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Floods take a heavy toll on Assam farmlands
Posted on 13 Sep, 2017 06:04 AMAssam bears huge agricultural loss from floods
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Mumbai drowns in flood water
Posted on 05 Sep, 2017 09:28 PMDestruction of river and mangroves blamed for Mumbai floods
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India gets new water resources minister
Posted on 05 Sep, 2017 09:10 PMNitin Gadkari takes charge of water resources and Ganga rejuvenation
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Pancheshwar dam public hearing continues
Posted on 30 Aug, 2017 05:56 AMPublic hearing for Pancheshwar dam continues while ignoring people's concern
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Ganapati idol immersion continues despite ban
Posted on 30 Aug, 2017 05:28 AMDespite ban, immersion of Ganpati idols made of PoP continue in Bengaluru lakes
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UP's religious smart city plan gets rejected
Posted on 22 Aug, 2017 09:55 PMCommittee rejects UP's plan for a religious hi-tech smart city
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Flood situation improves in Bihar and West Bengal
Posted on 22 Aug, 2017 09:34 PMBihar floods: Fear of epidemic looms large
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Over 60 pc river stretches polluted: Government
Posted on 16 Aug, 2017 06:09 AMGovt says out of 445 river stretches, 275 are polluted
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Maintain 15-20 pc environmental flow in rivers: NGT
Posted on 16 Aug, 2017 05:53 AMNGT has ordered states to maintain environmental flow of 15-20 percent in rivers
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MoEF for dropping seven hydel projects in Arunachal
Posted on 11 Aug, 2017 10:19 AMEnvironment ministry recommends dropping seven hydel projects in Arunachal Pradesh
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