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Comics for Change
Posted on 10 Jun, 2016 04:42 PM“The earth, the air, the land and the water are not an inheritance from our forefathers but on loan from our children. So we have to hand over to them at least as it was handed over to us.” This famous quote of Mahatma Gandhi aptly forms the basis of today’s ever-growing focus on sustainable development and inclusive growth.

At Simhastha, govt fishes in Kshipra’s troubled waters
Posted on 05 Jun, 2016 07:05 AMThe Madhya Simhastha Maha Kumbh festival, the religious extravaganza that happens once in every 12 years, was held in Ujjain from April 22-May 21, 2016.

Business interests and environmental crisis: A book review
Posted on 05 Jun, 2016 07:03 AMA number of Asian countries are going through environmental crisis. Nowhere is the impact felt so seriously than in India, where the crisis threatens to affect survival. It is also impacting biodiversity, ecology and livelihoods. In this context, it becomes important to understand how nature and the current environmental crisis are being addressed in policy discourses.

Short-term training course on solar-powered pumping systems sustainable solution for community-based for drinking water supply
Posted on 03 Jun, 2016 08:37 PMObjective of training:
Expression of Interest invited for collaborating in a Mobile Water Testing Laboratory Project with Livpure Foundation
Posted on 03 Jun, 2016 08:13 PMAbout Livpure Foundation: Livpure Foundation (CSR wing of Livpure Pvt. Ltd) is a National Level Non-Profit registered Organization that works as a catalyst in policy advocacy, technological innovations and mobilization of communities on clean drinking water.
Restructuring water governance for future
Posted on 02 Jun, 2016 12:40 PMWith increasing concern over water security, water governance worldwide is undergoing a gradual change.

Bye bye El Nino; more rains this year!
Posted on 01 Jun, 2016 10:02 PMAbove normal rainfall for India as El Nino comes to an end

Release water from private dams: Bombay HC to Maharashtra Government
Posted on 01 Jun, 2016 10:01 PMBombay HC demands release of water from private dams

Watershed management: Still a long way to go
Posted on 31 May, 2016 04:39 PMWith two consecutively weak monsoons, this summer is particularly difficult for India.

Breaching barriers towards better menstrual hygiene
Posted on 27 May, 2016 04:06 PMThe female menstrual cycle is the intricate work of hormones. Usually, girls start their cycle anywhere between 12 and 17 years of age when a series of changes prepare their uterus for child-bearing. The body produces the hormone oestrogen which stimulates the growth of a protective lining inside the uterus to cushion the baby in preparation of pregnancy every month.
