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Contamination, Pollution and Quality
Water news: A recap of 2014
Posted on 05 Jan, 2015 09:58 PMNew Water Ministry, Clean Ganga Portal, Ganga Manthan: Goverment makes efforts towards rejuvenating the Ganga
![Sunset at Gadmukhteshwar](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/6172024170_3151074271_z_1_1.jpg?itok=1sKbgVBn)
From wasteland to wonderland
Posted on 04 Jan, 2015 09:32 PMAs you drive from Jodhpur to Jaipur, the barren and desolate terrain underscores the harsh environment. The land is bleached due to high soil salinity, and there are no water sources in sight. This guarantees that there is no vegetation other than weeds like Israeli babool (akesia tortlis).
![Around 15 lakes helped deal with soil salinity](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dsc04462.jpg?itok=iH0Bqs-9)
A push to Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
Posted on 30 Dec, 2014 04:58 PMStates get a free hand towards the implementation of the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
![A child collects garbage at Yamuna ghat in Delhi](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2935403892_ba0f30ab05_z.jpg?itok=dOV1jNHS)
Centre's revised guidelines for deep sea fishing upset fishermen
Posted on 24 Dec, 2014 12:13 AMFishermen unhappy with Centre's revised guidelines for deep sea fishing
![The occupation of fishing](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/9525853693_b7a9c3a2e1_z.jpg?itok=Zm5GfBj9)
2014-drought in Maharashtra worse than the 2012 one
Posted on 23 Dec, 2014 11:58 PMMaharashtra drought this year is worse than 2012 drought
![Drought in Maharashtra](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/15256205783_3174a0f2da_z.jpg?itok=y2R9d7KT)
Can we reverse the outcomes of climate change for India?
Posted on 16 Dec, 2014 02:13 PMThe report title 'Turn down the heat: Climate extremes, regional impacts and the case for resilience' published by the World Bank, highlights the risks posed by climate
![Droughts and climate change (Source: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/drought2.jpg?itok=WGQHQ-vL)
Budget 2015-16 likely to have huge cuts in social sector
Posted on 16 Dec, 2014 12:27 PMSocial sector likely to get less funds in Union Budget 2015-16
![MNREGA workers building check dam in Gujarat](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/5498477595_b432f838e5_z_1.jpg?itok=wuvpKEdH)
ICIMOD wins UNFCCC's award for flood warning system
Posted on 03 Dec, 2014 09:55 AMICIMOD wins accolade for its flood warning system
![Unsettling flood waters of Muzaffarpur, Bihar](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2246719146_1b717bbdcf_z_0.jpg?itok=bN7I3jUP)
Government to reconsider river interlinking project
Posted on 03 Dec, 2014 09:47 AMGovernment to scrap river interlinking project, if it will pose threat to environment: Uma Bharti
![River Cauvery in Karnataka](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2330822341_1b4aa606c2_b_0.jpg?itok=mkCvxLIj)
Call for Entries for the green film competition 'Films for Change', Television Trust for the Environment and Microsoft
Posted on 28 Nov, 2014 03:09 PMThe competition serves as a tool spread awareness on environmental issues on a large scale. By using film making, you are encouraged to highlight those issues that greatly affect the environment and climate change in your society. There are these three main themes around which you may make your films:
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