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Cleanliness broom: A village keeps its water clean
Posted on 07 Feb, 2017 10:36 PMLocated about 27 km from the city of Pune, Sangrun in Haveli taluka is a unique village. Situated in the rocky terrains of the Sahaydri hills, the village is at the confluence of three rivers--Mose, Ambi and Mutha--often referred to by the villagers as the Triveni Sangam or a place where three rivers unite.
Wetlands in Uttarakhand degraded: WWF
Posted on 06 Feb, 2017 08:02 PMNegligence behind the degradation of Uttarakhand wetlands: WWF
The search for a shelter
Posted on 01 Feb, 2017 08:46 PMIn the last few decades, India has seen an increasing number of people migrating from rural areas to urban cities in search of work and better living. These migrants often get employed in the informal sector as construction workers, vendors, domestic servants, etc. They also live in informal settlements, generally known as slums.
Maharashtra gears up for irrigation projects
Posted on 09 Jan, 2017 10:14 AMMaharashtra approves cost overrun in irrigation projects, set to complete Gosikhurd project
Ecologists challenge Bharti's remark on Ken-Betwa
Posted on 05 Jan, 2017 11:20 AMNo final approval for Ken-Betwa river link as claimed by Centre
NGT cancels illegal salt pans in Sambhar Lake
Posted on 13 Dec, 2016 07:19 AMGood news for Sambhar Salt Lake
Ganga clean-up programme has failed: IIT consortium
Posted on 04 Dec, 2016 08:31 PMGanga clean-up fails, thanks to multiple authorities and no monitoring
Wai celebrates Krishnabai Utsav
Posted on 29 Nov, 2016 01:22 PMThe Krishnabai Utsav, a festival celebrating and revering the river Krishna as it flows through Wai, begins tomorrow in the town of
Flood risk to Himalayan hydropower projects: Study
Posted on 28 Nov, 2016 11:57 AMGlacial lakes pose flood risk to 441 hydel projects in Himalayan region
No land for nomads
Posted on 24 Nov, 2016 10:38 PMDhangars, a semi-nomadic group in Maharashtra, are traditionally pastoralists.