Arsenic hot spot in ground water in India
Arsenic is a naturally occurring trace element found in rocks, soils and the water in contact with them. Arsenic has been recognized as a toxic element and is considered a human health hazard. The occurrence
Ministry of Water Resources
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Operational guidelines for Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana(PMKSY) HarKhetKoPani (HKKP)- ground water irrigation
PMKSY having AIBP, CAD, SMI, RRR and Ground Water components was approved by Cabinet during July, 2015 for a period from 2015-16 to 2019-20. Operational guidelines for Ground Water component were issued
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Hydro-Meteorological Data Dissemination Policy, 2018
In supersession of all previous guidelines/orders, Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation (MoWR, RD&GR), Government of India hereby formulates this Hydro-Meteorological Data
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The Draft River Basin Management Bill, 2018
The draft River Basin Management Bill proposes optimum development of inter-State rivers by facilitating inter-State coordination ensuring scientific planning of land and water resources taking basin/sub-basin
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Report of 5th Census of Minor Irrigation Schemes
Minor Irrigation sector plays a critical role in agricultural growth and increasing farmer's income. The importance of minor irrigation schemes with short gestation period, lower investments and major
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Report of the ground water resource estimation committee (GEC-2015)
The Ministry of Water Resources, Govt. of India, therefore, constituted a committee consisting of experts in the field of ground water to recommend a revised methodology. This report is the final outcome
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Draft Policy on Sediment Management
While keeping the rivers in pristine condition is the ultimate goal, development of civilization has always been on the banks of the rivers, to utilise the blessings of the rivers and their waters. Dams
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River Ganga (Rejuvenation, Protection and Management) Authorities Order, 2016
The Union Cabinet under the Chairmanship of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approval the River Ganga (Rejuvenation, Protection and Management) Authorities Order, 2016. The Order lays down a new
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A 21st century institutional architecture for India’s water reforms: restructuring the CWC and CGWB
The Central Water Commission will formally protest against a proposal to subsume it into a new organisation. The proposal that resulted from a report — A 21st Century Institutional Architecture for India’s
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Draft National Water Framework Bill, 2016
An Act to provide an overarching national legal framework with principles for protection, conservation, regulation and management of water as a vital and stressed natural resource, under which legislation