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Transporting HOPE
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22.5.2013 |
Hindu: News |
| “Where There Are No Roads” is as much a statement on the might of the Brahmaputra as on the promise held out by a boat clinic project that delivers healthcare to a million people living by the river |
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[nwct :: Healthcare]
[fredericknoronha :: documentary]
[fredericknoronha :: North East]
[patros :: manipur]
[patros :: assam]
[tushargupta101 :: Floods2009]
[sattva_1 :: health]
[sattva_1 :: disaster]
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Assam's Ramsar site Deepar Beel in danger
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22.5.2013 |
Rediff: News |
| On the way to the airport in Guwahati, Assam, there is a sprawling water body known as Deepar Beel (natural wetland). This is no ordinary wetland but a Ramsar site. |
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[sandman1965 :: Realty]
[sailendram :: Conservation]
[patros :: assam]
[tushargupta101 :: Floods2009]
[tushargupta101 :: WaterGeneral]
[tushargupta101 :: Conservation]
[shreyas :: TestTopic]
[sumeet666 :: Building Sector]
[arghyam :: WaterGeneral]
[sattva_1 :: disaster]
[neitham :: assam]
[indiatogether :: Endangered Species]
[indiatogether :: Conservation Efforts]
[indiatogether :: Wildlife Protection]
[indiatogether :: Biodiversity]
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Transporting HOPE
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22.5.2013 |
Hindu: Arts |
| “Where There Are No Roads” is as much a statement on the might of the Brahmaputra as on the promise held out by a boat clinic project that delivers healthcare to a million people living by the river |
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[fredericknoronha :: North East]
[nwct :: Healthcare]
[sattva_1 :: health]
[sattva_1 :: disaster]
[tushargupta101 :: Floods2009]
[patros :: manipur]
[patros :: assam]
[fredericknoronha :: documentary]
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World on course to run out of water, warns Ban Ki-moon
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22.5.2013 |
The Guardian -- World Latest |
| Freshwater supply and water quality under pressure, warns UN secretary general on International Day of Biological Diversity
Ban Ki-moon has warned the world is on course to run out of freshwater unless greater efforts are made to improve water security.
Speaking on the UN's International Day of Biological Diversity , Ban said there was a "mutually reinforcing" relationship between biodiversity and water that should be harnessed.
"We live in an increasingly water insecure world where demand often outstrips supply and where water quality often fails to meet minimum standards. Under current trends, future demands for water will not be met," Ban said.
Water , food , energy and climate are all linked.
Most forms of energy generation require water, variable weather is making agriculture harder while extreme weather events are hindering natural water storage.
Ban believes there is an opportunity to address these challenges as the Millennium Development Goals are replaced with a new set ... |
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[newstrust :: Floods n Droughts]
[newstrust :: Agriculture]
[newstrust :: Storm]
[newstrust :: United Nations on Climate]
[newstrust :: Climate change]
[arghyam :: Climate]
[arghyam :: Main-Portal-Feed]
[arghyam :: DrinkingWater]
[rohithkumar123 :: Community Radio]
[tushargupta101 :: Main-Portal-Feed]
[tushargupta101 :: Floods2009]
[tushargupta101 :: Climate]
[tushargupta101 :: DrinkingWater]
[demo :: Floods n Droughts]
[demo :: Storm]
[demo :: Ecosystems]
[demo :: Agriculture]
[demo :: Climate change]
[newstrust :: Biodiversity Threats]
[newstrust :: Biodiversity]
[irge304 :: Biodiversity Threats]
[irge304 :: Biodiversity]
[Genecampaign :: Floods n Droughts]
[subbu :: Floods n Droughts]
[subbu :: Agriculture]
[subbu :: Storm]
[subbu :: Climate change]
[Genecampaign :: Agriculture]
[Genecampaign :: Storm]
[Genecampaign :: Climate change]
[sandman1965 :: Hydel]
[sandman1965 :: Carbon Trading]
[irge304 :: Extreme Weather]
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'India is inching towards acute water scarcity'
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22.5.2013 |
Rediff: Business |
| The summit participants in the final declaration agreed to allocate resources towards water and sanitation sectors, increase transfer of technology, improve irrigation systems and encourage appropriate consideration of water issues in the discussion of the UN development agenda. |
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[tushargupta101 :: Agriculture]
[tushargupta101 :: Floods2009]
[tushargupta101 :: Main-Portal-Feed]
[sailendram :: Groundwater Manangement]
[tushargupta101 :: Groundwater Manangement]
[Genecampaign :: water]
[nilaymedh :: animals]
[sattva_1 :: water]
[sattva_1 :: disaster]
[arghyam :: Groundwater Manangement]
[arghyam :: Agriculture]
[arghyam :: Main-Portal-Feed]
[sattva_1 :: agriculture]
[shreyas :: TestTopic]
[rohithkumar123 :: Community Radio]
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`India inching towards water scarcity`
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22.5.2013 |
Zee News : Science and Technology |
| India is "inching towards water scarcity" and the situation in several states is critical as ground water levels are depleting at an alarming rate. |
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[sailendram :: Groundwater Manangement]
[tushargupta101 :: Groundwater Manangement]
[tushargupta101 :: Agriculture]
[tushargupta101 :: Main-Portal-Feed]
[tushargupta101 :: Floods2009]
[sattva_1 :: water]
[sattva_1 :: disaster]
[arghyam :: Agriculture]
[arghyam :: Groundwater Manangement]
[arghyam :: Main-Portal-Feed]
[sattva_1 :: agriculture]
[shreyas :: TestTopic]
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With wary eye on the US, China courts India
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22.5.2013 |
CNN-IBN: India |
 Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, smiling and effusive, was out to smooth ruffled feathers in India this week, promising to ease tensions and increase trade between Asia's fastest growing economies in his first trip overseas since taking office. |
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[tushargupta101 :: Floods2009]
[sattva_1 :: disaster]
[newstrust :: China and Global Economy]
[newstrust :: India and Global Economy]
[shreyas :: TestTopic]
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Li's visit yields little on Brahmputra
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22.5.2013 |
Down to Earth |
| China goes ahead with dam construction, while both countries classify hydrological data in the name of national security
China plans on constructing a 50 metre high dam, and tunnel water at this bend from an altitude of 3,000 metres to harness the energy as it falls 2,000 metres—at a rate of 15 metres per kilometre
Homepage Teaser:
China goes ahead with dam construction, while both countries classify hydrological data in the name of national security ... |
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[ayyati :: Hydel]
[sattva_1 :: disaster]
[subbu :: All Other Dams]
[subbu :: hydel-projects]
[arghyam :: Rivers]
[arghyam :: Main-Portal-Feed]
[tushargupta101 :: Main-Portal-Feed]
[tushargupta101 :: Floods2009]
[tushargupta101 :: Rivers]
[tushargupta101 :: Dams]
[chvartak :: Hydel]
[venkatkanchi :: Hydel]
[neitham :: assam]
[sailendram :: Dams]
[sivakumar :: Hydel]
[subbu :: Hydel]
[shreyas :: TestTopic]
[berkan :: Hydel]
[Abhijeetvj :: Hydel]
[thinthu :: Hydel]
[vinodced :: Hydel]
[ajnyani :: AGECON]
[patros :: assam]
[sattva_1 :: agriculture]
[sattva_1 :: climate]
[birendersinghbudhwar :: Hydel]
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Rain floods major junction
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22.5.2013 |
Hindu: Home |
| Complaints have fallen on deaf ears, allege shopkeepers |
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[meerak :: Bengaluru business]
[meerak :: Bengaluru planning]
[meerak :: Bengaluru transport]
[meerak :: Bengaluru agency]
[sattva_1 :: disaster]
[tushargupta101 :: Floods2009]
[tushargupta101 :: UrbanWater]
[tushargupta101 :: Main-Portal-Feed]
[arghyam :: UrbanWater]
[arghyam :: Main-Portal-Feed]
[shreyas :: BBMP]
[rohan :: Greater Bangalore]
[technagara :: Bbmp]
[pradeepbv :: Bengaluru Election]
[meerak :: bengaluru business]
[meerak :: bengaluru infrastructure]
[meerak :: bengaluru government]
[meerak :: bengaluru civic]
[meerak :: bengaluru]
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Threat of flood looms large over 100 villages this season
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22.5.2013 |
newindianexpress.com |
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[subbu :: All Other Dams]
[sattva_1 :: climate]
[shreyas :: TestTopic]
[sattva_1 :: disaster]
[tushargupta101 :: Floods2009]
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Include heat wave in SDRF: Naveen
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22.5.2013 |
newindianexpress.com |
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[tsunami :: death-toll]
[sattva_1 :: disaster]
[tushargupta101 :: Floods2009]
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Modi Misleading People on Kalpasar Project: Activists
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22.5.2013 |
Outlook Wires |
| Activists here today alleged that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi was misleading people on the Gulf of Khambhat Development Project (Kalpasar), touted to end water woes of the arid Saurashtra region. |
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[esg :: Environmental Clearance]
[sattva_1 :: water]
[sattva_1 :: disaster]
[sattva_1 :: agriculture]
[ganesaperumal :: PW NEWS]
[tushargupta101 :: Main-Portal-Feed]
[tushargupta101 :: Floods2009]
[tushargupta101 :: WaterGeneral]
[tushargupta101 :: Rivers]
[tushargupta101 :: Dams]
[tushargupta101 :: Agriculture]
[tushargupta101 :: All-News]
[sailendram :: Dams]
[sailendram :: All-News]
[shreyas :: TestTopic]
[subbu :: all-dams]
[arghyam :: WaterGeneral]
[arghyam :: Agriculture]
[arghyam :: Rivers]
[arghyam :: Main-Portal-Feed]
[ajnyani :: AGECON]
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EXPLAINED: The real gains for India from Premier Li's visit
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21.5.2013 |
Rediff: Top Stories (India) |
| The real assessment of the actual diplomatic gains out of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's three-day India visit can be made only after promised actions are initiated, but surely it has yielded some political dividend for the beleaguered United Progressive Alliance government, notes Sheela Bhatt. |
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[patros :: assam]
[sattva_1 :: disaster]
[tushargupta101 :: Floods2009]
[neitham :: assam]
[jashmit :: Emergency]
[kjrajesh :: Media]
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Demolish illegal structures on Yamuna, Hindon flood plains, says green tribunal
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21.5.2013 |
Down to Earth |
Passes injunction to prevent illegal structures from being built along Yamuna flood plain in Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered demolition of all illegal structures on riverbed and flood plains of Yamuna and Hindon in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana.
The five-member bench, headed by Justice Swatanter Kumar, observed that the authorities, including the Uttar Pradesh’s irrigation department claim to have issued notices to the persons who have raised unauthorised constructions on the flood plains of the Yamuna, but that these had no effect. |
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[sattva_1 :: water]
[sattva_1 :: disaster]
[vishawjeet :: Haryana]
[tushargupta101 :: Main-Portal-Feed]
[tushargupta101 :: Floods2009]
[tushargupta101 :: Rivers]
[kar123 :: national_housing]
[Bhupendra :: Uttar_Pradesh]
[sattva_1 :: nationalhousing]
[arghyam :: Rivers]
[arghyam :: Main-Portal-Feed]
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Modi misleading people regarding Kalpasar project: Activists
(Cached)
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21.5.2013 |
Zee News : States |
| Activists here on Tuesday alleged that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi was misleading people on the Gulf of Khambhat Development Project (Kalpasar), touted to end water woes of the arid Saurashtra region. |
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Also found in: [+]
[subbu :: all-dams]
[arghyam :: WaterGeneral]
[arghyam :: Agriculture]
[arghyam :: Rivers]
[arghyam :: Main-Portal-Feed]
[ajnyani :: AGECON]
[esg :: Environmental Clearance]
[ganesaperumal :: PW NEWS]
[sattva_1 :: agriculture]
[tushargupta101 :: Main-Portal-Feed]
[tushargupta101 :: Floods2009]
[tushargupta101 :: WaterGeneral]
[tushargupta101 :: Rivers]
[tushargupta101 :: Agriculture]
[tushargupta101 :: Dams]
[tushargupta101 :: All-News]
[sattva_1 :: water]
[sattva_1 :: disaster]
[shreyas :: TestTopic]
[sailendram :: Dams]
[sailendram :: All-News]
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Mukkombu barrage gets an overhaul ahead of monsoon
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21.5.2013 |
Hindu: Cities |
| The barrage is an important regulator to control water flow |
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[tushargupta101 :: Main-Portal-Feed]
[tushargupta101 :: Floods2009]
[arghyam :: Main-Portal-Feed]
[sattva_1 :: disaster]
[sattva_1 :: climate]
[shreyas :: TestTopic]
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Assam: Kaziranga faces crisis as 17 rhinos killed in 4 months
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21.5.2013 |
CNN-IBN: India |
 Despite all government assurances and efforts, India's best known national park still remains vulnerable to poaching. Around 17 rhinos have been killed in the last four months in Kaziranga. |
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[sattva_1 :: animal]
[sattva_1 :: flora]
[sattva_1 :: disaster]
[patros :: assam]
[tushargupta101 :: Floods2009]
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India, China to cooperate on river waters
(Cached)
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21.5.2013 |
The Assam Tribune |
| India, China to cooperate on river waters |
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[jashmit :: Emergency]
[nilaymedh :: law]
[fredericknoronha :: North East]
[shreyas :: TestTopic]
[neitham :: assam]
[sattva_1 :: agriculture]
[sattva_1 :: disaster]
[patros :: assam]
[tushargupta101 :: Floods2009]
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Demolish illegal structures on Yamuna plain:NGT
(Cached)
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21.5.2013 |
PTI: All news |
| Demolish illegal structures on Yamuna plain:NGT |
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[sattva_1 :: disaster]
[tushargupta101 :: Floods2009]
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China non-committal on sharing data on dams
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21.5.2013 |
deccanherald.com |
| China non-committal on sharing data on dams |
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Also found in: [+]
[sailendram :: Dams]
[tushargupta101 :: Main-Portal-Feed]
[tushargupta101 :: Floods2009]
[tushargupta101 :: Rivers]
[tushargupta101 :: Dams]
[fredericknoronha :: media]
[arghyam :: Rivers]
[arghyam :: Main-Portal-Feed]
[sattva_1 :: disaster]
[subbu :: All Other Dams]
[subbu :: hydel-projects]
[patros :: arunachal]
[patros :: assam]
[shreyas :: TestTopic]
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