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Weekly News and Policy Updates
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Fifty million people in Indian cities lack access to safe drinking water
Posted on 12 May, 2021 05:46 PMFifty million people in fifteen cities in India have no access to safe, affordable drinking water: UNICEF report
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Green panel clears Central Vista project
Posted on 12 May, 2021 12:28 PMGreen panel clears Central Vista projects
![Rajpath's Central Vista Avenue project (Image: Students of Master in Sustainable Architecture at Central University of Rajasthan, Counterview)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-05/central%20vista.jpg?itok=BfdKycBQ)
Centre notifies fly ash utilisation draft rules
Posted on 29 Apr, 2021 10:42 AMDraft rules call for 100 percent utilisation of fly ash in three to five years
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World must unite to tackle climate change immediately: UN
Posted on 29 Apr, 2021 10:15 AMUN report reminds the world to tackle climate change immediately
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States have no rights in granting forest clearance: Government
Posted on 15 Apr, 2021 10:10 PMForest ministry solely in the hands of Centre: Environment Ministry
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Gomti’s tributaries are in a dismal state: Report
Posted on 15 Apr, 2021 10:06 PMGomti’s tributaries are in a dismal state, thanks to groundwater exploitation
![Gomti river in Lucknow (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-04/9558313631_c98e6fb89d_c.jpg?itok=uSl80Pf-)
Over two crore children in India experiencing extremely high water vulnerability: UNICEF
Posted on 01 Apr, 2021 11:00 AMUNICEF’s analysis reveals over two crore children in India facing extremely high water vulnerability
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Ken-Betwa riverlink gets a go ahead
Posted on 01 Apr, 2021 09:01 AMCentre and states signs MoU to commence Ken-Betwa river link
![Map showing Ken-Betwa river link (Source: Shannon)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-04/yamunarivermap.jpg?itok=Ub6--BDp)
Half of government schools and anganwadis devoid of tap water supply: Report
Posted on 17 Mar, 2021 11:01 PMTap water supply to government schools and anganwadis in a grim state: Panel report
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Testing of drinking water gets easy for users
Posted on 17 Mar, 2021 11:10 AMTesting drinking water gets easy thanks to JJM and ICMR
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