Chattisgarh
Call for Research Associate, Forum for Policy Dialogue on Water Conflicts in India
Posted on 29 Jul, 2015 01:02 PMPresent focus of Forum’s work
Why use a refrigerator to store water when you can use a clay pot?
Posted on 04 Jul, 2015 10:06 PMWhat's not to like about clay pots? "They cool water naturally due to the tiny air pores present in them, are affordable, save energy and are eco-friendly when compared to refrigerators", says Gautam Bandhopadhaya, a water expert in Chhattisgarh.
How has water privatisation affected Chattisgarh?
Posted on 27 May, 2015 04:37 PMThe Shivnath River is the longest tributary of the Mahanadi River.
Kanhar: To be or not to be?
Posted on 17 May, 2015 07:20 AMThe last month has been one of great activity around the illegal construction of the Kanhar dam in Sonebhadra district of Uttar Pradesh.
Water and facilities flow better into cities
Posted on 05 May, 2015 01:35 PMSixty eight percent of India's population lives in rural areas but when it comes to facilities -- including the availability of safe drinking water -- cities and towns corner most of them.
A way to minimise agricultural problems in India
Posted on 24 Feb, 2015 10:10 AMMuneswar and more than 170 farmers in Ambikapur, Chhattisgarh have no regrets after shifting over from traditional agricultural methods of farming to the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) method. Why would they? Most of them have been overwhelmed by the kind of returns they have got compared to their investments.
Mission to clean Yamuna in Delhi by 2017
Posted on 19 Jan, 2015 09:08 PMNGT announces heavy fines, bans farming to clean up Yamuna
The dark life of the Kelo
Posted on 15 Jan, 2015 11:52 PM"The Kelo river has never been like this but in the last two decades, the economic growth in the region has spoiled the purity of the river", says eminent journalist Shiv Rajpoot from Raigarh, who is also known as "Kelo man". He has twice traveled by foot, the 90 km stretch of the Kelo from its origin to its end.
The objectives of his two visits were to study and document:
Traditional fishing technologies: Will they survive the onslaught of development and mechanisation?
Posted on 16 Dec, 2014 11:37 PMFisheries are an important sector providing employment to millions of people in India and contributing to the food security of the country. Marine, inland fisheries and aquaculture are the main components of the fisheries sector.
TSR Subramanian Committee equally weighs development and the environment
Posted on 25 Nov, 2014 11:36 AMTSR Subramanian Committee submits report on environmental laws to the Environment Ministry