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Parliamentary committee expresses disappointment over slow pace of Namami Gange
Posted on 19 Dec, 2019 10:31 AMPanel expresses displeasure over slow pace of Namami Gange
Locals reject social impact assessment report of Luhri II hydropower project
Posted on 11 Dec, 2019 12:05 PMLocals say impact assessment report does not accurately represent the real impact of Luhri II hydropower project
Holistic approach needed to clean the Ganga
Posted on 06 Dec, 2019 10:39 AMThe National Mission for Cleaning Ganga was set up in 2014 and the Namami Gange programme was launched the year after, with a budget outlay of Rs. 20,000 crore. The implementation of the flagship programme was followed by the framing of a draft National River Ganga (Rejuvenation, Protection and Management) Bill, 2019 to be introduced in the winter session of Parliament.
40 percent of rural households in India lack access to drinking water
Posted on 27 Nov, 2019 04:37 AMNSS finds only 58.2 percent of rural households have drinking water facilities within premises
Manual scavenging persists in India due to weak enforcement of laws
Posted on 18 Nov, 2019 08:01 PMManual scavenging still prevails in India thanks to weak laws, says study
Free septic tank cleaning in Delhi; CM attempts to reduce sewer deaths
Posted on 18 Nov, 2019 07:59 PMDelhi CM announces free sewage cleaning schemes for unauthorised colonies
NGT pushes to ban RO purifiers for water with TDS below 500 mg/l
Posted on 13 Nov, 2019 10:45 AMNGT pushes MoEF to issue notification to ban unnecessary use of RO purifiers
Cyclone Bulbul devastates West Bengal and Odisha
Posted on 13 Nov, 2019 10:45 AMCyclone Bulbul causes devastation in West Bengal and Odisha
How Delhi's air pollution emergency links back to water
Posted on 05 Nov, 2019 12:08 PMThe link between water and Delhi's air pollution crisis
Arrival of northeast monsoon & retreat of southwest monsoon coincides this year; Salt lake and several metro cities shrinking at alarming pace
Posted on 23 Oct, 2019 01:36 PMSoon a national framework for e-flows in all major rivers
