Ecology and Environment
Sourcing water: When informal is the norm
Posted on 05 Jun, 2017 11:02 AMIn the first hour of our field work in Malkaram--another village in peri-urban Hyderabad--for the project Ensuring Water Security in Metropolitan Hyderabad, one thing became very evident.
Clean Kali: All eyes now on government
Posted on 03 Jun, 2017 07:58 AMRampura, situated in Bulandshahr district in western Uttar Pradesh, is one of the 1,200 villages on the banks of the 300-km long East Kali, a tributary of the Ganges. The river is named after goddess Kali who, according to the Hindu mythology, is fierce and fights evil by ingesting it.
Ken-Betwa river link approved
Posted on 30 May, 2017 12:26 PMForest panel clears Ken-Betwa river link
Nainital lake drying up, human activities to blame
Posted on 30 May, 2017 11:52 AMNainital lake is drying up, environmentalists concerned
Their will, their way
Posted on 27 May, 2017 05:34 PMPune has a story similar to many other cities in India that grew exponentially without much warning. The unplanned development hit the water resources badly, increasing the city’s dependence on groundwater. Now, the city experiences water scarcity every year, even when the monsoons have been plentiful.
Shrinking wetlands leave J&K high and dry
Posted on 25 May, 2017 11:33 AMWhen torrential downpour submerged thousands of villages and claimed about 300 lives in Jammu & Kashmir in September 2014, loss of wetlands was cited as one of the reasons that aggravated the impact of the natural disaster.
Living on the edge
Posted on 23 May, 2017 01:03 PMA tiger takes a stroll outside the reserve area, breeds on forest patches and looks out for waterholes, all under the curious eyes of visitors. This footage is from Tadoba, a popular tiger habitat in Chandrapur, Maharashtra that draws a lot of domestic and foreign tourists these days. The number of tigers in Tadoba is increasing.
NGT serious about Yamuna revitalisation project
Posted on 23 May, 2017 11:22 AMRs 5000 fine on those dumping waste on Yamuna floodplains
UP rivers have poor quality water, reveals audit
Posted on 23 May, 2017 10:17 AMAudit reveals poor quality of water in UP rivers
Flourishing informal water market
Posted on 22 May, 2017 10:22 AMEvery study village of the project, Ensuring Water Security in Metropolitan Hyderabad, has a different situation and a different story to say about the informal water market. However, the most pertinent question remains partially answered: Are informal water tankers good or bad?