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Bihar's new Industrial Promotion Policy attracts investors in agriculture and tourism sector: CII to cooperate and play its role in industrial development of the state

Post date: 20/05/2012 - 20:15
Chennai Corporation holds demonstration of a new method to kill the common water hyacinth, to fight against the menace in the lakes and ponds in the city

Post date: 20/05/2012 - 13:01
Drainage system in Alappuzha town in Kerala continues to be in a deplorable condition with the authorities concerned turn a blind eye towards it

Post date: 19/05/2012 - 23:39
Once identified as a highly potential zone for groundwater, Sokke village in Jagalur taluk of Davangere district has become a dry zone, following an increase in bore wells and overexploitation of groundwater

Post date: 19/05/2012 - 23:35
Pollution Control Board (PCB) plans to make maximum number of government schools become environment friendly by according the responsibility to the industrial fraternity in Belgaum, decides to give responsibility of five schools to each industry

Post date: 19/05/2012 - 23:20
The role of the lake in the city ecosystem, the need to preserve it and the benefit it brings are facts that have to be subconsciously embedded in the minds of children according to water experts

Post date: 19/05/2012 - 14:00
Illegal sand mining in the main water sources such as South Pennar and the river Markandeya has affected water supply and agriculture in Krishnagiri district in Tamil Nadu

Post date: 19/05/2012 - 13:47
Unidentified miscreants mix green coloured chemical in Koottaatru river near Udumalpet in Tirupur district, local activists and residents claim that the sand mining mafia might be behind this

Post date: 19/05/2012 - 13:37
Water bodies in Delhi left high and dry following no catchment area management, which would have ensured that rainwater goes into these water bodies

Post date: 19/05/2012 - 13:22
Pre-monsoon sanitation and health care programme of the Kochi corporation launched, to check violation of rules on dumping garbage in the open

Post date: 19/05/2012 - 12:43
Despite efforts and huge investments pollution level in Ganga and Yamuna continues to increase unabated, Parliamentary panel slams Environment Ministry for only adopting an "engineering centric" approach to deal with the situation

Post date: 18/05/2012 - 23:32
Special campaign launched under Jalabhishek Abhiyan to recharge dried up rivers in Madhya Pradesh, Ramkola river, Jamad river and Midhasan rivers in differnt parts of the state get new lease of life under the campaign

Post date: 18/05/2012 - 23:14
The Sundarbans Embankment Reconstruction Project constructing massive embankments using expensive and previously untested technology - Experts fear this will benefit the contractors, not islanders

Post date: 18/05/2012 - 21:20
Evolving partnership between public health engineering (PHE), irrigation & flood control and forest department in Manipur: Develop a strategy to conserve water resources of the state

Post date: 18/05/2012 - 18:57
Uttar Pradesh, a land of scams from land to loo

Post date: 18/05/2012 - 18:52
State governments are misleading the apex court on the issue of manual scavenging

Post date: 18/05/2012 - 18:47
Coimbatore's crumbling infrastructure: Messy sewage system, non functional street lights and poor water supply in Poonga Nagar in Kalapatty area

Post date: 18/05/2012 - 18:40
Phytocide made from organic materials to be used by Chennai corporation to keep the water bodies clean in the city

Post date: 18/05/2012 - 18:30
Indian consumers support brands that actively promote a societal issue: Purchase products that support livelihood of local producers

Post date: 18/05/2012 - 18:19
“Unsatisfactory” levels of bacteria and chlorine in one lakh railway stations

Post date: 18/05/2012 - 18:13
6500 people in Ejipura slum, Bangalore face acute water shortage for past three months: Less than 10 out of 50 toilets are functional

Post date: 18/05/2012 - 18:02
Lemon juice a new cleansing agent to purify water:30 minute exposure of juice to a 2 litre pet bottle can reduce the number of Escherichia coli bacteria by one million times

Post date: 18/05/2012 - 17:47
Women in wildlife conservation: A brief introduction to budding women professionals who chose a different career

Post date: 18/05/2012 - 17:40
Melt or grow? - The fate of Himalayan glaciers remains unknown and continues to be debated

Post date: 18/05/2012 - 15:04
Centre rules out the possibility of reviewing the proposals for the construction of the big dams in the North-east region

Post date: 18/05/2012 - 14:10
Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board to conduct ward-wise inspection to check on the water and sanitary lines in the City, to regularise unauthorised connections drawn by the consumers

Post date: 18/05/2012 - 12:55
Multi-crore tertiary water project not functioning properly in Mohali, Chandigarh: Only four pumps out of a total of 16 found to be functional

Post date: 18/05/2012 - 08:59
Ice factories and water packaging industries raided in Indore, Madhya Pradesh to check the water quality standard as per the packaging norms

Post date: 18/05/2012 - 08:52
SPML Infra Limited receives infrastructure excellence award (Water & Sanitation) for year 2012

Post date: 18/05/2012 - 08:46
Flood management strategies to take into account the concept of residual risk including potential failure or breach

Post date: 18/05/2012 - 08:37
Rs.1488 crore indicated by planning commission for implementation of National Water Mission

Post date: 18/05/2012 - 08:27
‘Paudi Bhuyan’a primitive tribal group allege violation of their rights by forest department officials

Post date: 18/05/2012 - 08:22
Kerala State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB)'s two key projects to check dumping of industrial and other effluents into the Periyar river in Kerala fails to initiate follow-up action

Post date: 18/05/2012 - 08:09
70% of the works under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Gurantee Act (MGNREGS) implemented in the off-season: Agricultural productivity is not affected by rural job scheme

Post date: 18/05/2012 - 07:55
Shift from traditional agriculture to dairy farming says the chief minister of Punjab

Post date: 18/05/2012 - 07:51
Agriculture becoming a risky career option for younger generation in Punjab: Needs immediate attention says a noted agricultural scientist

Post date: 18/05/2012 - 07:44
Pune based interior designer chooses to become a farmer: Heading the "Abhinav Farmers Club" consisting of 4,500-member the group adopts best farm practices

Post date: 18/05/2012 - 07:38
Recognizing the importance of traditional method of rain water harvesting: Insights from "the waterman" and a conversationalist

Post date: 18/05/2012 - 07:12
Depletion of groundwater and its increasing pollution could be leading to a silent, nationwide health crisis as aquifers in many stretches across India are becoming unfit for drinking, according to government figures

Post date: 18/05/2012 - 00:00
Pressure is building up to treat manual scavenging on a par with crimes against dalits, to be tried under the atrocities law which lays down stringent punishment

Post date: 17/05/2012 - 20:17

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