Rivers
New norms proposed for hydel clearance
Posted on 23 Oct, 2014 05:41 PMGovernment proposes new set of norms for hydel projects clearance
Poisonous cocktail in the Cauvery
Posted on 20 Oct, 2014 01:26 PMMettur, a lush green valley town near Salem in Tamil Nadu, is most famous for the Mettur Dam and the Cauvery river, which originates at Talakaveri, in Kodagu, Karnataka. A largely agricultural town, Mettur's move to industrialisation happened in 1936 when Mettur Chemicals set up India’s first caustic-chlorine factory above the Stanley Reservoir.
Scheme to develop 2,379 villages in the next 5 years launched
Posted on 14 Oct, 2014 11:47 AMCentre launches the Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana
It's cyclone Hudhud's turn to cause damage!
Posted on 14 Oct, 2014 11:40 AMHudhud lands in Vizag at 195 kmph
A miracle in Mahewa
Posted on 08 Oct, 2014 09:14 PMThere is nothing special about Mahewa. It is a small ward in the town of Gorakhpur, far enough on the outskirts of the city, and it hasn't seem to have made up its mind on whether it is a city or a village. Part of it is in the form of 'bungalow colonies', part in the form of small farms. Small share-autos service the area.
Swachh Bharat Mission launched on Gandhi Jayanti
Posted on 06 Oct, 2014 11:09 PMPM launches the nationwide cleanliness campaign
First river interlinking project initiated
Posted on 06 Oct, 2014 09:15 PMInterlinking of Ken-Betwa rivers initiated
3000 MW Dibang mega project approved without public consultation
Posted on 29 Sep, 2014 10:26 PMDibang hydel project gets Centre's nod
Sleight of hand in the Sabarmati
Posted on 29 Sep, 2014 12:26 AM'Sabarmati ke Sant, tune kar diya kamaal'. Oh Saint of Sabarmati, you have done wonders' goes the popular song. Today, it is the Sabarmati herself who is supposed to be the subject of a miracle.
A case against small hydropower
Posted on 28 Sep, 2014 07:34 PMAs Hari Singh led me towards his fields, I wondered if he was trying to play a joke on me. Large rocks were scattered in the area and there was no sight of any arable land, neither was there any clue of the irrigation channel which Singh claimed ran through his farm.