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Kerala
Government seeks feedback on relaxing rules for non-polluting industries
Posted on 16 Aug, 2024 06:32 PMIndia accelerates pollution complaint resolution
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SeasonWatch: Citizens, trees, and climate change
Posted on 11 Aug, 2024 01:39 PMIn the heart of India, amid the bustling sounds of city life and the tranquil whispers of rural landscapes, a citizen science project has been developing over the last decade.
![SeasonWatch tree walk at Rupa Rahul Bajaj Centre for Environment and Art (Image: SeasonWatch)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2024-08/lead.jpg?itok=OggBOKQg)
Floating solar plan for Jayakwadi Dam under NGT fire
Posted on 03 Aug, 2024 11:50 AMSolar power project faces environmental backlash
![View of the Jayakwadi dam taken from the causeway (Image: Shankar S, CC BY 2.0)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2024-08/jayakwadi%20dam.jpg?itok=qUQhrwaR)
Wayanad landslide tragedy: Balancing nature and development
Posted on 02 Aug, 2024 01:13 PMThe serene and picturesque district of Wayanad, Kerala, recently witnessed a catastrophic landslide, leading to immense loss of life and property. On the fateful night of July 30, 2024, Wayanad, known for its lush greenery and scenic landscapes, was struck by a massive landslide.
![Aftermath of a 2022 landslide on Nedumpoil ghat road (Image: Vinayaraj, Wikimedia Commons; CC BY-SA 4.0)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2024-08/Aftermath_of_Landslide_dated_1st_August_2022_on_Nedumpoil_ghat_road_%28119%29.jpg?itok=kVruq-Jr)
Addressing arsenic in food chain: NGT orders inquiry
Posted on 31 May, 2024 01:33 PMConcerned about arsenic in food, NGT seeks government response
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) in India has taken notice of a media report suggesting the presence of arsenic in food, particularly rice.
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Shaping river policies with updated environmental flow methods
Posted on 01 May, 2024 09:30 AMCWRDM to formulate implementing a revised approach to environmental flow calculations
![Water necessary to maintain the ecological integrity of rivers (Image: pickpik)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2024-05/stream.jpg?itok=Z4idOnhH)
Environmental fund misuse: NGT penalises CPCB, criticises ministry's response
Posted on 31 Dec, 2023 05:41 PMNGT rebukes CPCB's 'gross misuse' of environmental funds
![The NGT highlighted the diversion of environmental compensation funds for unauthorised purposes (Image: Needpix)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-12/forest.jpg?itok=ErvkYo6F)
Waterbirds, indicators of wetland health
Posted on 10 Nov, 2023 07:57 PMWetlands are unique, complex and sensitive habitats that form a connection between terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems and provide a range of ecosystem services to humans. They are equally crucial for the survival of birds and provide critical foraging, roosting, nesting, chick-rearing, moulting, stop-over and wintering habitat for migratory and resident waterbirds.
![Common Kingfisher in a wetland (Image Source: J M Garg via Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-11/Common%20KIngfisher.jpg?itok=kwYmeypC)
Study indicates no uranium in Kerala’s drinking water
Posted on 21 Aug, 2021 11:42 AMThe serious health effects connected with the presence of uranium, a naturally occurring radioactive element in drinking water sources from different parts of the world and more recently in some parts of India (
![Drinking water sources can be contaminated with uranium to an extent by certain anthropogenic activities (Image: Pxfuel)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-08/source-water-crystalline-natural-fresh-transparent.jpg?itok=rUh8irx-)
Floods and recurring natural disasters in India
Posted on 04 Aug, 2021 09:59 AMAfter two weeks of extremely hot and long dry weather, the monsoon winds brought heavy rains to the hilly northern states of India (Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand) and the south-west coastal states (Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa, and Kerala). Cloudbursts and landslides have wreaked havoc.
![Floods in Uttarkashi (Image: Oxfam International; CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-08/9133804037_11624a0be1_o.jpg?itok=onegFPEr)