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India has most pollution-related deaths in the world
Teaser: News this weekIndia leads the world in pollution-linked deaths: StudyAccording to a report by the Global Alliance on Health and Pollution (GAHP), India and China led in the number of deaths...
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Centre holds green signal to Kalasa-Banduri project
Teaser: Policy matters this weekGreen signal to Kalasa-Banduri project heldThe Environment Ministry has put on hold the clearances granted to the Karnataka government for the Kalasa-Banduri project, as...
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Junk food red alert
Teaser: A study by CSE rings the alarm bells on processed food responsible for obesity and non-communicable diseases.A new study by the Centre for Science and Environment has exposed that levels of...
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Nilogon for fluoride removal from groundwater
Teaser: This unique low cost fluoride removal technology is not only affordable, but is also easy to operate as a water treatment filter with high efficiency suitable for rural application.Groundwater...
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Centre approves Atal Bhujal Yojana to improve groundwater management
Teaser: Policy matters this weekCentre approves Atal Bhujal Yojana, worth Rs 6,000 croreConsidering the acute groundwater shortage in the country, the Union Cabinet has approved the Atal Bhujal Yojana...
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If she built a country: A film review
Teaser: The film looks at corporate grab of forest and private lands in the Scheduled Areas of Chhattisgarh. Maheen Mirza’s film ‘Agar wo desh banati/ If she built a country’ looks at the widespread...
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Kerala tops SDG index by NITI Aayog
Teaser: Bihar, Jharkhand and Arunachal Pradesh are at the bottom of NITI Aayog's SDG Index, released recently.Kerala retains the top slot with a score of 70, followed closely by Himachal Pradesh,...
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Godavari, Krishna rivers will not be linked
Teaser: Policy matters this weekAndhra Pradesh and Telangana shelve plan to link Godavari and Krishna riversThe governments of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana have shelved the project to inter-link...
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Water policy for rainfed areas
Teaser: The new national water policy should take up a comprehensive and integrated view of water resources development with a focus on rainfed areas. A committee has been constituted to draft a new...
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Whose forests, whose rights?
Teaser: While forest bureaucracy has been trying to undermine reforms in forest governance in India, the need for community level forest governance is more urgent than ever.India’s forest sector, at...
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Government notifies new wetland conservation rules
Teaser: Policy matters this weekEnvironment Ministry notifies new wetland conservation rulesThe Environment Ministry has notified new conservation rules that prohibit setting up or expansion of...
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Water-related crime doubles in India: Report
Teaser: News this weekNumber of water-related crimes double in India: ReportAs per the latest National Crime Records Bureau report, the number of water dispute cases registered under the Indian Penal...
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Can ruin of quality forests be made up by plantations?
Teaser: There is a gain in forest cover outside forest land as per the 'State of forest report 2019'. But, can reforestation replace natural forests and its essential ecosystem? The recently released...
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The Karnataka State Water Policy 2019
Teaser: The Karnataka Jnana Aayoga (KJA) set up a Task Group to draft a new water policy for Karnataka in December 2017 and the report is now in public domain. What are the suggestions that the report...
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A climate change wake-up call
Teaser: Climate change can lead to large-scale economic knock-on effects, says a McKinsey Global Institute report. A new McKinsey Global Institute report, ‘Climate risk and response: Physical hazards...
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India’s food systems in transition
Teaser: A recent book looks at solutions to the various obstacles that impede India’s various food sub-systems.A recent book ‘Transforming Food Systems for a Rising India’ by the Tata-Cornell Institute...
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Cauvery riverfront development plan gets an approval
Teaser: Policy matters this weekCauvery riverfront development plan gets a nodThe high-powered expert committee of the Smart Cities Mission programme has given its approval to the Trichy Corporation...
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Increased river traffic threatens Gangetic dolphins
Teaser: News this weekGangetic dolphins under threat thanks to increased river trafficDespite concerted efforts by various agencies to save the Gangetic dolphins, several factors, including poaching...
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Neeru and the Nilgiris
Teaser: Conserving springs, small hill wetlands and their catchment in the Nilgiris.Locally called Neeru, water of the Nilgiris in its springs and wetlands has been the fountainhead for two main rivers...
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Climatic shocks wreak havoc on the Mahanadi delta
Teaser: Much of the Mahanadi's deltaic coast is experiencing varying degree of erosion, a situation which is expected to worsen by 2050.The Mahanadi delta in Odisha is a composite delta fed by water,...
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