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Delhi
Jal Shakti ministry formed to tackle water woes
Posted on 04 Jun, 2019 09:34 PMJal Shakti ministry formed by merging water ministry and drinking water ministry
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India witnesses second driest pre-monsoon spell in 65 years
Posted on 04 Jun, 2019 09:22 PMIndia's water situation alarming
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What happens when you throw away pencil cells?
Posted on 14 May, 2019 05:33 PMA recent study by Toxics Link, an environmental research and advocacy organisation on batteries titled Dead and buried: A situational analysis of battery waste management in India estimates that 2.7 billion pieces of dry cell batteries are being consumed annually in India.
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MGNREGA fails to help drought-hit states
Posted on 01 May, 2019 07:07 PMMGNREGA's performance unsatisfactory in drought-stricken districts in 2018-19
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Water level falls in India's major river basins: CWC
Posted on 01 May, 2019 06:45 PMWater level in India’s major reservoirs and river basins in a precarious state: CWC
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Mapping pollution hotspots in Yamuna
Posted on 01 May, 2019 10:38 AMThe Yamuna was considered a nurturing and life-enhancing goddess in the past. Legend has it that bathing in the sacred waters of the Yamuna, the sister of Yama, the god of death, frees one from the ordeal of death. The 1376-km river is a tributary of the Ganga and originates in the Yamunotri glacier in the lower Himalayas.
![A project, conceptualised by a team of researchers from the University of Chicago, US helps demonstrate that scalable water quality mapping systems can detect and predict water contamination (Image:India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/yamuna-1_0.jpg?itok=JORnCP26)
High proportion of antibacterial agents in Ganga: Study
Posted on 24 Apr, 2019 02:21 PMGanga laden with high proportion of antibacterial agents: Study
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NGT adamant on committees to manage biodiversity
Posted on 24 Apr, 2019 10:46 AMNGT seeks report on constitution of Biodiversity Management Committees
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Almost half of the country reels under drought: Study
Posted on 04 Apr, 2019 07:00 AMStudy reveals that nearly 42 percent of India’s land area is facing drought
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DDA allows waste dumping on Yamuna floodplains
Posted on 04 Apr, 2019 06:42 AMDDA allocates 42.5 acre plot on Yamuna floodplains for waste dumping
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