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Arghyam, which works in the areas of domestic water and sanitation, has decided to look more closely at the sanitation space to identify certain areas where it can work towards attaining total sanitation in rural areas of India.

This paper published by Megh Pyne Abhiyan argues that  dug wells slowly started losing their significance following the invention and large scale marketing of hand pumps,.

India like many other developing countries has focused its agricultural policies on increasing agricultural production to meet food security.

This document by Department of Drinking Water Supply is on the guidelines of Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (NBA) (July 2012). The details of the guidelines are elaborated in 23 different sections, followed by an exhaustive list of annexure.

The Prayas Energy Group, Pune had in August 2011, released a report titled “Thermal power plants on the anvil: Implications and need for rationalisation” on the large number of thermal power plants (TPPs) being pro

Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar came into existence in July 22, 2008, inheriting the brand name IIT. This fact itself charges the Institute not only to be worthy of its inheritance but also to be distinctive and distinguished on its own by scripting a path towards novelties. Presented below are the statements for Vision, Mission, Goals & Strategies (to achieve the Goals) and the Core Values of IIT Bhubaneswar.

Qualification
Ph.D. with first class or equivalent in the preceding degree in appropriate branch with a very good academic

Specialization
Physical Meteorology, Climate modeling, Air-Sea Interaction, Ocean Modeling, Physical Oceanography (with observational experience), Oceanographic/Meteorological Instrumentation (with observational experience), Remote Sensing and GIS (related to Ocean & Atmosphere)

How does one understand the nexus between energy and water?

A nascent step to bring back democracy firmly put on the ground a year ago by reintroducing the Panchayat System in the state of Jammu & Kashmir after a long wait of over a decade is again being jeopardized by militancy.

Five months after the infamous Jarawa Video incident featuring scantily clad Jarawa tribal women allegedly dancing for tourists in return for food and money, the Central Government finally acted on the matter by approving the proposed amendments in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Protection of Aboriginal Tribes) Regulation, 1956.

Aamir Khan, recently on his show “Satyamev Jayate” spoke about the harmful effects of pesticides and requested the Central and the state governments to adopt organic farming method. Waking up to the cries of farmers, Aamir has put forward a solution which surely will bring back life to our agricultural fields.