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Sardar Sarovar dam to submerge 40,000 families
Posted on 19 Sep, 2017 08:44 PMPM Modi inaugurates the controversial Sardar Sarovar Project
Floods to cost $215 billion per year in South Asia by 2030
Posted on 19 Sep, 2017 08:10 PMA whopping $215 billion is lost to floods each year
Ousteri lake needs help!
Posted on 19 Sep, 2017 12:04 PMOusteri lake is the largest water body in the Puducherry region.
Risk of cholera increases with urbanisation: Study
Posted on 18 Sep, 2017 02:37 PMDistricts with higher levels of urbanisation have a higher risk for the outbreak of cholera, a new nationwide study by the Indian and international experts has revealed.
A fishing holiday for marine health
Posted on 15 Sep, 2017 02:29 PM"The world has enough for everyone's needs, but not enough for everyone's greed”--Mahatma Gandhi
Assam's fluorosis problem: When nature serves poison
Posted on 15 Sep, 2017 08:18 AMSadhani Kalita is only 35 years old but looks like she could be 50 years or older. She has lost her teeth and both her legs are misshapen with the ankles twisted.
Gold nanoparticles to remove lead from wastewater
Posted on 14 Sep, 2017 08:03 PMGold, the favourite metal of Indian women, is increasingly becoming popular among scientists as well, though for a different reason. A group of Indian researchers has used gold nanoparticles to develop a simple method to detect lead in wastewater.
Wetlands wait to be saved
Posted on 14 Sep, 2017 10:52 AMIn the afternoons these days, Basai wears a deserted look. Known as a bird’s delight and privileged by the protected status of a national park, the wetland is located just eight kilometres from Sultanpur bird sanctuary in Gurugram in Haryana. No birds can be spotted foraging the soil of the Basai wetland or its waters.
Laws are good, implementation not so much
Posted on 14 Sep, 2017 05:41 AMAs a child back in the village, I had always cherished the sight of clear water running below bridges. But moving to Chennai, the car windows are always drawn up and the car zooms across bridges in a bid to avoid the stench emanating from the river. This begs the question, why are we in urban India so deprived of a clean environment?
Maharashtra gets Rs 60,000 crore for river interlinking
Posted on 13 Sep, 2017 06:34 AMCentre allocates Maharashtra Rs 60,000 crore to link its rivers