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Industrial waste discharge needs monitoring: NGT
Posted on 19 Sep, 2018 02:40 PMNGT asks CPCB to monitor industrial waste discharge of states
Bad times at Baddi
Posted on 09 Aug, 2017 05:59 AMWhen Satya Devi was a child, the open well near her house in the village of Malku Majra was the water source for the household. She reminisces, “The water was clean and soft. The well would never go dry.
Renuka raises crucial questions
Posted on 18 Jul, 2017 05:48 AMWhen I meet Puran Chand, an activist in the forefront of the anti-Renuka dam struggle, he dictates from the two much-thumbed pages of his notebook the several objections he has against the government’s plan for the rehabilitation of people displaced by the Renuka dam.
Power play in Kinnaur
Posted on 07 Jun, 2017 12:23 PMLippa is a small village in the Kinnaur region in Himachal Pradesh, close to Asrang wildlife sanctuary. On May 27, the village witnessed hectic activity as the gram sabha was to decide the fate of a hydroelectricity project to be constructed near the village. The project demands the water from the Kerang stream be diverted for power.
Why rivers don’t flow anymore
Posted on 07 Jun, 2017 11:13 AMRivers in India are always in the news whether it’s the interstate water sharing disputes, dams, sand mining or the recent order of the Uttarakhand high court declaring Ganga and Yamuna as living entities. Seven major river systems, over 400 rivers and numerous streams have sustained lives and livelihoods in India for centuries.
Water in TN's reservoirs dips
Posted on 04 Apr, 2017 05:58 AMJust seven to eight percent water left in TN’s reservoirs
Over 66 thousand habitations arsenic hit: Centre
Posted on 13 Feb, 2017 09:08 PMArsenic present in drinking water at many habitations: Centre
Flood risk to Himalayan hydropower projects: Study
Posted on 28 Nov, 2016 11:57 AMGlacial lakes pose flood risk to 441 hydel projects in Himalayan region
MGNREGA facing fund crunch
Posted on 07 Nov, 2016 09:30 AMMore fund over the budgetary allocation sought for MGNREGA
This year witnesses record agricultural output
Posted on 24 Oct, 2016 07:17 AMNormal monsoon leads to record agricultural output this year