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Weekly News and Policy Updates
Jal Shakti Ministry releases DPRs for the revival of 13 rivers
Posted on 24 Mar, 2022 09:13 AMCentre releases DPRs to rejuvenate 13 rivers other than Ganga
![River Mahanadi in Chhattisgarh (Image source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-03/39616070770_1dd6caac8e_o.jpg?itok=Y4w1Z8JL)
18,691 water bodies out of 9.45 lakh encroached upon: Jal Shakti Ministry
Posted on 23 Mar, 2022 02:04 PMOut of 9.45 lakh water bodies identified, 18,691 encroached upon, informs Jal Shakti Ministry
![A Johad in Nanduwali Nadi region (Image source: Farhad Contractor via IWP Flickr Albums)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-03/2728911098_c45a47f140_o.jpg?itok=glwPHNw7)
IPCC releases second part of sixth assessment report, calls for Climate Resilient Development
Posted on 02 Mar, 2022 02:55 PMClimate change will harm India's economy: IPCC
![Multiple climate hazards projected for India in IPCC's recent report (Image source: IWP Flickr photos) Image for representation only.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-03/3223419498_af6be3ea11_c%20%281%29.jpg?itok=EOvHCcDb)
New Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2022 announced
Posted on 02 Mar, 2022 02:07 PMPlastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2022: Centre notifies guidelines on EPR for plastic packaging
![Plastic waste is causing havoc on drains and water bodies (Image source: IWP Flickr Album)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-02/9558453529_8cc3f51588_c.jpg?itok=eFykSkgU)
India now has 49 Ramsar sites, highest in South Asia
Posted on 16 Feb, 2022 08:03 AMRamsar has designated two more wetlands in India, bringing the total to 49
![A wetland supports life in myriad forms (Image source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-02/8685712626_bce6c39a04_k.jpg?itok=ZL6BHSp4)
Jal Shakti Ministry receives an allocation of Rs 86,189 crore in budget 2022-23
Posted on 16 Feb, 2022 07:48 AMBudget 2022-23: Allocation to the Jal Shakti Ministry increased to Rs 86,189 crore, from Rs 69,052 crore the previous year
![Women fill water from a public tap in Karnataka (Image source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-02/8458064794_7dcf953d71_k.jpg?itok=0nMpI7PM)
Meghalaya's participatory water projects exhibit scale and community empowerment
Posted on 01 Feb, 2022 03:28 PMMeghalaya exemplifies participation at scale and community empowerment in participatory water projects
![A water body in Meghalaya (Image source: IWP Photo via Flickr Album)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-02/3204902920_f18df874d9_o.jpg?itok=14hMzCdb)
NGT stricter with Delhi, Haryana on restoring Najafgarh Jheel
Posted on 01 Feb, 2022 02:49 PMEnforce Najafgarh jheel restoration plan: NGT to Delhi, Haryana governments
![Aerial view of the Najafgarh drain. (Image: Sumita Roy Dutta, Wikimedia Commons; CC BY-SA 4.0)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-01/delhi_aerial_photo_08-2016_img1.jpg?itok=IdSLVXgC)
Mekedatu project: Many activists opposing it under Medha Patkar
Posted on 19 Jan, 2022 02:14 PMActivists stand up against Mekedatu project under the noted activist Medha Patkar
![Cauvery river at Hogenakal, Karnataka (Source: IWP Flickr Photos via Claire Arni and Oriole Henri)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-01/2330822341_1b4aa606c2_z_3.jpg?itok=QANJtSKb)
Goa’s mangrove cover increases while Sunderbans’ shrank: ISFR 2021
Posted on 19 Jan, 2022 01:48 PMGoa’s mangrove cover increases while Sunderbans’ shrank, reports India State of the Forest Report (ISFR) 2021
![Mangroves in Sunderbans (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-01/28432793050_42160dacf9_c.jpg?itok=y3tc-_9R)