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India plans to route water from Sharda to Yamuna
Posted on 27 Mar, 2018 04:42 AMIndia seeks to bring water from Nepal's Sharda river to supplement Yamuna near Delhi
Fluorosis detection: A step towards providing clean water
Posted on 26 Mar, 2018 05:21 AMRabindra Kumar Jena, the Member of Parliament (MP) from Balasore, Odisha knew that something was wrong with the health of people in a part of his constituency but he could not put his finger to it. By sheer chance, in 2015, he got to know that this seemed to be related to excessive fluoride in water, which caused a disease called skeletal fluorosis.
Tackling climate change in Maharashtra
Posted on 23 Mar, 2018 02:42 PMOn the eve of the World Water Day, Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR), made a presentation to the members of the Maharashtra Legislature. The presentation was a part of an event titled Tackling Climate Change in Maharashtra that was presided over by the chief minister, Devendra Fadnavis.
Seeds of discontent
Posted on 22 Mar, 2018 06:40 PMSmall farmers are the key to ending poverty and hunger and promoting sustainable development. In India, small and marginal farmers—those who work on less than two hectares (five acres) of land—constitute 80 percent of all farm households, 50 percent of rural households and 36 percent of the total of all households. Sadly, the plight of these farmers is very distressing.
No water for irrigation from Sardar Sarovar dam
Posted on 20 Mar, 2018 12:20 PMFarmers anxious as government stops water supply from the Sardar Sarovar dam for irrigation
Plastic ban in place, Maharashtra to encourage recycling
Posted on 20 Mar, 2018 11:49 AMMaharashtra makes it mandatory for dairies and milk retailers to repurchase poly packs for recycling
Engaging students for a better tomorrow
Posted on 20 Mar, 2018 05:37 AMIt is a rather unusual sight to see a big group of children pay rapt attention to the myriad of slides flashing on the screen. The topic at hand: safe drinking water. The animated and engaging voice of the resource person ensures the effective delivery of the didactic content.
Horizontal wells bring more water
Posted on 19 Mar, 2018 01:09 PMHanumanthappa Ramanagar from Kushtagi taluka of Karnataka’s Koppal district has 15 acres of arid land with two deep wells on two sides of the land. One is a “very old” dug well and the other, a tubewell, is just 10 years old. Both were on the verge of going defunct two years ago. “There were many areas of land around us which were facing a similar fate.
Can legal compliance address environmental injustice?
Posted on 18 Mar, 2018 02:47 PMWhat happens after an environmental law is made or an environmental approval is granted to a project? Are all the safeguards complied with? Do the authorities in charge enforce the environmental regulations and laws proactively? What are the impacts that arise due to non-compliance with environmental regulations? How can affected communities pursue remedies?
Village heads come together to save Dzongu
Posted on 15 Mar, 2018 06:12 PMAs we sit sipping tea with him, Ugen Lepcha calmly spells out his stand. “Even if it means having to leave my (political) party, I will continue to be against dams,” he says. Ugen Lepcha, the president of Passingang gram panchayat in the Dzongu area of Sikkim, clearly has courage when it comes to his political convictions.