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Black life: Impact of coal mining in Jharsuguda
Posted on 02 Oct, 2014 04:08 PM"The agricultural production in our region has deteriorated due to pollution. Haphazard mining has lead to serious drinking water problems in the area", says Indar Bilas Shah, a 56- year old resident of Obada village, Lakhanpur block in Jharsuguda, Odisha. He's not the only one. Thousands of villagers in Jharsuguda echo these sentiments.
Who's to blame?
3000 MW Dibang mega project approved without public consultation
Posted on 29 Sep, 2014 10:26 PMDibang hydel project gets Centre's nod
Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan is now Swachh Bharat Mission
Posted on 29 Sep, 2014 09:54 PMCentre approves reconstituting the Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan into Swachh Bharat Mission
Uttarakhand submits Rs. 9478 crore Ganga clean-up plan proposal
Posted on 22 Sep, 2014 05:52 PMUttarakhand Government submits to Centre the Rs 9,478 crore Ganga Action Plan
Supreme Court gets strict with illegal river sand miners
Posted on 15 Sep, 2014 09:25 PMSC gets strict with illegal river sand miners
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
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.
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
Increased subsidy for toilet construction
Posted on 01 Sep, 2014 03:33 PMHigher monetary incentives for toilet construction and delinking sanitation mission from MGNREGS
Himachal Pradesh's forests make way for Renuka Dam
Posted on 19 Aug, 2014 01:31 PMForest clearance granted to the proposed Renuka Dam