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India's rivers: From conservation movements to legal personhood
Posted on 08 Oct, 2023 12:31 PMThe Ganges and Narmada rivers, in particular, have been severely degraded as a result of India's reliance on dams for irrigation and hydropower. Despite decades of significant environmental movements opposed to dams, they largely failed because they couldn't stop the work already in progress.
India creates history, sets up first floating water quality testing lab in the Indian Ocean
Posted on 26 Aug, 2022 10:12 AMIndia launches a floating wet lab for water quality tests in the Indian Ocean
Government to get strict against wastage of groundwater
Posted on 08 Sep, 2020 04:05 PMGovernment prepares strict directives to prevent groundwater wastage
Projects worth Rs 929 crore approved for the Ganga
Posted on 08 Nov, 2018 02:39 PMNMCG approves 12 projects worth Rs 929 crore under Namami Gange
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
A push to Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
Posted on 30 Dec, 2014 04:58 PMStates get a free hand towards the implementation of the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
SC rebukes Central and State Pollution Control Boards over Ganga pollution
Posted on 04 Nov, 2014 11:40 AMPollution Control Board is a story of complete failure, frustration and disaster: SC
New norms proposed for hydel clearance
Posted on 23 Oct, 2014 05:41 PMGovernment proposes new set of norms for hydel projects clearance
Scheme to develop 2,379 villages in the next 5 years launched
Posted on 14 Oct, 2014 11:47 AMCentre launches the Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana
