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Maharashtra to pay Rs 100 crore for river restoration
Posted on 20 Nov, 2017 01:54 PMSC orders Maharashtra government to pay Rs 100 crore for restoration of Ulhas and Waldhuni rivers
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Maharashtra mandates reuse of wastewater
Posted on 07 Nov, 2017 07:15 PMReuse of wastewater becomes mandatory in Maharashtra
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Flood situation improves in Bihar and West Bengal
Posted on 22 Aug, 2017 09:34 PMBihar floods: Fear of epidemic looms large
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Playing the soil health card
Posted on 01 Aug, 2017 11:49 AMDecades of skating over environmental concerns have clearly cost us dear. The folly of pursuing better crop yields using chemical fertilisers in an indiscriminate manner has been surfacing lately. “Decades of agricultural abuse using fertilisers, herbicides and pesticides have taken its toll on us.
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Loan waiver alone cannot solve farmers' woes: Experts
Posted on 04 Jul, 2017 02:26 PMNeed to tackle core issues to end farm crisis: Experts
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A look inside your water tanker
Posted on 11 May, 2017 01:59 PMIn Hyderabad, water tankers are the dominant source of daily water supply. Research for the project Ensuring Water Security in Hyderabad Municipal Area gave us some insights into the quality of water carried by these tankers. When the water is pumped from borewells in villages, it is not always transferred to tankers immediately.
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No change in Krishna water sharing ratio: Panel
Posted on 20 Feb, 2017 08:54 PMCommittee rules out any change in Krishna water sharing ratio
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Budget for water ministry increased
Posted on 06 Feb, 2017 08:19 PMBudget up by 11 and 19 percent for water and environment ministries respectively
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Opposition to Teesta Stage IV hydel project
Posted on 30 Jan, 2017 04:20 PMPeople of Sikkim stand against Teesta hydel project
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TN suffers the worst north-east monsoon in 140 years
Posted on 16 Jan, 2017 11:50 AMTamil Nadu declares drought
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