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No relief to Yamuna even after reduced sewage flows in Delhi
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Swati Bansal
Posted on 02 Jun, 2015 01:20 AM

Yamuna pollution stays the same, despite a drop in sewage flow
Garbage piled high near the Yamuna river
WASH Educators Training (WET) 2015 at VIKSAT, Ahmedabad
VIKSAT announces the next batch of the WASH Educators Training (WET 2015), especially for women, working on issues related to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH).
Posted on 01 Jun, 2015 04:00 PM

How can growing groundwater crisis be dealt with?
A regulatory framework that protects the resource and good practices of participatory groundwater management -- both essential features of groundwater governance -- are necessary to manage the crisis.
Himanshu Kulkarni
Mihir Shah
Vijay Shankar
Posted on 30 May, 2015 12:17 PM

India is highly dependant on groundwater.
Water, a scarce resource
How has water privatisation affected Chattisgarh?
The Mahanadi's longest tributary, the Shivnath, has borne the brunt of urbanisation and industrialisation but the impact has been felt the most by residents. We capture their story in pictures.
Makarand Purohit
Posted on 27 May, 2015 04:37 PM

The Shivnath River is the longest tributary of the Mahanadi River.
Shivnath river near Mahamara Barrage, Durg
Does 24x7 water supply help reduce water storage or hoarding in urban areas?
A study at Hubli Dharwad found that there could be limits to how formal a city's water supply systems is. These depended on consumer habits, the history of a city’s water supply and infrastructure.
Zachary Burt
Isha Ray
Posted on 27 May, 2015 01:23 PM

Urban water supply can be classified into two categories -- formal and informal.  A formal system usually means piped delivery, at least partly treated, and regulated by a utility.
Water, a valuable resource (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
Protests in Arunachal as Centre clears Dibang project
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 26 May, 2015 09:22 AM

Green nod to Arunachal's Dibang project
People protesting Dibang Project (Source: SANDRP)
Heat wave claims over 500 lives in the country
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Swati Bansal
Posted on 25 May, 2015 08:24 PM

Over 500 people succumb to killer heat wave
Heat wave engulfs the country (Source: PTI)
Abandoned dams; abandoned people
The National Green Tribunal allowed the ongoing construction on the Kanhar dam to continue despite its many illegalities. Four people who know the situation best explain why we should be disappointed.
Amita Bhaduri
Chicu Lokgariwar
Posted on 19 May, 2015 04:07 PM

Kanhar, 1976; Polavaram 1941. These are just two of the several dam projects that were proposed decades ago but are yet to see the light of day.
We don't want dams, dams destroy mountains' reads a slogan painted on a wall in Uttarakhand (Image Source: GJ Lingaraj)
Rs. 20,000 crore sanctioned for Ganga clean-up
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 19 May, 2015 09:17 AM

Centre okays Rs 20,000 crore for the 'Namami Gange' programme
Ganga river at Varanasi
India readies for a poor monsoon due to strong possibility of El Nino
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Swati Bansal
Posted on 18 May, 2015 08:59 PM

India prepares to fight the impacts of El Nino
IMD predicts strong El Nino (Source: MSN Weather)
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