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Invite to the 9th training workshop on Participatory Groundwater Management (PGWM), People’s Science Institute, Dehradoon, Uttarakhand
Posted on 20 Mar, 2015 10:22 PMPeople’s Science Institute is organizing its ninth 15 days training workshop on participatory groundwater management under Arghyam’s sponsorship from June 9-23, 2015 in Dehra Doon.
Righting an insanitary wrong
Posted on 20 Mar, 2015 10:25 AMSOPPECOM and Water Aid have been working for the last three years on the right to water and sanitation. They have engaged in consultations with people across the nation, and used these discussions to articulate their campaign demands. The campaign has also come up with a wealth of resources on the topic but what does this right to sanitation entail? Mamata Dash explains.
Can Madurai's dying tanks be revived?
Posted on 19 Mar, 2015 09:34 PMMadurai, Tamil Nadu's second largest city, is now filled with buildings and roads which are eating into its age old network of tanks and canals. This change did not happen overnight. It began in the late 19th century by the British when they merged several hamlets to establish their headquarters in the region.
Nationwide Drinking Water & Sanitation Awareness week
Posted on 18 Mar, 2015 07:34 AMCentre launches National Rural Drinking Water and Sanitation Awareness Week
Land Bill opposed in the Rajya Sabha
Posted on 17 Mar, 2015 04:28 PMOpposition to the Land Acquisition (Amendment) Bill
Patna HC wants Ganga's original course restored
Posted on 09 Mar, 2015 10:56 PMRestore Ganga's original course: Patna HC
Slow poisoning of the Harike wetland
Posted on 09 Mar, 2015 09:58 PMKnown as "Hari-ke-Pattan", this wetland is the largest in the Tarn Taran Sahib district of the Punjab in northern India and has the Harike Lake in its deeper part [1]. Its rich biodiversity plays an important role in maintaining the hydrological balance in the catchment area. It also supports a vast range of migratory birds including a number of globally threatened species [1].
Unseasonal rains damage crops worth Rs 10,000 crore
Posted on 09 Mar, 2015 08:47 PMRabi crop damaged in north and central India
World's only floating freshwater lake under threat
Posted on 06 Mar, 2015 11:02 PMThe Loktak lake in Manipur is the largest freshwater lake in Northeast India. It is famous for the phumdis, which are isolated collections of heterogenous masses of vegetation, soil, and organic matter at various stages of decomposition, floating over it [1]. It is referred to as the only floating lake in the world because of the phumdis [2].
Kashmir's lake fisheries are dying a slow death
Posted on 06 Mar, 2015 10:33 PMFisheries form an important component of the economy of Jammu and Kashmir, which along with agriculture, contributes a significant 23% to its Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP). Besides being an important allied activity to agriculture, it contributes significantly to the agricultural economy and also generates self-employment.