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Swati Bansal
Need for National Legislation on water announced during Jal Manthan
News this week
Posted on 01 Mar, 2016 12:47 PM

Large-scale people participation in important schemes concludes Jal Manthan 

Gravity-based pipe irrigation in Uttarakhand (Source: IWP Flickr Photo)
Rs 38,500 crore allocated for MGNREGA in Budget 2016
Policy matters this week
Posted on 29 Feb, 2016 09:56 PM

Agriculture, rural development and social sector is the focus of Budget 2016

Labourers building check dams under MGNREGS (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)
4 billion global population affected by severe water scarcity: NASA
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Posted on 23 Feb, 2016 12:16 PM

Groundwater levels are reducing all over the world: NASA analysis

A tubewell in Rajasthan (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)
Ken-Betwa river link project hits a roadblock
Policy matters this week
Posted on 23 Feb, 2016 12:09 PM

No clearance to Ken-Betwa river link project till wildlife issues are addressed

Map showing Ken-Betwa river link (Source: Shannon via Wikipedia)
National Water Commission in place of CWC and CGWB
Policy matters this week
Posted on 16 Feb, 2016 09:28 AM

Government proposes to set up a National Water Commission

The Upper Lake, Bhopal (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)
Karnataka first state to witness rabi crop loss
News this week
Posted on 16 Feb, 2016 09:16 AM

Karanataka records failure of winter crops, seeks Rs 1,417 crore Central assistance 

Barren fields owing to poor rains (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)
Environmentalists protest proposed projects near Konkan coastline
News this week
Posted on 09 Feb, 2016 12:48 PM

Activists stand against three proposed projects near Konkan coastline

A thermal power plant in Ennore, Chennai (Source: India Water Portal Flickr Photos)
Eight ministries now responsible for Ganga clean up
Policy matters this week
Posted on 09 Feb, 2016 12:39 PM

Seven ministries other than the Water Ministry to help revive the Ganga

Ganga at Gadmukteshwar (Source: India Water Portal Flickr Photos)
Government sets ambitious targets for MGNREGS
Policy matters this week
Posted on 26 Jan, 2016 02:09 PM

Aiming for an outcome-oriented programme, Government sets ambitious targets for MGNREGS

Labourers building check dams under MGNREGS (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)
UP Coca Cola plant in trouble again
News this week
Posted on 26 Jan, 2016 02:03 PM

CPCB finds Coca Cola plant in Hapur pumping toxic water into a pond

Coca Cola bottling plant (Source: S. Subramanium via Hindu)
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