India is close to reaching its groundwater depletion tipping point, a new report published by United Nations University — Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS) — has warned. India is the world’s largest user of groundwater.
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आज झांसी( उत्तर प्रदेश) एवं निवाड़ी (मध्य प्रदेश) की सरहद पर बहने वाली घुरारी नदी के पुनर्जीवन के लिए स्थानीय समुदाय, जल सहेलियों और पर्यावरणविदों ने 2 किलोमीटर लंबी मानव श्रृंखला बनाकर विश्व पर्यावरण दिवस के अवसर पर नदी पुनर्जीवन का संकल्प लिया।
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Wetlands are not just swamps, they are a key part of the planet's natural defense against climate change.
This #WorldWetlandsDay video explains.
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Whether any regulation are being followed, which prohibits the killing, capturing, taking and disturbing the birds or their nests at the time of cutting of the trees 🌳 for any project. @santoshk0@yamunajiye@Indian_Rivers@lifeindia2016
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed CPCB to take strict measures to prevent the discharge of sewage effluents to water bodies, stressing that stormwater drains, canals and water bodies need to be geo-tagged and given Unique Identification (UID)
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🏜️36% of the world’s pop. live in water-scarce regions
🌍By 2050 over half of the pop. will be at risk of water stress
💧Reuse is key to a sustainable future.
Water demands that we change fundamentally and we value it profoundly.
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Globally, two billion people lack basic sanitation services and among them, 673 million still practice open defecation. The sanitation crisis is most acute in rural areas. https://t.co/eL96tFegQ9
Nearly 90% of people in Himachal Pradesh live in villages and rely on agriculture. According to a survey by the Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi, 95% of farmers in Kullu district reported insufficient water to irrigate crops. https://t.co/M70O9o9YzX