Swati Bansal

MoEF for dropping seven hydel projects in Arunachal

Policy matters this week Swati Bansal posted 7 years 3 months ago

Pristine Arunachal Pradesh (Source: Wikimedia)

Draft of groundwater rules signal relaxation

News this week Swati Bansal posted 7 years 3 months ago

A well in Rajasthan (Source: IWP Flickr photos)

World Culture Festival: New panel contradicts report

Policy matters this week Swati Bansal posted 7 years 3 months ago

Front view of the giant stage under construction for the World Culture Festival. (Source: Yamuna Jiye Abhiyan)

Maharashtra wetlands face threat

News this week Swati Bansal posted 7 years 3 months ago

Sewri mudflts in Mumbai (Source: IWP Flickr photos)

Maharashtra mandates drip irrigation for sugarcane

Policy matters this week Swati Bansal posted 7 years 3 months ago

A sugarcane farm (Source: IWP Flickr photos)

Only a few large dams have disaster plans: CAG report

News this week Swati Bansal posted 7 years 3 months ago

Floodwaters unsettle Muzaffarpur. (Source: IWP FLickr photos)

SC strict over wetland preservation

Policy matters this week Swati Bansal posted 7 years 4 months ago

Deepor Beel in Assam (Source: IWP Flickr photos)

Asia is at high risk of flooding: Report

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A woman wades through a flooded road. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)

Ganga and Yamuna not living human entities anymore

Policy matters this week Swati Bansal posted 7 years 4 months ago

Ganga river at Sangam, Allahabad (Source: IWP Flickr photos)

Locals create hurdle for the Ken-Betwa river link

News this week Swati Bansal posted 7 years 4 months ago

A map of Ken-Betwa river link. (Source: Shannon via Wikipedia)

Loan waiver alone cannot solve farmers' woes: Experts

News this week Swati Bansal posted 7 years 4 months ago

A farmer on his field. (Source: India Water Portal)

Uttarakhand against living person status to rivers

Policy matters this week Swati Bansal posted 7 years 4 months ago

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

Mihir Shah Committee report: How to solve water crisis

As a solution to the water crisis, Mihir Shah Committee recommends constituting National Water Commission--a multidisciplinary organisation that will look into water management more holistically. Swati Bansal posted 7 years 4 months ago

Water governance for future water security. (Source: IWP via Flickr photos)

Guidelines eased for India-Nepal Pancheshwar project

Policy matters this week Swati Bansal posted 7 years 4 months ago

Mahakali River (Source: A. J. T. Johnsingh, WWF-India and NCF)

Chennai faces acute water crisis

News this week Swati Bansal posted 7 years 4 months ago

Buckingham canal in Chennai. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)

Green nod to Odisha's coal washery project cancelled

Policy matters this week Swati Bansal posted 7 years 5 months ago

Coal mines in Jharsuguda. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)

Government allows closure of Sardar Sarovar dam gates

News this week Swati Bansal posted 7 years 5 months ago

Sardar Sarovar dam (Source: Shahakshay, Wikipedia)

Stringent punishment for polluting Ganga

Policy matters this week Swati Bansal posted 7 years 5 months ago

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

Maharashtra farmers get farm loan waiver

News this week Swati Bansal posted 7 years 5 months ago

A farmer on his field. (Source: India Water Portal)

Solar irrigation cooperative to solve groundwater crisis

News this week Swati Bansal posted 7 years 5 months ago

A solar water pump (Source: Sehgal Foundation)

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