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Climate change: When past presents itself
Teaser: A new study pins climate change as one of the reasons for the decline of Indus Valley CivilisationSummers get hotter, rains decline and crops fail. The conflict between people increase and...
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Centre releases draft of new National Forest Policy
Teaser: Policy matters this week Environment ministry releases the draft of India’s new National Forest PolicyThe draft of the new National Forest Policy (NFP) has been released by the environment...
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Call for nominations- Bhagirath Prayaas Samman 2016
Bhagirath Prayaas Samman aims to recognise outstanding, sustained efforts of river warriors towards protection and conservation of rivers.Bhagirath Prayaas Samman was constituted in 2014 as an award to...
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Pipara women realise pipe dream
Teaser: Pipara village in the parched Bundelkhand region stands out for its uninterrupted water supply. The village has their women to thank for it. The cracks on the parched land of Bundelkhand are...
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Once a drain, now a sewer
Teaser: Barapullah drain, which was once a major drain in Delhi, is being clogged with human waste, thanks to the rapid growth the city is undergoing.Originally a darya (creek), locally known as...
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River conservationist is new environment minister
Teaser: News this weekAnil Madhav Dave appointed as new environment ministerWell-known environmentalist and river conservationist Anil Madhav Dave has replaced Prakash Javadekar as the new minister of...
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Ganga revival projects launched
Teaser: Policy matters this weekCentre launches 231 projects under Namami GangeThe water resources ministry has launched 231 projects at 103 locations in seven states, with an estimated cost of Rs 1500...
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Small farmers eye big fish in Jharkhand
Teaser: Pisciculture is changing the lives of farmers by offering a good alternative to land-based agriculture. Backed by the government, it is picking up well. Dhanmaniya Devi had never tasted a...
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Floods wreak havoc in many parts of the country
Teaser: News this weekFloods grip many parts of the countryHeavy downpour in Maharashtra and Rajasthan has caused 10 deaths while thousands have been affected due to floods in Madhya Pradesh and Assam....
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State does a Nero while Kharun weeps
Teaser: Despite the pitiable state of a polluted Kharun, the government is keen on developing the riverfront to attract tourists. At sunrise, everything is luminous but not clear. ― Norman Maclean, A...
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Rapar ends its long wait for water
Teaser: How an arid, saline land where migration in search of water and jobs was a way of life, boasts of plenty of water now. Summer temperatures soar to a gruelling 50ocelsius in Rapar, a little...
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App way to track toilet demand
Teaser: The mDemand mobile application pilot seeks to make tracking sanitation needs in rural India easy for the government. It is expected to take us a step closer to Swachh Bharat.As part of its...
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Kerala's lake islands sinking
Teaser: News this week Small islands in southern Kerala lakes sinkingThe small islands--formed by the backwaters of Ashtamudi lake and Kallada river--in Kerala are sinking due to the rise in sea level...
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NGT questions UP on potable water to villages
Teaser: Policy matters this week Provide potable water to villages: NGT asks UP government The National Green Tribunal has slammed the Uttar Pradesh government for failing to provide potable water to...
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Towards mission, clean Ganga
Teaser: River Ganga remains polluted in spite of numerous attempts by various governments to clean it up. Where are we going wrong?It is common knowledge that the river Ganga, considered sacred by...
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Haryana gets toilets, now to focus on usage
Teaser: Ranked fourth in toilet coverage, the state starts stressing on behaviour change through incentives.Ramkaran Sharma built a new house three years back. From one room and kitchen on a terrace,...
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Thanks to dirty water, Indian children stunted
Teaser: News this weekIndia has largest number of stunted children in the world: StudyAccording to the recent report by WaterAid, India has the largest number of stunted children in the world, thanks...
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NGT gets strict over notification of wetlands
Teaser: Policy matters this weekNGT orders CWRA to meet every month for identification of wetlandsIn a landmark judgment, the National Green Tribunal has ordered the Central Wetlands Regulatory...
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Living in fear of water
Teaser: The proposed Mohar reservoir project is expected to submerge two villages and adversely affect 10 other villages when completed. Needless to say, the villagers are anxious.Farmer Ravikant...
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Riverbed off limits, farmers fume
Teaser: With the sewage-fed vegetable cultivation on Yamuna riverbed banned, the farmers are worried about their livelihood.Champa Devi has been working as a sharecropper on a two-acre farm at Nilothi...
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