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Of broken pots and dreams
Posted on 24 Sep, 2016 11:25 PMWomen in Salmora area of Majuli, the world’s largest riverine island and India’s first island district, practise their traditional form of pottery--the one that does not use a wheel but is hand beaten to shape and uses a viscid kind of clay. As the Brahmaputra eats away huge swathes of land year after year, the clay that these potters use is being taken away by the river.
People of two states join hands to save the Mahanadi
Posted on 07 Sep, 2016 04:29 PMThe Mahanadi is the lifeline of the people of both Chhattisgarh and Odisha, as it the most important water source for the farmers and other citizens of both these states to meet their domestic and livelihood needs.
Training Workshop on Understanding and Resolving Water Conflicts in India
Posted on 05 Sep, 2016 04:36 PM
Call for applications: Closing The Environmental Compliance Gap
Posted on 21 Aug, 2016 10:36 PMIn the field of environmental justice, compliance is one of the least understood and researched topics. Since compliance may involve scientific and technological aspects of the environment, it is mostly left to technical experts, regulatory bodies and members of the industry. It has seen almost no public engagement or community action at the field and at policy levels.
Spike in farmer suicides
Posted on 21 Aug, 2016 08:47 PMIndia witnesses 40 percent rise in farmer suicides in a year
Mines radiate disaster
Posted on 04 Aug, 2016 09:43 AMThe body of Guria Das looked like that of a three-year-old when she passed away at the age of 13. Guria was born in 1999 with a condition that constrained her growth. Her father, Chhatua Das recounts how Guria, unable to speak or move, communicated with him and his wife through gestures; a language that only the three of them could comprehend.
Towards mission, clean Ganga
Posted on 25 Jul, 2016 08:50 AMIt is common knowledge that the river Ganga, considered sacred by millions of Hindus, is polluted. It is so polluted that some stretches of the river are unfit even for bathing, particularly during the lean seasons.
Karnataka, Tamil Nadu fight over Cauvery water sharing
Posted on 18 Jun, 2016 10:04 AMKarnataka and TN at cross roads over Mekedatu river project
Subarnarekha is dying. Who’s responsible?
Posted on 28 May, 2016 05:46 PMIt would not be an exaggeration to say Subarnarekha (Line of gold) is a film that left an indelible mark on Indian cinema. The film, by Ritwik Ghatak, is inspired by a river by the same name and narrates the reality around the river which flows through the present day Jharkhand, West Bengal and Odisha, before draining into the Bay of Bengal.
SC orders shifting of IPL matches out of Maharashtra
Posted on 03 May, 2016 02:49 PMShift IPL matches out of Maharashtra: SC