Gujarat allocates 3 MLD of Narmada water to upcoming Coca Cola plant
posted 7 years 4 months agoGujarat Government allocates Narmada water to Coca Cola plant at Sanand
India moves up on the Global Hunger Index
posted 8 years 3 months agoIndia moves up two notches on the Global Hunger Index
200-crore penalty for Adani's Mundra port
posted 8 years 4 months agoPOLICY MATTERS
200-crore penalty for Adani's Mundra port
Two ancient irrigation systems of India - Paper presented at the National Seminar on Water and Culture (2007)
posted 10 years 11 months agoThe Phad system of irrigation, is found in Maharashtra over the rivers Panzara, Girna and Burai, which are tributaries of Tapi.
Mining - An increasing threat to our rivers - Article by Nitya Jacob
posted 11 years 1 month agoContent Courtesy: Solution Exchange and Nitya Jacob
Author: Nitya Jacob
India’s arteries are choking. Her rivers, the lifeline of hundreds of millions, are over-taxed, polluted and encroached. They are being mined, dammed and emptied of water. Save for the four monsoon months, most rivers are streams of drains, depending on how many cities they pass through. This year people gaped in awe at the River Yamuna (I am sure they were over-awed by other rivers elsewhere too) as for the first time since 1978 looked like a river and not a drain.