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Tuning Fork Film Workshop in Himachal Pradesh
‘Tuning Fork Films’ are a collective of socially oriented filmmakers, who are keen to use film as a medium for self-reflection and social change.
Posted on 22 Sep, 2015 04:07 PM

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Strict action against polluters throwing puja waste in the Yamuna
News this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 21 Sep, 2015 10:19 PM

Delhi Government gets strict towards Yamuna pollution 
Garbage piled high near the Yamuna river (Source: IWP Flickr Photo)
Centre approves 50 more days of work under MGNREGA to tackle drought
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 21 Sep, 2015 10:14 PM

50 more days of work under MGNREGA in drought-hit areas
Labourers building check dams under MGNREGS (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)
Polavaram--solution or problem?
Dam history will be repeated with the construction of the Polavaram Dam. Unfortunately, other options that could have been looked into such as reduction of height, were ignored.
Amita Bhaduri
Posted on 21 Sep, 2015 11:13 AM

Papi kondalu, a scenic gorge located on the lower stretches of the Godavari, will soon be engulfed within the controversial Polavaram Dam. The river serves as a visitor’s delight as it winds through the hills--the same hills that are home to primitive tribal groups such as the Kondareddys.
Papi kondalu gorge on Godavari (Source: Pranay Raj, Wikimedia Commons)
Piped water scheme changes the lives of Odisha villagers
Bandhabhuin village went from having 1 handpump for 400 people to 7, toilet facilities in 55% of the houses and had an overall improvement in its social and economic fabric.
Makarand Purohit
Posted on 19 Sep, 2015 05:55 PM

In India, about Rs.70,000 crore 
Anup Munda showing his functional toilet at Bandha Bhuin
Long-delayed Teesta-III project in Sikkim gets cleared
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 14 Sep, 2015 08:26 PM

Teesta-III project in Sikkim gets a green signal
The meandering Teesta river (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)
Inviting Journalists to the 8th CMS VATAVARAN International Film Festival and Forum on Environment & Wildlife
CMS VATAVARAN 2015 'Water for Life' will focus on problems in water management systems around the world and show the disturbing effects these choices have on human beings.
Posted on 12 Sep, 2015 06:35 PM

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8th CMS Vatavaran
National Seminar on "Fluorosis in Developing Countries: Early Detection, Prevention and Mitigating Measures"
National Seminar on "Fluorosis in Developing Countries: Early Detection, Prevention and Mitigating Measures"
Posted on 11 Sep, 2015 09:29 AM

The Department of Civil Engineering of Sri Krishna College of Technology, Kovaipudur, Coimbatore is organizing a one day National Seminar on “FLUOROSIS IN DEVELOPING  COUNTRIES: EARLY DETECTION, PREVENTION AND MITIGATING MEASURES” on September 14th 2015. The seminar is sponsored by Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi.
What does being 'water stressed' mean for India and her neighbours?
India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and China rank in the top 50 of the world’s most water-stressed countries projected for 2040. Our data analysis shows the stress to the environment, economy, and people.
Sabita Kaushal
Posted on 10 Sep, 2015 06:25 PM

A worldwide ranking of water stressed nations by the World Resources Institute
India ranks 31 in the world’s most water-stressed countries projected for year 2020 (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
Short-term course on 'Urban Sanitation' by IIHS
The three-day programme on Urban Sanitation caters to officers in the urban water and sanitation sector, working in Utilities, Urban Local Bodies, and other State Departments.
Posted on 10 Sep, 2015 05:27 PM

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