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Andhra Pradesh
Need for National Legislation on water announced during Jal Manthan
Posted on 01 Mar, 2016 12:47 PMLarge-scale people participation in important schemes concludes Jal Manthan
Environmentalists protest proposed projects near Konkan coastline
Posted on 09 Feb, 2016 12:48 PMActivists stand against three proposed projects near Konkan coastline
Government sets ambitious targets for MGNREGS
Posted on 26 Jan, 2016 02:09 PMAiming for an outcome-oriented programme, Government sets ambitious targets for MGNREGS
Water vending machines: How equitable are they?
Posted on 05 Dec, 2015 02:34 PMA water ATM, as the name implies, is a sort of a water vending machine similar to bank ATMs except that in a water ATM, money goes in to the machine in return for water. These machines, which run on a cash as well as a prepaid card or smart card system are built, owned and operated by private companies that have rights over public resources such as land and water.
New CGWA guidelines mandate NOC for industries to extract groundwater
Posted on 24 Nov, 2015 05:45 PMIndustries can extract groundwater only after obtaining a NOC: CGWA
Do decentralised community water treatment plants improve quality and access?
Posted on 08 Nov, 2015 01:10 PMHighly advanced community level drinking water treatment facilities are increasingly being contemplated as good quality water supply solutions in locations where water sources are unreliable, and not available inside or near households.
Mansarovar or Gaumukh: Which is the source of the Ganga?
Posted on 03 Nov, 2015 12:11 PMNIH scientists to probe if Mansarovar is the source of Ganga
20 sq.km forest area to be diverted for “blue and green, environment-friendly capital city” Amaravati
Posted on 03 Nov, 2015 12:00 PMCentre to allow diversion of a whooping 20 sq.km. forest area for Andhra's new capital
Srinagar's Dal Lake shrinks by 36% in the last 37 years
Posted on 26 Oct, 2015 09:43 PMStudy shows half of Srinagar's water bodies have disappeared in the past century
Environment Ministry allowed to clear hydel projects in Uttarakhand, except in Alaknanda-Bhagirathi basins
Posted on 20 Oct, 2015 07:10 PMMoEFCC can approve hydel projects in Uttarakhand, except in Alaknanda-Bhagirathi river basins: SC