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NMCG clears projects to curb Yamuna river pollution

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Swati Bansal

Posted on 27 Nov, 2018 11:16 AM

Yamuna river pollution: NMCG approves projects worth Rs 1,573 crore

Children rummage through garbage near the Yamuna river. (Source: IWP Flickr Photo)

Himalayan State Regional Council constituted

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Swati Bansal

Posted on 18 Nov, 2018 06:34 PM

Himalayan council constituted for sustainable development of the Himalayas

A view of the Himalayas. (Source: IWP Flickr photos--photo for representation purpose only)

NOC must for groundwater use: Centre to infra projects

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Swati Bansal

Posted on 13 Nov, 2018 05:57 PM

Centre mandates NOC for using groundwater for infra projects

NOC for using groundwater for infra projects becomes mandatory. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)

Projects worth Rs 929 crore approved for the Ganga

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Swati Bansal

Posted on 08 Nov, 2018 02:39 PM

NMCG approves 12 projects worth Rs 929 crore under Namami Gange

A ghat at the Ganga riverbank (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)

The unique Himalayan wetlands

The Himalayan wetlands are under threat due to unregulated urbanisation and unsustainable tourism. Urgent attention at the policy level is the need of the hour.

Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE)

Posted on 03 Nov, 2018 08:33 AM

Wetlands are very important and productive ecosystems that support a wide range of plants and animals and provide livelihood opportunities to local communities in India.

Performance audit for solid waste management

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Swati Bansal

Posted on 30 Oct, 2018 08:16 PM

NGT orders performance audit for management of solid waste

Solid waste at the sanitation park, Ambikapur (Source: IWP Flickr photos)

Vidarbha farmer's date with success

Farmer Thangavel tastes success with date farming in the drought-prone region of Vidarbha.

Makarand Purohit

Posted on 30 Oct, 2018 10:12 AM

In a drought-prone region like Vidarbha in Maharashtra, mostly in the news for water scarcity and farmer suicide, it is not every day that you hear the success story of a farmer. That's why the story of Savi Thangavel, 69, a resident of Mohegaon village which is just 22 km from Nagpur, is special.

Thangavel date farm (Source: India Water Portal)

NRDWP: Poor show by Odisha

A CAG audit finds out an ineffective implementation of rural drinking water schemes in Odisha with the least covered and quality-affected habitations ignored.

Himanshu Upadhyaya

Posted on 25 Oct, 2018 11:01 AM

On March 16, 2017, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India began a performance audit of the National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) by discussing with the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation the scope and methodology of the performance audit.