Policies, Laws and Regulations
The Maharashtra Groundwater (Development and Management) Act 2009
Posted on 25 Apr, 2015 02:16 PMPlease provide us some background on the hydrogeology of Maharashtra and its special features, which make it stand out as compared to the other parts of the country.
Environment Ministry lied to Supreme Court about the Uttarakhand dam report
Posted on 24 Feb, 2015 11:08 AMCentre presents an opposite picture in the Uttarakhand dam case
Mhadei Tribunal favours Goa
Posted on 17 Feb, 2015 08:39 PMGoa relieved, as tribunal restrains work on Maharashtra's Virdi dam
Climate change: Slow it down or deal with it?
Posted on 15 Feb, 2015 02:38 PMShould the next Union Budget go all-in on climate change? Should clean energy, state incentives, mitigation and adaptation all emerge as priorities? How will the administration deal with extreme weather events that become more common with climate change?
Bihar Government bans plastic packaged water bottles in all its departments
Posted on 09 Feb, 2015 01:35 PMBihar's government offices to soon become free of plastic bottles
Maharashtra Government puts its rivers in danger
Posted on 27 Jan, 2015 12:29 PMMahashtra scraps state's River Regulation Zone policy
Maharashtra and Telangana oppose interlinking plan
Posted on 20 Jan, 2015 04:56 PMStrong opposition to interlinking of Gujarat and Maharashtra rivers
Mission to clean Yamuna in Delhi by 2017
Posted on 19 Jan, 2015 09:08 PMNGT announces heavy fines, bans farming to clean up Yamuna
Nationwide monitoring of toilet use under Swachh Bharat Mission
Posted on 12 Jan, 2015 10:55 PMGovernment to launch nationwide monitoring of toilet use, not construction
Tare Ganga Par'
Posted on 07 Jan, 2015 09:46 AMA consortium of the seven Indian Institutes of Technology has been formed and charged with the preparation of a basin-wide management plan to restore the Ganga. What have they proposed for the river?
In an exclusive interview with the India Water Portal, Dr. Tare explained the IIT consortium's vision for the Ganga and the steps that they are taking to achieve it.