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Weekly News and Policy Updates
Floating solar gains importance as land resources in India shrink
Posted on 03 Sep, 2023 09:09 PMFloating solar projects gain importance with shrinking land resources in India
![Floating solar. Far Niente vineyard in Napa Valley, California. Image for representation purposes only (Image Source: Solarwriter via Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-09/Floating%20solar.jpg?itok=AX5SIQS5)
India releases the 'FloodWatch' app to provide real-time flood updates
Posted on 01 Sep, 2023 09:40 AMIndia releases the 'FloodWatch' app to provide real-time flood updates
![App indicates current risk of floods in India (Image: Rajeshlipantd, Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-09/1200px-Flood_in_odisha_india.jpg?itok=cF4rUUPv)
India Sand Watch platform launched to monitor sandmining in India
Posted on 16 Aug, 2023 05:27 AMTechnology and activism join hands to monitor sandmining in India
A West Bengal-based non-profit organisation has launched a new platform – India Sand Watch that aims at monitoring legal and illegal sand mining operations in the country.
![Sandmining near the Kaveri near Karur (Image Source: P Jeganathan via Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-08/Sand_mining_in_Kaveri_River2_JEG6328.jpg?itok=vm67T89E)
Indian biodiversity regulation changes may enable exploitation
Posted on 15 Aug, 2023 11:02 AMChanges in Indian biodiversity regulations might allow for exploitation
A bill passed last week by India's Parliament, according to legal experts and environmental activists, may increase commercial exploitation of the nation's ecosystems and hurt the populations who depend on them.
![The recent modifications to the Biodiversity Act exempts practitioners of many traditional Indian remedies from licensing and benefit-sharing obligations (Image: Tjiho, Pixabay)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-08/biodiversity-Tjiho-Needpix.jpg?itok=8faO4WoE)
Odisha village tackles cyclones by planting mangroves
Posted on 02 Aug, 2023 02:55 AMOdisha village tackles cyclones by growing mangrove forests
![Mangrove forests, Bhitarkanika National Park, Odisha. Image for representation purposes only. (Image Source: Shubhamg81095 via Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-08/Mangrove_Bhitarkanika_2.jpg?itok=RZV8gkpC)
India's updated ESG reporting format and rules
Posted on 31 Jul, 2023 11:51 AMIndia’s updated sustainability reporting format and rules for ESG ratings providers
![India has rigorous environmental, social, and governance (ESG) disclosure norms (Image: WallpaperFlare)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-07/environmental-protection-nature-conservation-ecology-eco.jpg?itok=2Tmd_C4n)
Technology aids safety of Kerala fisherfolk during monsoons
Posted on 17 Jul, 2023 10:14 AMCommunication technologies aid fisherfolk in Kerala to remain safe during the monsoons
![Fishermen venturing out into the sea in Vizhinjham in Kerala (Image Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-07/fisherfolk.jpg?itok=c_jey1QL)
NGT forms committee for submerging island protection policy in India
Posted on 15 Jul, 2023 03:45 PMNGT forms committee to frame policy to protect submerging islands in India
![Committee to frame policy to protect islands (Image: PxFuel)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-07/pxfuel.com_.jpg?itok=lrX3MpOi)
Namakkal district of Tamil Nadu sets an example by becoming water secure
Posted on 05 Jul, 2023 04:40 PMNamkaal district of Tamil Nadu shows the way to successfully manage water scarcity
Tamil Nadu’s Namakkal district has successfully addressed its water scarcity challenges and become the second-best district in India in terms of groundwater availability according to the Union Jal Shakti Ministry’s annual ranking.
![Being water secure. Image for representation purposes only (Image Source: India Water Portal Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-07/9199446576_af6c67294c_k%20%281%29.jpg?itok=zyyzjjlt)
Environmentalists oppose Telangana marine park
Posted on 04 Jul, 2023 08:39 AMEnvironmentalists petition HC against Telangana marine park plan; notice issued
![HMDA’s proposal said that it will have over 300 species (Image: WallpaperFlare)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-07/marine%20park.jpg?itok=xMyMazfn)