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Identify and notify wetlands in 5-10 districts: NGT to States
Teaser: Policy matter this week NGT gets tough over wetland notificationThe National Green Tribunal has ordered all the State Governments along with the Union Territories to identify and notify...
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The river of gold, Subarnarekha is dying. Who’s responsible?
Teaser: The pitiful state of Subarnarekha stands testimony to the changing times. The river is being slowly killed by the greed of the rich and the apathy of the powerful.It would not be an...
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Release water from private dams: Bombay HC to Maharashtra Government
Teaser: Policy matters this weekBombay HC demands release of water from private damsPriortising the drinking water needs, the Bombay High Court has given strict orders to the Maharashtra Government to...
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Blessed waters of Hazrat Nizamuddin Dargah baoli
Teaser: A 700-year-old stepwell, built by a 14th century mystic, is reputed to have miraculous powers. It is no surprise then that it attracts thousands of devotees even today.The legend has it that in...
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Young professionals lead the way in water and sanitation
Teaser: A fellowship placed young people in villages for a year, implementing good water & sanitation practices.Hirehandigola village in Gadag district of North Karnataka is an unsurprising picture...
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Watershed management: Still a long way to go
Teaser: Only 40 percent treatable land has been covered by various government programmes. It calls for better planning.With two consecutively weak monsoons, this summer is particularly difficult for...
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Bringing potable water to villagers of Dhar
Teaser: Fluorosis-affected villagers can now heave a sigh of relief. The dream of safe drinking water at their doorstep has become a reality.The residents of Bankpura village in Dhar district in Madhya...
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Kolkata's ponds on shaky ground
Teaser: About 44 percent of Kolkata city's ponds have disappeared in the last two decades. The importance of preserving these water bodies that serve as a lifeline for people cannot be...
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Restructuring water governance for future
Teaser: This paper argues that the recent restructuring of CWC and CGWB can be a good opportunity to introduce changes in the institutional structure for water governance in IndiaWith increasing...
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Sailing the ocean to save marine life
Teaser: Our oceans are facing a bleak future. This World Environment Day, Captain Siddharth Chakravarty speaks about his work in controlling poaching, pollution and other criminal activities at seaHe...
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Business interests and environmental crisis: A book review
Teaser: While the environmental crisis threatens to impact the ecology and livelihoods in India, business interests take over sustainable solutions.A number of Asian countries are going through...
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At Simhastha, government fishes in Kshipra’s troubled waters
Teaser: The state machinery’s face-saving measures during Simhastha saw Kshipra river carrying more muck in her than ever. While the river yearns for revival, the government seems keen on interlinking...
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Understanding Kamla’s sorrow could control Bihar’s floods
Teaser: The floodplains of Bihar have an excellent natural flood control and irrigation system in place. Why is the government ignoring it at the cost of lives and livelihoods?“When I was a boy, a...
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Comics for Change
Teaser: Dainik Bhaskar's initiative to spread awareness about Sustainable Development Goals through Comics on World Environment Day“The earth, the air, the land and the water are not an inheritance...
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How water brought a village together
Teaser: The village of Bankpura has come together for the cause of safe-drinking water. As a result, they are empowered and are prospering.Bankpura village is in Mehgaon gram panchayat in Dharampuri...
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Simhastha leaves farmers fuming
Teaser: The festival has hordes of Ujjain farmers broke and the mighty Kshipra river troubled. Swift government action is needed to set things right. Ramesh Mali, a farmer in his late thirties, looks...
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Art of Living pays NGT compensation
Teaser: Policy matters this week Art of Living pays environment compensationThe National Green Tribunal (NGT) had ordered the Art of Living Foundation last week to pay the environment compensation of...
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Karnataka, Tamil Nadu fight over Cauvery water sharing
Teaser: News this weekKarnataka and TN at cross roads over Mekedatu river projectThe Karnataka government is planning to construct a reservoir across the Cauvery river near Mekedatu, to tackle...
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Delhi water tanker scam: Sheila Dixit to be probed
Teaser: Policy matters this weekFormer Delhi CM Sheila Dikshit to be probed in water tanker scamLieutenant governor Najeeb Jung has approved to take up the Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) probe against...
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Farm ponds save village from drought
Teaser: Tonk Khurd’s innovative farm ponds prove that when it comes to solving water crisis, one size does not fit allVikram Patel, a 71-year-old farmer in Chidavad village of Dewas district in Madhya...
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