Ravleen Kaur

40% of Delhi houses not connected with sewerage network: Census

News this week: 40% people in Delhi live in houses without sewerage, cyclone Leher passes off peacefully and farmers affected by erosion in Tripura sell land.

Posted on 01 Dec, 2013 08:10 PM

40% people in the National capital live in houses not connected to sewerage network

No sewerage but a dirty river Source: The Hindu

Climate talks end in dispute

Policy matters this week: Climate change talks at Warsaw end up in dispute, a new division for the Himalayas and NHRC issues notice to the government on pollution in the Ganga.

Posted on 01 Dec, 2013 03:30 PM

Money deals mar climate talks in Warsaw

Unfriendly climate at Warsaw Source: Wikipedia

Don't have toilet, can't contest polls

Policy Matters this week: Bihar government makes toilet compulsory for contesting polls, Ganga Jal pitchers to collect religious waste and Rs 1,444 crore for rural water supply in Maharashtra.

Posted on 24 Nov, 2013 10:43 PM

Don't have toilet, can't contest polls

After Phailin, Cyclone Helen hits Andhra Pradesh coast

News this week: Cyclone Helen devastates Andhra coast, built up area in the capital replaces green spaces and packaged water unit to come up near Sambhar lake.

Posted on 24 Nov, 2013 02:42 PM

After Phailin, Helen devastates Andhra coast

Cyclone Helen hit Andhra coast Source: Wikimedia

Environment Ministry withdraws controversial amendment

Policy matters this week: Environment ministry withdraws amendments to waste rules, Odisha sanctions 12 crores for water in slums and the NGT halts dam construction in Manipur.

Posted on 19 Nov, 2013 11:48 AM

Environment Ministry withdraws amendment to waste rules

New amendment to waste rules withdrawn (Wikimedia)

Phailin rain increases Andhra groundwater levels

News this week: Rainfall after Phailin increases groundwater level in Andhra, poor sanitation in eastern UP and activists rise against petroleum investment zone in Visakhapatnam.

Posted on 19 Nov, 2013 10:21 AM

Phailin increases Andhra groundwater levels

Phailin raises groundwater in Andhra (EU-ECHO)

United opposition to the 'Statue of Unity'

News this week: 'Statue of Unity' doesn't have environment clearance, smoke from religious ceremonies causing glacier melt and migratory birds celebrate a peaceful Diwali in Coimbatore.

Posted on 11 Nov, 2013 11:45 AM

Environment activists unite against the 'Statue of Unity'

Statue of Unity opposed Source: statueofunity.in

UNEP launches water quality guidelines for ecosystems

Policy matters this week: UNEP launches water quality guidelines for ecosystems, committee to explore wider use of Mangal turbines and 6500 fish ponds coming up in Meghalaya.

Posted on 11 Nov, 2013 08:17 AM

UNEP launches water quality guidelines for ecosystems

Mangal turbine Source: mangalturbine.com

Indian islands declared 'hope spots'

Policy matters this week: IUCN declares Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshadweep as 'hope spots', CWPRS plans to channelise the Beas and NGT tells Assam to protect Kaziranga animals.

Posted on 05 Nov, 2013 03:59 PM

Indian Ocean's "hope spots"

Coral reefs at Havelock, Andaman Source: Wikipedia

Gujarat government arrests activists protesting Narmada weir

News this week: Gujarat government puts environment activists under house arrest, Goa's mining zone highly polluted and Assam's rice bowl turns into wasteland due to siltation.

Posted on 05 Nov, 2013 11:02 AM

Gujarat government culls protest against weir on the Narmada river

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