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Bhaag Nadi Bhaag
Posted on 02 Jul, 2018 02:53 PMSince April this year, Swabhav Natak Dal has been travelling with a play about Rivers and Waters. 12 shows of the Bangla version of this play – Raakhe Nodi Maare Ke – were performed in schools, shelter homes for children, organizations working on environmental issues, as well as community spaces in various parts of West Bengal.
Centre forms Cauvery Water Regulation Committee
Posted on 26 Jun, 2018 03:00 PMCauvery Water Regulation Committee comes into being
Hyderabad's groundwater levels fail to improve
Posted on 26 Jun, 2018 02:48 PMGood rainfall fails to improve Hyderabad's groundwater table
Teesta: Stuck between conflict and cooperation
Posted on 20 Jun, 2018 10:25 AMRiver Teesta originates at Tso Lamo, Sikkim, flows through West Bengal and then enters the Rangpur division in Bangladesh.
Punjab farmers offered monetary benefit to save water
Posted on 19 Jun, 2018 11:10 AMPunjab introduces “Paani Bacho, Paise Kamao” scheme to motivate farmers to pump less
Niti Aayog lauds Gujarat's water management
Posted on 19 Jun, 2018 10:49 AMGujarat tops Niti Aayog's composite water management index
Green toilet in my backyard
Posted on 18 Jun, 2018 03:39 PMUntreated sewage is the biggest source of water pollution in India with around 70 percent of the raw sewage generated in urban areas entering lakes, rivers, seas and underground aquifers.
Sawdust to treat wastewater
Posted on 17 Jun, 2018 07:15 PMWater contamination due to dyes is a major cause of worry. A new study says sawdust from teak wood may help treat wastewater containing dyes and make it reusable.
Indore retains its cleanest city tag
Posted on 17 Jun, 2018 06:26 PMIndore has retained its cleanest city tag in the clean India survey 2018. Before it was praised for its cleanliness drive in 2017, the city was just like any other urban city in India dealing with its mounting garbage problem.
Learning from the past
Posted on 14 Jun, 2018 04:22 PMRising atmospheric carbon dioxide levels may spark a shift towards wetter winters and drier summers, warns a new study based on evidence from climatic history preserved in 65-million-year-old oyster shells.