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Irrigation scheme inconsistent: CAG audit
Teaser: News this weekInconsistencies in Centre's flagship irrigation scheme, reveals CAG auditA performance audit of the Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme (AIBP) for the period 2008 to 2017,...
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Can groundwater in urban residential area be used for commercial purposes?Is there any policy of how the groundwater in urban residential area can be used? Can groundwater from these areas be used for...
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Operating community toilet complexes
Teaser: Project Raahat has developed a guide to replicate the best practices to standardise the operations of a community toilet complex. Launched in 2015, Project Raahat, an initiative by students of...
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Bengaluru hosts the 4th National Summit Sustainable Water & Sanitation
Teaser: An annual event in Bangalore brought together various stakeholders in water and sanitation to discuss the challenges and way forward.While India has experienced dynamic growth over the past few...
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Demolish illegal prawn gheries in wetlands: HC to Odisha
Teaser: Policy matters this week HC orders demolition of illegal prawn gheries in Odisha wetlandsThe Odisha high court has ordered the state government to initiate the demolition of illegal prawn farms...
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Time to enact groundwater bill
Teaser: News this weekCountry's groundwater crisis showcases need to enact model groundwater billAs per the Central Groundwater Board (CGWB) data, there is a rapid fall in water tables over the past...
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Leading a movement to revive a river
Teaser: The work of river conservationist Mustaquim Mallah with help from local people to revive the Katha river is a good example that river conservation is possible through local participation.People...
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Sunderbans tagged under Ramsar Convention
Teaser: News this weekIndian Sunderbans gets recognition under Ramsar Convention on Wetlands The Indian side of the Sunderbans has been recognised as the Wetlands of International Importance under the...
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Budget 2019 allocates income support package for farmers
Teaser: Policy matters this weekIdentify farmers for income support scheme: NITI Aayog to statesNITI Aayog has ordered all states to identify small and marginal farmers who will receive Rs 2,000 as the...
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Can we gain from changing rains?
Teaser: While changing rainfall patterns, increased frequency of cyclones, droughts and floods threaten food and water security in India, adaptation strategies to cope with these changes are...
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Income support: Budget 2019 showstopper
Teaser: Will direct income support boost agriculture and shift focus from country’s food security to farmers’ income security?The decline in public, as well as private investment, has led to a slowdown...
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Mumbai-Ahmedabad train corridor gets wildlife clearance
Teaser: Policy matters this weekWildlife clearance granted to Mumbai-Ahmedabad high speed train corridorThe committee led by Union Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan has granted wildlife clearance to...
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After 40 years, Hilsa migrates to Allahabad again
Teaser: News this weekNavigation lock at Farakka Barrage redesigned for Hilsa migrationThis monsoon, the Hilsa fish will be able to swim down the Ganga all the way up to Allahabad from the Bay of...
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River basin governance: Learnings from Cauvery conflict
Teaser: While the recent ruling of the Supreme court on the Cauvery conflict opens up new possibilities, a push for holistic and interdisciplinary river basin governance is required.The river...
View ArticleSolution Exchange discussion: Best Practices on Water Demand Management in...
Compiled by Pankaj Kumar S., Resource Person and Ramya Gopalan, Research AssociateFrom Aniruddhe Mukerjee, United Nations Human Settlements Programme, Bhopal Dear Members,I work for the UN-Habitat on...
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Nominations invited for third batch of Odisha Water Honours
Water Initiatives, Odisha (WIO), the leading voice of water in Odisha for nearly three decades, has invited nominations from individuals and communities for the 3rd batch of Odisha Water Honours. The...
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World Bank approves Rs 11,000 crore for dam safety
Teaser: News this weekWorld Bank to provide Rs 11,000 crore for dam safetyUnder the ongoing Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Programme (DRIP), the World Bank has approved Rs 11,000 crore for...
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TN to pay fine for failing to restore Chennai's waterways
Teaser: Policy matters this week NGT slaps a fine of Rs 100 crore on TN government for failing to restore Chennai's waterwaysTaking note of the consistent failure of the state in restoring the Chennai...
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Only 31 pc big projects done under AIBP
Teaser: News this weekIn a decade, only a quarter of centrally funded major to medium irrigation schemes completed: ReportAs per the government's audit report, between 2008-17, only 31 percent of 201...
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SC orders forced eviction of tribals, forest dwellers
Teaser: Policy matters this weekForced eviction ordered for more than one million tribals and forest-dwellersAfter the government failed to defend the Forest Rights Act, the Supreme Court has ordered...
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