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Mumbai-Ahmedabad train corridor gets wildlife clearance
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Posted on 13 Feb, 2019 12:53 PM

Wildlife clearance granted to Mumbai-Ahmedabad high speed train corridor

Flamingos at Sewri wetland in Mumbai (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
Budget 2019 allocates income support package for farmers
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Posted on 05 Feb, 2019 06:12 PM

Identify farmers for income support scheme: NITI Aayog to states

A devastated farmer in Maharashtra (Image source: IWP Flickr photos)
Sunderbans tagged under Ramsar Convention
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Posted on 05 Feb, 2019 05:41 PM

Indian Sunderbans gets recognition under Ramsar Convention on Wetlands 

Mangroves of the Sunderbans (Source: Nature Environment & Wildlife Society - NEWS)
Time to enact groundwater bill
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Posted on 30 Jan, 2019 11:26 AM

Country's groundwater crisis showcases need to enact model groundwater bill

A well in Rajasthan (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
Demolish illegal prawn gheries in wetlands: HC to Odisha
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Posted on 30 Jan, 2019 10:50 AM

HC orders demolition of illegal prawn gheries in Odisha wetlands

A view of the Chilika lake in the evening. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
Irrigation scheme inconsistent: CAG audit
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Posted on 15 Jan, 2019 10:59 AM

Inconsistencies in Centre's flagship irrigation scheme, reveals CAG audit

Irrigation canal from the Bhima dam. (Source: Nvvchar on Wikipedia)
Committee for action against water contamination
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Posted on 15 Jan, 2019 10:20 AM

Devise time-bound plan to address water contamination: Parliamentary committee

People fight for their rights to clean and safe drinking water. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
Green nod a must for inland waterways: Experts
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Posted on 07 Jan, 2019 07:14 AM

Over 50 experts urge green ministry to make green clearance mandatory for inland waterways

Motor-driven ferries at Varanasi (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
Manual scavengers get under-reported
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Posted on 07 Jan, 2019 06:55 AM

States resort to under-reporting of manual scavengers in the final verification stage

A manual scavenger at work (Image source: CS Sharada Prasad and Isha Ray)
Kerala, HP, TN top development goal index
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Posted on 26 Dec, 2018 03:08 PM

Himachal, Kerala, TN front-runners in NITI Aayog index on development goals

Sustainable Development Goals adopted in 2015 as a part of the 2030 agenda. (Source: Wikipedia Commons)
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