India

Centre’s draft Cauvery Management Scheme approved
Policy matters this week Posted on 22 May, 2018 10:29 AM

SC approves Centre’s draft scheme for sharing Cauvery river water among riparian states

Draft scheme expected to ease distribution of Cauvery water.(Picture courtesy: Hindustan Times)
Indore bags India's cleanest city tag
News this week Posted on 22 May, 2018 10:17 AM

Swachh Survekshan 2018: Indore, Bhopal and Chandigarh emerge as India's top three clean cities

Indore is India's cleanest city. (Picture courtesy: India.com)
Hyderabad's sewage-filled drains cleaned manually
News this week Posted on 15 May, 2018 07:50 AM

Ahead of monsoon, workers made to clean stormwater drains filled with sewage in Hyderabad

Manual scavenging in a new avatar (Picture courtesy: The New Indian Express)
Centre submits draft scheme on Cauvery water sharing
Policy matters this week Posted on 15 May, 2018 07:07 AM

Centre submits draft scheme on Cauvery river water sharing to the Supreme Court

Contentious Cauvery (Picture courtesy: NDTV)
Emission inventory for Delhi
Scientists and students come together to map air pollution sources in the capital. Posted on 10 May, 2018 06:33 AM

A group of scientists and students are braving the heat and dust this summer in the national capital to map all possible sources of air pollution, so that by winter this year, we can get a fair idea of different sources of pollution in the city.

Team collects data for emission inventory. (Pic courtesy: ISW)
Where the mind is without fear
Phoolbasan Yadav’s journey towards empowering women in Chhattisgarh is an inspiring one. Posted on 09 May, 2018 08:49 PM

Phoolbasan Yadav from the remote Sukaldaihan village in the Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh shot to fame for her untiring effort in empowering the women of her village. "Since my childhood, I had experienced extreme poverty and hunger, and I feel that similar is the plight of lakhs of women in the country.

Phoolbasan Yadav (right) receives Padmshree from President Pratibha Patil in 2012.
Storms in India: Science of Severity
The world may see more freak storms due to rising temperatures. Reducing pollution and protecting forests are perfect preventive measures. Posted on 09 May, 2018 03:26 PM

Around 127 people died and 300 others were injured during the severe dust and thunderstorms that shook north India on May 2. Winds touching a speed of 126 kilometres per hour brought down houses and uprooted trees, thus becoming the strongest storm in the last six years. What led to such a massive weather event?

Image for representation purpose only. Source: Pixabay
Call for Admissions for Graduate Program of Water Science and Policy 2018 at Shiv Nadar University
A first of its kind academic program offering a multi-disciplinary perspective on water with a special focus on policy and practical solutions.
Posted on 08 May, 2018 03:59 PM

Entering its second year, the Graduate Program of Water Science and Policy 2018 at Shiv Nadar University envisages a multi-disciplinary classroom, engagement and content delivered by some of the best minds globally – experts on water who have worked on ground realities, made policies and initiated change.

High resolution maps of Ganga to aid cleanup
News this week Posted on 08 May, 2018 11:33 AM

Entire stretch of the Ganga to be mapped using GIS technology 

Maps to rescue Ganga. (Picture courtesy: Hindustan Times)
Delhi against in-principle nod for alternate landfill sites
Policy matters this week Posted on 08 May, 2018 11:09 AM

Delhi government opposes in-principle approval for two landfill sites on Yamuna floodplains 

Delhi's garbage (Picture courtesy: Hindustan Times)
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