Swati Bansal
Swati Bansal
NGT asks states to save ecology of Western Ghats
Posted on 12 Sep, 2018 07:24 AMNo more clearance to activities affecting eco zones in the Western Ghats: NGT
![Western Ghats as seen from Wagamon view point. (Source: Anand via Wikipedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/western_ghats_as_seen_from_vagamon_view_point.jpg?itok=EjTNGQf9)
Maharashtra comes out with draft groundwater rules
Posted on 05 Sep, 2018 06:26 AMMaharashtra farmers to need approval to sow water-intensive crops
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Monsoon takes 1400 lives
Posted on 05 Sep, 2018 05:55 AMMore than 1000 people dead in three months in India due to heavy rains
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Kerala, TN fight over Mullaperiyar dam water release
Posted on 29 Aug, 2018 11:45 AMKerala blames Tamil Nadu for massive floods in the state
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Himalayan springs drying up: Niti Ayog
Posted on 29 Aug, 2018 09:43 AMNearly 30 percent of springs in the Himalayas are drying up: Niti Ayog
![Many springs in the Himalayas have reduced discharge. (Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/7596570148_da1a006dcd_z.jpg?itok=3syjySDb)
Goa wins Mahadayi water dispute
Posted on 22 Aug, 2018 09:12 AMMahadayi water dispute: Goa to get maximum share of water
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Centre calls Kerala floods a 'calamity of severe nature'
Posted on 22 Aug, 2018 09:00 AMKerala floods: Death toll rises to 373
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Potable water supply target not met: CAG
Posted on 15 Aug, 2018 10:43 AMNational Rural Drinking Water Programme: Targets remain unachieved
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Floods wreak havoc in Kerala
Posted on 15 Aug, 2018 10:03 AMKerala floods take 38 lives, severe loss reported
![An aeriel view of the flooded locality of Aluva after heavy rains in Kerala. (Source: India TV)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/kerala-floods-1533912282.jpg?itok=_gjyYmyr)
Polavaram project runs into trouble
Posted on 07 Aug, 2018 09:01 PMSC issues notice to Centre on environmental clearance of Polavaram project
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