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This paper describes the findings of a study that was conducted to validate the findings of earlier studies and observations that have been conducted in ancient texts in India that describe termite mounds as useful indicators for groundwater exploration.

Public Hearing not Performed in Devsari HEP

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FIR filed against 11 people by name (Vimalbhai, Gabbarsingh etc.) under IPC. 148,332,427,436,504
Agitation is continue in Deval

On 13th October, 2009 the Environmental Public Hearing (PH) of the proposed Devsari HEP (252 MW) on river Pinder, one of the main tributary of Alaknanda River, District Chamoli, Uttarakhand was organised by Uttarakhand Pollution Control Board amidst growing opposition to the Project from the local vilagers. Satluj Jal Vidhut Co. Ltd., a joint venture of Central Govt. and Himachal State is the project proponent.

History of Climate Change Talks

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The Madhya Pradesh government has brutally lathi-charged and arrested Narmada Bachao Andolan activists, tribals and farmers.  Please read below for more information and click the link to sign the online letter to Chief Minister.

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SEP (Society for Environment Protection) is organizing a National level exhibition and consultation on Eco-friendly Disaster Resilient Habitat during 18th to 20th December at Ahmedabad, Gujarat (India).

Programme Manager (Climate Change Adaptation and Energy Studies

Photograph by Lynsey Addario

Depending upon how you see it, in the geographical expanse of India a train journey could be anything that one would wish it to be ...

Arsenic contaminated aquifers in a 5 km. wide study belt along the banks of river Ganga, in Patna, Bhojpur, Vaishali and Bhagalpur districts of Bihar, are used for both drinking and irrigation purposes.

As part of its committment to provide safe drinking water to its rural communities, the Karnataka State Government as part of its World Bank-assisted Jal Nirmal Yojana program, implemented through the Karnataka Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency, took an initiative to adopt a Geographical Information System (GIS) approach to develop a Spatial Information and K