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Corrosion induced oil pipeline leak in Chennai blows lid off two-year-old problem of CPCL pipeline and affects water table
Posted on 14 Feb, 2013 10:38 PMAuthor: M Valliappan
How to grow food on your roof ?: Video interview with Dr Vishwanath Kadur, an expert on terrace gardens
Posted on 13 Feb, 2013 02:52 PMDo you crave for home grown, pesticide free, healthy greens on your plate? Does lack of land stop you from soiling your hands and farming your meals?
Read on and learn to grow food on your terrace itself !
Interview with Dr Vishwanath Kadur, a terrace garden expert ( Source of video: Getta India)
Living rivers, dying rivers: Everything you wanted to know about rivers in India
Posted on 13 Feb, 2013 10:41 AMIn an attempt to join crucial debates surrounding the alarming increase in environmental degradation, especially of rivers and river systems, Prof. Ramaswamy Iyer, India’s foremost expert in the field conceived and carried forward a series of talks titled ‘Living Rivers, Dying Rivers’ with support of India International Centre.
PM expresses grave concern on depleting groundwater levels - Roundup of the week’s news (February 4-10, 2013)
Posted on 11 Feb, 2013 07:49 AMPM expresses grave concern on depleting groundwater levels
An exhibition at Studio Safdar in Shadi Khampur traces the history of the urban village and its water systems
Posted on 10 Feb, 2013 07:12 PMGuest post: Amita Bhaduri
West Delhi’s dusty neighbourhood, Shadi Khampur now has its own museum, in the traditional brick-and-mortar sense. I live nearby, have worked out of an office here and am familiar with the alleyways. But I got to know only now, what life in the neighbourhood was like. Its rich history and its connect to larger narratives from the past, like the series of land acquisitions in Delhi, the Emergency, and the anti-Sikh riots of 1984 which had gone largely undocumented and unarchived have been chronicled in the Neighbourhood Museum of Local History of Shadi Khampur, at Studio Safdar, a cafe cum bookstore.
Neighbourhood Museum at Studio Safdar
Source: Facebook page on “Public Art Project at Studio Safdar”
Punjab ranks highest in the country, in level of water pollution caused by industries - Roundup of the week’s news (January 28 - February 3, 2013)
Posted on 04 Feb, 2013 05:20 PMWater pollution by industries: Punjab ranks highest
Assessing the environmental flows for Kumbh Mela- 2013 at Triveni Sangam, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh- A document by World Wildlife Fund India
Posted on 04 Feb, 2013 03:49 PMThis document by the World Wildlife Fund India, is on the rapid assessment done on the Environmental Flows(E-Flows) for Kumbh Mela that is taking place in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh.
Working with digital maps by leveraging the power of GIS - Report of a course held at IIHS, Bangalore
Posted on 31 Jan, 2013 06:12 PMIndian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS), a national education institution committed to the equitable, sust
Everyone can conserve water at home: Follow the example of Anita, an IWP volunteer in Mumbai
Posted on 30 Jan, 2013 03:37 PMWater, as we all know is going to be the next biggest problem. With climate change already looming large, we have to consciously prepare for the future. On an individual level we can do our bit to contribute towards water conservation.
I, as a homemaker have implemented a few practices at home.