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Water Management
Centre drafts National Water Framework Bill 2016
Posted on 17 Oct, 2016 09:19 AMBill to manage river basins out
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Selling packaged water above MRP punishable offence
Posted on 17 Oct, 2016 09:02 AMJail term for selling packaged water above MRP: Government
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Heavy metals and pesticides pollute Ganga: CPCB
Posted on 19 Sep, 2016 09:40 AMGanga polluted with heavy metals and pesticides: CPCB
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Crores of rupees to be raised for irrigation projects
Posted on 11 Sep, 2016 08:43 PMNABARD to raise Rs 77,000 crore to fund 100 prioritised irrigation projects
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Majuli, world’s largest river island
Posted on 11 Sep, 2016 08:34 PMGuinness World Records names Assam’s Majuli world’s largest river island
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Water for everyone
Posted on 08 Sep, 2016 05:55 PMThe management of water resources in India has always been a challenge. From the British era till now, the various governments that ruled India have grappled with the fundamental issue of water equity.
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Manuscripts invited for Environmental and Earth Sciences Research Journal
Posted on 30 Aug, 2016 10:19 PMThe journal ENVIRONMENTAL AND EARTH SCIENCES RESEARCH JOURNAL will publish a spe
Telangana, Maharashtra sign pact for Godavari projects
Posted on 29 Aug, 2016 09:44 AMTelangana, Maharashtra sign pact for irrigation projects across Godavari
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Encroachment behind Chennai floods: Panel
Posted on 21 Aug, 2016 08:36 PMEncroachment of lakes and riverbeds caused Chennai floods: Panel
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Forts of fortune: How the Marathas saved water
Posted on 20 Aug, 2016 02:27 PMIn the olden times, people knew the importance of water and had devised a number of techniques to manage and conserve water resources. These efforts not only met the drinking water needs of the people, but also helped the survival of livestock and agriculture in areas where perennial rivers were absent and the population depended on rains and often faced water scarcity or droughts.
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