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Rejuvenating traditional water system in Maharashtra
Teaser: Caught between Malguzaars and the state government, the Malguzari tanks were left to die many years ago. A lone man spearheaded their revival in 2008.Malguzari tanks were ponds made for water...
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Bio-loos on track, Railways to clean up its act
Teaser: Dumping excreta on the rail tracks is not just an abhorrent practice, it also corrodes the tracks. With bio-toilets underway, the Railways hopes to fix it. For almost two decades, the...
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Mines radiate disaster
Teaser: Villagers of Jadugoda say the radiation from the uranium mines is impairing their children. It’s high time the government took measures against it so a generation is not left crippled.The body...
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Community effort saves mangroves
Teaser: When climate change threatens the existence of Sundarbans’ mangroves, villagers get together to plant millions of them to protect the fragile ecosystem. Come monsoon, the villages in the...
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UP unable to protect Yamuna, Taj Mahal: NGT
Teaser: Policy matters this week NGT raps UP government over Yamuna's pollution near the Taj MahalThe National Green Tribunal has reprimanded the Uttar Pradesh government, Uttar Pradesh Pollution...
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Children of a lesser God
Teaser: Underprivileged children are the most affected by Assam’s annual floods. Their schools washed away and health affected, they also fall prey to nefarious activities.In what is considered the...
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A tale of two sparring states and a river
Teaser: Goa and Karnataka lock horns again over Mahadayi water sharing. How long will it go on before a consensus is reached?The small town of Navalgund of Dharwad district in Karnataka with a...
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Interlinking project needs reanalysis: IIT Study
Teaser: News this week Not enough water available for interlinking rivers: IIT study The analysis of the weather data for 103 years, conducted by IIT Mumbai and Chennai, shows a significant decrease in...
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Art of Living guilty of damaging Yamuna floodplains
Teaser: Policy matter this week World Culture Festival damaged Yamuna floodplains, concludes NGTThe committee appointed by the National Green Tribunal has found that Art of Living's World Culture...
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Staying afloat, one stepwell at a time
Teaser: Jodhpur has a unique problem. Unlike other cities, it is dealing with excess groundwater. Reusing its traditional water structures is the way forward."Jatene dekho utene bawri" (wherever you...
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Honestly, not the best policy changes
Teaser: Changes have been proposed to existing environmental laws. We look at three such policy changes that could affect the ecosystem and local communities negatively.Saileena Sarkar's introduction...
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Spike in farmer suicides
Teaser: News this week India witnesses 40 percent rise in farmer suicides in a yearBetween the years 2014 and 2015, farmer suicides in the country have increased by over 40 percent. In 2015, the...
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Notes from Swachh Madhya Pradesh campaign
Teaser: Nipun Vinayak, Director, Swachh Bharat Mission, Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, writes about Madhya Pradesh's progress on the ground.Ajit Tiwari is Deputy Commissioner, Swachh Bharat...
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Call for applications: Closing The Environmental Compliance Gap
A workshop on Community Based Research Methods for Environmental JusticeIn the field of environmental justice, compliance is one of the least understood and researched topics. Since compliance may...
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Water warriors at work
Teaser: Citizens come forward to restore polluted lakes and rivers in their cities. They demand support and swift action from the government.The pitiful state of some of the water bodies in the...
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Farakka faces a barrage of criticism
Teaser: The Farakka barrage is an ageing symbol of our need to control rivers and our inability to do so. Can we do away with it?The chief minister of Bihar, Nitish Kumar, called for the...
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Telangana, Maharashtra sign pact for Godavari projects
Teaser: Policy matter this week Telangana, Maharashtra sign pact for irrigation projects across GodavariBringing an end to their dispute, the Telangana and Maharashtra governments have finally signed a...
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Poor dam management behind Bihar flood
Teaser: News this week Farakka behind Bihar flood: CMThis year, Bihar witnessed one of its worst floods in four decades and has already claimed 156 lives and affected nearly five lakh people across 12...
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Damn the dams, say the displaced
Teaser: Many people have been displaced by major dam projects in the country. A bigger threat, however, lies in the ageing dams waiting to collapse. "If you are to suffer, you should suffer in the...
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Accept refuse: A lesson in wastewater management
Teaser: There is a new technology available now to reuse domestic and industrial refuse. This could just be the solution to India’s increasing water problem.The demand, supply, availability and access...
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