Environment & People| March 2020

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Sujauddin Darbar

I Tarun Bharat Sangh, an organisation constantly trying to conserve water and waterbodies is working with the government to create a new law, by the name 'River Rights'. Environment & people

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ndia is currently taking pride in hailing itself as one of the fastest-growing economies, with industrialisation being on its top priority, India is developing its urban infrastructure by leaps and bounds. But everything comes with a price, while India may ostensibly be winning; it's taking a toll on its natural resources. A Niti Ayog report titled "Composite Water Management Index", released in June 2018, mentions that India is undergoing the worst water crisis in its history and nearly 600 million people are facing extreme water stress. Another report claimed that 21 cities, including Chennai,


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