/sub-categories/news-and-articles
News and Articles
India's urban water systems: Challenges and way forward
Posted on 13 Oct, 2015 07:03 PMCurrent evidence shows that the number of people living in urban areas in India is expected to more than double and grow to around 800 million by 2050, which will pose unprecedented challenges for water management in the country. The paper titled 'Urban water systems in India: Typologies and hypothesis' published in the
National Watershed Management Project gets a go ahead
Posted on 13 Oct, 2015 01:50 PMCabinet approves the National Watershed Management Project, worth Rs.2,142 crore
Dolphins in the Ganga and its tributaries nearly doubles in 3 years
Posted on 12 Oct, 2015 09:30 PMGanga and its tributaries, except the Ramganga show increased dolphin numbers
Step back in time into 'Ugrasen ki baoli'
Posted on 12 Oct, 2015 08:28 AMTucked away in a quiet by-lane of Delhi's busiest commercial centre Connaught Place, Agrasen or Ugrasen ki baoli waits imperially for a lost traveller to reach its steps.Called
Monsoon 2015: Nearly half of Indian districts reeling under drought
Posted on 05 Oct, 2015 11:38 PMMonsoon leaves the country with 39% area still parched
India submits its new climate plan to UNFCC
Posted on 05 Oct, 2015 11:38 PMIndia announces its new climate plan
Reel Art: Interview with Usha Dewani-Das, 2015 CMS VATAVARAN film entry nominee
Posted on 05 Oct, 2015 06:05 PMThe 8th CMS VATAVARAN Environment and Wildlife Film Festival and Forum received a total of 178 film entries from 27 countries in 8 varied categories.
Interview with Manu Moudgil, 2015 CMS VATAVARAN 'Young Environmental Journalism Awards-Online' Winner
Posted on 05 Oct, 2015 06:04 PMWe are pleased to interview Manu Moudgil, India Water Portal's team member, who has won the prestigous 'Young Environmental Journalism Awards-Online', in the 8th CMS VATAVARAN - International Envir
Catch them young: Treating children affected by fluorosis
Posted on 05 Oct, 2015 05:59 PMFluorosis is a cowardly disease; it selectively preys upon the most vulnerable and renders them even more fragile.
Dengue blurs the line between rich and poor
Posted on 05 Oct, 2015 02:23 PMShantabai, a domestic worker in a number of buildings in Pune says, "See didi, nowadays you can find dengue-causing mosquitoes even in posh buildings but people there do not allow Corporation workers to come and spray inside. Even Bollywood actors are being told to take care".