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Centre provides relief fund to drought and flood-hit states
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 05 Jan, 2016 11:19 AM

Relief assistance to drought-hit Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh and flood-hit West Bengal
Drought affected area in Karnataka (Source: Pushkarv via Wikipedia)
Dolphins in the Ganga and its tributaries nearly doubles in 3 years
News this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 12 Oct, 2015 09:30 PM

Ganga and its tributaries, except the Ramganga show increased dolphin numbers
The Gangetic Dolphin (Source: Arati Kumar Rao)
Agriculture Ministry renamed by Prime Minister Modi
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 17 Aug, 2015 08:59 PM

This I-Day new name given to the Agriculture Ministry and the Swachh Vidyalaya mission accomplished 
Agriculture fields in Uttarakhand (Source: India Water Portal Flickr Photos)
Hidden waters in Panhalgarh Fort
Have a glimpse at how water, food and natural defense were an integral part of this fort built in the Sahyadri mountains, northwest of Kolhapur, Maharashtra.
Shivaji K Thorat
Sabita Kaushal
Posted on 13 Apr, 2015 01:04 PM

Chhatrapati Shivaji was the brave warrior king whose name is still synonymous with Maharashtra. A military genius par excellence, he launched guerrilla warfare (ambushes, surprise raids, and hit & run tactics) against the numerically superior but inert, traditional Mughal forces.
Stone arches hide a 'bavdi' in Panhalgarh Fort
NGT prohibits commercial extraction of groundwater in Maharashtra
Policy matters this week: NGT restricts extraction of groundwater in Maharashtra; Centre OKs Polavaram Project Authority appointment; Delhi govt holds authorities accountable prior to the monsoon.
Swati Bansal
Posted on 05 May, 2014 10:33 AM

NGT prohibits groundwater extraction in Maharashtra's 12 districts
Groundwater extraction (Source: Karuna Society)
Gujarat among the most water-starved states in India:UN
News this week: Groundwater depletion makes Gujarat a water-starved state, says UN; Surat units all set to use recycled water; SANDRP urges Maharashtra CM to withdraw irrigation projects.
Swati Bansal
Posted on 15 Apr, 2014 09:10 PM

Gujarat among the most water-starved states in India: UN
Water scarcity in Gujarat (Source: WebGovernments)
Kerala's seas are rich in sand: GSI
News this week: Kerala's offshore areas are rich in marine sand, says GSI; JP group sells its hydro projects in HP without settling the tribals' issues; Illegal sand mining kills Chambal's ghariyals.
Swati Bansal
Posted on 10 Mar, 2014 07:54 AM

Kerala seas's rich in sand, says GSI
Ponnani Sea Shore in Kerala (Source: Wikipedia)
Sikkim villagers revive lake dry for 25 years
News this week: Sikkim villagers revive lake, power production from Kudankulam nuclear plant begins and solar micro-grid project to come up in Bihar.
Ravleen Kaur
Posted on 01 Nov, 2013 11:42 AM

Sikkim village revives lake that lay dry for 25 years
Lake revival in Namthang Source: PIB
Draft report on the exploratory study on wastewater irrigation in Gujarat by People in Centre Consulting- e-disha newsletter for January 2013 from Consortium for DEWATS Dissemination Society (CDD)
Fact sheet on Community Based Sanitation DEWATS in Salokha Park, Kolhapur, Maharashtra, and basic concept of processing of organic solid waste through composting.
e-Disha
Posted on 18 Jan, 2013 02:52 PM

Article and Image Courtesy:  Consortium for DEWATS Dissemination Society

 Consortium for DEWATS Dissemination Society (CDD)

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