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Ecology and Environment
Supreme Court gets strict with illegal river sand miners
Posted on 15 Sep, 2014 09:25 PMSC gets strict with illegal river sand miners
![Sand mining in the Narmada valley](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/9717150558_f144071956_b.jpg?itok=DgUyqeQ-)
"Ultra Mega Power" to destroy!
Posted on 12 Sep, 2014 01:09 PMCheyyur, a town 100 km from Chennai in Kanchipuram, has been identified as the site for a 4000 MW Ultra Mega Power Plant (UMPP) by the Government of Tamil Nadu.
![One of Cheyyur's productive lagoons](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dsc00261.jpg?itok=YsRq1uUk)
50% of MGNREGS reserved for water conservation work
Posted on 08 Sep, 2014 10:18 PM50% of MGNREGS work should be for improving water conservation: Government
![Labourers building check dams under MGNREGS](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/5498477595_b432f838e5_z.jpg?itok=achaHvMT)
Plastic bags don't just pollute, they kill!
Posted on 07 Sep, 2014 10:07 AMIf one takes a walk on the coastal towns of Neelankarai and Marina in Chennai between December and April, distinct tracks in the sand will be visible from the beach till the shore. These are the unmistakeable tracks of the Olive Ridley sea turtles that nest on these beaches.
![Hatchlings ready for safe release into the sea](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/ready_for_release_0.jpg?itok=xBwqH9JA)
Coastal coal plants choke Chennai water resource hub
Posted on 07 Sep, 2014 01:03 AMChennai's Fort St.George, built in 1644, was the first English fortress to be built in India. It laid the foundation for further settlements around it and the city of Madras gradually expanded around the fort over the years.
![The NTPC Power Plant in Ennore](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dsc00090_0.jpg?itok=gIzpPLnC)
Mysore golf course goes green by reusing treated wastewater
Posted on 06 Sep, 2014 04:46 PMExpansive, lush green spaces and golf courses go hand in hand. Quite often, these courses are laid out in pristine surroundings that offer a stunning backdrop. However, the amount of water required to maintain such spaces in such a condition, is no joke.
Use of treated wastewater for landscape irrigation
![The Jayachamarajendra Wodeyar Golf Club, Mysore](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/golf_course.jpg?itok=baJD-2mv)
Well revival effort sees many other benefits
Posted on 05 Sep, 2014 12:59 PMThe name of a place can tell one much about its history. Take Mokla talab, a village 62 km southeast of Udaipur for example. Mokla means sufficient in Rajasthani and talab means pond. The village was named after its overflowing talab. But what happens when the talaab is overflowing no more?
![Well lining has improved water availability](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/sumitra_0.jpg?itok=6BXa_ZuD)
Sparkle in the mountains: The indigenous 'Hydroger'
Posted on 04 Sep, 2014 10:50 PMIt is a labour of love. For 10 years, the team at Nagaland Empowerment of People through Economic Development (NEPeD) held this experiment close to their hearts- a daunting task that is lighting up lives in far-off villages in the mountains of Nagaland today. The hydroger has made way for many to diversify their income through new activities and reduced women’s day-to-day drudgery.
![Hydroger machine at Logwesunyu village, Nagaland](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/hydroger_machine.jpg?itok=iMx0H3Fc)
This scientist turned farmer does it all!
Posted on 04 Sep, 2014 05:35 PMKhazans are a unique man-made ecosystem that give Goa its traditional form of farming. Khazan lands are reclaimed lands from the river or sea.
![Dr. John's Khazan next to the Zuari river](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dsc00460.jpg?itok=tlQiIGbq)
Ken-Betwa river link to divert 6,000 hectares of Panna Tiger Reserve
Posted on 01 Sep, 2014 10:06 PMKen-Betwa river link to take away 10% of MP's Panna Tiger Reserve
![Map showing Ken-Betwa river link (Source: Shannon)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/yamunarivermap.jpg?itok=uSt78GHL)