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Conserving Palk Bay
In the first of a two-part series on the ecological degradation of the Palk Bay, a video explains the importance of conserving this biodiversity hotspot.
Makarand Purohit
Posted on 28 Nov, 2017 04:04 PM

The Palk Bay is a 15,000 sq km biodiversity conglomeration nestled between the island nation of Sri Lanka and South East Peninsula India with a coastal length of 250 km on the Indian side. 
The Palk Bay (Source: GIZ)
CRZ clears inland waterway terminal at Haldia
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Swati Bansal
Posted on 28 Nov, 2017 01:55 PM

Green nod to Inland waterway terminal at Haldia
Haldia port in West Bengal (Source: Wikimedia commons)
Study claims railways biodigesters ineffective
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Swati Bansal
Posted on 28 Nov, 2017 01:50 PM

Railways biodigesters are not better than septic tanks: IIT study
A rail coach fitted with bio toilet. (Source: India Railway Info)
Sanitation more important than independence
Gandhigram Trust, Dindigul and Arghyam, Bangalore co-hosted a Sanitation Partners' Meet on November 9-10, 2017 at Dr Soundram Manimandapam, Gandhigram Trust, Gandhigram.
Gandhigram Trust
Posted on 16 Nov, 2017 04:25 PM

Gandhigram Trust, Dindigul and Arghyam, Bangalore co-hosted a Sanitation Partners' Meet on November 9-10, 2017 at Dr. Soundram Manimandapam, Gandhigram Trust, Gandhigram. The meeting was attended by various NGOs from across the country, the district collector, the project director of DRDA and block level officers.
Sanitation Partners' Meet, Gandhigram Trust
Chennai's struggle with segregation
Inefficient solid waste management results in waste piles that contribute to urban flooding in cities like Chennai. While most citizens blame civic authorities for the lapse, are they doing their bit?
Seetha Gopalakrishnan
Posted on 08 Nov, 2017 11:30 AM

Come November, along with swollen waterways and flooded streets, another prominent image flashed repeatedly on television screens is that of mountains of mixed garbage. Chennai’s solid waste headache is by no means entirely monsoon-related.
Perungudi dump yard chokes the Pallikaranai marshland.
Yamuna cleanup: NGT raps Delhi authorities
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Swati Bansal
Posted on 25 Oct, 2017 10:38 AM

NGT raps authorities for Yamuna cleanup in Delhi 
Children rummage through garbage near the Yamuna river. (Source: IWP Flickr Photo)
Delhi's groundwater overexploited: NGT
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Swati Bansal
Posted on 27 Sep, 2017 11:56 AM

NGT concerned about overexploited status of Delhi's groundwater
A shallow groundwater site. (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)
Bihar canal collapses before inauguration
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Swati Bansal
Posted on 27 Sep, 2017 11:47 AM

Bhagalpur canal in Bihar collapses during trial run
Bhagalpur canal after collapse. (Source: Press Trust of India)
Western Ghats: The green gold of India
Increase in human activities in the Western Ghats is threatening the biodiversity. A video tells us why investing in nature is the need of the hour.
Shubhangi Singh
Posted on 25 Sep, 2017 05:19 PM

The Western Ghats is one of the eight hotspots of biological diversity in the world and is spread across six states—Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala. The forests in the Western Ghats are the water towers of peninsular India.
Western Ghats as seen from Gobichettipalayam. (Source: www.wikipedia.org)
Ganapati idol immersion continues despite ban
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Swati Bansal
Posted on 30 Aug, 2017 05:28 AM

Despite ban, immersion of Ganpati idols made of PoP continue in Bengaluru lakes
Ganesh Visarjan (Source: Wikimedia commons via Chetan Gole)
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