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KOZHIKODE,
Friday, May 17, 2013
History: When cultivation along the Mampuzha depended on a dam
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Kozhikode,
May 10, 2013
There is a local story of how the Mampuzha river, once a busy waterway, lost prominence in the minds of the people and slipped into a slow death.It starts with Avava Kutty’s tea shop, which...
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CHENNAI,
May 5, 2013
Discharge from AP was suspended in April for canal repairs
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PALAKKAD,
May 4, 2013
The Bharathapuzha Samrakshana Samithi has demanded that the government set up a river authority for each river in the State.In a statement here on Thursday, secretary Indanur Gopi welcomed...
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KOCHI,
April 28, 2013
Minister hints at autonomous status for authority
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HYDERABAD,
April 26, 2013
The Bench was informed by the government that a Lake Protection Committee had been formed, and that it was taking all steps to protect lakes
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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,
April 20, 2013
Signs of a decadent system become evident when a river, closely linked to the growth of not just nature, but music, culture, sports and livelihood of an entire city, suddenly has a signboard askin...
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New Delhi,
April 17, 2013
China has turned down India’s proposal for a new mechanism to deal with issues of water made in the backdrop of construction of three more dams on the Brahamputra by the Chinese which had raised c...
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April 1, 2013
The Ganga is both a goddess and a river. Sitting on the banks of the Ganga is in itself an uplifting experience. A number of poets have composed beautiful verses in praise of the Ganga....
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March 28, 2013
ROSHIN MARY GEORGE experiences a natural spa in the cool waters of Perunthenaruvi and returns refreshed
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ISLAMABAD,
March 16, 2013
Pakistan on Friday claimed that the partial award of The Hague-based Court of Arbitration in the Kishanganga Hydroelectric Plant dispute had corrected the “travesty of justice” done by the decisio...
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NEW DELHI,
May 5, 2013
The huge grey wall running around the Sonia Vihar water treatment plant, with a roll of concertina wires running over it, viciously protects one of the most precious natural resource for the citize...
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Kozhikode,
May 4, 2013
The Mampuzha Samrakshana Samithi will stage protests demanding that the survey of the Mampuzha, which has been suspended, be resumed immediately. Presidents of grama panchayats along the river, re...
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May 2, 2013
Centre funds conservation of polluted rivers
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Allahabad,
April 28, 2013
Almost two months have passed since the largest human gathering, the Maha Kumbh Mela, concluded here, registering a mammoth 100 million devotees over 55 days. Huge banners and hoardings welcomed v...
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PATHANAMTHITTA,
April 20, 2013
The Pampa Parirakshana Samiti (PPS) has accused the State authorities of criminial negligence and adopting a lackadaisical attitude towards the persistent efforts made by the Tamil Nadu government...
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NEW DELHI,
April 19, 2013
The Delhi Development Authority’s public notice announcing its intention to excise 61.59 acres from the Zone O (River Zone) and include it in Zone D has drawn sharp criticism from environmentalists...
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Bangalore,
April 16, 2013
Cash and saris could well be passé. With water being the most precious commodity this summer, thanks to plummeting storage in the Krishnaraja Sagar (KRS) and Kabini dams from where water is pumped...
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March 31, 2013
River Yamuna’s revival is intimately linked to the restoration and maintenance of the health of its many tributaries across several States
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March 18, 2013
Did you know that the water buffalo was an endangered species? Read his letter to Aristotle.
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NEW DELHI,
March 12, 2013
“Govt. non-committal on water release from Hathini Kund barrage”
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