Lakes, Ponds and Wetlands

The nomenclature of cyclones and hurricanes is developed much in advance through multilateral processes in the region. The name Amphan (Sky in Thai and Akash in Bangla) was chosen from a long list of potential disasters long back.

Government approves Jal Jeevan Mission funds for Odisha and Chhattisgarh

Making a landfall in Raigad district, cyclone Nisarga wanes but causes heavy rains in western Maharashtra

Jharkhand government launches three schemes to revive rural economy under the MGNREGA

The exodus of migrant workers from urban areas back to their villages in the wake of country wide lockdown has brought rural poverty into sharp focus. Reconstruction of rural economy therefore needs policy and planning attention.

The conventional freshwater sources available in India are being currently overexploited, leading to widespread environmental degradation and depletion of freshwater resources especially groundwater. To sustain the needs of an increasing population and ecology, our consumption of water far exceeds the rate at which we are recharging water sources.

Water is a precious natural resource that ensures human well-being. However, across the globe there is a severe water crisis, which is heightened by issues of inaccessibility and contamination.

World Water Development Report 2020: Tropical countries to be worst hit by water stress

Karnataka allowed to implement Kalasa-Banduri project