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Namakkal district of Tamil Nadu sets an example by becoming water secure
News this fortnight
Aarti Kelkar Khambete
Posted on 05 Jul, 2023 04:40 PM

Namkaal 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)
Environmentalists oppose Telangana marine park
Policy matters this fortnight
Amita Bhaduri
Posted on 04 Jul, 2023 08:39 AM

Environmentalists petition HC against Telangana marine park plan; notice issued
HMDA’s proposal said that it will have over 300 species (Image: WallpaperFlare)
Mahua flowers empower tribal women from Odisha
News this fortnight
Aarti Kelkar Khambete
Posted on 18 Jun, 2023 07:12 PM

Mahua flowers empower tribal women from Odisha to earn their living 
Dried mahua flowers (Image Source: Pankaj Oudhia via Wikimedia Commons)
Haryana launches Integrated Water Resources Action Plan
Policy matters this fortnight
Amita Bhaduri
Posted on 18 Jun, 2023 10:31 AM

Haryana launches Integrated Water Resources Action Plan
Continuous efforts are needed to reduce water consumption by adopting water conservation methods (Image: Sunil Kumar, CC-BY-3.0, Wikimedia Commons)
Technology empowers women farmers in Andhra Pradesh
News this fortnight
Aarti Kelkar Khambete
Posted on 02 Jun, 2023 03:46 PM

Agricultural technology empowers farm women in Andhra Pradesh
A woman farmer working in the field in Andhra Pradesh. Image for representation purposes only (Image Source: Claude Renault via Wikimedia Commons)
Assam launches ambitious water scheme to train over two lakh students as 'Jal Doots'
Policy matters this fortnight
Amita Bhaduri
Posted on 01 Jun, 2023 02:35 PM

Assam undertakes an ambitious water scheme to educate more than two lakh youngsters as Jal Doots
Assam intends to reach intends to reach 100% coverage of FHTCs shortly (Image: Wallpaper Flare; Creative Commons)
Solar energy changes the lives of rural women in Rajasthan
News this fortnight
Aarti Kelkar Khambete
Posted on 19 May, 2023 10:30 AM

Solar energy changes the lives of rural women in Rajasthan
Women from rural Rajasthan. Image for representation purposes only (Image Source: Christopher Michel via Wikimedia Commons)
Government plans to develop a carbon credit trading scheme for decarbonisation
Policy matters this fortnight
Amita Bhaduri
Posted on 17 May, 2023 08:35 AM

Carbon market on the anvil in line with emissions trajectory
Ministry of Power & Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change plans an Indian Carbon Market to mobilize investments for transition to low-carbon pathways (Image: Gerd Altmann, Pixabay)
Panaji sets an example for other cities in waste management
News this fortnight
Aarti Kelkar Khambete
Posted on 05 May, 2023 11:51 AM

Panaji's waste revolution model sets an example for other cities to follow

Goa’s capital Panaji, a zero-landfill city, segregates and recycles its waste, leaving nothing to be sent to landfills when other cities continue to struggle with their waste. 
Segregation of solid waste at source is important. Image for representation purposes only (Image Source: IWP flickr photos)
India's first census of all water bodies
Policy matters this fortnight
Amita Bhaduri
Posted on 01 May, 2023 10:10 PM

Jal Shakti ministry releases report enumerating over 2.4 million water bodies
In 2016, a Standing Committee of Parliament pointed to the need to carry out a separate census of water bodies. (Image: Needpix)
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