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Budget 2014: A water perspective
How much money has been allocated to the different aspects of water like watershed development, Ganga rejuvenation, inland navigation etc? Experts comment on the implications and the proposed actions. Posted on 25 Jul, 2014 01:33 PM

The 2014 Union Budget is being hailed as both challenging and decisive. Various important water issues such as rivers, watershed and safe drinking water have been addressed, money earmarked and plans and programmes announced. 

Water Budget 2014 (Source: Sourabh Phadke)
Applications invited for 'Ph.D Scholar cum Teaching Associate', Amity University Haryana, Gurgaon, Haryana
Selected candidate will carry out Ph.D research in the Interdisciplinary areas of Environmental Sciences and will also be simultaneously assigned teaching to UG level.
Posted on 22 Jul, 2014 05:14 PM
Parliament gives nod to Polavaram irrigation project
Policy matters this week Posted on 22 Jul, 2014 02:09 PM

Parliament passes the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill

Godavari river delta in AP (Source: Aditya Madhav)
Indian monsoon under recovery mode
News this week Posted on 22 Jul, 2014 02:01 PM

Monsoon covers entire nation, raises hopes of recovery

Heavy rainfall in Muzaffarpur, Bihar
Centre's 100 day plan: Construct one toilet per second
News this week Posted on 15 Jul, 2014 08:00 AM

Centre all set to construct 5.2 million toilets by August 31

Toilet built under Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan
Union Budget 2014-15 sets aside Rs. 2037 crore for Ganga's revival
Policy matters this week Posted on 15 Jul, 2014 07:51 AM

Rs. 2,037 crore allocated for Ganga's revival in Union Budget 2014-15

Ganga river in Gadmukteshwar
June 2014: The driest June in 113 years!
News this week Posted on 08 Jul, 2014 09:40 AM

India receives only 85.8 mm of rain this June

June 2014: driest since 1901
Clean water: Courtesy sand and microbes
A biosand household water filter is cheap, convenient and easy to build. Find out about its benefits and how you can make one at your home. Posted on 07 Jul, 2014 10:11 PM

Every year, nearly 600,000 children in India die of illnesses associated with unclean drinking water [1]. Inspite of this, 2 out of every 3 households still do not treat their drinking water [2] and half of the rural water supply, where 70 percent of India’s population lives, is routinely contaminated with toxic bacteria.

Biosand filter (Source: CAWST)
Poor sanitation brings down enrollment of girls in schools
News this week Posted on 30 Jun, 2014 01:10 PM

Dip in enrollment of female students due to poor sanitation in schools

Girls toilet in a school
Compensate affected farmers: HC to Narmada Authority
Policy matters this week Posted on 30 Jun, 2014 09:07 AM

High Court raps Narmada Authority over incomplete canal work

State of an irrigation canal at Khargone district
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