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Lifting and Extraction
Invite to a State level workshop 'Groundwater laws in Tamil Nadu', The Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University, Chennai
Posted on 05 Oct, 2013 09:59 PMBackground of the programme
The State level workshop aims to:
- Explore laws relating to groundwater resources
- Create a platform for the participants to interact with lawyers,technocrats and bureaucrats to understand the working of groundwater laws in Tamil Nadu
Participation
![The Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/tn_dr_ambedkar_law_university.png?itok=n6TuYmIK)
Invite to an innovation challenge on water irrigation ' A Watershed Moment in India', Greenpeace India, September 3 - November 15, 2013
Posted on 25 Sep, 2013 01:07 PMOrganisers
Background
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Call for Abstracts for conference 'Young Ecologists Talk and Interact (YETI-2013)', Nagaland University, Zunheboto, Nagaland, December 17-19, 2013
Posted on 19 Sep, 2013 05:41 PMFor more information on the conference, please click here.
Details on the YETI-2013, may also be viewed here.
You may download the poster for YETI 2013, from below.
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Gulf of Kutch is India's first marine eco-sensitive zone
Posted on 16 Sep, 2013 01:36 AMGulf of Kutch will be India's first marine eco-sensitive zone
![No more effluent in the Gulf of Kutch (Wikipedia)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/meethapur_march_29.jpg?itok=PxFlYERg)
Resurrecting the dying 'gharats' of Uttarkashi
Posted on 14 Sep, 2013 05:30 PMGharats are water-powered grinding mills found in Himalayan villages. Though these are owned and managed by individuals, they are considered to be the common property of the entire village.
![The improved gharat (watermill) at Ganeshpur](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/improved_gharat.jpg?itok=scdK3b6f)
200-crore penalty for Adani's Mundra port
Posted on 08 Sep, 2013 07:32 PMPOLICY MATTERS
200-crore penalty for Adani's Mundra port
![Land reclaimation from the sea at the Mundra Port](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/mundra.jpg?itok=U1Y7J03v)
Tug of war on the Gomti
Posted on 29 Aug, 2013 02:44 PMAs temple tanks go, this one is quite beautiful. It is a rectangular masonry-lined tank, about the size of a badminton court. Brick steps lead down to the water. On one of its longer sides is a lovely old temple, shaded by mango trees. Groups of men and women sit and gossip in the coolness. Facing them is an avenue of large trees, below which sit contemplative buffaloes.
![Gomat Taal is reputedly the source of the Gomti](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/gomat_tall_lead_image.jpg?itok=_eSQPzWC)
Angioplasty for groundwater or a heart attack waiting to happen?
Posted on 16 Aug, 2013 10:38 AM“What is in a name? That which we call a rose, would smell as sweet by any other”, goes the line from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. There is quite a lot in a name, Juliet, especially if attaching the wrong terminology to a process is used to appropriate public funds - Rs. 800 crores, in fact.
![Shirpur, Maharashtra of the 'Shirpur Model' fame](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/shirpur_location_0.jpg?itok=xaMH062X)
Fighting the good fight using the Right to Information Act (RTI)
Posted on 20 Jul, 2013 11:21 AMWhat exactly does a 'campaign' look like? What do people actually do when they 'protest' against something? And how do the protesters get hold of all the facts that they quote? These questions surfaced every time I read about a campaign or a protest on environmental or human rights issues but I never got any answers that made me wiser. Until this summer.
![Sanjay Jaiswal in Mehdiganj](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/sanjay1.png?itok=TbZswd0M)
Are solar pumps the start of an ever-green revolution or the end of our groundwater reserves?
Posted on 02 Jun, 2013 05:51 PMIndian farmers depend on groundwater for irrigation but often, there is a shortage of electricity that is required to pump out this water. While diesel pumps are an option, they are costly to run. A better alternative is to tap into freely available solar power. However, this technology is quite expensive at present and effective subsidies and incentives drive its usage.
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