Swati Bansal

How did Indian rivers fare in 2015?

Namami Gange', big budgets, 'Yamuna Aarti', interlinking of rivers and many other plans were made by the government to better our rivers. Have they helped? Swati Bansal posted 9 years 6 months ago

Ganga at Gadmukteshwar (Source: India Water Portal Flickr Photos)

No new construction to be taken up on the Ganga: Government

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Ganga river at Sangam in Allahabad (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)

First water atlas of the Himalayas launched during COP 21

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View of the Himalayas from Dhulikhel, Nepal (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)

Draft guidelines on water quality released

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The Krishna river, Wai, Maharashtra (Source: IWP Flickr Photo)

Death toll in Chennai rises to 450

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Chennai roads take a beating (Source: IWP Flickr Photo)

The tragedy of the groundwater commons

Groundwater accounts for over 50% irrigated area in India, but the new guidelines by the Central Groundwater Authority only crack down on water-intensive industries such as soft drinks and leather. Swati Bansal posted 9 years 6 months ago

Water well in Purulia, West Bengal (Source: India Water Portal Flickr Photos)

2016 might show worse impacts of El Nino, predicts WMO

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Annual average temperature map (Source: Robert A. Rohde via Wikimedia Commons)

Uttarakhand finally recognises the land rights of three villages displaced by Tehri dam

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Tehri dam in the lean season (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)

New CGWA guidelines mandate NOC for industries to extract groundwater

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Groundwater, a scarce resource (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)

Be careful while bathing if you're in these six districts of UP!

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View of the Yamuna in UP (Source: IWP Flickr Photo)

Rains bring relief to Chennai's water security but expose city's under-preparedness

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A water logged street (Source: IWP Flickr photos)

CPCB gets strict with non-compliant industries along the Ganga

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Wildlife Board panel not to consider projects in and around protected areas

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Sariska Tiger Reserve, Rajasthan (Source: Vasundhara Deogawanka via IWP Flickr Photos)

State Government's slow response caused 2013 flash floods: CAG

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House washed away by the Uttarakhand floods (Source: IWP Flickr Photo)

Mansarovar or Gaumukh: Which is the source of the Ganga?

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Bhagirathi river at its source, Gaumukh (Source: IWP Flickr Photo)

20 sq.km forest area to be diverted for “blue and green, environment-friendly capital city” Amaravati

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An undisturbed forest (Source: IWP Flickr Photo)

Moving from the Kyoto protocol to INDCs: India's plan to address climate change

India says it should not be treated at par with developed and emerging economies by detailing the developmental deficits and disparities its people face in access to basic needs. Swati Bansal posted 9 years 8 months ago

Climate Change (Source: Sourabh Phadke on IWP Flickr Photo)

Environment Ministry to review Critically Polluted Areas

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CSEB power plant in Korba (Source: IWP Flickr Photo)

Srinagar's Dal Lake shrinks by 36% in the last 37 years

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Dal Lake in Srinagar (Source: McKay Savage via Wikipedia)

Environment Ministry allowed to clear hydel projects in Uttarakhand, except in Alaknanda-Bhagirathi basins

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