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Forfeited Treasure: Status of irrigation tanks in Karnataka
Posted on 03 Sep, 2014 01:40 PMIn 1881, there was one tank every 15 square miles in the then state of Karnataka. These tanks irrigated more than 7 lakh acres of land. Tanks were the major source of irrigation and the system was completely managed by beneficiaries, their construction considered a meritorious deed. Their neglect began under the British rule, and continues till the present day ‘big dam’ commitment.
Ken-Betwa river link to divert 6,000 hectares of Panna Tiger Reserve
Posted on 01 Sep, 2014 10:06 PMKen-Betwa river link to take away 10% of MP's Panna Tiger Reserve
Increased subsidy for toilet construction
Posted on 01 Sep, 2014 03:33 PMHigher monetary incentives for toilet construction and delinking sanitation mission from MGNREGS
Monsoon delivers a hard blow to farmers
Posted on 01 Sep, 2014 09:30 AMHigh food Inflation has been pinching Indians for the last few months and with the current monsoon not being very generous to farmers, the situation is only expected to worsen. As of August 29th, rainfall deficiency in the country was 18 per cent, a much improved figure from the 41 per cent deviation recorded at the start of monsoon.
Paani aur Hum: Urdu translation of Anupam Mishra's works
Posted on 29 Aug, 2014 11:40 AMWater scarcity is being felt all across the world today. A major contributor to this loss is the excessive mining of groundwater and the lack of understanding of how traditional water sources in the villages, ponds and wells, contribute in keeping villages self sufficient .
Coca Cola scraps plan to expand bottling plant at Varanasi
Posted on 25 Aug, 2014 10:43 PMCoca Cola to look for other options within state for plant
3 major decisions to revive the Ganga within 3 years
Posted on 25 Aug, 2014 10:27 PMGovernment identifies 11 states along Ganga for sewer link
The blocked 'River of Gold'
Posted on 23 Aug, 2014 10:35 AMIn the early hours of Saturday, August 2, 2014 a large landslide struck part of the Sunkoshi river – a tributary of the Ganga – in Nepal. The landslide killed 156 people and affected the livelihoods of countless others. The Nepalese government responded swiftly to the disaster and was careful to manage the large lake that formed upstream of the debris blocking the river.
Kuhl, kohli and a lost tradition
Posted on 22 Aug, 2014 03:02 PMRanjit Singh is elated that someone has come to his village enquiring about his work. He says not many people recognise the worth of traditional occupations like his. “This is especially true of government officials and policy makers who feel everything old is useless”, he points out.
Ranjit is the kohli of Mjately village in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh.
Himachal Pradesh's forests make way for Renuka Dam
Posted on 19 Aug, 2014 01:31 PMForest clearance granted to the proposed Renuka Dam