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Water lessons from a ‘desert’ nation
Posted on 10 Apr, 2016 09:58 PMThe water scarcity that India is facing even before the onslaught of summers, and the plight of farmer’s in Marathwada have been making headlines every single day.
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Union Water Minister inaugurates 4th India Water Week 2016
Posted on 05 Apr, 2016 09:56 AMIndia Water Week 2016 with the theme 'Water for All: Striving together' inaugurated in New Delhi
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NGT slams Railways for using groundwater illegally
Posted on 05 Apr, 2016 09:47 AMRailways using groundwater 'indiscriminately and illegally': NGT
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Drinking water becomes a luxury for Maharashtrians
Posted on 29 Mar, 2016 03:06 PMMaharashtra reeling under its worst water crisis
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4 crore native tree species to be planted along the stretch of the Ganga
Posted on 29 Mar, 2016 11:24 AMCentre releases DPR on forestry intervention for Ganga river
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Maharashra issues water advisory for Holi
Posted on 22 Mar, 2016 06:05 PMReservoir levels dip, Maharashtra urges people to celebrate dry holi
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Rajya Sabha approves the National Waterways Bill 2015
Posted on 15 Mar, 2016 12:27 PMRajya Sabha gives a go ahead to the National Waterways Bill
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Sutlej-Yamuna Link canal creates rift between Punjab-Haryana
Posted on 15 Mar, 2016 12:10 PMPunjab-Haryana at crossroads over the controversial Sutlej-Yamuna canal
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World Culture Festival poses threat to the Yamuna
Posted on 07 Mar, 2016 10:11 PMActivists oppose Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's World Culture Festival along the Yamuna flood plains
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Environment Ministry completes re-categorisation of industries based on Pollution Index
Posted on 07 Mar, 2016 09:59 PMNew categorisation of industries
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