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Surface Water
Ganga woes unveiled: NGT panel investigates polluted waters during Prayagraj's Magh Mela
Posted on 30 Jan, 2024 08:51 PMNGT forms committee to address polluted water discharge in Ganga River at Prayagraj
Charting the course of water: Historical narratives and contemporary solutions
Posted on 30 Dec, 2023 07:48 PMRostow's five developmental stages assert that every society undergoes these phases to attain a developed stage. Originally crafted to morally legitimise colonialism, the theory neglects to address the environmental and cultural constraints inherent in the development process.
India releases the 'FloodWatch' app to provide real-time flood updates
Posted on 01 Sep, 2023 09:40 AMIndia releases the 'FloodWatch' app to provide real-time flood updates
Localised impacts of irrigation on economic development
Posted on 01 Jan, 2023 06:16 AMPolicy makers in developing countries have long emphasized improvements in agricultural productivity as a central strategy for promoting rural development.
An index for impact monitoring of water infrastructure
Posted on 25 Dec, 2022 06:52 PMMahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) is currently the largest funded rural development program in India to ensure rural livelihood by providing employment through different activities.
Water conservation and NREGA in tribal areas of Madhya Pradesh
Posted on 10 Oct, 2022 09:58 PMOut of India’s total population of 1210.19 million, 104 million, i.e., 8.6% are tribal (Census, 2011), India has one of the highest diversity among the tribes in the world. Broadly tribal inhabit two distinct geographical areas – the Central Indian Tribal Belt and the North-East.
No construction allowed on reclaimed land near Mahanadi river: NGT
Posted on 09 Oct, 2022 07:38 PMMahanadi riverfront development plan: NGT refuses allowing construction on reclaimed land
Visualizing the Vrishabhavathi river to keep it alive
Posted on 06 Oct, 2022 05:55 PMA river or a cesspool of waste?
Beris – a neglected indigenous water harvesting system
Posted on 30 Aug, 2022 09:03 PMWorld Water Week is currently being observed across the world.
MGNREGS becoming the quintessential scheme for tribal agriculture
Posted on 09 Aug, 2022 03:00 PMChhattisgarh was carved out of Madhya Pradesh in 2000 in response to the demand for a separate state with the unique Chhattisgarhi identity. Among various facets that make up this identity, being a tribal state is also prominent. It is one of the ten states that constitute the Central Indian Tribal Belt (CITB).