Bay of Bengal

Access to clean water and sanitation: the rural-urban gap closes
News this week Posted on 27 May, 2014 12:21 PM

The rural-urban divide in access to sanitation reduces: UN

Many rural areas have free toilets
NGT orders Singrauli power plants to supply drinking water to residents
Policy matters this week Posted on 21 May, 2014 08:48 AM
NGT orders Singrauli power plants to supply drinking water to residents
Singrauli Coal Mines (Source: UA Satish on Flickr)
Environmentalists wary of Modi's green agenda
News this week Posted on 20 May, 2014 10:47 PM

Environmentalists wary of Modi's green agenda

Launch of Narmada-Kshipra interlink (The Hindu)
UP Pollution Control Board issues notice to 956 units for polluting Ganga
Policy matters this week: NGT seeks to examine 956 units for causing pollution in Ganga; POSCO allowed to draw water from Mahanadi and Hansua rivers; SC favours TN in Mullaperiyar dam case. Posted on 12 May, 2014 08:19 AM

956 units in UP gets notice for polluting Ganga

Ganga river in Varanasi, UP (Source: Wikipedia)
Bihar's great walls of destruction
In this video, Dr. Dinesh Mishra explains why Bihar is so vulnerable to flooding and more importantly, why structural measures (embankments) have caused more harm than good. Posted on 07 May, 2014 10:49 PM

Born out of the sea, the Ganga basin is a playground of the rivers coming down from the Himalayas. Floods are not a new thing in Bihar, a state in the lap of these flood plains. For centuries, the people here have lived with these waters, with the floods washing away their lands once a year, slowly, leaving behind a blanket of rich and fertile silt.

Once rice fields, now filled with sand (Jul 2012)
80 countries agree to save oceans in UN-backed summit
News this week: 80 countries join hands to save the world's oceans; Panel blames hydel projects for 2013's devastating floods; Tumkur drought destroys more than 50% of coconut crop Posted on 05 May, 2014 12:25 PM

80 countries join hands to save world's oceans

Oceans of the world (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
Call for participation in the training program on 'Understanding Water and Water Resources Management: Issues, Struggles and Solutions', Water Conflicts Forum and Sambhaavnaa Institute, Himachal Pradesh
The training program is specially designed for young people who wish to work or are working on water related issues, and want to expand and deepen their knowledge and understanding about water.
Posted on 01 May, 2014 07:43 AM

Theme of the training program: The theme of the workshop will focus on the crises around water and water resources management. It will highlight key issues of water as a common property resource – its exploitation, privatisation and the resulting impacts like conflicts around water and its access for the common people.

Understanding Water & Water Resources Management
Below normal' rainfall for India this monsoon: IMD
News this week: IMD predicts a below average monsoon this year; Himachal villagers reject govt's Assessment Report on Sutlej basin; Six years post-construction, Narmada canals breach every ten steps. Posted on 28 Apr, 2014 10:18 PM

'Below normal' rainfall for India this monsoon: IMD

Monsoon in India (Source: journeys@remember)
Himachal govt to restrict commercial activities on Rohtang
Policy matters this week: Commercial activities on Rohtang to be restricted; SC orders Centre to set up National Regulator by April 30; Warning to Pollution Control Boards over pollution in Ganga. Posted on 28 Apr, 2014 10:10 PM

No more commercial activities on Rohtang pass after May 6: HP govt

Rohtang pass (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
Goa-Karnataka dispute over Kalasa-Banduri project resolved
Policy matters this week: Tribunal resolves Goa-Karnataka dispute over water project; TN protests Karnataka's water scheme in Cauvery basin; Resolve Delhi-Haryana water dispute: HC to Centre. Posted on 22 Apr, 2014 11:07 PM

Tribunal's order over Kalasa-Banduri Project brings respite to Goa and Karnataka

Mahadayi River in Goa (Source: Wikipedia)
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