Swati Bansal

Stop farming on Yamuna floodplains by 2020: NGT to DDA
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Yamuna river in Delhi (Source: Sudhanshu Malhotra via IWP Flickr Photos)
Telangana government, tribals oppose uranium mining in Nallamala forests
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A view of the Nallamala Forests (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
100 wetlands identified for restoration in next five years
Policy matters this week Swati Bansal posted 5 years 1 month ago
Deepor Beel, a wetland in Assam (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
Thousands ignored while Sardar Sarovar dam fills to capacity
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Sardar Sarovar Dam via Wikimedia Commons
India to restore 5 million hectares of degraded land by 2030
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India urgently needs to address increasing desertification. (Image Source: Wikimedia Commons)
Centre promises 43 to 55 litres water per person per day to 15 crore rural households by 2024
Policy matters this week Swati Bansal posted 5 years 2 months ago
Image used for representational purposes only. Photo credit: Shree Padre, water journalist from India Water Portal on Flickr
Heavy rain and floods hit North India
News this week Swati Bansal posted 5 years 2 months ago
Gori river in Uttarakhand in spate during 2013 floods (Source: Chicu Lokgariwar, India Water Portal)
Government to spend Rs 3.5 trillion to provide potable water
Policy matters this week Swati Bansal posted 5 years 2 months ago
Women filling water from a tap (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
Floods claim 227 lives; Centre proposes river basin management bill to check floods
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Rescue efforts underway during the floods in Chennai in 2015 (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
Government set to conserve India's springs
Policy matters this week Swati Bansal posted 5 years 2 months ago
Many springs in the Himalayas have reduced discharge. (Source: India Water Portal)
Jal Shakti Abhiyan hits ground rolling as India ranks 13th most water-stressed country in the world
News this week Swati Bansal posted 5 years 3 months ago
India ranked 13th in the list of most water-stressed country in the world (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
Government undertakes 3D mapping of aquifers in all villages
Policy matters this week Swati Bansal posted 5 years 3 months ago
Groundwater drops to alarming levels. Illustration credit: KN Balraj. Source: India Water Portal on Flickr
Lok Sabha passes inter-state river disputes bill
Policy matters this week Swati Bansal posted 5 years 3 months ago
Cauvery river in Karnataka (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
Himalayan states call for green bonus and a separate ministry
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The Himalayas (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
Global freshwater fish species under grave threat: IUCN
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Freshwater fish species across the world under grave threat (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
Dibang hydel project gets approval
Policy matters this week Swati Bansal posted 5 years 3 months ago
People protesting Dibang Hydropower Project (Source: SANDRP)
Floods grip Assam and Bihar
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People take a boat to cross the flood-ravaged Brahmaputra (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
Meghalaya draft water policy, Inter-State River Water Disputes (Amendment) Bill both get approval
Policy matters this week Swati Bansal posted 5 years 3 months ago
Karnataka and Tamil Nadu have been fighting over Cauvery water sharing for a long time (Source: Wikipedia Commons)
Budget allocation to Jal Shakti ministry reduced by 9.4 percent
Policy matters this week Swati Bansal posted 5 years 3 months ago
Irrigation well in Randullabad, Maharashtra. Image credit: Manu Moudgil for India Water Portal
Neglect and lack of monitoring behind country's water scarcity: CWC
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Queuing up for water (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)
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