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Mass Fish Death in Kameng River
Why in News Recently, the landslides caused by an earthquake of 3.4 magnitude close to the border with China has led to mass fish death in the...
06 Nov 2021 Water Resources
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Ganga Utsav 2021-The River Festival
Why in News Recently, the 5th edition of Ganga Utsav-The River Festival 2021 has begun which celebrates the glory of the National river...
02 Nov 2021 Water Resources
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Ocean Research Vessel- Sagar Nidhi
Why in News Recently, the Union Minister of Earth Sciences visited the Indian Subcontinent’s Pioneer Ocean Research Vessel (ORV) Ship...
01 Nov 2021 Water Resources
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Why in News Recently, the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) has launched India’s first manned ocean mission “Samudrayaan” in...
30 Oct 2021 Water Resources
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Water Level in Mullaperiyar Dam
Why in News Recently, the Supreme Court has directed the Supervisory Committee to take an immediate and firm decision on the maximum water level...
29 Oct 2021 Water Resources
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Overview Watershed: About: A watershed (also called drainage basin/catchment area) is an area of land that drains or “sheds” water...
25 Oct 2021 Water Resources
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Why in News Recently, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA, an American scientific agency) has declared that La Niña has...
21 Oct 2021 Water Resources
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Disappearing African Rare Glaciers
Why in News Recently, a report from the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) stated that Africa's rare glaciers will disappear in the next two...
20 Oct 2021 Water Resources
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Heli-Borne Survey for Water Management
Why in News Recently, the Ministry of Jal Shakti has launched a Heli-Borne Survey Technology for water management in the arid areas of...
06 Oct 2021 Water Resources
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Why in News Recently, the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) directed Karnataka to immediately release the balance quantum of water to Tamil...
29 Sep 2021 Water Resources
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Super-Hydrophobic Cotton Composite for Oil Spills
Why in News Recently, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati, has developed a super-hydrophobic cotton composite with Metal-Organic...
22 Sep 2021 Water Resources
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Drainage Patterns and Drainage Systems of India
Drainage: The flow of water through well-defined channels is known as ‘drainage’ and the network of such channels is called a...
14 Sep 2021 Water Resources
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Changing Rainfall Pattern in North East India
Why in News Recently, an analysis showed a changing rainfall pattern in North East (NE) India because of Climate Change. The National Action Plan...
13 Sep 2021 Water Resources
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Why in News The rampant coal mining in Nagaland, coupled with waste discharge from tea estates and encroachment are contaminating waters of River...
08 Sep 2021 Water Resources
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Impact of Climate Change on El Nino and La Nina
Why in News According to recent research, climate change can cause extreme and more frequent El Niño and La Niña events. The...
06 Sep 2021 Water Resources
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Why in News India is majorly dependent on groundwater for irrigation and is pumping out the lion’s share of the global volume of groundwater....
01 Sep 2021 Water Resources
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Why in News The Karez System of Afghanistan is in threat whereas a similar system named Surangam in South India is thriving. Surangams resemble...
21 Aug 2021 Water Resources
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Cattle Island: Hirakud Reservoir
Why in News The Odisha Forest and Environment Department is starting ecotourism packages for tourists to islands inside the Hirakud...
18 Aug 2021 Water Resources
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Why in News India is water-stressed due to changing weather patterns and repeated droughts. And the worst sufferers of this crisis are mostly...
18 Aug 2021 Water Resources
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Why in News According to a recent study by the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIHG), the Pensilungpa Glacier located in Ladakh’s...
14 Aug 2021 Water Resources
