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Weekly News and Policy Updates
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Centre approves projects near turtle nesting sites
Posted on 10 Oct, 2018 12:09 PMNew coastal projects to ignore Olive Ridley turtles
![Olive Ridley turtle (Source: Pawar Pooja via Wikipedia commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/640px-olive_ridley_turtle_dscn0695.jpg?itok=-9FXcvBd)
India's first soil moisture map out
Posted on 10 Oct, 2018 11:37 AMIndia gets its first soil moisture map developed using hydrological model
![Soil moisture plays an important role in agriculture. (Source: IWP Flickr photo)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/8602347744_88b102609b_z_0.jpg?itok=u4uPOaBm)
Lower Demwe hydel project gets nod from wildlife board
Posted on 02 Oct, 2018 12:11 PMWildlife Board clears Lower Demwe hydel project despite flaws in report
![Lohit river in Arunachal Pradesh (Image Source: Shantanu via Wikipedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/800px-lohit_river_arunachal_pradesh_india.jpg?itok=rk6iVgPZ)
Wetlands disappearing three times faster than forests
Posted on 02 Oct, 2018 11:43 AMWorld is losing the wetlands at a rate of 0.78 percent a year: Ramsar Convention
![Deepor Beel in Assam (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/12217403935_9c5da227fb_z_1.jpg?itok=t5Paz-ff)
Cyclone Daye triggers widespread rain
Posted on 25 Sep, 2018 06:02 PMCyclone causes rain in 18 states; floods, landslides reported in North India
![Monsoon affects life in North India. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2245920465_b010a7ff2f_z_1_0_0.jpg?itok=OkSf2kpE)
Dam safety project gets additional funds
Posted on 25 Sep, 2018 05:40 PMAdditional funds of over Rs 1,300 crore allocated to dam safety project
![Hirakud dam, the oldest dam in India (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/14075678201_097f9dcec5_z_5.jpg?itok=R2hBZBix)
Industrial waste discharge needs monitoring: NGT
Posted on 19 Sep, 2018 02:40 PMNGT asks CPCB to monitor industrial waste discharge of states
![A creek near a thermal power plant. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/31283510824_3a389abcff_z_1.jpg?itok=dZNA9OXX)
India has 45 critically polluted river stretches: CPCB
Posted on 19 Sep, 2018 01:47 PMPolluted river stretches increases to 351, as against 302 in 2015
![Solid waste on the banks of the Mithi river. (Image source: Rohit Sharma, Arpita Bhagat)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/image_7_0_0.jpg?itok=QCHzoKXQ)
Lake congestion worsened Kerala floods: CWC
Posted on 12 Sep, 2018 08:05 AMClean chit to dam management, CWC says congested Vembanad lake worsened floods in Kerala
![Vembanad lake in Kerala (Source: ATREE via IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/3220026561_0f1113c7dd_o.jpg?itok=yvadvmkB)
NGT asks states to save ecology of Western Ghats
Posted on 12 Sep, 2018 07:24 AMNo more clearance to activities affecting eco zones in the Western Ghats: NGT
![Western Ghats as seen from Wagamon view point. (Source: Anand via Wikipedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/western_ghats_as_seen_from_vagamon_view_point.jpg?itok=EjTNGQf9)