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If she built a country: A film review
Posted on 04 Jan, 2020 10:49 AMMaheen Mirza’s film ‘Agar wo desh banati/ If she built a country’ looks at the widespread displacement on an unprecedented scale for mines and industries in Raigarh, Chhattisgarh.
Centre approves Atal Bhujal Yojana to improve groundwater management
Posted on 02 Jan, 2020 11:04 AMCentre approves Atal Bhujal Yojana, worth Rs 6,000 crore
India's composite score improves in SDG index with major success in water and sanitation
Posted on 02 Jan, 2020 10:46 AMSustainable development goals index 2019-20: India's composite score improves
Nilogon for fluoride removal from groundwater
Posted on 01 Jan, 2020 10:41 AMGroundwater contamination has emerged as an alarming issue in India and a recent UN report reveals that India ranks 120th among the 122 countries in terms of water quality index.
Aerosols and droughts: Is there a connection?
Posted on 29 Dec, 2019 04:19 PMDroughts are becoming common in India
Junk food red alert
Posted on 29 Dec, 2019 12:50 PMA new study by the Centre for Science and Environment has exposed that levels of salt and fat in junk food is far higher than proposed thresholds in the country.
Watershed Management Compendium
Posted on 27 Dec, 2019 06:32 PMThis compendium by Mihir Kumar Maitra is a valuable resource for all practitioners engaged in watershed management activities in the field.
Hydroponics may provide better agriculture solutions
Posted on 26 Dec, 2019 07:45 PMNew Delhi, December 20 (India Science Wire): With rise in the population size the demand for food is also increasing and expected to increase up to 59 percent to 98 percent by 2050. Looking at this emerging demand hydroponics may be seen as a better technique of agriculture.
Centre holds green signal to Kalasa-Banduri project
Posted on 26 Dec, 2019 02:08 PMGreen signal to Kalasa-Banduri project held
India has most pollution-related deaths in the world
Posted on 26 Dec, 2019 02:07 PMIndia leads the world in pollution-linked deaths: Study