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Maharashtra
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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NGT forms Central Monitoring Committee for rivers
Posted on 17 Apr, 2019 02:27 PMCentral Monitoring Committee formed to ensure pollution-free river stretches
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Kerala failed to use dams for flood control: Amicus curiae
Posted on 09 Apr, 2019 09:32 PMKerala government failed to use dams for flood control: Amicus curiae informs high court
![The floods in Kerala took 400 lives and displaced around 1.2 million people. (Image: Ranjith Siji, Wikimedia Commons: CC BY-SA 4.0)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/800px-kerala_flood_2018_-_angamaly-_img_20180818_084500_1.jpg?itok=jWGP2_SF)
SC sets aside NGT order on Lower Subansiri hydel project
Posted on 27 Mar, 2019 03:37 PMLower Subansiri hydel project: SC seeks review of NGT's order granting nod to the project
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Bullet train project worries activists
Posted on 27 Mar, 2019 03:15 PMActivists seek President, PM intervention to protect mangrove trees in Maharashtra
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Number crunching helps farmers manage water
Posted on 23 Mar, 2019 11:45 PMAt 42 years, Bhagwat Ghagare seems young. But he is old enough to have seen his village prosper and decline many times. Farming had traditionally been small and distress migration rampant at Kumbharwadi in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra.
![The weather station at Randullabad that helps farmers plan their crops. (Photo by Manu Moudgil)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/the_weather_station_at_randullabad_copy_1.jpg?itok=Liy97P2d)
Indore tops in Swachh Survekshan 2019
Posted on 13 Mar, 2019 03:03 PMOnce again, Indore tops in Swachh Survekshan
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Earth not for humans alone: NGT to Assam
Posted on 06 Mar, 2019 08:17 AMNGT takes a stand on Deepor Beel
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World Bank approves Rs 11,000 crore for dam safety
Posted on 19 Feb, 2019 05:37 PMWorld Bank to provide Rs 11,000 crore for dam safety
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After 40 years, Hilsa migrates to Allahabad again
Posted on 13 Feb, 2019 01:29 PMNavigation lock at Farakka Barrage redesigned for Hilsa migration
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