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Government Programmes
Saving the Ganga, one step at a time
Posted on 21 Dec, 2016 09:11 AMAn aerospace engineer from IIT, Kharagpur, Siddharth Agarwal could have been drawing a fancy salary like any other 25-year-old if he hadn’t followed his passion.
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Open letter to Uma Bharti, Minister for Water Resources
Posted on 20 Dec, 2016 08:03 PMHon’ble Madam,
Namaskar,
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Soon a single tribunal for all inter-state river disputes
Posted on 19 Dec, 2016 12:45 PMGovernment decides to create a permanent tribunal for all inter-state river disputes
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NGT cancels illegal salt pans in Sambhar Lake
Posted on 13 Dec, 2016 07:19 AMGood news for Sambhar Salt Lake
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Cyclone Vardah hits TN
Posted on 13 Dec, 2016 07:11 AMCyclone Vardah makes landfall in TN, causes massive damage
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Breathing life into Baitarani
Posted on 12 Dec, 2016 12:13 PMPranab Choudhury has been actively engaged with the causes of the poor and the environment for more than a decade.
![Pranab Choudhury](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/thumb_dsc0041_1024.jpg?itok=Zn5i5BzD)
Remembering Amma’s generosity
Posted on 07 Dec, 2016 06:12 AMOne of Tamil Nadu’s most populist leaders and a big inspiration to women across the state and beyond, J. Jayalalithaa has left an indelible mark on the people as well as the politics of the state. Though detractors objected to the ‘Amma’ prefix in most of her schemes, the people of Tamil Nadu did not seem to mind, given that many of their basic needs stood satisfied to a great extent.
![Amma rose to popularity with her many welfare schemes for the poor.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/amma-kudineer.jpg?itok=xnoD9L-y)
Rift over Indus Water Treaty continues
Posted on 04 Dec, 2016 08:45 PMConflict between India and Pakistan over Indus Water Treaty continues
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Ganga clean-up programme has failed: IIT consortium
Posted on 04 Dec, 2016 08:31 PMGanga clean-up fails, thanks to multiple authorities and no monitoring
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Tiger authority to monitor Ken-Betwa river link
Posted on 28 Nov, 2016 12:36 PMConstitute a committee to monitor Ken-Betwa river link, suggests NTCA
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