Weekly News and Policy Updates
Groundwater extraction: NGT gets strict with commercial entities
Posted on 12 Aug, 2020 08:41 AMNGT bans granting general permissions for groundwater extraction to commercial entities
Monsoon experiences a countrywide deficit of 10 percent in July
Posted on 12 Aug, 2020 08:27 AMMonsoon 2020: Countrywide deficit of 10 percent in July; September may have heavy rains
Bihar and northeast India reel under floods, Assam worst hit
Posted on 23 Jul, 2020 09:26 AMFlood batters three northeast states, Assam worst affected
Green court slams centre over groundwater withdrawal in dry areas
Posted on 23 Jul, 2020 09:24 AMNGT slams centre over groundwater extraction in dry areas
Environmentalists voice concerns against the draft EIA notification 2020
Posted on 09 Jul, 2020 11:33 AMDraft EIA notification 2020 attracts criticism from experts
Flood batters Assam, over 16 lakh people hit
Posted on 09 Jul, 2020 11:30 AMFlood situation in Assam continues to remain grim
UP tops in providing employment under MGNREGS
Posted on 25 Jun, 2020 07:38 AMUP emerges as the top state in the country to give employment under MGNREGS
India to have more rains, floods and warm days in the coming century: Report
Posted on 25 Jun, 2020 07:28 AMIndia's first climate change assessment report warns of heavy rains, more floods and warmers days
Railway stations to be categorised based on wastewater generation
Posted on 11 Jun, 2020 09:08 PMRailway stations to be classified based on wastewater generation
Fire in Assam to have catastrophic effect on ecozones: Experts
Posted on 11 Jun, 2020 09:04 PMFire breaks at an oil well in Assam damaging ecozones around the site
