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Centre provides relief fund to drought and flood-hit states
Posted on 05 Jan, 2016 11:19 AMRelief assistance to drought-hit Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh and flood-hit West Bengal
Uttarakhand finally recognises the land rights of three villages displaced by Tehri dam
Posted on 01 Dec, 2015 08:44 PMThree villages displaced by Tehri dam finally recognised as revenue villages
After Cyclone Aila, farming nurtures food, faith in Sunderbans
Posted on 14 Oct, 2015 09:53 PM“Another flood like Aila should never happen again, but if it does, we have the knowledge to start working on our soil again”, remarks Binota Munda of Nebukhali village in Hingalganj block, North
Centre approves 50 more days of work under MGNREGA to tackle drought
Posted on 21 Sep, 2015 10:14 PM50 more days of work under MGNREGA in drought-hit areas
Long-delayed Teesta-III project in Sikkim gets cleared
Posted on 14 Sep, 2015 08:26 PMTeesta-III project in Sikkim gets a green signal
The curious case of Kolkata's missing water bodies
Posted on 25 Aug, 2015 12:26 PMMohit Ray of Vasundhara has written two books--"Five Thousand Mirrors: The Water Bodies of Kolkata”
India set to become water scarce in 10 years
Posted on 04 Aug, 2015 10:20 PMIndia set to become water scarce in 10 years time: Govt tells Parliament
Acute crisis of water, power and medical facilities in Nepal after earthquake
Posted on 28 Apr, 2015 10:39 AMNepal earthquake toll exceeds 4300
Facing uncertain rains, farmers dig in
Posted on 20 Apr, 2015 12:40 PMAmulya Soren couldn’t get stable yields in the kharif (monsoon) paddy in his farm. A member of the Santhal tribe, he was the beneficiary of a surplus land redistribution programme in Hirbandh block of Bankura, West Bengal. The undulating terrain in which his farm lies receives sufficient rainfall of about 1000 mm a year, yet sufficient irrigation was an issue.
Kashmir under danger of floods
Posted on 31 Mar, 2015 12:30 AMFear of floods looms over Kashmir again
