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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) - Terrace gardens
Posted on 04 Jun, 2014 06:03 AMThe most popular questions related to terrace gardening are listed here. Browse through it and be on your way to setting up the perfect terrace garden.
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Ganga rejuvenation priority for new Water Ministry
Posted on 02 Jun, 2014 02:21 PMNew Water Ministry headed by Uma Bharti prioritizes Ganga rejuvenation
![Ganga at Haridwar (Source: Barry Silver)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/ganga_dashara_at_haridwar.jpg?itok=UwDRP9uT)
Environmentalists wary of Modi's green agenda
Posted on 20 May, 2014 10:47 PMEnvironmentalists wary of Modi's green agenda
![Launch of Narmada-Kshipra interlink (The Hindu)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/kshipra.jpg?itok=RBQKMPKh)
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)
10% of Odisha coast prone to erosion
Posted on 12 May, 2014 08:38 AM10% of Odisha coast prone to erosion: Study
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UP Pollution Control Board issues notice to 956 units for polluting Ganga
Posted on 12 May, 2014 08:19 AM956 units in UP gets notice for polluting Ganga
![Ganga river in Varanasi, UP (Source: Wikipedia)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/aerial_view_ganga_river_banks_varanasi_india_2012_0.jpg?itok=M0aCM11u)
Tribals of Tawa reservoir left leader-less
Posted on 07 May, 2014 11:19 AMTawa reservoir in Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh, irrigates several thousand hectares of land. It is here that Sunil Gupta, popularly known as Sunil Bhai, rose to prominence in 1995 when he led the struggle of the tribals displaced by the reservoir.
![Sunil Bhai; Source: Samarendra](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/sunil_bhai.jpg?itok=P6TaJz_w)
Punjab wades in troubled waters
Posted on 03 May, 2014 12:23 AMMany great civilisations have thrived near rivers with people moving in search of water across swathes of lands. The same holds true for present day Punjab, especially its farmers.
![Groundwater is falling by 1 metre every year](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/lead_0.jpg?itok=uDo_KeWN)
Call for participation in the training program on 'Understanding Water and Water Resources Management: Issues, Struggles and Solutions', Water Conflicts Forum and Sambhaavnaa Institute, Himachal Pradesh
Posted on 01 May, 2014 07:43 AMTheme of the training program: The theme of the workshop will focus on the crises around water and water resources management. It will highlight key issues of water as a common property resource – its exploitation, privatisation and the resulting impacts like conflicts around water and its access for the common people.
![Understanding Water & Water Resources Management](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/water_conflicts_1.jpg?itok=66fEFAhG)
Call for Proposals, Bharat Rural Livelihoods Foundation, India
Posted on 23 Apr, 2014 01:44 PMAbout Bharat Rural Livelihoods Foundation:
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