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Weekly News and Policy Updates
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11,000 acres lake land encroached in Bengaluru
Posted on 19 Jan, 2016 11:29 AMPanel finds Bengaluru Development Authority (BDA) and private builders responsible for 11,000 acres of lake land encroachment
IMD to stop using the term 'drought'
Posted on 12 Jan, 2016 09:55 AMIMD to replace the term 'drought' with 'deficient year'
NITI Ayog allocates Rs 1000 crore for groundwater contaminated zones
Posted on 11 Jan, 2016 09:48 PMGovernment to install community water purification plants in water toxic zones
Nagpur Union launches world-wide campaign against much hyped water privatisation
Posted on 05 Jan, 2016 11:32 AMWorld-wide campaign against impacts of water privatisation
Centre provides relief fund to drought and flood-hit states
Posted on 05 Jan, 2016 11:19 AMRelief assistance to drought-hit Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh and flood-hit West Bengal
How did Indian rivers fare in 2015?
Posted on 30 Dec, 2015 12:33 PMGovernment allocated Rs 4,173 crore for Water Resources and of this, Namami Gange received Rs 2,037 crore.
No new construction to be taken up on the Ganga: Government
Posted on 16 Dec, 2015 11:11 AMGovernment decides not to allow new construction on the Ganga
First water atlas of the Himalayas launched during COP 21
Posted on 16 Dec, 2015 10:21 AMFirst water atlas of the Himalayas launched in Paris
Draft guidelines on water quality released
Posted on 07 Dec, 2015 08:53 PMGovernment comes up with new standards on water quality