Amita Bhaduri
FAQs on water pumping and distribution for residential buildings
Posted on 28 Jul, 2023 07:09 PMWhat is water pumping machinery used for?
![Pumps used in residential buildings (Image: Propertygeek)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-07/water-pump-for-home-use.png?itok=wYy1RP0m)
NGT forms committee for submerging island protection policy in India
Posted on 15 Jul, 2023 03:45 PMNGT forms committee to frame policy to protect submerging islands in India
![Committee to frame policy to protect islands (Image: PxFuel)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-07/pxfuel.com_.jpg?itok=lrX3MpOi)
Environmentalists oppose Telangana marine park
Posted on 04 Jul, 2023 08:39 AMEnvironmentalists petition HC against Telangana marine park plan; notice issued
![HMDA’s proposal said that it will have over 300 species (Image: WallpaperFlare)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-07/marine%20park.jpg?itok=xMyMazfn)
Haryana launches Integrated Water Resources Action Plan
Posted on 18 Jun, 2023 10:31 AMHaryana launches Integrated Water Resources Action Plan
![Continuous efforts are needed to reduce water consumption by adopting water conservation methods (Image: Sunil Kumar, CC-BY-3.0, Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-06/1200px-Dharauli%2C_Haryana_124109%2C_India_-_panoramio.jpg?itok=45GflfGT)
Assam launches ambitious water scheme to train over two lakh students as 'Jal Doots'
Posted on 01 Jun, 2023 02:35 PMAssam undertakes an ambitious water scheme to educate more than two lakh youngsters as Jal Doots
![Assam intends to reach intends to reach 100% coverage of FHTCs shortly (Image: Wallpaper Flare; Creative Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-05/water.jpg?itok=V6MktcM6)
FAQs - Plastics and their environmental impacts
Posted on 31 May, 2023 05:10 PMWhat are the environmental impacts of plastic?
Plastic has several significant environmental impacts, including:
![There is a need to encourage the development of sustainable alternatives to single-use plastics (Image: Peakpx)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-05/climate-change-recycling-plastic-waste-wallpaper-preview%20%281%29.jpg?itok=Hw9jroVF)
Bhuj citizens seek restoration of Hamirsar and other water bodies
Posted on 17 May, 2023 10:10 PMHamirsar is a 450-year-old artificial lake that bears the name of Rao Hamir, the founder of Bhuj and Rao Khengarji I's father, who founded the Kutchi Jadeja dynasty.
![Need to resuscitate the traditional water system and expand its catchment (Image: Raman Patel, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-05/View_of_sunset_at_Harmisar_Lake_from_Pragmahal_Towar%2C_Bhuj_-_panoramio.jpg?itok=1wTWWQLS)
Government plans to develop a carbon credit trading scheme for decarbonisation
Posted on 17 May, 2023 08:35 AMCarbon market on the anvil in line with emissions trajectory
![Ministry of Power & Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change plans an Indian Carbon Market to mobilize investments for transition to low-carbon pathways (Image: Gerd Altmann, Pixabay)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-05/climate-change-7134831.jpg?itok=WpUHY8E7)
The changing face of monsoon
Posted on 04 May, 2023 12:15 PMThe farmers of Mukhtsar, Punjab, are keeping a close eye on the sky like millions of other small farmers whose livelihoods depend on the yearly monsoon.
![As per the India Meteorological Department (IMD), instances of heavy rainfall have increased by almost 85% in the country since 2012 (Image: Marina, 2009,Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-05/Monsoon_in_Himalayas_Sikkim_India.jpg?itok=x4PSkqJ-)
India's first census of all water bodies
Posted on 01 May, 2023 10:10 PMJal Shakti ministry releases report enumerating over 2.4 million water bodies
![In 2016, a Standing Committee of Parliament pointed to the need to carry out a separate census of water bodies. (Image: Needpix)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-05/fishing-409138_1280.jpg?itok=j4l1aKdk)