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Parliament gives nod to Polavaram irrigation project
Posted on 22 Jul, 2014 02:09 PMParliament passes the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill
Indian monsoon under recovery mode
Posted on 22 Jul, 2014 02:01 PMMonsoon covers entire nation, raises hopes of recovery
31% of Bangalore's groundwater not drinkable
Posted on 22 Jul, 2014 01:44 PM"Growing garbage menace ups nitrate content in lakes", said a recent headline in the Deccan Herald that highlighted a study conducted by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) on illegal dumping sites situated near water bodies in Bangalore.
Holi-Bajoli hydropower project shifts banks
Posted on 21 Jul, 2014 04:59 AMI could just about see a small makeshift shelter with a yellow canopy. As I made my way through the small stream and climbed uphill, I saw a JCB machine trying to clear a path. Further up the road, female voices speaking the local dialect started to emerge. A small hearth surrounded by utensils and jars of tea, sugar and lentils greeted me at the entrance.
Centre's 100 day plan: Construct one toilet per second
Posted on 15 Jul, 2014 08:00 AMCentre all set to construct 5.2 million toilets by August 31
Union Budget 2014-15 sets aside Rs. 2037 crore for Ganga's revival
Posted on 15 Jul, 2014 07:51 AMRs. 2,037 crore allocated for Ganga's revival in Union Budget 2014-15
Small hydels: Are they really clean, green and safe?
Posted on 11 Jul, 2014 06:10 PMNow in a dismantled state, the 4.8 MW Aleo II hydro project, situated between Aleo and Prini in Kullu, Himachal Pradesh made it to the news recently, but for the wrong reasons. The reservoir of the newly built Aleo II hydro project on the Aleo nallah, a tributary of the Beas river, collapsed during its very first trial run on January 12, 2014.
Mark no-go zones for hydel projects in Sultej basin: CEIA
Posted on 08 Jul, 2014 12:23 PMImpact study demands for a no-go zone for hydel projects in Sutlej
June 2014: The driest June in 113 years!
Posted on 08 Jul, 2014 09:40 AMIndia receives only 85.8 mm of rain this June
Clean water: Courtesy sand and microbes
Posted on 07 Jul, 2014 10:11 PMEvery year, nearly 600,000 children in India die of illnesses associated with unclean drinking water [1]. Inspite of this, 2 out of every 3 households still do not treat their drinking water [2] and half of the rural water supply, where 70 percent of India’s population lives, is routinely contaminated with toxic bacteria.