Delhi

Puppets talk, people listen
A small colony of puppeteers in Delhi 'pull strings' and talk on issues that plague their lives: Water, sanitation and land takeover bids. Posted on 14 Jun, 2015 10:31 PM

All the world’s a stage and all men and women players in it, said Shakespeare. Kathputli Colony in Delhi is living testimony to this. ‘Kath’ means wood and ‘putli’ is the Hindi word for a doll or puppet.

Modern day puppets talk on issues pertaining to real life situations
No relief to Yamuna even after reduced sewage flows in Delhi
News this week Posted on 02 Jun, 2015 01:20 AM

Yamuna pollution stays the same, despite a drop in sewage flow

Garbage piled high near the Yamuna river
Protests in Arunachal as Centre clears Dibang project
Policy matters this week Posted on 26 May, 2015 09:22 AM

Green nod to Arunachal's Dibang project

People protesting Dibang Project (Source: SANDRP)
India readies for a poor monsoon due to strong possibility of El Nino
News this week Posted on 18 May, 2015 08:59 PM

India prepares to fight the impacts of El Nino

IMD predicts strong El Nino (Source: MSN Weather)
SC denies land to Coca-Cola in Chharba, Uttarakhand
Policy matters this week Posted on 05 May, 2015 11:30 AM

After Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand also bids goodbye to Coca Cola

The scrubland that the Coca Cola company requires
Delhi Govt bans use of groundwater in city parks
Policy matters this week Posted on 28 Apr, 2015 11:03 AM

Stop use of fresh groundwater in city parks: Delhi Government

The Nakshatra Garden
Task force appointed to forge consenus on river interlinking
Policy matters this week Posted on 20 Apr, 2015 09:22 PM

Centre appoints task force, with an aim to speed up implementation of river interlinking

River interlinking (Source: AmyNorth)
Government makes yet another industry-friendly move
Policy matters this week Posted on 13 Apr, 2015 09:46 PM

Pollution index no more includes human health and environmental degradation

Polluted water coming out of a factory
Probe ordered on cost overruns of Vidarbha dams
Policy matters this week Posted on 07 Apr, 2015 09:04 PM

Maharashtra Government to probe into cost overruns of Vidarbha dams

Earthmovers carrying out irrigation project works
Water Man of India wins 2015 Stockholm Water Prize
News this week Posted on 23 Mar, 2015 09:04 PM

Rajendra Singh is the 2015 Stockholm Water Prize Laureate

The Water Man of India (Source: SIWI)
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