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Transboundary Rivers of India

For Prelims: Dambur Dam, Gumti River, Transboundary rivers between India and Bangladesh, National Perspective Plan for Interlinking Rivers, Kosi...

28 Aug 2024 Water Resources

National Glacial Lake Outburst Floods Risk Mitigation Programme

For Prelims: Tawang, Dibang Valley, National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOFs), South Lhonak Lake, Centre...

24 Aug 2024 Water Resources

Climate Change Impact on Panama Canal

For Prelims: Panama Canal, Lake Gatun, GDP, Isthmus of Panama, Tectonic Plates, Evaporation, Humidity, Precipitation, Algal Bloom, Ocean Currents,...

20 Aug 2024 Water Resources

Kosi-Mechi River Linking Project

For Prelims: Kosi-Mechi River Linking Project, National Perspective Plan for Interlinking Rivers, Kosi River, Mahananda River, Mechi River. For...

19 Aug 2024 Water Resources

NITI Aayog Report on Seaweed Value Chain Development

For Prelims: Seaweed, NITI Aayog, Red algae, Blue algae, Major Seaweed Beds in India, CommercialisedSeaweed Products in India. For Mains:...

10 Aug 2024 Water Resources

Mekedatu Project

Sourcce: TH Karnataka Chief Minister(CM) has highlighted the Mekedatu balancing reservoir project as a key solution to address water-sharing issues...

30 Jul 2024 Water Resources

India’s Blue Economy Potential

This editorial is based on “Plumbing the depths to scale the heights” which was published in Economics Times on 12/07/2024. The article...

18 Jul 2024 Water Resources

India’s Deep Drill Mission

For Prelims: India’ Deep Drill Mission, Fundamentals of Physical Geography, Geology, Volcano, Composition of Earth, Tectonic Plates For...

16 Jul 2024 Water Resources

High Seas Treaty

For Prelims: Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Agreement, High Seas Treaty, UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), 1958...

12 Jul 2024 Water Resources

Adapting to the Monsoon's New Normal

This editorial is based on “Learning to live with shifts in monsoon” which was published in Hindustan Times on 25/06/2024. The article...

28 Jun 2024 Water Resources

India's Water Stress and Hydropower

For Prelims: Hydropower Generation, Water Stress, Credit Rating Agencies, GDP, World Bank, Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana, Jal Shakti...

27 Jun 2024 Water Resources

E-flow Monitoring System

For Prelims: Environmental flows, National Mission for Clean Ganga, Namami Gange programme, Biodiversity Conservation, Biodiversity Conservation,...

18 Jun 2024 Water Resources

Eco-Friendly Solution for Safe Groundwater

Source: TH Recently, researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have created an innovative remediation technique that not only eliminates...

15 Jun 2024 Water Resources

Water Management: From Scarcity to Sustainability

This editorial is based on “Drying up: What Urban India needs to fix its water problem” which was published in The Indian Express on...

11 Jun 2024 Water Resources

Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS)

For Prelims:  Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS), Smart Cities, AMRUT Mission, Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban, HRIDAY, Pradhan Mantri Awas...

08 Jun 2024 Water Resources

Influence of Wind Shear on Hurricanes

For Prelims: Wind Shear, Hurricane, Jet streams, Temperature Inversion, Doppler Radar, LIDAR, El Nino and La Lina. For Mains: Important...

25 May 2024 Water Resources

World Bank Report on Global Water Crisis

For Prelims: World Water Forum, Swachh Bharat Mission, Jal Jeevan Mission, Jal Kranti Abhiyan, World Bank, Atal Bhujal Yojana For Mains: Issues of...

24 May 2024 Water Resources

Land Subsidence in Chenab Valley

For Prelims: Land subsidence, Himalayas, Earthquakes, Landslides, Joshimath, Land Subsidence For Mains: Reasons for Land subsidence, and Measures...

10 May 2024 Water Resources

Expanding Glacial Lakes in the Himalayas

For Prelims: Glacial Lake Outburst Flood, Indus, Ganga, Brahmaputra River, Indian Himalayan Region, Climate change, National Disaster Management...

04 May 2024 Water Resources

Regenerative Blue Economy

For Prelims: International Union for Conservation of Nature, Regenerative Blue Economy, Blue Economy, Circular economy, Blue Carbon, Great Blue...

02 May 2024 Water Resources