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Weekly News and Policy Updates
High stakes hearing: Meghalaya High Court addresses unlawful rat-hole mining after Committee's startling report
Posted on 06 Dec, 2023 02:56 PMMeghalaya High Court confronts ongoing illicit rat-hole coal mining: Committee's alarming report sparks legal and environmental concerns
![Banning all coal mining in the region, can effectively shut down the economy (Image: ECSP, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 DEED)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-12/16095304219_0a2a714c65_o.png?itok=u3CB9plE)
The Forest Rights Act empowers Odisha women to protect their forests
Posted on 06 Dec, 2023 10:17 AMThe forest rights act helps women take lead to protect their forests in Odisha
![Rural women in Odisha (Image Source: Trocaire from Ireland via Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-12/Rural%20women%20odisha.jpg?itok=a4Gf8f5D)
Maharashtra village overcomes its water woes through collective action
Posted on 16 Nov, 2023 02:22 PMMaharashtra village overcomes its water woes through collective action
![Collective effort for water conservation. Image for representation purposes only (Image Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-11/MGNREGA.jpg?itok=jOMObdOz)
Tamil Nadu may charge fees for commercial groundwater extraction: Upcoming revisions to State Water Policy
Posted on 15 Nov, 2023 09:19 AMTamil Nadu’s initiative to enhance water policy and management: Updates expected by January
![Need to push for tough laws to restrict groundwater overextraction (Image: Rawpixel)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-11/ntpc.jpg?itok=stn1RhUp)
Traditional salt workers from the Little Rann of Kutch recognised for their role in conservation
Posted on 03 Nov, 2023 04:13 PMTraditional salt workers from the Little Rann of Kutch recognised for their role in wild ass conservation
![The little Rann of Kutch (Image Source: Nagarjun Kandukuru via Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-11/Little%20Rann%20of%20Kutch.jpg?itok=35fycpO8)
Integrating climate-resilient strategies: NGT takes action on sinking Indian islands
Posted on 31 Oct, 2023 01:33 PMNational Green Tribunal urges Coastal Zone Management Authorities to address rising sea levels and island submergence
![Climate-resilient island management (Image: PxHere; CC0 Public Domain)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-10/beach.jpg?itok=BDuXu5A7)
National Green Tribunal issues notices for non-compliance with river cleanup orders
Posted on 17 Oct, 2023 03:12 PMNGT issues notices for non-compliance: States and Centre criticised for failing to clean polluted river stretches
![River Yamuna in Delhi (Image: Mirza, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 DEED)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-10/Peace_Yamuna_Ghat_%28259710365%29.jpeg?itok=zUL4HNK3)
Villagers in Rajasthan restore grasslands to save the Great Indian bustard
Posted on 15 Oct, 2023 04:07 PMVillagers in Rajasthan restore grasslands to save the endangered Great Indian bustard
![Great Indian Bustard, Rajasthan (Image Source: Saurabh Sawant via Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-10/GIB1.jpg?itok=oEbfpXxr)
Bengaluru citizens join hands to save their lakes
Posted on 03 Oct, 2023 10:07 AMBengaluru citizens work together to save their lakes
![Jakkur lake in Bengaluru (Image Source: Mike Prince via Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-10/Jakku%20lake%20bangalore.jpg?itok=853bvGv9)
Government of India launches AI Chatbot to revolutionise farmers' support
Posted on 01 Oct, 2023 03:12 PMTech-driven transformation: AI Chatbot elevates efficiency of PM-KISAN scheme for Indian farmers
![The Indian government introduces an AI Chatbot to transform support for farmers: A significant stride for the PM-KISAN scheme (Image: Freepik)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-10/chatbot.jpg?itok=GmAaY_1S)