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Dehydration: How to recognize, prevent and treat it.
Posted on 30 May, 2015 08:19 PMDiarrhoeal diseases are the second leading cause of death in children under five years of age and are responsible for killing around 7,60,000 children every year all over the world.
Dehydration: How to recognize, prevent and treat it.
Posted on 30 May, 2015 08:19 PMDiarrhoeal diseases are the second leading cause of death in children under five years of age, and are responsible for killing around 7,60,000 children every year all over the world.
How can growing groundwater crisis be dealt with?
Posted on 30 May, 2015 12:17 PMIndia is highly dependant on groundwater.
Bangalore's water mafia explained!
Posted on 29 May, 2015 09:20 PMWater tankers are a common sight in most Indian cities and so are tanker businesses that extract and deliver groundwater via trucks or tractors to hundreds of residential neighbourhoods at a negotiated price. Most of these are informal or unauthorised.
Who are the water mafia and how do they operate?
First Sikkim, now Meghalaya springs hope!
Posted on 29 May, 2015 07:26 PMMeghalaya boasts one of the rainiest places on the planet at Cherrapunjee, receiving over 11,000 mm of annual rainfall. Yet, despite all the rain, water availability remains a problem for many rural and urban communities across the State. Natural springs that have provided drinking water for generations are in crisis.
How has water privatisation affected Chattisgarh?
Posted on 27 May, 2015 04:37 PMThe Shivnath River is the longest tributary of the Mahanadi River.
Does 24x7 water supply help reduce water storage or hoarding in urban areas?
Posted on 27 May, 2015 01:23 PMUrban water supply can be classified into two categories -- formal and informal. A formal system usually means piped delivery, at least partly treated, and regulated by a utility.
Protests in Arunachal as Centre clears Dibang project
Posted on 26 May, 2015 09:22 AMGreen nod to Arunachal's Dibang project
Heat wave claims over 500 lives in the country
Posted on 25 May, 2015 08:24 PMOver 500 people succumb to killer heat wave
Age-old grinder in Himachal Pradesh goes out of style
Posted on 22 May, 2015 02:42 PMTraditional water mills or gharats as they are called in the hilly regions of Himachal Pradesh were once found in nearly every village. Today these mechanisms that use running water to grind wheat, rice and maize and also occassionally to extract oil, have been replaced by electricity run mills.