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Traditional ways to water security
Posted on 04 Dec, 2016 08:15 PMAlthough droughts are not new in India, we are seeing more of it of late.
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
Tiger authority to monitor Ken-Betwa river link
Posted on 28 Nov, 2016 12:36 PMConstitute a committee to monitor Ken-Betwa river link, suggests NTCA
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
Grand scheme to befriend farmers
Posted on 26 Nov, 2016 06:38 PM“Agriculture is a highly risky venture,” says Nagi Reddy, a farmer in Anantapur. Reddy is a small farmer affected by uncertainty in crop production stemming from unpredictable weather events and pest attacks, especially in his cotton crop. He works on his 2.5-acre farm and the rest of the time, he clocks in as a tenant farmer at an adjacent farm.
No land for nomads
Posted on 24 Nov, 2016 10:38 PMDhangars, a semi-nomadic group in Maharashtra, are traditionally pastoralists.
Kanjli: A wetland in despair
Posted on 23 Nov, 2016 09:02 PMA couple of Swan boats are lying beside the library wall. The cages to keep animals and birds are rusting while weeds have taken over the compound which hosts a few swings and a restaurant.
Use rain to beat drought
Posted on 23 Nov, 2016 10:32 AMA recent analysis by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) determined the rooftop rainwater harvesting potential of the districts in Maharashtra in a year by calculating the average amount of rainwater in litres that can be caught over one square foo
Twin lakes of Bhoj
Posted on 21 Nov, 2016 10:10 PMThe Bhoj wetland is situated in the heart of Bhopal district in Madhya Pradesh. The wetland consists of two man-made lakes--the upper lake and the lower lake.