Swati Bansal

Norms violated for Ken-Betwa river link's public hearing: Activists

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Nationwide monitoring of toilet use under Swachh Bharat Mission

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Construction of community toilets in progress

Nadisutra: Paddling into many surprises!

8 rapids, the Anguilla eel, marsh crocodiles, tigers, freshwater dolphins and a topple! The journey along the Mahakali gets more intense (and interesting)! Swati Bansal posted 9 years 3 months ago

Journey to the Karnali-Ghaghra confluence

NadiSutra: Half way mark reached

The 45-day journey hits the 42-day mark but the father-son team are only at Patna. What has happened along the way, and what's in store next? Swati Bansal posted 9 years 4 months ago

Nadisutra: Sailing into Patna

Fishermen and others along the way recount how the river has drastically changed over the years -- the flow of water, the amount of fish and much more. Swati Bansal posted 9 years 4 months ago

Water made big news in 2014 with the formation of the new Water Ministry, initiation of the Swachh Bharat Mission, disasters due to erratic weather, and several scientific achievements. Swati Bansal posted 9 years 4 months ago

A push to Swachh Bharat Abhiyan

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A child collects garbage at Yamuna ghat in Delhi

10 years since Tsunami, but TN fails to implement its rehabilitation plans

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Post-tsunami slum (Source: Kavaiyan via Wikimedia)

Centre's revised guidelines for deep sea fishing upset fishermen

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2014-drought in Maharashtra worse than the 2012 one

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TSR Committee offers a frail framework to robust laws

The environmental regulation system will be more authoritative and bureaucratic, if the TSR Committee's suggestions are implemented, says Shripad Dharmadhikary in an interview with India Water Portal. Swati Bansal posted 9 years 5 months ago

Ufrenkhal forest that gives water to Gad Ganga

‘Blue’ print for a model village

Can the Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana that was launched in October this year, achieve its aim to create model villages through the Participatory Groundwater Management (PGWM) programme? Swati Bansal posted 9 years 5 months ago

ICIMOD wins UNFCCC's award for flood warning system

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Unsettling flood waters of Muzaffarpur, Bihar

Government to reconsider river interlinking project

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NadiSutra: A 2000 km canoe ride to tell a river's story

A father-son team will follow the river Mahakali, which is proposed to be the longest and most radical link, to see and experience the effects of interlinking on the entire river system, and beyond. Swati Bansal posted 9 years 5 months ago

TSR Subramanian Committee equally weighs development and the environment

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Water Aid launches tool to track Swachh Bharat Mission

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Environmental clearance to Cuddalore thermal plant quashed

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Gujarat's data on toilets and drinking water facilities in schools unreliable: CAG

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Thank your toilets on World Toilet Day!

The theme of World Toilet Day this year is 'Equality, dignity and the link between gender-based violence and sanitation', all things that should hit us hard in India. Swati Bansal posted 9 years 5 months ago