Jamshedpur

  • Mines radiate disaster
    The body of Guria Das looked like that of a three-year-old when she passed away at the age of 13. Guria was born in 1999 with a condition that constrained her growth. Her father, Chhatua Das recounts how Guria, unable to speak or move, communicated with him and his wife through gestures; a language ...
    Amita Bhaduriposted 3 years 2 months agoread more
  • Subarnarekha is dying. Who’s responsible?
    It would not be an exaggeration to say Subarnarekha (Line of gold) is a film that left an indelible mark on Indian cinema. The film, by Ritwik Ghatak, is inspired by a river by the same name and narrates the reality around the river which flows through the present day Jharkhand, West Bengal and Odis...
    Amita Bhaduriposted 3 years 5 months agoread more
  • Safety tank cleaning
    Hello,My safety tank is getting filled and I want to pump out the water. I spoke to few safety tank cleaners but they are giving me different cost estimates. Kindly tell me what is the genuine charge to get it cleaned.
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  • Should I drill a new borewell or dig the existing one further deep ?
    I have a borewell 300 feet deep that gives water 200 litres per hour in summers, which is not sufficient for our family needs. Water is slightly more in winters upto 1000 lph.I am confused as to whether I should dig a new borewell or drill the existing one further deep. Last time, the borewell agent...
    Anonymous (not verified)posted 5 years 7 months agoread more
  • India's largest pvt hydel project sold
    India's largest pvt hydel project soldIn a deal involving Rs 10,500 crores, Jaypee sells two hydel projects in Himachal Pradesh to an Abu Dhabi firm. The 1000 mega watt Karcham Wangtoo one of themRajasthan complains against contaminated water in SatlujThe Indira Gandhi canal from the Satluj, that pr...
    ravleenposted 5 years 7 months agoread more
  • Railway stations serve contaminated water
    Drinking water at railway stations highly contaminated: Report50 lakh passengers using Northern Railways drink extremely polluted water. Of the samples tested for coliform bacteria, all in the Lucknow division were found contaminated while 59% were found contaminated in the Moradabad division and 94...
    ravleenposted 5 years 8 months agoread more
  • MP interlinks Narmada with Kshipra
    MP interlinks Narmada with KshipraThe 432 crore project includes lifting water from the Narmada with pumps upto a height of 350 metres from a distance of 50 km and bringing it to the origin of Kshipra river. Project targetted to benefit 3,000 villages and 70 towns of the Malwa region in Madhya Prade...
    ravleenposted 5 years 8 months agoread more
  • Brahamputra claims four villages in Assam
    Brahamputra claims four Assam villages 2500 people lost their homes due to erosion along the river while seveal others in Dhubri district are at risk.Minister, mining and manufactured sand Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry calls for promotion of sand made by a metal to...
    ravleenposted 5 years 9 months agoread more
  • Rayalaseema gets tense over water
    Rayalaseema gets tense over waterPoor allocation and diversion of water for upstream areas has created tension between districts in this Andhra Pradesh region.CBI registers five FIRs in Delhi Jal Board scam caseConducts raids in Delhi, Noida and Ghaziabad and files five FIRs in relation to costly pr...
    ravleenposted 5 years 9 months agoread more
  • MoEF to submit Yamuna Action Plan by February 2014
    MoEF to submit the Yamuna Action Plan by February 17, 2014.Promises National Green Tribunal on formulation of an action plan for restoration and preservation of Yamuna river by February 17.Report on illegal groundwater usage vague, says NGTNational Green Tribunal pans the expert panel for the p...
    swatiposted 5 years 10 months agoread more
  • Chromium contaminates Bangalore's drinking water
    Chromium afflicts borewells in India's largest industrial areaA survey by the Karnataka Pollution Control Board in Bangalore's Peenya industrial area has found chromium contamination in 20 out of 72 borewells. A carcinogenic metal, the extent of chromium in some wells was found to be 600 to 700...
    ravleenposted 6 years 1 month agoread more
  • If everyone think and act like Tata steel then India will soon be free of water scarcity
    Tata Steel Rural Development Society installs rainwater harvesting structures at several places in Jamshedpur, in a bid to combat declining groundwater levels due to rapid urbanization
    swatiposted 6 years 4 months agoread more
  • Swaniti offers fellowships on scaling up sanitation programmes in Balasore, Orissa and executing 'the ponds for livelihood project' in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand - Apply by January 7th, 2013
    About SwanitiSwaniti is an apolitical initiative that strives to build a better India by creating civically oriented opportunities for talented and passionate youth in governance and polity. The organization works with leaders across the political spectrum to identify issues in their constituency an...
    Seethaposted 6 years 10 months agoread more
  • Sitaram Rao Livelihoods India invites papers for case study competition, apply by June 25, 2012
     Description:Access Development Services and Fr. Arrupe Center for Ecology and Sustainability (FACES), XLRI Jamshedpur jointly announce the Sitaram Rao Livelihoods India Case Study Competition 2012. This competition is supported by Oxfam India.Theme:A number of large scale programmes of the gov...
    Anonymous (not verified)posted 7 years 5 months agoread more
  • Want to start mineral/drinking water plant in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand - Need information on necessary requirements for the set up
    Dear SirThis is for your kind information that I want to set up a mineral and drinking water plant at Jamshedpur. What are the necessary requirements for the set up. Do help me with the information. Please do the needful.ReagardsUjjal NandyMob No-9934319454
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  • CInI invites applications for Technical Officer, Jharkhand – Apply by December 15, 2011
    Content courtesy: DevNetJobsIndiaCollectives for Integrated Livelihood Initiatives (CINI) focuses its works in tribal areas of West Bengal, Orissa, Jharkhand, Chattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra and South Rajasthan. CINI’s develops approaches for comprehensive tribal development in c...
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  • Mud in borewell water due to sidewall collapse in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand
     Location: Jamshedpur, JharkhandDepth - 150 ft; Water found at 50 ftCasing - Till 70 ftSubmersible Pump Due to heavy rains recently, the sidewalls had collapsed leading to mud in the borewell and over the pump too.We think the casing was not done till it reached hard rock or there was soft...
    pinkuposted 9 years 2 months agoread more
  • Recent temperature data for Jamshedpur, Jharkhand
    I would like to know the maximum and minimum temperatures from 20.12.07 to 5.01.08 for major cities of India including JamshedpurSeemasimjsr@rediffmail.com
    iwpposted 11 years 10 months agoread more
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Posted By : Amita Bhaduri
Posted Date : Thu, 2016-08-04 09:43
Villagers of Jadugoda say radiation from 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 of Guria Das looked like that of a three-year-old when she passed away at the age of 13. Guria was born in 1999 with a condition that constrained her growth. Her father, Chhatua Das recounts how Guria, unable to speak or move, communicated with him and his wife through gestures; a language that only the three of them could comprehend. Born in Jadugoda, in Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand, Guria was one of the many children who succumbed to the health complications from excessive radiation from the uranium mines.

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Posted By : Amita Bhaduri
Posted Date : Sat, 2016-05-28 17:46
The pitiful state of Subarnarekha stands testimony to the changing times. The river is being slowly killed by the greed of the rich and the apathy of the powerful.

It would not be an exaggeration to say Subarnarekha (Line of gold) is a film that left an indelible mark on Indian cinema. The film, by Ritwik Ghatak, is inspired by a river by the same name and narrates the reality around the river which flows through the present day Jharkhand, West Bengal and Odisha, before draining into the Bay of Bengal. The film uses river as a metaphor for the plight of the homeless in the changing times.

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Posted By : Anonymous (not verified)
Posted Date : Sun, 2014-04-20 12:01

Hello,

My safety tank is getting filled and I want to pump out the water. I spoke to few safety tank cleaners but they are giving me different cost estimates. Kindly tell me what is the genuine charge to get it cleaned.

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Posted By : Anonymous (not verified)
Posted Date : Mon, 2014-03-31 18:50

I have a borewell 300 feet deep that gives water 200 litres per hour in summers, which is not sufficient for our family needs. Water is slightly more in winters upto 1000 lph.I am confused as to whether I should dig a new borewell or drill the existing one further deep. Last time, the borewell agent had stopped digging at 300 feet, because of the presence of rock. Our area is hilly and there is water scarcity. Kindly suggest as to what needs to be done in this case.

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India's largest pvt hydel project sold

In a deal involving Rs 10,500 crores, Jaypee sells two hydel projects in Himachal Pradesh to an Abu Dhabi firm. The 1000 mega watt Karcham Wangtoo one of them

Rajasthan complains against contaminated water in Satluj

Drinking water at railway stations highly contaminated: Report

50 lakh passengers using Northern Railways drink extremely polluted water. Of the samples tested for coliform bacteria, all in the Lucknow division were found contaminated while 59% were found contaminated in the Moradabad division and 94% in the Ambala division

MP interlinks Narmada with Kshipra

The 432 crore project includes lifting water from the Narmada with pumps upto a height of 350 metres from a distance of 50 km and bringing it to the origin of Kshipra river. Project targetted to benefit 3,000 villages and 70 towns of the Malwa region in Madhya Pradesh

Brahamputra claims four Assam villages 

2500 people lost their homes due to erosion along the river while seveal others in Dhubri district are at risk.

Minister, mining and manufactured sand 

Rayalaseema gets tense over water

Poor allocation and diversion of water for upstream areas has created tension between districts in this Andhra Pradesh region.

CBI registers five FIRs in Delhi Jal Board scam case

MoEF to submit the Yamuna Action Plan by February 17, 2014.

Promises National Green Tribunal on formulation of an action plan for restoration and preservation of Yamuna river by February 17.

Report on illegal groundwater usage vague, says NGT

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