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Earth not for humans alone: NGT to Assam
Teaser: Policy matter this weekNGT takes a stand on Deepor BeelDuring the hearing of a petition filed by Right to Information activist Rohit Choudhury on Deepor Beel, the National Green Tribunal (NGT)...
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Women and Water
Teaser: On International Women's Day today, we take a look at the critical connects between gender and water.In India, women often travel long distances to fetch water. This in turn affects school...
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Indore tops in Swachh Survekshan 2019
Teaser: News this weekOnce again, Indore tops in Swachh SurvekshanIndore, Ambikapur and Mysuru have topped the fourth edition of Swachh Survekshan under the Swachh Bharat Mission. In the Swachh...
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Hazardous waste rules amended
Teaser: Policy matters this weekCentre amends hazardous and other wastes rules 2016 to ban import of solid plastic wasteIn order to include the prohibition on the import of solid plastic waste even in...
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Protecting Surajpur wetland
Teaser: Surajpur wetland faces the threat of habitat loss because of the proliferating real estate development in the area. The migratory bird season is in full swing and avid bird watchers have...
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Dumping waste effectively
Teaser: Three environment-friendly ways of disposing of human waste have proven effective in various districts of Chhattisgarh.According to the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) website, access to toilets...
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An integrated approach to water quality management
Teaser: Chemical contamination of drinking water is a significant health concern in India, one we haven’t realised the magnitude of. Practitioners across sectors must come together to tackle this...
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UN World Water Development Report out
Teaser: News this week UN releases the World Water Development Report 2019During the 40th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), and in conjunction to the World Water Day, the...
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UN Environment Assembly adopts India's two resolutions
Teaser: Policy matters this weekUN Environment Assembly adopts resolutions on single-use plastics, nitorgen management piloted by IndiaThe environment ministry has informed that at the fourth session...
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Technology helps provide access to safe drinking water
Teaser: Piramal Sarvajal's water ATMs are a good example of community-level decentralised drinking water solutions that are sustainable. According to WASH watch report (2017), over 150 million people...
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Number crunching helps farmers manage water
Teaser: Calculating water availability and crop budgeting can prevent over-extraction of groundwater and mounting farm debt.At 42 years, Bhagwat Ghagare seems young. But he is old enough to have seen...
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Bullet train project worries activists
Teaser: News this weekActivists seek President, PM intervention to protect mangrove trees in MaharashtraEnvironmental groups Nature Connect and Shree Ekvira Aai Pratishtan (SEAP) have written to...
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SC sets aside NGT order on Lower Subansiri hydel project
Teaser: Policy matters this week Lower Subansiri hydel project: SC seeks review of NGT's order granting nod to the projectSetting aside the order of the National Green Tribunal giving a go-ahead to the...
View ArticleSolution Exchange Consolidated Reply: Reward mechanisms promoting successful...
Compiled by Pankaj Kumar S., Resource Person; additional research provided by Ramya Gopalan, Research Associate 5 July 2006Original Query: Sharadbala Joshi, Water, Engineering and Development Centre...
View ArticleSolution Exchange Consolidated Reply: Removing Fluoride Contamination, from...
Compiled by Pankaj Kumar S., Resource Person and Ramya Gopalan, Research Associate, 13 December 2006 From Kanishk Negi, Society for Promotion of Wastelands Development (SPWD), Udaipur, RajasthanPosted:...
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Compiled by Pankaj Kumar, Resource Person; additional research provided by Ramya Gopalan, Research Associate 27 June 2006Original Query: Vijaya Saradhi Atluri, Byrraju Foundation, HyderabadPosted: 20...
View ArticleSolution Exchange Consolidated Reply: Improving water and sanitation...
Compiled by Pankaj Kumar S. and Alok Srivastava, Resource Persons; additional research provided by Ramya Gopalan, Research Associate and Happy Pant, Research Officer8 September 2006Original Query: V....
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Towards sustainable food production
Teaser: The entire food chain is increasingly becoming the primary source of pesticide and antibiotic contamination putting the health and safety of people at risk. The national conclave on food held...
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What’s forest governance without local hand
Teaser: Multilayered governance and involvement of forest dwellers in the decision making processes can go a long way in managing our forests better.The recent news on the forced eviction of more than...
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How mining ruined lives and livelihoods
Teaser: Illegal stone quarries have changed the face of Birbhum district where villagers are finding it difficult to survive due to contaminated water and pollution.Koley Kisku, a primary school...
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