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Guidelines eased for India-Nepal Pancheshwar project
Posted on 27 Jun, 2017 09:04 PMIndia eases assessment guidelines for India-Nepal Pancheshwar project
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Chennai faces acute water crisis
Posted on 27 Jun, 2017 08:46 PMChennai reels under acute crisis of drinking water
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Seed of doubt
Posted on 21 Jun, 2017 05:30 PMSigns of mustard aphid, a key pest of the mustard crop appeared predictably in November last year in Dinesh’s farm. Drifting across the open green fields, it landed on the tender leaves of the mustard crop. “It sets in November during the flowering and pod bearing stage of the crop and lasts till January.
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Chilka's health brings wealth
Posted on 19 Jun, 2017 12:44 PMSpanning over 1,165 sq km, the Chilika Lake is Asia’s largest saltwater lake. Over 200,000 fishers and 400,000 farmers depend on the lake for their livelihood. But what makes this lake stand out is its biodiversity.Over a million migratory birds winter here, making it a bird watcher’s paradise in India.
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Saving Sangam from mining
Posted on 18 Jun, 2017 09:00 PMThere was illegal mining in the Triveni Sangam and I could not believe my eyes. Who could do something like this? The sangam or confluence has a special place in my mind as I had grown up visiting this place regularly since childhood. Many families like mine have spent long hours in the area during festivals and recreational trips.
![The path built for illegal sand mining at the Triveni Sangam.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/triveni.jpg?itok=fVBiXVLz)
Policy contradictions and water woes
Posted on 13 Jun, 2017 05:51 PMThe serious implications of privatisation of natural resources like water, which is often brought under the overarching umbrella of market reforms, often evade us.
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Maharashtra farmers get farm loan waiver
Posted on 13 Jun, 2017 09:18 AMMaharashtra government announces farm loan waiver to genuine farmers
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Power play in Kinnaur
Posted on 07 Jun, 2017 12:23 PMLippa is a small village in the Kinnaur region in Himachal Pradesh, close to Asrang wildlife sanctuary. On May 27, the village witnessed hectic activity as the gram sabha was to decide the fate of a hydroelectricity project to be constructed near the village. The project demands the water from the Kerang stream be diverted for power.
![People believe that tunnels such as these cause irreversible damages to the environment.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/kinnaur_dams.jpg?itok=4zH9z6at)
Solar irrigation cooperative to solve groundwater crisis
Posted on 06 Jun, 2017 08:16 AMIndia's groundwater crisis: Gujarat's solar irrigation cooperative embarks on a solution
![A solar water pump (Source: Sehgal Foundation)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/smsf2_1.png?itok=VqYN_3oZ)
CGWA mandates NOCs for tubewells in Punjab
Posted on 06 Jun, 2017 07:29 AMNOCs for running tubewells must for Punjab industries
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