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Nainital District
Springing back to life
Posted on 25 Jul, 2019 12:48 PMIn popular imagination, steeped in consumer culture, the hills are exotic and aesthetically sublime places to find solace away from busy urban life. This kind of imagination conveniently ignores and de-contextualizes the hills and the problems they face today. The Himalayas, often known as the Water Tower of Asia, are revered because many of the world's important rivers originate from them.
NGT forms Central Monitoring Committee for rivers
Posted on 17 Apr, 2019 02:27 PMCentral Monitoring Committee formed to ensure pollution-free river stretches
Plastic on the green menu
Posted on 21 Feb, 2019 10:57 AMPlastic or non-biodegradable waste can prove to be highly fatal for terrestrial or land-based ecosystems as well as marine ones.
Disappearing waters of The Himalayas
Posted on 14 May, 2018 12:01 PMDelhi’s Jor Bagh metro station is the site of an ongoing photographic exhibition with thought-provoking images and narratives exploring escalating water crises Indian and Nepal Himalayas face.
Sutlej Yamuna Link canal row intensifies
Posted on 14 Nov, 2016 05:44 AMSC sets aside Punjab's order quashing water-sharing agreement with Haryana
Studying springs: A matter of life and death
Posted on 16 Feb, 2015 10:55 PMHydrogeology has, before this, been considered a highly specialised field known only to dedicated academics.
Man-made trouble in Bhimtal lake
Posted on 19 Mar, 2014 11:01 PMThe Himalayan region is facing an unprecedented onslaught of modernization. Large-scale construction, deforestation and pollution are taking a toll on it's pristine eciology. This includes the beautiful Bhimtal lake in Nainital district, Uttarakhand.
Sacchidanand Bharti - in his own words
Posted on 15 Jul, 2013 07:12 PMReams have been written about Sacchidanand Bharti, of Ufrenkhal fame and his work on afforestation and water conservation. However, very rarely does he speak about his own efforts and experiences.
CHIRAG invites applications for Executive Director, based at Simayal village, Nainital, Uttarakhand
Posted on 18 Apr, 2012 07:15 PM
ESF invites applications for "Sustainable Sanitation and Water Management Executive Course", March 26-29, 2012, Nainital
Posted on 01 Feb, 2012 11:30 AMOrganizer: Ecosan Services Foundation (ESF),
A.T.I. (Uttarakhand Academy of Administration), Nainital
Venue: Uttarakhand Academy of Administration, Nainital
Description:
Water resources are under increasing pressure. Population growth, urbanization and a steep increase in water consumption for domestic uses, agriculture and industry has created a water crisis. Climate change is exacerbating the problems of water availability. This scenario leads to water scarcity and water-conflicts worldwide and seriously undermines progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals.