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Wildlife Board panel not to consider projects in and around protected areas
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 11 Nov, 2015 08:23 PM

Panel not to consider projects until eco-zones are clearly demarcated
Sariska Tiger Reserve, Rajasthan (Source: Vasundhara Deogawanka via IWP Flickr Photos)
State Government's slow response caused 2013 flash floods: CAG
News this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 11 Nov, 2015 08:19 PM

CAG report blames Uttarakhand Government for 2013 flash floods
House washed away by the Uttarakhand floods (Source: IWP Flickr Photo)
Request for entries Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) Awards-2015
Instituted by the Ministry of Urban Development, the Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) Awards recognize, inspire and celebrate excellence in urban sanitation management.
Posted on 09 Nov, 2015 04:35 PM

Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) Awards 2015
India, China, and the fight over 'rights' to the Brahmaputra
China's Zangmu dam has created an uproar in the Indian media. Here's why we should be more concerned about what India is doing.
Chicu Lokgariwar
Posted on 07 Nov, 2015 08:17 PM

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This sketch shows the Brahmaputra's many identities in its course from Tibet to the Bay of Bengal.
20 sq.km forest area to be diverted for “blue and green, environment-friendly capital city” Amaravati
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 03 Nov, 2015 12:00 PM

Centre to allow diversion of a whooping 20 sq.km. forest area for Andhra's new capital
An undisturbed forest (Source: IWP Flickr Photo)
Rooftop rainwater harvesting at Chhattisgarh school reduces absenteeism
The film “Rainwater Harvesting: From books to fields”, showcases how rooftop rainwater harvesting can also bring about social and economic change.
Makarand Purohit
Posted on 02 Nov, 2015 01:00 PM

Chhattisgarh ranked number 1 in the country for providing domestic water connections in 2014-15 under the National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP).
Rainwater harvesting tank at Madiya Kachar village school
Quarter million school children in Chhattisgarh lack drinking water
A report by the National University Education & Planning breaks down the situation of schools in Chhattisgarh.
Shirish Khare
Posted on 29 Oct, 2015 07:21 PM

Nearly 1,700 public schools--approximately quarter million children in grades 1-12--of Chhattisgarh have no arrangements for drinking water.
Children attending school in Bilaspur
Adapting to floods and improving lifestyles could give us some clues to finding an alternative to embankments
Dr David Molden, Director General, ICIMOD, talks to Monoj Gogoi on his visit to flood-affected Lakhimpur and Dhemaji districts of Assam and Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh.
Monoj Gogoi
Posted on 29 Oct, 2015 01:46 PM

Dr Molden, you have visited Dihiri in Dhemaji district and Borsala in Lakhimpur districts. Both these villages are the worst flood affected villages of the region. You also interacted with the communities in these two villages. What was the purpose of this visit? Please share your experiences.
In conversation with Dr Molden (Source: Monoj Gogoi)
UNESCO Workshop on 'Ensuring Water Security in Changing Environment Scenario for Water Professionals of Cluster Countries'
A 2-day regional capacity development workshop Water Professionals of South Asian Countries’ sponsored by UNESCO is being organized jointly by IIT Bombay.
Posted on 27 Oct, 2015 10:44 AM

A regional capacity development workshop on ‘Ensuring Water Security in Changing Environment Scenario for Water Professionals of South Asian Countries’ sponsored by UNESCO is being organized jointly by IIT Bombay, NIH Bho
Environment Ministry to review Critically Polluted Areas
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 26 Oct, 2015 09:57 PM

Environment Ministry gets strict towards the compliance of green norms
CSEB power plant in Korba (Source: IWP Flickr Photo)
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