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Delhi
Rs 38,500 crore allocated for MGNREGA in Budget 2016
Posted on 29 Feb, 2016 09:56 PMAgriculture, rural development and social sector is the focus of Budget 2016
4 billion global population affected by severe water scarcity: NASA
Posted on 23 Feb, 2016 12:16 PMGroundwater levels are reducing all over the world: NASA analysis
UP Coca Cola plant in trouble again
Posted on 26 Jan, 2016 02:03 PMCPCB finds Coca Cola plant in Hapur pumping toxic water into a pond
Alarm bells ring for Delhi’s groundwater
Posted on 25 Jan, 2016 01:19 PMDelhi, home to 16.75 million people, is in the grip of a major water crisis. Statistics by the Delhi Jal Board for the year 2011 suggest that the water deficit stands at about 250 million gallons per day with the supply being 830 million gallons per day.
From toilet to tap: Is that the future of drinking water?
Posted on 09 Dec, 2015 12:47 PMAn article in India Today three years ago was titled ‘Beware Delhi!
Sun, stone and water: Rajon ki baoli, Mehrauli
Posted on 07 Dec, 2015 09:22 AM'Rajon ki baoli' also known as 'Rajon-ki-bain
Water vending machines: How equitable are they?
Posted on 05 Dec, 2015 02:34 PMA water ATM, as the name implies, is a sort of a water vending machine similar to bank ATMs except that in a water ATM, money goes in to the machine in return for water. These machines, which run on a cash as well as a prepaid card or smart card system are built, owned and operated by private companies that have rights over public resources such as land and water.
India needs to radically overhaul its water institutions
Posted on 23 Nov, 2015 09:53 PMThere was a recent report in the Times of India on how Singapore, listed among the 20 smallest countries in the world, made water management and conservation efforts over the years. What lessons can India, a mammoth country draw from this small but densely populated country?
Rains bring relief to Chennai's water security but expose city's under-preparedness
Posted on 16 Nov, 2015 09:42 PMHeavy rain water logs Chennai and other parts of Tamil Nadu
20 sq.km forest area to be diverted for “blue and green, environment-friendly capital city” Amaravati
Posted on 03 Nov, 2015 12:00 PMCentre to allow diversion of a whooping 20 sq.km. forest area for Andhra's new capital