NewsRack: subbu/narmada/Dam-Collapse

Like it or not, this is the age of ubiquitous computing - New Scientist: Health

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Like it or not, this is the age of ubiquitous computing

DC debate: India-China ties won’t take off if border pinpricks continue? - Deccan Chronicle: Op Ed

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Resolve contentious issues first Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, BJP national vice-president Reducing trade gap with a neighbouring country at the cost of India’s national security is not acceptable. While there should be bilateral cooperation and friendly ties with neighbours, this cannot happen without

Restoration hopes crumbling down - TOI: Hyderabad Times

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Restoration hopes crumbling down

Keyboardist Ray Manzarek of The Doors loses battle with cancer - DNA: Top News

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

The band, which was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993, sold some 100 million records since its heyday with psychedelic-era classics such as 1971's Riders on the Storm.

Temple demolitions picks up in Cuttack - Orissa News, Bhubaneshwar News, Bhubaneshwar City News | Times of India Orissa City News

Sun, 19 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

After two-days of break, the district administration on Monday demolished 12 illegal temples in Cuttack city.

No big breaks expected as Manmohan Li hold formal talks - Hindustan Times: News

Sun, 19 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

No big breaks expected as Manmohan Li hold formal talks

Lis visit no big breaks expected - Hindustan Times: India

Sun, 19 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Lis visit no big breaks expected

Haryana releases water for Delhi - TOI: India

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Haryana releases water for Delhi

When the levee breaks - Hindu: Lead

Aman Sethi — Sat, 18 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Last August, Ojulu sat smoking a cigarette outside his thatch-roofed hut in Pino village when a rising tide of water seeped through the reed fence. “The water came in the morning,” Ojulu said, “An...

When the levee breaks: Karuturi’s defence - Hindu: Lead

Aman Sethi — Sat, 18 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

In recent years, the Ethiopian government has announced its intention to lease millions of hectares of land for export-oriented commercial plantations. Indian companies like Karuturi and Shapoorji...

When the levee breaks: 'Villagisation' and the rights question - Hindu: Lead

Aman Sethi — Sat, 18 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Previous: Karuturi’s defence The Ethiopian government’s unsti...

Crisis over canal breach makes Sheila dial Haryana: Release more water - Indian Express: Delhi

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

On a searing Friday, Delhi produced over 70 million gallons less water due to the breach, leading to taps running dry in most parts of South and East Delhi.

Breach in Ganga canal will hit water supply for a week - Indian Express: Delhi

Thu, 16 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

As repair work to fix the breach in the upper Ganga canal in Uttar Pradesh continues, Delhi Jal Board (DJB) on Thursday warned that water supply in East, South and Southwest Delhi would remain affected for at least a week.

Mirage of a river - Down to Earth

admin — Tue, 14 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Is restoration of the Sabarmati the way to go?

It is claimed to be an exemplary project. It has won two awards for excellence in innovativeness and urban planning; one from the Prime Minister’s Office. Narendra Modi, the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Gujarat, recently hailed it as his big achievement. He pitted the restoration of the river Sabarmati in Ahmedabad against the poor record of the Delhi government in looking after the Yamuna, the capital’s lifeline river. The media has showered praise on the project.

Claims apart, what are the facts on the ground?

Canal collapse at Khuga Dam - Kangla Online

Tue, 14 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Canal collapse at Khuga Dam

Breach plugging work to end by May 15 - The Assam Tribune

Sat, 11 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Breach plugging work to end by May 15

Hazaribag goes dry as Charowa plant collapses - Ranchi - City - The Times of India

Fri, 10 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

With the sudden breakdown of the main water supply plant at Charowa dam reservoir, about 10 km from here, residents in Hazaribag town and its surrounding areas have been left without drinking water for the last 48 hours, affecting a population of three lakh people.

MoEF changes stand on relocation of Dhari Devi temple for Alaknanda dam project - Down to Earth

admin — Thu, 09 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Supreme Court rebuffs ministry for opposing relocation of the temple to a higher level, something its own committee had approved

Source: Presentation on Dhari Devi temple to inter-ministerial group headed by B K Chaturvedi, setup by the National Ganga River Basin Authority

Brahmaputra washes away Neamatighat road - The Assam Tribune

Wed, 08 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Brahmaputra washes away Neamatighat road

Clinton's Republican critics suggest 'dam is about to break' over Benghazi - The Guardian -- World Latest

Matt Williams — Tue, 07 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Lindsey Graham steps up pressure on former of secretary of state ahead of Wednesday's hearing into consulate attack Republican critics of Hillary Clinton's handling of the Benghazi consulate attack stepped up their pressure on Tuesday ahead of a congressional hearing on the affair. Lindsey Graham, Republican senator for South Carolina, said the "dam is about to break" on Benghazi and that Clinton, the former secretary of state, would be found to have been "asleep at the wheel". Testimony due to go before the House oversight and government reform committee on Wednesday is likely to reignite debate over the White House and the State Department's handling of last September's attack on the US consulate in Benghazi. Republican foes of Clinton hope the issue will hamper her widely-rumoured bid for the presidency in 2016. Gregory Hicks, the former deputy chief of mission in Libya, is due to testify that after an initial assault on the consulate on September 11 last year, a special forces team ...

Flood situation in Majuli grim - Guwahati - City - The Times of India

Mon, 06 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

The flood situation in Majuli remained grim for the second consecutive day on Monday. However, officials said the water level of the Brahmaputra has started receding and the situation is expected to improve in the next one or two days.

Sunderbans wary of Aila rerun - TOI: Calcutta Times

Sun, 05 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Sunderbans wary of Aila rerun

Saudi floods death toll rises to 20, report says - Top Headlines - The Times of India

Wed, 01 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Saudi floods death toll rises to 20, report says

'Report raised fears about proximity of Kalpsar dam and Mithivirdi n-project'' - Indian Express: Ahmedabad

Thu, 02 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

A confidential report by the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) expressed concerns about possible calamities due to the proximity of the proposed Kalpsar dam and the Mithivirdi Nuclear Power Project (NPP), including flooding of the power plant in case an earthquake breaks the 65-km-long dam that will run across the northern edge of the Gulf of Khambat.

Saudi floods death toll rises to 20: civil defence - Latest News

Thu, 02 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Twenty people have died and four people remain missing in Saudi Arabia after heavy downpours triggered flash floods in the desert kingdom for nearly a week, the civil defence authorities said today. People have drowned in several areas of Saudi ...