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Policies, Laws and Regulations
Delhi Govt bans use of groundwater in city parks
Posted on 28 Apr, 2015 11:03 AMStop use of fresh groundwater in city parks: Delhi Government
![The Nakshatra Garden](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/14058721699_24e9a5d0c9_z.jpg?itok=cRUrLWpr)
The Maharashtra Groundwater (Development and Management) Act 2009
Posted on 25 Apr, 2015 02:16 PMPlease provide us some background on the hydrogeology of Maharashtra and its special features, which make it stand out as compared to the other parts of the country.
![View of an open well](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/open_well_7.jpg?itok=bFeN-YtH)
Environment Ministry lied to Supreme Court about the Uttarakhand dam report
Posted on 24 Feb, 2015 11:08 AMCentre presents an opposite picture in the Uttarakhand dam case
![Ganga at Kaudiyala](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/6172023818_988b81c090_b_0.jpg?itok=BhlLZ0Or)
Mhadei Tribunal favours Goa
Posted on 17 Feb, 2015 08:39 PMGoa relieved, as tribunal restrains work on Maharashtra's Virdi dam
![A dam in Maharashtra](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/6034678974_4132052980_z.jpg?itok=GBxCZzn6)
Climate change: Slow it down or deal with it?
Posted on 15 Feb, 2015 02:38 PMShould the next Union Budget go all-in on climate change? Should clean energy, state incentives, mitigation and adaptation all emerge as priorities? How will the administration deal with extreme weather events that become more common with climate change?
![Climate change adaptation (Source: VSK, Palamau)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/agriculture_3.jpg?itok=WGk2Rh8x)
Bihar Government bans plastic packaged water bottles in all its departments
Posted on 09 Feb, 2015 01:35 PMBihar's government offices to soon become free of plastic bottles
![Plastic water bottles (Source: Pixabay.com)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/bottles-60479_640.jpg?itok=MDUBHhlw)
Maharashtra Government puts its rivers in danger
Posted on 27 Jan, 2015 12:29 PMMahashtra scraps state's River Regulation Zone policy
![View of the river Mula in Pune, Maharashtra](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/9350596904_fe93e2c661_z.jpg?itok=LJ9DhLxY)
Maharashtra and Telangana oppose interlinking plan
Posted on 20 Jan, 2015 04:56 PMStrong opposition to interlinking of Gujarat and Maharashtra rivers
![Narmada river in Madhya Pradesh](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/14361734417_8d80b2667f_z_1_0.jpg?itok=fRZ7EoNg)
Mission to clean Yamuna in Delhi by 2017
Posted on 19 Jan, 2015 09:08 PMNGT announces heavy fines, bans farming to clean up Yamuna
![Yamuna river in Agra](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2449965048_3684c8f1bb_z.jpg?itok=ZQAHpXgC)
Nationwide monitoring of toilet use under Swachh Bharat Mission
Posted on 12 Jan, 2015 10:55 PMGovernment to launch nationwide monitoring of toilet use, not construction
![Construction of community toilets in progress](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/647a70ee-a8b9-4bc5-981e-58769e282814_0.jpg?itok=gJQEwvAW)