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Water Management
India gets new water resources minister
Posted on 05 Sep, 2017 09:10 PMNitin Gadkari takes charge of water resources and Ganga rejuvenation
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Applications invited for engaging specialist on contractual basis, National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee
Posted on 31 Aug, 2017 10:48 AMNational Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee (an autonomous institution under Ministry of Water Resources, RD & GR- Govt of India) intends to hire a qualified and experienced professional as Documentation, Communication and Outreach Specialist on long-term consultancy basis up to 24 months.
Pancheshwar dam public hearing continues
Posted on 30 Aug, 2017 05:56 AMPublic hearing for Pancheshwar dam continues while ignoring people's concern
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Ganapati idol immersion continues despite ban
Posted on 30 Aug, 2017 05:28 AMDespite ban, immersion of Ganpati idols made of PoP continue in Bengaluru lakes
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Budgeting every water cup
Posted on 17 Aug, 2017 04:10 PMTill about a year ago, 52-year-old Kisan Jite would often wake up to his wife Sarla and other village women squabbling over who would fill their buckets first from the only well in Golegaon village.
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Recruitment on contractual project positions at National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee
Posted on 17 Aug, 2017 03:31 PMDetails of the project, designation, number of posts, project duration, essential criteria, and remuneration are available in the advertisement attached below.
The date, time and place for the walk-in interview is August 22, 2017 at 10:00 AM in NIH Roorkee.
Draft of groundwater rules signal relaxation
Posted on 08 Aug, 2017 12:23 PMGroundwater rules might get relaxed
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Water Talk Series 2017 at TISS Mumbai
Posted on 03 Aug, 2017 04:09 PMThe Malhar Group — The Students and Alumni of Master’s Program in Water Policy and Governance (MWPG) is hosting an Annual Water Talk Series starting from the year of 2017 in Tata institute of Social Sciences. The "Water Talk – 2017" would be the inaugural talk being organized in TISS with the support from Centre for Water Policy, Regulation, and Governance (CWPRG).
Maharashtra wetlands face threat
Posted on 01 Aug, 2017 01:49 PMIllegal slums on Maharashtra mudflats cause loss to state
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Only a few large dams have disaster plans: CAG report
Posted on 25 Jul, 2017 04:07 PMOut of 4,862 large dams in the country, only 349 have disaster plans in place: CAG report
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