India

NGT has ordered states to maintain environmental flow of 15-20 percent in rivers

In the early half of the last century, two people in love with each other worked in their own separate ways to create the India of their dreams. Venkapaiyya worked in the district court at Kasargod, Kerala eventually retiring a few years before India became independent and spent his days administering the laws of British India.

As India completes 70 years of its independence, let’s take a moment to introspect the contribution of science and technology to national development. Several scientific and technological developments have touched the lives of common people, though limelight is often hogged by achievements in fields like space and atomic energy.

Environment ministry recommends dropping seven hydel projects in Arunachal Pradesh

Fishing trawlers symbolise industrial-scale fishing which is lucrative in the present day market. These machines that catch fish in huge numbers are said to be a boon to the sector’s economy but a closer look at the figures show that these modes of mass fishing may not be as efficient as they may seem to appear.

Groundwater rules might get relaxed

Faecal sludge management or FSM is a management system that safely collects, transports, and treats faecal sludge (also called septage) from pit latrines, septic tanks or other onsite sanitation facilities (OSSF).

Sinking islands may become a reality with sea-level rise and climate change in decades to come. Tamil Nadu has hit upon a novel idea to protect such islands on its coast--deployment of artificial reefs near vulnerable islands.

The training programme will follow a mix method approach involving lectures, in-class exercises, interactive discussions and audio-video training support. A full-day field exposure visit will be organised for participants to explore best management practices on RWH and DWWTs.

The Malhar Group — The Students and Alumni of Master’s Program in Water Policy and Governance (MWPG) is hosting an Annual Water Talk Series starting from the year of 2017 in Tata institute of Social Sciences. The "Water Talk – 2017" would be the inaugural talk being organized in TISS with the support from Centre for Water Policy, Regulation, and Governance (CWPRG).