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Governance
Palwal puts Game Theory to practice
Posted on 21 May, 2018 09:27 PMAt just 24 years of age, Abhinav Vats has learnt a lot as the chief minister’s Good Governance Associate (CMGGA) posted in Palwal district of Haryana. An economics graduate from Delhi University, he worked as a research analyst with McKinsey and Company at Gurgaon for two-and-a-half years before deciding to be a CMGGA.
Village swims in desperation
Posted on 18 May, 2018 10:45 AM“Our village is also called the swimmers’ village because almost all of us including small children know how to swim. To learn swimming is not a luxury but a necessity for us.
Sewage to blame, Dal turns dull
Posted on 17 May, 2018 01:09 PMSrinagar's prime tourist attraction, Dal Lake, is no more the scenic beauty it used to be. It's turning into an eyesore, thanks to sewage discharge and weed growth.
Hyderabad's sewage-filled drains cleaned manually
Posted on 15 May, 2018 07:50 AMAhead of monsoon, workers made to clean stormwater drains filled with sewage in Hyderabad
Centre submits draft scheme on Cauvery water sharing
Posted on 15 May, 2018 07:07 AMCentre submits draft scheme on Cauvery river water sharing to the Supreme Court
Disappearing waters of The Himalayas
Posted on 14 May, 2018 12:01 PMDelhi’s Jor Bagh metro station is the site of an ongoing photographic exhibition with thought-provoking images and narratives exploring escalating water crises Indian and Nepal Himalayas face.
Where the mind is without fear
Posted on 09 May, 2018 08:49 PMPhoolbasan Yadav from the remote Sukaldaihan village in the Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh shot to fame for her untiring effort in empowering the women of her village. "Since my childhood, I had experienced extreme poverty and hunger, and I feel that similar is the plight of lakhs of women in the country.
Assam continues to battle fluorosis
Posted on 09 May, 2018 08:26 AMFarhanuddin was just five years old when a pain in his knee began bothering him. It was 2013. Slowly, his legs began to change shape. They got so badly deformed that it began to affect his everyday life. He was gloomy and tired most times and had trouble walking.
Call for Admissions for Graduate Program of Water Science and Policy 2018 at Shiv Nadar University
Posted on 08 May, 2018 03:59 PMEntering its second year, the Graduate Program of Water Science and Policy 2018 at Shiv Nadar University envisages a multi-disciplinary classroom, engagement and content delivered by some of the best minds globally – experts on water who have worked on ground realities, made policies and initiated change.
High resolution maps of Ganga to aid cleanup
Posted on 08 May, 2018 11:33 AMEntire stretch of the Ganga to be mapped using GIS technology