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Bangalore,
Friday, May 24, 2013
Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister T.B. Jayachandra on Thursday said that the government is mulling formulating a master plan to utilise properly the State’s share of water...
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Karnataka,
ministers (government),
rivers
Monday, May 20, 2013
Tomorrow is International Day for Biodiversity. Geeta Padmanabhan suggests what we can do to protect our planet
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ecosystems,
environmental issues,
nature
HYDERABAD,
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
A continuous monitoring of pollution levels at Hussainsagar lake will soon be taken up and the results put on display boards along the water body. The Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Aut...
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pollution control,
water pollution,
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HYDERABAD,
May 15, 2013
With a view to protecting and preserving water bodies, the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) has invited interested individuals, voluntary and corporate organisations to adopt la...
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ALAPPUZHA,
May 12, 2013
Experts have pointed out the need to set up an environmental surveillance centre for Vembanad lake with statutory powers to check the increasing pollution in the lake. This demand comes in the bac...
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May 3, 2013
A few days ago, there was a resident’s association meeting at my apartment. The secretary announced, “There are 60 flats here. With the ground water level going down drastically, we need to buy wa...
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HYDERABAD,
April 24, 2013
GHMC, which has made it compulsory for all constructions coming up in 300 sq.mts plots to have rain water harvesting structures in recent times, has also offered to take them up in apartment compl...
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Kozhikode,
April 20, 2013
The heat beats down on the countryside. The water level in wells, ponds and public drinking water sources has hit its nadir. The spectre of a tough time with no water to drink looms large with the...
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March 20, 2013
The Board has cut supplies to bulk consumers by 10 to 15 per cent, but left the government institutions untouched
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March 7, 2013
The Board convened a special meeting to discuss measures to address water problems
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February 5, 2013
Stifled with siltation, pollution and encroachment, Bangladesh’s Buriganga river is hoping for revival through the advocacy of ‘waterkeeper’ Sharif Jamal
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Mysore,
January 25, 2013
At a time when water is an issue to be resolved between States, managing forests, agriculture and groundwater is vital for a city, writes water activist S. Vishwanath
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KOLLAM,
January 8, 2013
Call for statutory authority solely for lake
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Hyderabad,
May 15, 2013
City residents may be in for more water shortage as overuse and evaporation threaten to dry up two of the city’s main reservoirs
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May 12, 2013
‘Missing the wood for the trees’ is a popular English proverb, which is commonly used when one goes after a minor detail and resultantly misses the larger picture. But in its origin must be...
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HYDERABAD,
April 25, 2013
Civic body plans to spend Rs. 10 crore for rain water harvesting pits in public places
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HYDERABAD,
April 24, 2013
Encroachments, dumping of construction debris, sewerage being let out and lack of coordination between various governmental agencies to the fore
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March 27, 2013
The water markets of Marathwada are booming. In the town of Jalna alone, tanker owners transact between Rs.6 million and Rs.7.5 million in water sales each day
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HYDERABAD,
March 14, 2013
Every drop counts, literally. The writing on the wall is clear. As the temperature soars, the elixir of life is going to get scarcer. Hyderabadis are in for a summer of discontent with both water...
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Mandya,
February 15, 2013
Residents of Hulikere and nearby areas report 20 sightings in a month
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KOCHI,
January 26, 2013
The panel probing the upshots of trawling ban during the southwest monsoon will cast its net wide.Apart from studying the impact of the 47-day break, the panel will also look at a bag of op...
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CHENNAI,
January 21, 2013
Visitors to 39th India Tourist and Industrial Fair can get samples tested at Chennai Metrowater’s stall
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January 5, 2013
Even as the remains of the picturesque old jungle road are being dug up and a huge boundary wall fashioned out of broken pieces of the Arravali, there is little activity connected to restoring the Neela Hauz.
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