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Weekly News and Policy Updates
Greater Chennai Corporation to set up 'sponge parks' to prevent street flooding
Posted on 06 Jan, 2023 09:22 PMGreater Chennai Corporation plans to set up 47 'sponge parks' to prevent street flooding
Radiation not a pollutant, says Pollution Control Committee
Posted on 06 Jan, 2023 10:08 AMRadiation not a pollutant: Pollution Control Committee
Water storage in river basins dips in 2021, drier than normal conditions to blame: WMO
Posted on 15 Dec, 2022 06:07 PMSignificant drop in the volume of Ganga river water and groundwater in the river basin, reveals WMO report
Classifying rivers for setting up stone crushers is illegal: NGT to Uttarakhand government
Posted on 14 Dec, 2022 02:33 PMUttarakhand’s classification of rivers to set up stone crushers violates NGT Act
Green nod granted to Centre’s ambitious Rs 72,000 crore project in Greater Nicobar Island
Posted on 18 Nov, 2022 12:19 PMMoEF grants green clearance to multi-development projects in Greater Nicobar Island
India joins Mangrove Alliance for Climate (MAC) at COP27
Posted on 17 Nov, 2022 01:33 PMIndia joins the newly formed Mangrove Alliance for Climate (MAC)
India's plastic ban fails to curb plastic pollution
Posted on 09 Oct, 2022 07:49 PMExperts call India’s single use plastic ban weak, argue that it targets the most vulnerable
No construction allowed on reclaimed land near Mahanadi river: NGT
Posted on 09 Oct, 2022 07:38 PMMahanadi riverfront development plan: NGT refuses allowing construction on reclaimed land
UN's Human Development Report calls for a shift in direction
Posted on 15 Sep, 2022 02:43 PMGlobal Human Development Index declines for two years in a row: UN Report
While floods occur, states fail to enforce floodplain zoning laws
Posted on 15 Sep, 2022 12:39 AMFloodplain zoning law: Only three states and one UT enacted the law to mitigate floods