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Irrigation
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)
Kaabar Tal gasps for breath
Posted on 28 Jan, 2022 12:15 PMThe Kosi-Gandak interfan region of the East Ganga Plains (EGP) is densely populated by wetlands, most of which are monsoonal (or seasonal), and remain dry in the non-monsoonal season.
Kaabar Tal, Bihar's first Ramsar site
![Kaabar Tal cries for help! (Image Source: Mausam Nandan via Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-01/Kanwar_Lake_Begusarai_by_Ziddi_Photowala.jpg?itok=lTy-8ibj)
Soil arsenic above 14 mg/kg can cause rice to be unsafe for consumption
Posted on 05 Jan, 2022 09:18 PMArsenic exposure, mainly through contaminated groundwater used for drinking, has widely been associated with detrimental health effects (
![Soil contributes more than irrigation to rice-grain arsenic concentration (Image: Arjun Reddy, Pixabay)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-01/paddy-arjun-reddy-pixabay.jpg?itok=02RJFCOi)
Process of obtaining green nod simplified to allow ease of doing business: Govt
Posted on 05 Jan, 2022 01:04 PMEnvironment Ministry reports reduction in environmental clearance time from 150 to 90 days
![Ease of doing business at the cost of environment (Source: IWP Flickr Photos) Photo for representation only.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-01/9004427505_74322c1111_c.jpg?itok=hQK4G6_R)
Government gives a boost to PMKSY, Renuka ji, and Lakhwar hydro projects
Posted on 20 Dec, 2021 04:00 PMCentre approves Rs 93,000 crore to PMKSY, Renuka ji and Lakhwar
![Yamuna flows under (Image source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-12/5694778033_e1f85674e7_c%20%281%29.jpg?itok=89LNGj70)
Rajya Sabha passes Dam Safety Bill, 2019
Posted on 07 Dec, 2021 06:49 PMRajya Sabha passes Dam Safety Bill after 34 years of drafting
![Malampuzha dam in Kerala (Image source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-12/8576235551_782fb5edd9_k.jpg?itok=oeqoAW4x)
Does a drop per crop help groundwater extraction to stop?
Posted on 04 Oct, 2021 11:19 PMGroundwater irrigation covers more than half of the total irrigated area in India and is responsible for 70 percent of the agricultural production, making India one of the largest users of groundwater in the world.
India, hurtling towards a groundwater crisis
![Groundwater depletion, a growing problem in India (Image Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-10/open_well_10.jpg?itok=u97GhhMS)
Harvesting and using rainwater, a must in Bengaluru
Posted on 23 Sep, 2021 12:24 PMState government makes harvesting and using of rainwater a must in Bengaluru
![Rainwater harvesting installed in a house (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-09/14629431278_ad4c1d3a19_k_3.jpg?itok=Xvino2dO)
Villagers’ shramdaan revives canal, enhances area under cultivation
Posted on 17 Sep, 2021 10:38 PMThe village of Urdali is a predominantly rain-fed area, belonging to the Deelwara Gram Panchayat, in Bichhiya Block, Mandla District, Madhya Pradesh.
![Collective efforts revived the canal structure of Bichhiya dam bringing water to the village (Image: Foundation for Ecological Security)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-09/Urdali%20Canal%20and%20Field.jpg?itok=EMObdfzJ)
Northeastern states witness highest rates of desertification
Posted on 08 Sep, 2021 09:35 PMDesertification is accelerating in several northeastern Indian states
![Loss of green cover is increasing in the country (Image source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-09/12879229323_98d8a58afa_c.jpg?itok=hCaLN_sm)