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Contamination, Pollution and Quality
Call for papers-National Seminar on Water & Sanitation in relation to public health, Global Science Academy, Dharmshala, Himachal Pradesh
Posted on 15 Jun, 2013 10:19 PMOrganiser details
Venue
Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India
Objective of the seminar
The purpose of the seminar is
Invite for an anti coke protest & yatra, Uttarakhand Nadi Bachao Andolan, Charba, Uttarakhand
Posted on 12 Jun, 2013 06:57 PMOrganisers
Uttarakhand Nadi Bachao Andolan
Venue
Charba village, Dehradun, Uttarakhand
Background
An anti coke protest and a week long yatra is being organised by the concerned citizens and social activists, against the proposed take over of their land, forest and groundwater by the Coca Cola company.
![Anti coke protest in Uttarakhand](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/coca_cola.png?itok=S_eQ3F-t)
Book review - ‘Conserving resources in the Himalayas’
Posted on 09 Jun, 2013 07:29 AMUttarakhand is blessed with an immense amount of natural resources such as forests, wildlife and water, but if you are looking for some research-based information that quantifies, classifies and organizes this information, there isn’t much out there.
![A man tries to beat out a wildfire in pine forest](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/forest_fire.jpg?itok=1Ncq8-1f)
Training workshop on hydrogeology and water quality, People's Science Institute (PSI), Dehradun, June 14 -27 , 2013
Posted on 04 Jun, 2013 03:26 PMDoes your packaged drinking water contain minerals or pollutants?
Posted on 03 Jun, 2013 08:36 PMDoes your packaged drinking water contain minerals or pollutants?
![Unsafe bottled water](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/bottled_water.png?itok=FyLNuXDO)
Development and disaster - the thin line that divides the two
Posted on 20 May, 2013 06:15 PMWater data at your fingertips
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Delhi’s ground water hits rock bottom
Posted on 20 May, 2013 12:40 PMGreen pastures and meadows, tall trees, lakes, wells and the river…those are my memories of Delhi. It wasn’t too long ago that one woke up early to the sounds of lawns being watered, children running off to school and people walking in the parks. A flurry of activity but quite different from what it is today.
![A baoli (step well) in ruins](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/n-dl-25-_baoli_in_ruins_of_feroz_shah_kotla_city-_delhi.jpg?itok=Ft4-gbMd)
Drink safe water and eat good food to prevent creaky bones and achy joints
Posted on 18 May, 2013 01:55 PMFluorosis is a bone disease that is caused by a high consumption of fluoride. Most think that it is a direct result of drinking water with high fluoride content alone but it isn’t so. Nutrition plays an important role in the onset of this disease.
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