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World Bank approves Rs 11,000 crore for dam safety

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Hirakud dam, the oldest dam in India (Source: IWP Flickr photos)

After 40 years, Hilsa migrates to Allahabad again

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Farakka Barrage by Sudip Burman via Google Maps, Feb 2012

Mumbai-Ahmedabad train corridor gets wildlife clearance

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Flamingos at Sewri wetland in Mumbai (Source: IWP Flickr photos)

Budget 2019 allocates income support package for farmers

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A devastated farmer in Maharashtra (Image source: IWP Flickr photos)

Sunderbans tagged under Ramsar Convention

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Mangroves of the Sunderbans (Source: Nature Environment & Wildlife Society - NEWS)

Time to enact groundwater bill

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A well in Rajasthan (Source: IWP Flickr photos)

Demolish illegal prawn gheries in wetlands: HC to Odisha

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A view of the Chilika lake in the evening. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)

Irrigation scheme inconsistent: CAG audit

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Irrigation canal from the Bhima dam. (Source: Nvvchar on Wikipedia)

Committee for action against water contamination

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People fight for their rights to clean and safe drinking water. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)

Green nod a must for inland waterways: Experts

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Motor-driven ferries at Varanasi (Source: IWP Flickr photos)

Manual scavengers get under-reported

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A manual scavenger at work (Image source: CS Sharada Prasad and Isha Ray)

Kerala, HP, TN top development goal index

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Sustainable Development Goals adopted in 2015 as a part of the 2030 agenda. (Source: Wikipedia Commons)

Out of 41 study points, the Ganga clean at only one

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Ganga river at Kachla, Uttar Pradesh. (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)

Industries to pay for groundwater extraction from June

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Groundwater to be payable from June. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)

Gujarat drought: Centre aid sought

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Gujarat seeks aid for drought relief. (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)

Only few nations working to fight climate change: COP24

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Man-made emissions is one of the reasons for extreme rainfall events in India. (Photo: IWP Flickr photos; photo for representation only)

NGT takes Karnataka to task over lake clean-up

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Residential complexes around a lake in Bengaluru. (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)

Mekedatu project: CWC okays, TN objects

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Cauvery river at Hogenakal, Karnataka (Source: IWP Flickr Photos via Claire Arni and Oriole Henri)

Farmers stand up for their rights

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A file photo shows Tamil Nadu farmers' protest in Delhi last year.(Source: IWP Flickr photos)

India Rivers Week 2018: Ganga flow needs improvement

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The Ganga at Garhmukteshwar (Source: IWP Flickr photos)

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