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Sunny balconies and hanging gardens in Goa
Terrace kitchen gardens are slowly making their mark in the tourist hotspot. A couple helps those interested in organic farming either find good farmers or become one themselves! Posted on 22 Nov, 2015 09:59 PM

It was a sultry Sunday afternoon in Goa, the time traditionally reserved for heavy lunches followed by long siestas but the small crowd gathered at Arjuntree One in Margao defied the stereotype.

Karan and Yogita at a workshop on organic container kitchen gardening
20 sq.km forest area to be diverted for “blue and green, environment-friendly capital city” Amaravati
Policy matters this week Posted on 03 Nov, 2015 12:00 PM

Centre to allow diversion of a whooping 20 sq.km. forest area for Andhra's new capital

An undisturbed forest (Source: IWP Flickr Photo)
Activists demand Environmental Impact Assessment for Yettinahole project
News this week Posted on 29 Sep, 2015 05:05 PM

Social Impact Assessment alone not enough for Yettinahole, say activists

River Nethravathi (Source: Parineeta Dandekar via SANDRP)
Green nod to Dibang hydel project opposed in NGT
Policy matters this week Posted on 20 Jul, 2015 10:25 PM

Petition filed against green nod granted to Dibang hydel project

People protesting Dibang Project (Source: SANDRP)
Goa river waters contains high content of feacal coliform: Study
News this week Posted on 08 Jun, 2015 11:13 PM

Goa rivers water unfit for human consumption: GSPCB

River Sal in Goa (Source: Joel's Goa Pics via Flickr)
Mining Bill passed in Rajya Sabha
Policy matters this week Posted on 23 Mar, 2015 09:12 PM

Rajya Sabha passes the Mining Bill

Inside Dalli Rajarah mines
Mhadei Tribunal favours Goa
Policy matters this week Posted on 17 Feb, 2015 08:39 PM

Goa relieved, as tribunal restrains work on Maharashtra's Virdi dam

A dam in Maharashtra
RWH: A tale of two successful states
Rainwater harvesting is a cost effective solution to bridge the gap between water availability and demand. Jodhpur and Goa, areas with low and high rainfall, have shown how. Posted on 16 Feb, 2015 09:11 PM

As the race to bridge the gap between limited water availability and increasing demand for water narrows in India, rain water harvesting has been increasingly recommended in urban areas to harness the available water, rather than relying on expensive and unsustainable means of procuring water.  

Urban Rainwater Harvesting
ICIMOD wins UNFCCC's award for flood warning system
News this week Posted on 03 Dec, 2014 09:55 AM

ICIMOD wins accolade for its flood warning system

Unsettling flood waters of Muzaffarpur, Bihar
Fingers crossed as Nilofar approaches Gujarat
News this week Posted on 28 Oct, 2014 01:14 PM

Cyclone Nilofar makes its way towards Gujarat

Devastation following Alia 2009
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