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Power'house or powerless: A debate on dams in Arunachal Pradesh
Posted on 19 Mar, 2014 11:54 PMArunachal Pradesh, a state rich in water resources, has a huge potential for cheap and plentiful power. Isolated and one of the least developed states in the country, today it is viewed as the ‘powerhouse’ of the country.
A multi-pronged approach to improve livelihoods in MP
Posted on 17 Mar, 2014 03:46 PMA little less than 40 km away from the district headquarters of Tikamgarh in northern Madhya Pradesh lies a watershed, which is an area of land where all of the water that is under it or drains off of it goes into the same place (US Environmental Protection Agency).
Kerala's seas are rich in sand: GSI
Posted on 10 Mar, 2014 07:54 AMKerala seas's rich in sand, says GSI
Big dams create big conflict
Posted on 24 Feb, 2014 04:25 PMNortheast India has been in turmoil over the last two decades or so because of unbridled hydropower development in the region. This article is an effort to understand the extent of hydropower development in the region, the multi-faceted and multi layered conflicts unleashed by this development and also explore ways of engaging with them. It is organised around three broad sections:
India's dykes on Kaliganga cause misery to Nepal
Posted on 24 Feb, 2014 04:18 PM
India builds dykes on Kaliganga, causes misery to Nepal
Internship opportunity at the Forum for Policy Dialogue on Water Conflicts, India
Posted on 24 Feb, 2014 04:01 PMAbout the Forum:
Engineering witchcraft in Bihar
Posted on 09 Feb, 2014 07:46 PMIt's been years since Bhutahi Balan, a small tributary of the Kosi river in Madhubani, North Bihar, has been causing devastation on both its banks. Dinesh Mishra in his book 'Story of a ghost river and engineering witchcraft' objectively analyses the failure of embankments, which are raised banks to contain the river's flooding.
Authority bans sale of packaged drinking water without BIS mark
Posted on 02 Feb, 2014 10:07 PMNo sale of packaged drinking water without BIS mark: FSSAI
Bird sanctuary Chilika designated 'Destination Flyways'
Posted on 29 Jan, 2014 12:29 PMChilika lagoon named as 'Destination Flyways' by UN