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MoEF must stop canals in irrigated villages of Narmada valley - NAPM Press Release
Posted on 14 Feb, 2011 12:24 PMPOSCO unplugged - Villagers of Jagatsinghpur, Odisha, have no choice
Posted on 14 Feb, 2011 11:38 AMDefect in water rate amendment notification issued on 01/10/2010 by Orissa Government
Posted on 08 Feb, 2011 03:40 PMAn insight on legal aspect of groundwater use by industries and water tax/rate/fee by Emami Paper Mills Limited
Posted on 07 Feb, 2011 06:03 PM- Meaning of Ground Water
- Water located beneath the ground surface.
Groundwater is stored in and moves slowly through layers of soil, sand and rocks called aquifers. Aquifers typically consist of gravel, sand, sandstone, or fractured rock, like limestone.
Implementing Vessel Monitoring System in India : High costs involved
Posted on 07 Feb, 2011 06:01 PMIntroduction:
Latest status of the storage of important reservoirs in the country - CWC - PIB Release
Posted on 05 Feb, 2011 12:17 PMOf these, as many as 36 reservoirs are having significant hydro-power benefits with installed capacities of more than 60MW each. The combined live storage in these 81 reservoirs at the beginning of monsoon, i.e. June 1, 2010 was 14% of their designed capacity and stood at 60% of designed capacity as on January 27, 2011. The present storage is 137% of last year’s storage and 145% of last 10 years average storage during the same period. Out of these 81 reservoirs there are presently 15 reservoirs where this year’s storage is less than 80 % of the average of previous 10 years and in remaining 66 reservoirs the storage is more than 80% of the average of previous 10 years.
Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules 2010 - Welcome, but a lost opportunity - Press release by SANDRP
Posted on 04 Feb, 2011 10:33 AM
On the occasion of the World Wetlands Day 2011, while we welcome the notification of Wetland (Conservation and Management) rules 2010 by the Union Ministry of Env
MGNREGA completes 5 years - PIB Release
Posted on 03 Feb, 2011 01:34 PMAddressing a large gathering at Vigyan Bhawan on this occasion in New Delhi, the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh called upon the states to strengthen the Gram Sabhas for rural empowerment. He said the Ministry of Rural Development and Ministry of Panchayati Raj has jointly chalked out a plan to strengthen the Panchayats. Technical Units will be set up in Gram Panchayats and to improve the managerial efficiency every unit will have a Panchayat Development officer and one Junior Engineer. Focus would be on Left Wing Extremism(LWE) affected districts and the districts where more than Rs.100 crore have been spent under MGNREGA.