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Coca Cola scraps plan to expand bottling plant at Varanasi
Posted on 25 Aug, 2014 10:43 PMCoca Cola to look for other options within state for plant
![Coca Cola bottling plant (Source: S. Subramanium)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/coca_cola_bottling_1629227g_0.jpg?itok=LYcwbP05)
Uttarakhandi women 1, Ultra Tech Cement 0
Posted on 15 Aug, 2014 12:42 PMWhen Basanti Devi entered the village of Bachwadi in Uttarakhand's Takula block on one of her routine visits, she knew that something was wrong. Instead of the normal hustle, groups of men stood about talking quietly.
![Uttarakhandi women are a force to be reckoned with](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/mansa_lead.jpg?itok=cJ23TcaN)
Water Resources Ministry's role expands
Posted on 12 Aug, 2014 08:47 AMNational Ganga River Basin Authority transferred to Water Resources Ministry
![Ganga river at Gadmukteshwar](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/6172024170_3151074271_z_0.jpg?itok=zX2lhTfA)
Applications invited for Online Course in Corporate Social Responsibility, Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs, Gurgaon
Posted on 02 Jul, 2014 12:59 PMThe National Foundation for Corporate Social Responsibility is launching the nine month intensive certificate course in order to meet the burgeoning demand for trained CSR professionals from the corporate, public and NGO sectors
Timeline for the Course
-Registration opens: 6th May 2014
Registration closes: 31st July 2014
![Course in Corporate Social Responsibility](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/handpump.jpg?itok=eRYv6Ieq)
Ecologists don't buy new Ganga rejuvenation plan
Posted on 04 Jun, 2014 05:42 AMTrue to the promises made during election campaigning, Narendra Modi, India's 15th Prime Minister announced measures to clean up the Ganga as soon as he assumed office. A new Ministry in charge of river issues has been created.
![Ganga at Varanasi (Source: Patrick Barry)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/kedar_ghat_in_varanasi.jpg?itok=-1X5CKoV)
What is your water footprint?
Posted on 31 May, 2014 12:11 PM“When the well is dry, we know the worth of water.” ― Benjamin Franklin
![Global water footprint](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/4306320940_e7399c7708.jpg?itok=ApwccBL4)
Use clean coal, NGT tells Mahagenco
Posted on 27 May, 2014 01:02 PMNGT tells Mahagenco to use clean coal
![Fly ash pollution (Source: The Hindu)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/fly_ash_0.jpg?itok=cJp1NxKT)
NGT orders Singrauli power plants to supply drinking water to residents
Posted on 21 May, 2014 08:48 AM![Singrauli Coal Mines (Source: UA Satish on Flickr)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/singrauli.jpg?itok=DVQtKAn0)
Open Happiness' or open a can of worms?
Posted on 16 May, 2014 08:11 PM1999 was an interesting real estate year for Mehdiganj village in Uttar Pradesh. Someone began buying up land adjoining a soft drink factory owned by the Parle Company. They also began buying land from the farmers except the farmers had no idea as to whom they were selling the land to. As the boundary wall rose up, problems arose too.
![Nandlal Master - fighting Coca Cola since 2002](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/nandlal.png?itok=bV2yB4EQ)
Companies finally disclose their water-related risks
Posted on 24 Apr, 2014 03:17 PMBusinesses increasingly face water risks in the context of climate change. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), India will face changes in rainfall patterns, increase in frequency and severity of extreme weather events along with droughts and flood.
![Industrial pollution, Image: Ganesh Dhamodkar](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/nag_river_reflecting_urban_pollution_ganesh_dhamodkar-wikimedia_commons.jpg?itok=-UZTq9Oz)