News and Articles
Goa river waters contains high content of feacal coliform: Study
Posted on 08 Jun, 2015 11:13 PMGoa rivers water unfit for human consumption: GSPCB
Yet another expert body formed to review Uttarakhand hydel project
Posted on 08 Jun, 2015 08:30 PMCentre constitutes third expert body to review Uttarakhand dams
Government clears 170 eco-zones across the country
Posted on 02 Jun, 2015 05:02 AMCentre gives nod to 170 eco- sensitive zones in the country
No relief to Yamuna even after reduced sewage flows in Delhi
Posted on 02 Jun, 2015 01:20 AMYamuna pollution stays the same, despite a drop in sewage flow
Dehydration: How to recognize, prevent and treat it.
Posted on 30 May, 2015 08:19 PMDiarrhoeal diseases are the second leading cause of death in children under five years of age and are responsible for killing around 7,60,000 children every year all over the world.
Dehydration: How to recognize, prevent and treat it.
Posted on 30 May, 2015 08:19 PMDiarrhoeal diseases are the second leading cause of death in children under five years of age, and are responsible for killing around 7,60,000 children every year all over the world.
How can growing groundwater crisis be dealt with?
Posted on 30 May, 2015 12:17 PMIndia is highly dependant on groundwater.
Bangalore's water mafia explained!
Posted on 29 May, 2015 09:20 PMWater tankers are a common sight in most Indian cities and so are tanker businesses that extract and deliver groundwater via trucks or tractors to hundreds of residential neighbourhoods at a negotiated price. Most of these are informal or unauthorised.
Who are the water mafia and how do they operate?
First Sikkim, now Meghalaya springs hope!
Posted on 29 May, 2015 07:26 PMMeghalaya boasts one of the rainiest places on the planet at Cherrapunjee, receiving over 11,000 mm of annual rainfall. Yet, despite all the rain, water availability remains a problem for many rural and urban communities across the State. Natural springs that have provided drinking water for generations are in crisis.
Reminiscence by the waterside: Book review of Jeevan Leela
Posted on 29 May, 2015 06:53 PMWater touches our lives in many ways. Our childhood memories are often entwined with the rivers that we have crossed, lakes that we have seen and the ponds that we may have jumped in. In his Bharat Darshan, the author Kaka Kalelkar travels across the length and breadth of the country and takes us to many such places we may have visited but have probably forgotten about.