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Weekly News and Policy Updates
Telangana among states ensuring tap water supply to schools, anganwadis
Posted on 03 Mar, 2021 02:25 PMTelangana joins a group of states which have ensured tap water supply to schools, anganwadis
![Tap water in a rural school (Image source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-03/8047878848_cf144bfcf8_c.jpg?itok=qVmXsFmH)
Revival of Ganga wetlands gets government's attention
Posted on 03 Mar, 2021 02:18 PMJal Shakti Ministry draws focus towards revival of Ganga wetlands
![Receding Ganga river at Sangam (Image source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-03/2934020083_c28c745673_c.jpg?itok=qVxTHuB9)
India gets its first wetland conservation centre
Posted on 17 Feb, 2021 11:35 AMCountry’s first wetland conservation centre set up on World Wetland Day
![Deepor beel, Assam (Image Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-02/12217810424_b5fcc4420c_c.jpg?itok=Lj0TvrV-)
Disaster strikes Uttarakhand, yet again
Posted on 17 Feb, 2021 11:28 AMUttarakhand glacier disaster: Death toll rises to 58 as rescue operation continues
![Flash Floods in Chamoli, Uttarakhand (Image Source: India.com)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-02/Presentation1.jpg?itok=_lew5PVH)
Over 97 million Indians were currently being exposed to extreme floods: Report
Posted on 23 Dec, 2020 03:53 PM75 percent districts in India are hotspots of extreme climate events: Report
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Submit report on the need for clearance of National Waterway-1: NGT to MoEF
Posted on 23 Dec, 2020 02:17 PMNGT seeks report on the need for clearance of inland waterway projects in Ganga
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Study using geo-tagged bottles unravels plastic pollution
Posted on 09 Dec, 2020 04:53 PMPlastic pollution can travel thousands of kilometres in just a few months, finds new study using geo-tagged bottles
![Plastic pollution by a river (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2020-12/2935403892_ba0f30ab05_c.jpg?itok=pGD_b1hY)
New packaged drinking water rules to apply from January 1, 2021
Posted on 09 Dec, 2020 12:43 PMRevised standards for packaged drinking water to apply from January 1st, 2021
![Filtration plants in a packaging water units (Image source: Tushar Trivedi)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2020-12/packaged_water.jpg?itok=_FHenyb4)
Illegal sand mining led to 193 deaths in two years, says report
Posted on 02 Dec, 2020 12:00 PMIllegal sand mining operations lead to 193 deaths in two years
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NGT orders states to designate nodal agencies for restoring water bodies
Posted on 02 Dec, 2020 11:40 AMDesignate nodal agencies for restoration of water bodies: NGT to states
![Gharisar lake in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2020-12/8594657629_5cbe0b81d4_c.jpg?itok=Qpxazfc6)