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Policies, Laws and Regulations
Jalyukt Shivar Abhiyan a low impact, high expenditure scheme: CAG
Posted on 23 Sep, 2020 01:29 PMJalyukt Shivar Abhiyan had a low impact in making Maharashtra drought free: CAG
![Deepening work in progress under the Jalyukt Shivar Abhiyan (Source: Ravindra Pomane)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/jys_6_0.jpg?itok=m5UgQuq4)
Government to get strict against wastage of groundwater
Posted on 08 Sep, 2020 04:05 PMGovernment prepares strict directives to prevent groundwater wastage
![A resident in Delhi with her extracted groundwater (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/residents_0_0.jpg?itok=ZmQjoNJl)
Next phase of Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban to focus on water treatment
Posted on 25 Aug, 2020 08:26 PMSwachh Bharat Mission-Urban: Next phase to focus on water treatment and toilet waste disposal
![Next phase of Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban to focus on water treatment (Image source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/toilet1_2_0_1.jpg?itok=KVTx46sT)
Groundwater extraction: NGT gets strict with commercial entities
Posted on 12 Aug, 2020 08:41 AMNGT bans granting general permissions for groundwater extraction to commercial entities
![NGT gets strict with commercial entities (Source: IWP Flickr album)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/32493765187_81650bd26f_c_1_0.jpg?itok=VbwhA7fP)
Green court slams centre over groundwater withdrawal in dry areas
Posted on 23 Jul, 2020 09:24 AMNGT slams centre over groundwater extraction in dry areas
![A well in Rajasthan (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/27560459605_dd7aeae4a2_z_0_2_0.jpg?itok=YSl0s1KE)
Environmentalists voice concerns against the draft EIA notification 2020
Posted on 09 Jul, 2020 11:33 AMDraft EIA notification 2020 attracts criticism from experts
![Work in progress in coal mines in Jharsuguda (Image source: IWP Flickr album)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dsc_0066etp_2.jpg?itok=vMGSErHi)
Flood batters Assam, over 16 lakh people hit
Posted on 09 Jul, 2020 11:30 AMFlood situation in Assam continues to remain grim
![Assam plaued by the annual flood menace (Image Source: Akash Basumatari)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/assam81.jpg?itok=eFHtRrAn)
UP tops in providing employment under MGNREGS
Posted on 25 Jun, 2020 07:38 AMUP emerges as the top state in the country to give employment under MGNREGS
![MGNREGS helps to reduce rural distress in times of Covid-19 (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/mgnrega_work_0_3.jpg?itok=1UYV4zqi)
India to have more rains, floods and warm days in the coming century: Report
Posted on 25 Jun, 2020 07:28 AMIndia's first climate change assessment report warns of heavy rains, more floods and warmers days
![Country is going to face more rains, floods and warm days in the coming century (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/22887276573_14c1e3d7c6_z_0_0.jpg?itok=itzkkpCh)
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-)