Andhra Pradesh
Dibang hydel project gets approval
Posted on 24 Jul, 2019 04:27 PMCabinet approves Dibang hydel project in Arunachal Pradesh
Floods grip Assam and Bihar
Posted on 17 Jul, 2019 01:54 AMBihar and northeast India reel under floods
Government launches Jal Shakti Abhiyan to tackle water crisis
Posted on 02 Jul, 2019 04:59 PMCentre launches Jal Shakti Abhiyan
Drought advisory issued to western and southern states
Posted on 22 May, 2019 11:30 AMCentre issues drought advisory to six states
Almost half of the country reels under drought: Study
Posted on 04 Apr, 2019 07:00 AMStudy reveals that nearly 42 percent of India’s land area is facing drought
DDA allows waste dumping on Yamuna floodplains
Posted on 04 Apr, 2019 06:42 AMDDA allocates 42.5 acre plot on Yamuna floodplains for waste dumping
Number crunching helps farmers manage water
Posted on 23 Mar, 2019 11:45 PMAt 42 years, Bhagwat Ghagare seems young. But he is old enough to have seen his village prosper and decline many times. Farming had traditionally been small and distress migration rampant at Kumbharwadi in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra.
Mumbai-Ahmedabad train corridor gets wildlife clearance
Posted on 13 Feb, 2019 12:53 PMWildlife clearance granted to Mumbai-Ahmedabad high speed train corridor
Gujarat drought: Centre aid sought
Posted on 19 Dec, 2018 06:35 AMGujarat seeks financial aid of Rs 1,725 crore from the Centre for drought relief works
When the pits fill up: A day in the life of sanitation workers in urban India
Posted on 18 Nov, 2018 06:57 PMIndia’s flagship sanitation programme, Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM), highlights both the importance of latrine use, and also of “safe and proper disposal”. Since most of urban India is not connected to sewers, the SBM recommends that cities work towards technological, financing and governance initiatives that would ensure safe faecal sludge management. In practice, this means mechanical (i.e.
