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Draft EIA 2020 Notification- A critical review
Posted on 22 Jun, 2020 07:27 PMThe Steering Committee (SC) of the Forum for Policy Dialogues on Water Conflicts in India (Water Conflict Forum in short) has carried out a detailed and critical review of the extant Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) governance system since 1994 in the country, with specific reference to the draft EIA 2020 notification which is up for public comments.
![Landfills are a threat to the environment. (IWP Flickr photos; photo used for representation only)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/14342294073_0d6a890f89_z_0.jpg?itok=_2NdWBy-)
Elected women leaders of gram panchayats: Critical roles in Covid-19 response
Posted on 17 Jun, 2020 01:33 PMRadha Devi, the sarpanch of Bhadsiya, Nagaur tehsil, Rajasthan dissuaded the principal of the government school from forcing girl students to fetch water for mid-day meal preparation during school hours and sent these girls back to their classrooms.
![Women are emerging as effective leaders who can play constructive roles in containing the Covid-19 spread (Image: UN Women/Gaganjit Singh; CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/vandana.jpg?itok=Vail2rub)
Groundwater depletion in Punjab: Time for a major policy overhaul
Posted on 17 Jun, 2020 10:08 AMPunjab, a small state in northwest India, derives its name from the Persian words panj (five) and ?b (water), meaning the "land of five rivers". Ironically, this state is now regularly in the news for its rapidly depleting groundwater levels.
![Pumping groundwater with the energy generated from solar panels (Image: Prashanth Vishwanathan/IWMI; CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/solar-pumping.jpg?itok=7k94Ij0g)
Villagers in Rajasthan show resilience during national lockdown
Posted on 16 Jun, 2020 09:40 AMIndia’s national lockdown to curb the fast-expanding community transmission of coronavirus led to life coming to a standstill across the country. The long pause of over three months is starting to ease, and the new shift towards “normal” gives health and hygiene ultimate attention.
![Repairing the school infrastructures before students return to their classrooms (Image: Sehgal Foundation)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/pic_1.jpeg?itok=f4kpMm-X)
Pollution in Ganga: Understanding culture and climate justice
Posted on 12 Jun, 2020 10:27 AMClimate change affects societies mainly through water – its availability, quality and quantity. Water pollution adds fuel to the fire to the effect of climate change and needs to be addressed immediately. Optimal use of water and improving the quality of available water are the need of the hour.
![Blessing or Curse? It's time for you to choose! (Image: Swapnil Saundarya as part of the Save Ganga Movement (Dec, 2016) http://swapnilsaundarya.blogspot.com)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/poster1-aswathy.jpg?itok=amKnXONy)
Railway stations to be categorised based on wastewater generation
Posted on 11 Jun, 2020 09:08 PMRailway stations to be classified based on wastewater generation
![A wastewater treatment plant in Bengaluru (Image source: Vishwanath Srikantaiah)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2295299069_971a585c2c_e.jpg?itok=h-9xfuti)
Fire in Assam to have catastrophic effect on ecozones: Experts
Posted on 11 Jun, 2020 09:04 PMFire breaks at an oil well in Assam damaging ecozones around the site
![Migratory birds flock Maguri Beel, which is 500 m away from the incident site (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/8673662663_61e12a1c09_c_0.jpg?itok=fcDMPQ-X)
Battling Covid-19 in Jharkhand
Posted on 11 Jun, 2020 04:07 PMJharkhand is a state dominated by tribal communities located in eastern part of India. Agriculture, NTFP (Non-timber forest produce) collection and daily wage laborers are the prime source of income for rural Jharkhand.
![Distribution of ration to cope with the impacts of the pandemic (Image Source: WOTR)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/jharkhand6.jpg?itok=_fLcYYpI)
Northeast fights Covid-19
Posted on 09 Jun, 2020 11:34 PMWhile Covid-19 has left many countries including India in the line of fire, the situation in India is now getting particularly alarming with the number of people infected by Covid-19 rising at a rapid pace.
![Ration distribution to the migrants (Image Source: Sunbird Trust)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/ne_covid.jpg?itok=5K3Rf9fP)
Need to protect the unique geological features in the Upper Ken basin
Posted on 07 Jun, 2020 12:52 PMKathayi, a scheduled tribe (ST) dominated village in the midst of the forested stretches of Shahnagar block in Panna district faces acute water scarcity during the 3-4 summer months. Through the government schemes, three wells and two hand pumps were installed in this 75 household village in the last 10-15 years, but most of them are dysfunctional now.
![Panghata Kund in village Aloni, Panna (June 2014, after initial monsoon) (Image: Seema Ravandale)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/panghata_kund_in_village_aloni_panna_june_2014_after_initial_monsoon_pic_credit_seema_ravandale.jpg?itok=wYJHgRA-)