Environment: Himalayas, Water And Many Other Things
The decision by the National Green Tribunal is likely to lead to more comprehensive impact assessment studies for other hydropower projects proposed in the Brahmaputra basin Hopes have resurfaced on …
Arunachal hydropower project halted to save black-necked cranes Read MoreThe three-decade old ‘Gramkranti Eco-Bio Toilet’ doesn’t pollute or need a septic tank or a sewage network. In fact, its output is a nutrient-rich liquid that can be used as …
More people should use this zero sewage discharge toilet Read MoreAmid clamour for development, there are warnings for even the blind persons to see and deaf to hear. But is the government hell bent on pursuing a “wrong model of …
Are we going to wait till nature says — ‘I told you so’ !!! Read MoreIn Peru, Kenya and India, NGOs are helping communities overcome water scarcity using wisdom from the past Across large swaths of the Thar desert in western India, traditional techniques …
The three wonders of the ancient world solving modern water problems Read MoreAn incomplete and non-updated resources inventory from almost 25 states on IDRN can undo the meagre preparedness and prove hindrance in the daunting relief and rehabilitation work in case of …
Nepal Quake Underscores the Need for Updated Resource Inventory Read MoreIs the government really serious about rehabilitation of manual scavengers? New Delhi: It is centuries old, most inhuman of the practices. And unfortunately, despite the rule of law, it is …
‘Manual scavenging-free India’ still a distant dream Read MoreSantosh Nepal and Arun Bhakta Shrestha, ICIMOD It is difficult to think of a resource more essential to the well being of people and their economies than water, …
The Himalayan waters: complex challenges and regional solutions Read MoreDid reporting government just get harder under the NDA? No access to cabinet notes, no leaky babudom, beat ministers not talking, lobbyists banished from corridors of power. In a HOOT …
Has the Narendra Modi government really clammed up? Read MoreSour Note: The body says it took a loan and scaled up a project in memory of Mangeshkars’ mother because the siblings promised help. A cultural organisation in Indore is on …
Indore Marathi body’s members face jail ‘because the Mangeshkars failed to keep their word’ Read MoreWhile the political spotlight focused on the world’s two biggest polluters − China and the US − in the run-up to the Lima climate talks, pressure is mounting on India …
India claims plan for new energy mix is a game-changer Read More