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Water for Profit: Experiences from America and India
Posted on 27 Feb, 2016 12:15 PMIn January 2016, the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) Employees Union and residents of Nagpur yet again protested the privatisation of water services in the city.
5 crore people cleanse themselves at the cost of 5000
Posted on 24 Feb, 2016 09:38 PMThe Ujjain Simhastha (Kumbh Mela) in Madhya Pradesh will begin on April 22, 2016 and go on for a month. The event, held once every 12 years, holds religious significance to Hindus, and throngs of people--approximately 5 crore over the month--take a holy dip in the Kshipra river during this time.
Preparing for the Ujjain Simhastha Kumbh Mela
Posted on 24 Feb, 2016 09:37 PMThe Ujjain Simhastha Kumbh Mahaparva is one of the four Kumbha Melas, which is held once in 12 years.
High on potential, low on execution
Posted on 17 Feb, 2016 09:25 PMRecently, Prime Minister Modi asked Niti Aayog to submit a report on stalled hydropower projects in the country.
National Water Commission in place of CWC and CGWB
Posted on 16 Feb, 2016 09:28 AMGovernment proposes to set up a National Water Commission
Budget needs to protect food security
Posted on 15 Feb, 2016 11:01 AMWith the budget 2016-17 round the corner what are the asks from the standpoint of food security? This year’s budget is being prepared in the wake of many parts of the country being affected by drought resulting in greater distress, hunger and starvation for a large number of people.
Can Budget 2016-17 breathe life into the public health system?
Posted on 15 Feb, 2016 11:00 AMPer a report by the Planning Commission, India’s burden of water borne diseases remains grossly underestimated. The improvements in access to drinking water has not been matched by a proportionate decline in deaths and illnesses from waterborne diseases.
Eight ministries now responsible for Ganga clean up
Posted on 09 Feb, 2016 12:39 PMSeven ministries other than the Water Ministry to help revive the Ganga
Agriculture and informal sector labour need a budgetary push
Posted on 08 Feb, 2016 08:46 AMRecent data from the National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) as well as the Agriculture Census highlighted the plight of Indian farmers. Around 85 percent are small and marginal farmers with an average monthly income of only Rs. 4653, which is lesser than their monthly expenses. Debt rates are very high among farmers with an average loan of more than Rs.
Echoes of Bhakra
Posted on 01 Feb, 2016 04:28 PMBhakra dam was the first hydropower project of independent India. Though it brought electricity and water to vast areas, the people displaced in the Bilaspur area of Himachal Pradesh remain dissatisfied. Many of them were not adequately compensated, and began living and farming in the adjoining forests. They were allowed to stay put--unofficially--by the administration.