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35 years on, government looks away as Bhopal neighbourhood continues to drink chemical-laden water
Posted on 07 Aug, 2019 02:09 PMAlia, 15, cannot move or talk. “She is totally dependent on me,” said her father Mohammad Asad, an electrician. “Her mother passed away almost nine years back. I have to remain with her most of the time”.
Lok Sabha passes inter-state river disputes bill
Posted on 06 Aug, 2019 02:45 PMLok Sabha passes Inter-State River Water Disputes (Amendment) Bill, 2019
Fertiliser sector’s bleak record on water use in India
Posted on 06 Aug, 2019 02:09 PMCentre for Science and Environment (CSE), a New Delhi based non-profit has rated the country’s fertilizer sector on several parameters, in a first of its kind study. The rating, done over an 18-month-long process, covered 28 of the 32 functional fertilizer units in the country.
All work and some play
Posted on 02 Aug, 2019 12:11 PMIndia is, by far, the world’s largest groundwater economy. India’s annual withdrawal of fresh groundwater (253 Billion Cubic Metres in 2013) amounts to one fourth of the global total and is more than that of China and the US combined. Over 80% of water extracted is used in agriculture. The share of tubewells in net irrigated area rose from a mere 1% in 1960-61 to over 40% in 2013-14.
Is the Jalayukt Shivar Abhiyan just a quick fix to manage droughts?
Posted on 02 Aug, 2019 10:29 AMMaharashtra is reeling under drought this year too, with the situation in Marathwada particularly bad.
How do farmers perceive soil erosion?
Posted on 01 Aug, 2019 03:24 PMRegionally and globally, soil erosion is a major contributor to total land degradation.
Himalayan states call for green bonus and a separate ministry
Posted on 31 Jul, 2019 05:35 PMHimalayan states demand green bonus and separate ministry from Centre
Rural sanitation: A charter of demands
Posted on 31 Jul, 2019 02:08 PMThere are studies and field reports that have analysed the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) in terms of coverage and use of toilets in rural India.
Spending a summer building scalable water access in rural India
Posted on 25 Jul, 2019 04:08 PMThis summer I had the incredible opportunity, to work with the Tata Trusts and their Tata Water Mission (TWM) initiative, exploring avenues to provide scalable water access to stakeholders in rural communities.
Springing back to life
Posted on 25 Jul, 2019 12:48 PMIn popular imagination, steeped in consumer culture, the hills are exotic and aesthetically sublime places to find solace away from busy urban life. This kind of imagination conveniently ignores and de-contextualizes the hills and the problems they face today. The Himalayas, often known as the Water Tower of Asia, are revered because many of the world's important rivers originate from them.