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Chennai faces acute water crisis
Posted on 27 Jun, 2017 08:46 PMChennai reels under acute crisis of drinking water
Chilka's health brings wealth
Posted on 19 Jun, 2017 12:44 PMSpanning over 1,165 sq km, the Chilika Lake is Asia’s largest saltwater lake. Over 200,000 fishers and 400,000 farmers depend on the lake for their livelihood. But what makes this lake stand out is its biodiversity.Over a million migratory birds winter here, making it a bird watcher’s paradise in India.
Maharashtra farmers get farm loan waiver
Posted on 13 Jun, 2017 09:18 AMMaharashtra government announces farm loan waiver to genuine farmers
UP rivers have poor quality water, reveals audit
Posted on 23 May, 2017 10:17 AMAudit reveals poor quality of water in UP rivers
The Water Data Challenge: Enabling farmers to benefit from low-cost water data solutions
Posted on 09 May, 2017 04:26 PMTHE CHALLENGE
Groundwater extraction rampant in four states
Posted on 18 Apr, 2017 12:04 PMDelhi, Punjab, Rajasthan and Haryana vulnerable to severe water scarcity
Mumbai beaches are world's most polluted: Study
Posted on 10 Apr, 2017 08:14 PMMarine litter is heavy along Mumbai’s beaches: Study
Project power plants fear
Posted on 09 Apr, 2017 12:59 PMThe mangrove forests of the Sundarbans are the biggest barriers against cyclones from the Bay of Bengal, saving both India and Bangladesh from irreparable damage.
Wetlands in Uttarakhand degraded: WWF
Posted on 06 Feb, 2017 08:02 PMNegligence behind the degradation of Uttarakhand wetlands: WWF
The sea mouths crisis
Posted on 06 Jan, 2017 11:21 PMLingaraj Jena is a worried man. At 86, he is one of the older fishermen in Berhampura village, an island on the Chilika lake in Odisha. Though he no longer goes for fishing due to old age, he is worried about the opening of new sea mouths; he knows it is not good news for the fishing communities he is a part of that depend on the Chilika for their livelihood.
