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Present status of interlinking of rivers project - Press Information Bureau release

Feasibility reports of 14 links under Peninsular Component and 2 links (Indian Portion) under Himalayan Component have been completed.

River schools can make the future look bright - Parineeta Dandekar

Of all the positive elements and assets, the most important ally of our environment is the future generation.

"Civil society groups to do NREGA audit again"

MGNREGS news updates compiled by FES (1 - 15 February 2011)

Budget 2011-12 Analysis: Times of 'tough love' - Devinder Sharma

In 2010-11, Rs 5.02 lakh crore was provided by way of tax exemptions to industry. This is nothing but a subsidy for the rich.

Landmark initiative of Karnataka High Court stops the destruction and degeneration of lakes of Bangalore - ESG press release

Over 400 lakes to be immediately protected and rehabilitated in an ecologically wise and socially just manner spread over 1200 sq km of Bangalore urban region.

Cremation customs pollute Ganges river - Video Volunteers

The Ganga in Allahabad is being polluted by the tradition of immersing cremated corpses

25 years of the Narmada struggle - Ordinary people, extraordinary movement

A slideshow by National Alliance of People's Movements (NAPM)

Channels of change - Down to Earth

Two villages in Uttar Pradesh have reversed the trend of migration by digging six kilometres of channels to bring water to drought-hit farms.

Lakes of Mahadevpura constituency of Bengaluru: Current status, changes in distribution and recommendations for restoration - A report by ATREE (2011)

This report is based on a survey of the lakes dating back to the 9th century AD in Mahadevpura constituency of Bengaluru.

Social impact assessment of resettlement & rehabilitation policies and packages in India - Report of a research project by Centre for Social Development

This report is the outcome of a research project by the Centre for Social Development (CSD) for the Department of Land Resources (DoLR).

Co-processing of distillery spent wash concentrate in cement industry – Inviting comments on the draft guidelines by the Central Pollution Control Board (2010)

Co-processing of wastes in cement kiln has emerged as an environment friendly alternative disposal method in the recent years.

Canacona flash floods (2009): Reports submitted by the National Institute of Oceanography to the Government of Goa

These reports deal with the damage caused by the Canacona flash floods of October 2, 2009.

Socio-economic implications of depleting groundwater resource in Punjab: A comparative analysis of different irrigation systems - An EPW paper

This article in the Economic and Political Weekly is based on a comparative analysis of different irrigation systems.

Robert Chambers speaks about health, nutrition, sanitation and CLTS at the International Development Select Committee on the future of DFID's programme in India

On the 8th February 2010, Robert Chambers gave evidence at the International Development Select Committee on UK Aid to India