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Uttarakhand
Studying springs: A matter of life and death
Posted on 16 Feb, 2015 10:55 PMHydrogeology has, before this, been considered a highly specialised field known only to dedicated academics.
Bihar Government bans plastic packaged water bottles in all its departments
Posted on 09 Feb, 2015 01:35 PMBihar's government offices to soon become free of plastic bottles
Water news: A recap of 2014
Posted on 05 Jan, 2015 09:58 PMNew Water Ministry, Clean Ganga Portal, Ganga Manthan: Goverment makes efforts towards rejuvenating the Ganga
A push to Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
Posted on 30 Dec, 2014 04:58 PMStates get a free hand towards the implementation of the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
Centre's revised guidelines for deep sea fishing upset fishermen
Posted on 24 Dec, 2014 12:13 AMFishermen unhappy with Centre's revised guidelines for deep sea fishing
Hydropower projects aggravated the Uttarakhand disaster
Posted on 16 Dec, 2014 12:08 PMGovernment admits that hydropower projects aggravated the Uttarakhand disaster
How will the Ramganga flow?
Posted on 25 Nov, 2014 02:57 PMWe sat on a charpoy in Agwaanpur and talked of flood warning systems for the Ramganga. Of all the places I had visited, Agwaanpur, probably due to its urban nature, was the only one which boasted a rudimentary system. The police would inform the Maulvi that a flood release was expected, and he would repeat the warning using the loudspeaker normally used to summon people to prayer.
TSR Subramanian Committee equally weighs development and the environment
Posted on 25 Nov, 2014 11:36 AMTSR Subramanian Committee submits report on environmental laws to the Environment Ministry
White, Green and now a ‘Blue Revolution’!
Posted on 10 Nov, 2014 10:35 PMIndia plans to launch the 'Blue Revolution' to boost fish production
SC rebukes Central and State Pollution Control Boards over Ganga pollution
Posted on 04 Nov, 2014 11:40 AMPollution Control Board is a story of complete failure, frustration and disaster: SC