Policies, Laws and Regulations

Water news: A recap of 2014

Water made big news in 2014 with the formation of the new Water Ministry, initiation of the Swachh Bharat Mission, disasters due to erratic weather, and several scientific achievements.

Swati Bansal

Posted on 05 Jan, 2015 09:58 PM

New Water Ministry, Clean Ganga Portal, Ganga Manthan: Goverment makes efforts towards rejuvenating the Ganga

A push to Swachh Bharat Abhiyan

Policy matters this week

Swati Bansal

Posted on 30 Dec, 2014 04:58 PM

States get a free hand towards the implementation of the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan

A child collects garbage at Yamuna ghat in Delhi

Centre's revised guidelines for deep sea fishing upset fishermen

Policy matters this week

Swati Bansal

Posted on 24 Dec, 2014 12:13 AM

Fishermen unhappy with Centre's revised guidelines for deep sea fishing

Uttar Pradesh gears up to tackle climate change

Adequate budget, staff, capacity; a monitoring framework; interdepartmental cooperation - all need to be in place for effective climate change mainstreaming, according to UP officials.

Chicu Lokgariwar

Nivedita Mani

Posted on 16 Dec, 2014 03:26 PM

The people I was listening to challenged all my prejudices about government officials' tendencies to bury their heads in the sand.

Floods in cities will be increasingly common

Budget 2015-16 likely to have huge cuts in social sector

Policy matters this fortnight

Aarti Kelkar - Khambete

Posted on 16 Dec, 2014 12:27 PM

Social sector likely to get less funds in Union Budget 2015-16

MNREGA workers building check dam in Gujarat

TSR Committee offers a frail framework to robust laws

The environmental regulation system will be more authoritative and bureaucratic, if the TSR Committee's suggestions are implemented, says Shripad Dharmadhikary in an interview with India Water Portal.

Swati Bansal

Posted on 11 Dec, 2014 01:38 PM

More than three months ago, the Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) had constituted a High Level Committee, chaired by TSR Subramanian, former Cabinet Secretary, to review the key environment laws, viz. Environment (Protection) Act, Wildlife (Protection) Act, Forest (Conservation) Act, and Water and Air Pollution Prevention and Control Act.

Ufrenkhal forest that gives water to Gad Ganga

‘Blue’ print for a model village

Can the Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana that was launched in October this year, achieve its aim to create model villages through the Participatory Groundwater Management (PGWM) programme?

Amrtha Kasturi Rangan

Sabita Kaushal

Swati Bansal

Posted on 10 Dec, 2014 01:08 PM

On October 11, 2014, the Government of India launched an ambitious scheme for village development – the Saansad Aadarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY).