{
  "id": 16191993,
  "title": "Supreme Court Widens Wetland Protection Drive To All Water Bodies, Cites Right To Drinking Water",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/supreme-court-widens-wetland-protection-drive-to-all-water-bodies",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-23T13:18:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/supreme-court-widens-wetland-protection-drive-to-all-water-bodies-cites-right-to-drinking-water"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Supreme Court has directed states to identify and demarcate wetlands and other water bodies, stressing that their protection is essential to the right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution. The Supreme Court has expanded its directions on the identification and demarcation of wetlands to cover all water bodies across the country. The court stressed that protecting these water sources…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}