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Eliminate garbage naturally
A Mumbai-based scientist comes up with an effective solution to Kashmir’s mounting garbage problem. Posted on 23 Jan, 2018 06:19 PM

Kashmir was once known for its pristine mountains, lakes, beautiful landscape and clean environment. In the last few decades, however, things have changed. An increasing amount of untreated garbage produced by humans is becoming a critical problem affecting not only the health of the residents of Kashmir but its environment, too.

A screenshot from the film Untreated Waste--Invitation to Disaster (Source: Abdul Rashid Bhat)
Alien fish enters Telangana waters
News this week Posted on 17 Oct, 2017 01:45 PM

Alien fish spotted in Telangana waters after Krishna-Godavari interlinking

Prakasam Barrage across Krishna river (Source: Subhash Chandra via Wikipedia)
Maharashtra gets Rs 60,000 crore for river interlinking
Policy matters this week Posted on 13 Sep, 2017 06:34 AM

Centre allocates Maharashtra Rs 60,000 crore to link its rivers

A map shows how rivers would be interlinked. (Source: NIH)
UP's religious smart city plan gets rejected
Policy matters this week Posted on 22 Aug, 2017 09:55 PM

Committee rejects UP's plan for a religious hi-tech smart city 

Ganga at Garhmukteshwar (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)
River loses battle for survival against soft drinks
Policy matters this week Posted on 06 Mar, 2017 09:07 PM

Madras HC dismisses plea to stop supply of Tamirabarani water to Coca-Cola and Pepsi

Coca-Cola bottling plant. (Source: S. Subramanium via Hindu)
Panel clears hydel projects in Arunachal and J&K
News this week Posted on 27 Feb, 2017 04:18 PM

Arunachal’s Etalin and J&K’s Sawalkote hydel projects get clearance

Pristine Arunachal Pradesh. (Source: Wikimedia)
Worst drought in 115 years hits Kerala
News this week Posted on 02 Jan, 2017 10:33 PM

Kerala hit by worst drought in 115 years

Parched land during drought in India. (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)
Saving Tso Moriri
Pristine Tso Moriri attracts hundreds of visitors, both winged and biped. Today, it is the human visitors that threaten the survival of this Ramsar wetland. Posted on 14 Nov, 2016 05:31 AM

Poised at a breathtaking 4,595 metres above sea level, Tso Moriri is a clear lake fed by multiple springs as well as snowmelt that drains into it from the nearby mountains. Of the streams that feed it, the two primary stream systems lie to the north and the south-west.

Black-headed gull is one of the 40 species of birds at Tso Moriri. (Photo: Keith Goyden)
A losing battle
A film explores the truth behind the shrinking Dal and ways to reverse the situation. Posted on 08 Oct, 2016 10:30 AM

At the recently concluded Woodpecker International Film Festival held at Sirifort Auditorium, New Delhi, Abdul Rashid, who works for Educational Multimedia Research Centre (EMMRC) in the University of Kashmir, was awarded Young Green Filmmaker 2016.

Abdul Rashid receives the nomination certificate during WIFF 2016.
J&K mulls mini dams for irrigation
News this week Posted on 03 Oct, 2016 02:22 PM

J&K govt to construct ‘mini dams’ for irrigation

The Indus river. (Source: Wikipedia)
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