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No new construction to be taken up on the Ganga: Government
Posted on 16 Dec, 2015 11:11 AMGovernment decides not to allow new construction on the Ganga
First water atlas of the Himalayas launched during COP 21
Posted on 16 Dec, 2015 10:21 AMFirst water atlas of the Himalayas launched in Paris
Industrial effluents dirty River Brahmani
Posted on 14 Dec, 2015 06:47 PMWater is the most fundamental component of any natural resource, and the crisis of fresh water has posed a formidable challenge worldwide. Among the sources of drinking water rivers play an important role, and in the peninsular river system in India, the River Brahmani plays a pivotal role.
Draft guidelines on water quality released
Posted on 07 Dec, 2015 08:53 PMGovernment comes up with new standards on water quality
Choppy waters and a calm river voyager
Posted on 06 Dec, 2015 12:31 PMThe epic voyage--Nadisutra--along the Ganga may have been the high point of Emmanuel Theophilus’s recent work, but there have been many more peaks and valleys for this fervent mountaineer cum ecologist. Theo lives in a remote village near Munsiyari in Uttarakhand.
Braving the deluge: Chennai's worst December
Posted on 05 Dec, 2015 02:39 PMResidents were convinced that November was the worst but stock taking and rehabilitation had to wait a week longer as the maniacal rains of December took everyone by surprise and completely crippled the city. According the
Uttarakhand finally recognises the land rights of three villages displaced by Tehri dam
Posted on 01 Dec, 2015 08:44 PMThree villages displaced by Tehri dam finally recognised as revenue villages
New CGWA guidelines mandate NOC for industries to extract groundwater
Posted on 24 Nov, 2015 05:45 PMIndustries can extract groundwater only after obtaining a NOC: CGWA
Be careful while bathing if you're in these six districts of UP!
Posted on 24 Nov, 2015 11:30 AMUP's rivers and groundwater are loaded with harmful effluents: CPCB