Swati Bansal
Swati Bansal
Activists demand Environmental Impact Assessment for Yettinahole project
Posted on 29 Sep, 2015 05:05 PMSocial Impact Assessment alone not enough for Yettinahole, say activists
![River Nethravathi (Source: Parineeta Dandekar via SANDRP)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dsc03688_0.jpg?itok=HcQH-EF9)
New scheme for the development of mining-affected areas
Posted on 29 Sep, 2015 04:58 PMGovernment announces launch of Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana
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Strict action against polluters throwing puja waste in the Yamuna
Posted on 21 Sep, 2015 10:19 PMDelhi Government gets strict towards Yamuna pollution
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Centre approves 50 more days of work under MGNREGA to tackle drought
Posted on 21 Sep, 2015 10:14 PM50 more days of work under MGNREGA in drought-hit areas
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Godavari, Krishna rivers are interlinked
Posted on 14 Sep, 2015 10:21 PMGodavari, Krishna rivers interlinked
![Prakasam Barrage across Krishna river (Source: Subhash Chandra via Wikipedia)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/krishna_river_vijayawada.jpg?itok=MeIMk3Dm)
Long-delayed Teesta-III project in Sikkim gets cleared
Posted on 14 Sep, 2015 08:26 PMTeesta-III project in Sikkim gets a green signal
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2015 is India's driest year since 2009
Posted on 07 Sep, 2015 10:19 PM40% of India still rain deficit
![Parched area near Jodhpur (Source: India Water Portal Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/11187099345_653d8def04_z_0.jpg?itok=uhBbuz4E)
No more dam approvals until e-flow report is out: Water Ministry
Posted on 07 Sep, 2015 09:35 PMNo approval of dams until e-flow report is out: Water Ministry to CWC
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Sunderbans and Siachen glacier to become trans-boundary protected area
Posted on 31 Aug, 2015 10:25 PMSunderbans and Siachen glacier proposed to be recognised as a trans-boundary protected area
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India's groundwater: Invisible water, visible crisis
Posted on 31 Aug, 2015 06:13 PMMassive national effort needed to resolve India's depleting groundwater
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