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Alternative Futures: India Unshackled
Monday, 22 January 2018 10:39
Alternative Futures: India Unshackled
A remarkable, first-ever collection of 35 essays on India’s future, by a diverse set of authors – activists, researchers, media practitioners.
Ganga river at Gadmukteshwar (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)
Monday, 18 April 2016 21:44
India inks pact with Germany for Ganga revival
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No 24x7 water supply for Nagpur
Tuesday, 5 January 2016 11:32
Nagpur Union launches world-wide campaign against much hyped water privatisation
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Coal mines in Jharsuguda district (Source: IWP Flickr Photo)
Tuesday, 29 September 2015 16:58
New scheme for the development of mining-affected areas
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Kelo dam near Raigarh (Source: India Water Portal Flickr Photos)
Monday, 7 September 2015 21:35
No more dam approvals until e-flow report is out: Water Ministry
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Solar panels in a farm (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
Sunday, 19 July 2015 21:22
Harness the sun to drought proof agriculture in Bihar
Are solar pumps a drought mitigation strategy for farmers in Bihar? This research paper looks into the interplay between droughts, subsequent distress and government interventions.
  • Water Future Conference: Towards a Sustainable Future
    A Future Earth Conference Opening new frontiers in water system diagnostics and innovative solutions to mitigate the 21st-century global water crisis The Sustainable Water Future Programme (Water Future) of Future Earth is organizing its first international conference in partnership with Divecha C...
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  • SC sets aside NGT order on Lower Subansiri hydel project
    Lower Subansiri hydel project: SC seeks review of NGT's order granting nod to the project Setting aside the order of the National Green Tribunal giving a go-ahead to the 2,000-MW Lower Subansiri hydroelectric project, the Supreme Court has called for a review of the project. The court has found fau...
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  • NMCG clears projects to curb Yamuna river pollution
    Yamuna river pollution: NMCG approves projects worth Rs 1,573 crore With an aim to curb pollution in the Yamuna river in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Himachal Pradesh, National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) has approved 10 projects worth Rs 1573.28 crore. A major part of the funds has bee...
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  • Centre approves projects near turtle nesting sites
    New coastal projects to ignore Olive Ridley turtles The expert panel of the environment ministry has recommended green nod to two industrial projects--the development of a multipurpose Special Economic Zone (SEZ) and a Free Trade Warehousing Zone (FTWZ) in Kutch, Gujarat and the mining of heavy min...
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  • Book Release and Discussion on ‘Alternative Futures: India Unshackled’, a book edited by Ashish Kothari and K. J. Joy
    Alternative Futures: India Unshackled is a riveting new book that brings together scenarios of an India that is politically and socially egalitarian, radically democratic, economically sustainable and equitable, and socio-culturally diverse and harmonious. Edited by KJ Joy and Ashish Kothari, w...
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  • Alternative Futures: India Unshackled
    Alternative Futures: India Unshackled is a book that brings together scenarios of an India that is politically and socially egalitarian, radically democratic, economically sustainable and equitable, and socio-culturally diverse and harmonious. Edited by KJ Joy and Ashish Kothari, with a foreword by ...
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  • Solar mamas to light up their homes
    In her mid-30s, Lino Lameko works as an assistant at the office of the national women’s council in Funafuti, the capital of Tuvalu. She has come all the way from the Polynesian island nation located in the Pacific Ocean to Tilonia, a small village located in Ajmer in Rajasthan to be...
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  • India Industry Water Conclave on Nov 28, 2017 at FICCI, New ​​Delhi
    The theme for the Conclave this year is “Water Use Efficiency: An Imperative for India” to highlight the imperative of water use efficiency in the industry, agriculture and urban contexts.  The Indian economy at present is struggling with excessive population growth and changing water reso...
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  • The fight for the doomed land
    On January 13, 1957, the then Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru inaugurated the Hirakud dam, calling it the temple of modern India. It has submerged more than 360 villages (1,23,000 acres of land) and displaced 26,561 families. Out of these displaced families, around 11,000 families and thei...
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  • Maintain 15-20 pc environmental flow in rivers: NGT
    NGT has ordered states to maintain environmental flow of 15-20 percent in rivers All the states have been directed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to maintain a minimum environmental flow of 15 to 20 percent of the average lean season course in their rivers. Moreover, the states have also been...
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  • Uttarakhand against living person status to rivers
    Uttarakhand challenges living person status to Ganga and Yamuna rivers, moves SC On the grounds that the Ganga and the Yamuna are interstate rivers, the Uttarakhand government has sought a stay from the Supreme Court on the living person status conferred to the two rivers. Earlier this year, the hi...
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  • Green nod to Odisha's coal washery project cancelled
    Government cancels green nod to Odisha's coal washery project The expert appraisal committee of the environment ministry has cancelled the green clearance granted to a coal washery project in Jharsuguda district of Odisha. The reason behind deferring of the green nod is the committee's concern...
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  • Water crisis affects power generation
    Acute water shortage impacts thermal power generation The country has lost nearly 5,870 million units of power generation due to the nonavailability of water till February in this financial year. Moreover, the loss of generation has significantly increased over the past three years. Power minister ...
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  • Acquired lands lay barren, SC questions states
    Why are lands acquired from farmers barren? SC asks states The Supreme Court has issued notices and sought responses from the Centre and the state governments--Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Punjab--over the forceful acquisition of fertile agricultura...
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  • Ecologists challenge Bharti's remark on Ken-Betwa
    No final approval for Ken-Betwa river link as claimed by Centre Union water minister Uma Bharti has informed through an official press release that the wildlife board has cleared the Ken-Betwa river link and that only the decision on the funding pattern remains now for the project to take off....
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  • This year witnesses record agricultural output
    Normal monsoon leads to record agricultural output this year This year, India is set to stage record agricultural output of 270 million tonnes due to normal monsoon and more money on agriculture. As against the government target of 132 million tonnes, India is set for a kharif output of 135 million...
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  • Call for Nominations: FICCI Water Awards 2016
    Call for Nominations Fourth Edition of FICCI Water Awards December 14, 2016 at FICCI, Federation House, Tansen Marg, New Delhi. Introduction The FICCI Water Awards were launched under the aegis of FICCI Water Mission, to promote awareness, policy advocacy, sharing of best practices and th...
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  • Power crisis: Time to go green
    Despite the severe water management crisis India is going through, hydro energy continues to be the second leading source of power, next only to thermal-based energy in the country. Hydropower generates over 16 percent of India’s electricity. But how sustainable is hydropower? Is it clean, green ...
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  • NGT questions UP on potable water to villages
    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 villages along the Hindon and Krishna rivers. The Tribunal has also constituted a committee and has directed authorities to as...
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  • "Power firms lose Rs 2400 crores to water crisis"
    Power firms’ loss due to water shortage is Rs 2400 crore this year: Greenpeace According to the new report by Greenpeace titled, Water demands of coal power plants in drought affected regions of India, the country has lost almost seven billion units of electricity causing a revenue loss of Rs 240...
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Posted Date : Mon, 2019-07-22 11:56

A Future Earth Conference

Opening new frontiers in water system diagnostics and innovative solutions to mitigate the 21st-century global water crisis

September 24, 2019 9:00AM - September 27, 2019 6:00PM
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Posted Date : Wed, 2019-03-27 15:37
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Lower Subansiri hydel project: SC seeks review of NGT's order granting nod to the project

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Posted Date : Tue, 2018-11-27 11:16
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Yamuna river pollution: NMCG approves projects worth Rs 1,573 crore

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Posted Date : Wed, 2018-10-10 12:09
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New coastal projects to ignore Olive Ridley turtles

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Posted By : priyad
Posted Date : Mon, 2018-01-22 10:40

Alternative Futures: India Unshackled is a riveting new book that brings together scenarios of an India that is politically and socially egalitarian, radically democratic, economically sustainable and equitable, and socio-culturally diverse and harmonious. Edited by KJ Joy and Ashish Kothari, with a foreword by Shiv Vishwanathan, Alternative Futures: India Unshackled covers a wide range of issues, organized under four sections.

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Posted Date : Mon, 2018-01-22 10:39
A remarkable, first-ever collection of 35 essays on India’s future, by a diverse set of authors – activists, researchers, media practitioners.

Alternative Futures: India Unshackled is a book that brings together scenarios of an India that is politically and socially egalitarian, radically democratic, economically sustainable and equitable, and socio-culturally diverse and harmonious. Edited by KJ Joy and Ashish Kothari, with a foreword by Shiv Vishwanathan, Alternative Futures: India Unshackled covers a wide range of issues, organized under four sections.

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Posted By : Amita Bhaduri
Posted Date : Mon, 2017-11-20 11:19
A Rajasthan institute trains women from inaccessible villages of poor countries to make their villages solar energy efficient.

In her mid-30s, Lino Lameko works as an assistant at the office of the national women’s council in Funafuti, the capital of Tuvalu. She has come all the way from the Polynesian island nation located in the Pacific Ocean to Tilonia, a small village located in Ajmer in Rajasthan to become a “barefoot solar engineer”. Tuvalu is a low lying coastal country comprising a set of small islands. Being an island nation, it is concerned about its vulnerability to the adverse effects of global climate change.

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Posted Date : Tue, 2017-11-07 10:12

The theme for the Conclave this year is “Water Use Efficiency: An Imperative for India” to highlight the imperative of water use efficiency in the industry, agriculture and urban contexts. 

November 28, 2017 10:00AM
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Posted By : makarandpurohit
Posted Date : Wed, 2017-10-04 05:36
Here's a video that tells the story of the struggle of the people displaced by the Hirakud dam and their right over the land.

On January 13, 1957, the then Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru inaugurated the Hirakud dam, calling it the temple of modern India. It has submerged more than 360 villages (1,23,000 acres of land) and displaced 26,561 families. Out of these displaced families, around 11,000 families and their successors have been residing in the periphery of the Hirakud reservoir in 34 unsurveyed villages.

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Posted Date : Wed, 2017-08-16 05:53
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NGT has ordered states to maintain environmental flow of 15-20 percent in rivers

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