study from Bihar shows that official flood prediction systems are often inadequate to understand the true impact of the floods on the population. Local gendered knowledge can help fill this gap.

Amitangshu Acharya

Anjal Prakash

Posted on 15 Apr, 2019 05:42 PM

“There is a special type of black ant that is visible just before (and during) the onset of heavy rains.

Shape of clouds can be an important indicator of weather. Source: Robert Hensley/Wikimedia Commons

Flourishing water markets in Darjeeling

Better governance and equitable as well as sustainable use of water resources are essential to solving the deepening water crisis in Darjeeling.

Ashish Chhetri

Posted on 15 Apr, 2019 02:36 PM

"Darjeeling today has a thriving water business, with a fleet of 105 trucks plying three or four trips a day from April to June, carrying 5500 to 6500 litres of water on each run"

Private water tankers, a common sight in urban areas. (Source: India Water Portal)

Kerala failed to use dams for flood control: Amicus curiae

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Swati Bansal

Posted on 09 Apr, 2019 09:32 PM

Kerala government failed to use dams for flood control: Amicus curiae informs high court

The floods in Kerala took 400 lives and displaced around 1.2 million people. (Image: Ranjith Siji, Wikimedia Commons: CC BY-SA 4.0)

Water storage depletes in major river basins: CWC

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Swati Bansal

Posted on 09 Apr, 2019 09:08 PM

CWC data shows water storage in major river basins depleting

Narmada river in Madhya Pradesh (Source: IWP Flickr photos)

Safai karmacharis release manifesto

Manual scavengers release manifesto to ensure right to a dignified life.

Amita Bhaduri

Posted on 08 Apr, 2019 10:36 AM

Hundreds gathered to release the Safai Karmachari Manifesto ahead of Lok Sabha elections 2019 at the Indian Social Institute, Delhi on April 4, 2019.

The toilet cleaners of Lucknow (Image source: CS Sharada Prasad)

River conservation efforts need to be prioritised

Healthy forests are necessary for healthy rivers and prosperous communities that depend on the river, say experts.

Water Initiatives Odisha

Posted on 05 Apr, 2019 02:06 PM

Odisha is home to 11 major rivers of which many are interstate rivers such as the Mahanadi. As climate change makes extreme rainfall events more frequent in the state, there is an urgent need to better manage the rivers and their basins.