Voluntary Citizen or Civil Society Sector
NGT pushes to ban RO purifiers for water with TDS below 500 mg/l
Posted on 13 Nov, 2019 10:45 AMNGT pushes MoEF to issue notification to ban unnecessary use of RO purifiers
Cyclone Bulbul devastates West Bengal and Odisha
Posted on 13 Nov, 2019 10:45 AMCyclone Bulbul causes devastation in West Bengal and Odisha
300 million people will be vulnerable to annual coastline flooding by 2050
Posted on 06 Nov, 2019 12:28 PMA new research study by Climate Central, a US-based non-profit research group has projected that 300 million people could face annual coastal flooding triggered by climate change by 2050.
Unregulated e-waste hotspots operating in Delhi with no safeguards
Posted on 28 Oct, 2019 02:11 PMA study by Toxics Link, a Delhi-based environmental research and advocacy non-profit identified 15 e-waste processing hotspots in Delhi operating with impunity without safeguards. These hotspots house over 5,000 illegal e-waste processing units directly and indirectly employing over 50,000 people.
How farm ponds in Madhya Pradesh are building agricultural resilience
Posted on 24 Oct, 2019 12:33 PMMadhya Pradesh, promoted as 'The Heart of India' by the state's tourism board is aptly named so because of its central location. The campaign made me keen to visit the state, for the last many years.
Drinking water availability should be a top priority, concrete action should be taken against water wastage: NGT
Posted on 23 Oct, 2019 10:35 AMDrinking water availability should be a top priority: NGT
Conflicts over land on the rise in India
Posted on 22 Oct, 2019 11:42 AMLand-related conflicts in India are on the rise despite some of the most progressive legislations to protect people’s rights over land and forest.
In conversation with K. J. Joy of SOPPECOM
Posted on 21 Oct, 2019 10:41 AMTo many in the water sector, K. J. Joy needs no introduction. An activist at heart, Joy is known for his untiring rights based work in mobilising communities in rural Maharashtra, and for his research work on water and water related conflicts including inter-state riparian water conflicts.
Manipur’s floating lake at risk
Posted on 18 Oct, 2019 12:37 PMLoktak, the largest freshwater lake in North East India is also known as the ‘floating lake’ for the numerous phumdis or masses of vegetation it supports. The phumdis float around on the lake’s surface due to decay from the bottom.
Saving Aarey, the last lungs of Bombay
Posted on 11 Oct, 2019 06:30 PMLast week saw protests of a different kind in Mumbai. Activists and citizens from all walks of life came together to protest the cutting of trees in Aarey Milk Colony, one of the few surviving green lungs of the fast growing and polluted city of Mumbai.