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Sunderbans tagged under Ramsar Convention
Posted on 05 Feb, 2019 05:41 PMIndian Sunderbans gets recognition under Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
Leading a movement to revive a river
Posted on 30 Jan, 2019 04:21 PMPeople of Ramra, a village in the Kairana block of Shamli district of Uttar Pradesh have warm recollections of river Katha that joins the Yamuna below Ramra. Mustaquim Mallah, a 30-year old river conservationist recalls how his grandfather held many pleasant childhood memories of the river. "My great grandfather fished in this river.
Time to enact groundwater bill
Posted on 30 Jan, 2019 11:26 AMCountry's groundwater crisis showcases need to enact model groundwater bill
Moving beyond just building toilets
Posted on 30 Jan, 2019 11:04 AMOne of the most laudable initiatives of the current government’s regime is the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) that was launched on Oct 2, 2014, with a larger vision of a clean India.
Demolish illegal prawn gheries in wetlands: HC to Odisha
Posted on 30 Jan, 2019 10:50 AMHC orders demolition of illegal prawn gheries in Odisha wetlands
Operating community toilet complexes
Posted on 29 Jan, 2019 03:42 PMLaunched in 2015, Project Raahat, an initiative by students of a management institute, Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies (SSCBS), Delhi University has been working on eradicating open defecation and providing safe sanitation in urban slums of India.
Extreme rainfall events need not lead to floods
Posted on 21 Jan, 2019 06:36 PMIt has been reported that extreme rainfall events are increasing over India and widespread floods have increased threefold over the last several decades from an average of two events per year to six events per year. But the link between extreme rainfall events and rising incidence of floods remains tenuous.
Bengaluru hosts the 4th National Summit Sustainable Water & Sanitation
Posted on 20 Jan, 2019 12:00 AMWhile India has experienced dynamic growth over the past few years, enormous challenges remain in the water supply and sanitation sector.
Irrigation scheme inconsistent: CAG audit
Posted on 15 Jan, 2019 10:59 AMInconsistencies in Centre's flagship irrigation scheme, reveals CAG audit