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Towards mission, clean Ganga
Posted on 25 Jul, 2016 08:50 AMIt is common knowledge that the river Ganga, considered sacred by millions of Hindus, is polluted. It is so polluted that some stretches of the river are unfit even for bathing, particularly during the lean seasons.

State does a Nero while Kharun weeps
Posted on 18 Jul, 2016 09:30 AMAt sunrise, everything is luminous but not clear.
― Norman Maclean, A River Runs Through It and Other Stories

Floods wreak havoc in many parts of the country
Posted on 17 Jul, 2016 04:27 PMFloods grip many parts of the country

Call for paper for compendium on groundwater conflicts
Posted on 12 Jul, 2016 02:58 PMAbout the opportunity:
Ganga revival projects launched
Posted on 09 Jul, 2016 10:36 PMCentre launches 231 projects under Namami Gange

River conservationist is new environment minister
Posted on 09 Jul, 2016 10:04 PMAnil Madhav Dave appointed as new environment minister

Safe sanitation for women
Posted on 05 Jul, 2016 10:08 PMAccording to the recent figures by the World Health Organisation and UNICEF [

Understanding sanitation
Posted on 04 Jul, 2016 09:36 PMIt is a fact that constructing toilets alone cannot ensure total sanitation. The real challenge lies in getting people to use them. While treating fecal sludge and disposing it are largely urban concerns, modifying behaviour and motivating people to abandon open defecation are considered rural sanitation challenges.

Ministries spar over hydel project
Posted on 03 Jul, 2016 04:59 PMMinistries reach no consensus over Uttarakhand hydel project

Water packaging units run without licence
Posted on 03 Jul, 2016 12:07 AMMost water packaging units operating without license: FSSAI
