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Delhi
New guidelines for industries on groundwater use?
Posted on 17 Oct, 2017 02:14 PMNew guidelines proposed by the Centre on groundwater usage by industries
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Najafgarh seeks attention
Posted on 17 Oct, 2017 05:07 AMHere’s some news for nature lovers. A dirty drain in Delhi could well be on its way to becoming a bird sanctuary. The Najafgarh drain or nallah that flows through the northwest part of Gurugram is becoming a new habitat for the strikingly tall Greater flamingos, a rosy-white pink billed migratory bird as it passes through southwest Delhi.
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Delhi's groundwater overexploited: NGT
Posted on 27 Sep, 2017 11:56 AMNGT concerned about overexploited status of Delhi's groundwater
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Floods to cost $215 billion per year in South Asia by 2030
Posted on 19 Sep, 2017 08:10 PMA whopping $215 billion is lost to floods each year
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Wetlands wait to be saved
Posted on 14 Sep, 2017 10:52 AMIn the afternoons these days, Basai wears a deserted look. Known as a bird’s delight and privileged by the protected status of a national park, the wetland is located just eight kilometres from Sultanpur bird sanctuary in Gurugram in Haryana. No birds can be spotted foraging the soil of the Basai wetland or its waters.
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Mumbai drowns in flood water
Posted on 05 Sep, 2017 09:28 PMDestruction of river and mangroves blamed for Mumbai floods
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India gets new water resources minister
Posted on 05 Sep, 2017 09:10 PMNitin Gadkari takes charge of water resources and Ganga rejuvenation
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Pancheshwar dam public hearing continues
Posted on 30 Aug, 2017 05:56 AMPublic hearing for Pancheshwar dam continues while ignoring people's concern
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Maintain 15-20 pc environmental flow in rivers: NGT
Posted on 16 Aug, 2017 05:53 AMNGT has ordered states to maintain environmental flow of 15-20 percent in rivers
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What happens to your e-waste?
Posted on 05 Aug, 2017 05:44 PMTake a walk through the maze of lanes at Seelampur in north-east Delhi, you could see small children rummaging through electronic waste that has made its way here from all over north India. They segregate end-of-life electrical and electronic products, prise them apart, put them through acid wash and also burn circuit boards in the hope of extracting precious metals.
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