Climate and Weather
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
Compensate affected farmers: HC to Narmada Authority
Posted on 30 Jun, 2014 09:07 AMHigh Court raps Narmada Authority over incomplete canal work
Global surface temperature breaks earlier records
Posted on 24 Jun, 2014 05:30 PMGlobal surface temperature breaks past records
Call for abstracts for International Conference on Sustainable materials and Innovative technologies in Civil Engineering, Nehru Institute for Technology, Coimbatore
Posted on 18 Jun, 2014 04:35 PMThe water related themes of the Conference are
- Integerated Water Resources management
- Coastal Zone Management
- Groundwater quality
- Urban flooding and landslides
- Ocean infrastructure development
- Global warming and its impact on water resources
- Wastewater treatment and pollution control technologies
IMD predicts less rainfall thanks to strong El Nino
Posted on 17 Jun, 2014 11:02 PMStrong El Nino, less rainfall this year: IMD
Water allocation to stay the same for Telangana and Andhra
Posted on 10 Jun, 2014 11:08 AMTelangana formed but no change in water allocation
Himachal prone to Uttarakhand-like flash floods
Posted on 02 Jun, 2014 04:24 PMScientists say Himachal prone to Uttarakhand-like flash floods
Ganga rejuvenation priority for new Water Ministry
Posted on 02 Jun, 2014 02:21 PMNew Water Ministry headed by Uma Bharti prioritizes Ganga rejuvenation
Access to clean water and sanitation: the rural-urban gap closes
Posted on 27 May, 2014 12:21 PMThe rural-urban divide in access to sanitation reduces: UN
Sunshine water in Uttarakhand
Posted on 21 May, 2014 10:50 AMChurerdhar, a mountain village in Uttarakhand suffered from a lack of safe potable water. Here, hand pumps used to dry up in the summer and a natural spring 1.5 km away from the cluster of homes that housed 300 people, was the only other source of water. That was its plight in 2002.
Existing water sources
