Jharkhand
Sand mining in Rajasthan: SC refuses to lift ban
Posted on 16 Jan, 2018 10:41 AMSC refuses to lift ban on sand mining in Rajasthan
Farmer suicide cases decrease: Govt data
Posted on 20 Dec, 2017 11:22 AMGovernment data shows decreasing suicide trend among farmers for the second consecutive year
Asia is at high risk of flooding: Report
Posted on 18 Jul, 2017 12:25 PMAsia has the highest number of people exposed to flooding: Report
Now a human, Ganga receives its first legal notice
Posted on 02 May, 2017 08:42 AMAfter becoming a human entity, Ganga river receives first legal notice
Mumbai beaches are world's most polluted: Study
Posted on 10 Apr, 2017 08:14 PMMarine litter is heavy along Mumbai’s beaches: Study
Water worried, Ranchi looks for a way out
Posted on 13 Dec, 2016 10:23 AMRanchi, the capital of Jharkhand, has gained disrepute for the plummeting groundwater level and water shortage in its dams. Once a settlement of the indigenous communities of Munda and Oraon, the city, located in the coal-steel belt of India, witnessed unprecedented growth since 1869.
MGNREGA demands makeover
Posted on 23 Sep, 2016 09:04 PMThe article, The MGNREGA crisis: Insights from Jharkhand, published in the Economic and Political Weekly dated May 28, 2016, provides an overview of the status of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act or MGNREGA in India.
Mines radiate disaster
Posted on 04 Aug, 2016 09:43 AMThe body of Guria Das looked like that of a three-year-old when she passed away at the age of 13. Guria was born in 1999 with a condition that constrained her growth. Her father, Chhatua Das recounts how Guria, unable to speak or move, communicated with him and his wife through gestures; a language that only the three of them could comprehend.
Small farmers eye big fish in Jharkhand
Posted on 16 Jul, 2016 11:44 AMDhanmaniya Devi had never tasted a ‘good’ fish. “All we had during my childhood were the small varieties which come to rivers during monsoon. They are rarely seen now,” says the 65-year-old villager in Sildag of Palamau district in Jharkhand. This is why when her family reared the commercial variety fish last year, she was delighted.
Water packaging units run without licence
Posted on 03 Jul, 2016 12:07 AMMost water packaging units operating without license: FSSAI