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District-wise monthly rainfall data, list of raingauge stations, India Meteorological Department (IMD)
Posted on 01 Sep, 2012 07:31 PMRainfall data
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Listening to farmers qualitative impact assessments in unfavorable rice environments - A report
Posted on 01 Sep, 2012 10:21 AM
Ozone - The protector of life on earth
Posted on 31 Aug, 2012 07:57 PMआधुनिक विज्ञा के अनुसार सृष्टि के आरम्भ ,में पृथ्वी पर ओज़ोन आवरण नही था. धीरे धीरे जबय्ह आवरण बना तब इस के पश्चात हीपृथ्वी पर जीवन सम्भव हो सका. इस आवरण कोबनाए रखने के लिए वन सम्पदा पेड़ों इत्यादि का सब से महत्व पूर्ण दायित्व है. आश्चर्य होगा कि इस बात को ऋग्वेद में राजा के प्रजा के कर्तव्यों में प्राथमिकता दे कर कैसे बताया है. कृपया स्वयं देखिये.(यह लेख मैंने अंग्रेज़ी मे लिखा था)
Draft - Scheduled tribes and other traditional forest dwellers (recognition of forest rights) amendments rules 2012- Document by Ministry of Tribal Affairs
Posted on 29 Aug, 2012 09:27 PMThis document by Ministry of Tribal Affairs sheds light on the rules related to the rights of the Scheduled tribes and other traditional forest dwellers.
FAQ on Reverse Osmosis (RO) systems
Posted on 23 Aug, 2012 12:18 PMThe Reverse Osmosis FAQ, is meant to provide a section dealing with TDS in RO Systems, clear what the term means and how relevant an RO system is to the readers.
The most popular FAQs are listed below. Please click on a topic to view more detailed information:
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Interstate water dispute and federalism - Governance of interstate river water in India - A paper published in the journal Civil and Environmental Research
Posted on 23 Aug, 2012 11:25 AMThis paper published in the journal Civil and Environmental Research examines the methods and policies used before independence to tackle the problem of interstate river water dispute.
Urban India 2011: Evidence - A publication by the Indian Institute for Human Settlements
Posted on 23 Aug, 2012 10:58 AMThis report published by the Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS) sheds light on the gradual urban transition that India is going to go through and presents an analysis of the transition by collating evidence from different sources, which can help in developing an
Problems with grease traps: FOG, main cause of unhealthy work conditions giving rise to foul odour
Posted on 22 Aug, 2012 08:00 PMWhat is new in the Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan - A comparative analysis of the NBA and the TSC guidelines
Posted on 20 Aug, 2012 11:56 AMGuest post: Surashree Shome
This writeup aims at comparing the Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (NBA) guidelines with the Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC) guidelines released on July 2012 by the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation (MDWS) and focuses on and analyses the modifications/changes and additions included in the NBA Guidelines. Wherever TSC is referred to in the document, it is with reference to the TSC guidelines published by MDWS in July 2011. The document has followed the serial number and the title/subtitle of NBA guidelines for the convenience of the reader. The information given in the boxes is taken from the MGNREGA Guidelines.
Failing the grade - Cities across India are ignoring the informal recycling sector, says a report by Chintan Environmental Research and Action Group
Posted on 19 Aug, 2012 06:40 PMIf a new report is to be believed, no city in India has recognized the role of informal sector in recycling waste and that waste itself can be a tool to alleviate poverty.