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Minor mineral, major mafia
Posted on 29 Sep, 2013 04:05 PMPahanbarri was a small village of 3000 people in Madhya Pradesh's Hoshangabad district. The 200-year old village was known for its fertile soil, thanks to being located on the banks of the Tawa, a tributary of the Narmada river. On August 1 this year, the river changed its course, broke its bank and entered the village.
Gujarat farmers protest proposed nuclear park
Posted on 22 Sep, 2013 08:01 PMGujarat farmers oppose Mithivirdi nuclear plant
Invitation for a seminar ' Save Ganga & Save Himalayas ', Save Ganga Movement, Mumbai, October 2, 2013
Posted on 12 Sep, 2013 12:22 PMFor more details on the meeting cum panel discussion, please click here.
Please see below for the attachments that provide more information on the invitation .
200-crore penalty for Adani's Mundra port
Posted on 08 Sep, 2013 07:32 PMPOLICY MATTERS
200-crore penalty for Adani's Mundra port
Applications invited for the post of Sanitation Campaign Manager, Haiyya, Mumbai
Posted on 29 Aug, 2013 12:46 PMFor more information on the organisation, please click here.
For further details on the vacancy, please see the attachment below.
Can we keep blaming dengue on climate change?
Posted on 25 Aug, 2013 10:15 PMShantamma woke up one morning with a high fever. She also had a sudden pain at the back of her eyes and severe joint pain. She had been finding it very difficult to move around and go on with her daily routine. And it was quite a tedious routine, which began at 5 a.m. She was a house maid and worked at multiple houses every day.
The Water Catchers
Posted on 23 Aug, 2013 09:58 PM'The Water Catchers’ is a story of an unlikely hero, an unassuming boy living in the concrete, water-deprived city of Mumbai. The boy named Chintu, has a simple wish - to find water in the village called Tintodan of his forefathers.
Tehri dam nears danger mark
Posted on 19 Aug, 2013 02:33 AMWater level in Tehri dam near danger mark
Film: Konkanchi Mega Vaat (Mega 'Vaat' in the Konkan)
Posted on 16 Aug, 2013 06:02 PM24 power projects are being proposed in Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts in the Konkan region of Maharashtra, which has the second highest biodiversity in India. The 9900 megawatt (MW) nuclear power project at Jaitapur is also included in this list of projects. If sanctioned, it could be the largest nuclear power generating plant in the world.
Angioplasty for groundwater or a heart attack waiting to happen?
Posted on 16 Aug, 2013 10:38 AM“What is in a name? That which we call a rose, would smell as sweet by any other”, goes the line from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. There is quite a lot in a name, Juliet, especially if attaching the wrong terminology to a process is used to appropriate public funds - Rs. 800 crores, in fact.