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WWF study reveals grim picture of wildlife
News this week Posted on 08 Nov, 2018 03:06 PM

Global wildlife populations have fallen by 60 percent in the past four decades: WWF

Indian wild deer (Source: Tjdeena via Wikipedia Commons)
Projects worth Rs 929 crore approved for the Ganga
Policy matters this week Posted on 08 Nov, 2018 02:39 PM

NMCG approves 12 projects worth Rs 929 crore under Namami Gange

A ghat at the Ganga riverbank (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)
Few districts in the country drought resilient: Study
News this week Posted on 31 Oct, 2018 10:40 AM

Human activities are taking a heavy toll on country's resilience to drought

Parched land during drought in India. (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)
Performance audit for solid waste management
Policy matters this week Posted on 30 Oct, 2018 08:16 PM

NGT orders performance audit for management of solid waste

Solid waste at the sanitation park, Ambikapur (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
Green Climate Fund aid for coastal communities
Policy matters this week Posted on 23 Oct, 2018 10:47 AM

Fund approved to boost climate resilience among coastal communities

Coastal communities in India (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
Artificial lake forms in Brahmaputra
News this week Posted on 23 Oct, 2018 10:27 AM

Artificial lake in Brahmaputra in China, flood threat in Arunachal Pradesh and Assam wanes

A flooded river in Assam (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
Maintain minimum flow in the Ganga river: Centre
Policy matters this week Posted on 16 Oct, 2018 12:57 PM

Centre notifies minimum e-flow for the Ganga river

Ganga river at Kaudiyala (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
Cyclone Titli hits Odisha and Andhra Pradesh
News this week Posted on 16 Oct, 2018 12:38 PM

Cyclone Titli devastates Odisha and Andhra Pradesh

A file photo shows a severe cyclonic storm in progress. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
Centre approves projects near turtle nesting sites
Policy matters this week Posted on 10 Oct, 2018 12:09 PM

New coastal projects to ignore Olive Ridley turtles

Olive Ridley turtle (Source: Pawar Pooja via Wikipedia commons)
India's first soil moisture map out
News this week Posted on 10 Oct, 2018 11:37 AM

India gets its first soil moisture map developed using hydrological model

Soil moisture plays an important role in agriculture. (Source: IWP Flickr photo)
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