Locks down, barrage scares Durgapur
Ruined lock gates of Durgapur barrage call for immediate attention and repair to avert another water leak.
Durgapur barrage. (Pic courtesy: Gurvinder Singh)
Treating sewage with plants
Neknampur lake serves as a fitting example of how low cost but effective natural techniques can be used to clean city lakes that are choking with pollutants.
Floating treatment wetland at Neknampur lake. (Pic courtesy: 101Reporters)
Indian monsoon recovers after decades of decline
Even if the total rainfall recovers, there is no indication that heat waves, droughts, extreme events and widespread floods are about to go away.
Recovering rainfall is a good sign. (IWP Flickr photos)
IMD predicts a normal monsoon
The country had recorded a rainfall of 97 percent in 2016 and 98 percent last year during monsoon which runs from June to September.
A normal monsoon is good news for India's economy. (IWP Flickr photos)
Tourism increases black carbon in air
A study finds an increased concentration of black carbon in Gangotri region during tourist seasons.
Black Carbon Monitoring Station at Chirbasa near Gangotari. (Photo credit : Dr P.S. Negi, Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun)
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