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Probe into ‘illegal’ check-dam ordered	16.6.2018	Hindu: Diet & Nutrition
Private property developer in the dock
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When Shimla queued up for water	15.6.2018	Hindu: Rx
Taps in Shimla went dry this summer, posing an unprecedented water crisis in the hill town. Adverse climatic conditions are believed to be the main factor for reduced flow in streams. Vikas Vasudeva reports on the failure of State governments to check unplanned development and exploitation of water resources.
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This monsoon, citizens demand 10,000 recharge wells	14.6.2018	Hindu: Fitness
Want these to be put in place over the next five years
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Varsity teams to check development works	13.6.2018	Hindu: Rx
Special teams, led by teachers of the four government universities in Jodhpur, will visit the villages adopted by them to monitor the progress of deve
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Airport modernisation: panel okays environmental clearance	12.6.2018	Hindu: Rx
MoEF’s appraisal committee lays down conditions
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Solar-powered system can harvest fresh water from air	11.6.2018	DNA: Urban Tales
Scientists have developed a system that can harvest water out of the air using just solar power, an advance ideal for people living in arid areas of the world. The prototype, developed by researchers at University of California, Berkeley in the US, can extract drinkable water every day/night cycle at very low humidity and at low cost. "It operates at ambient temperature with ambient sunlight, and with no additional energy input you can collect water in the desert. This laboratory-to-desert journey allowed us to really turn water harvesting from an interesting phenomenon into a science," said Omar Yaghi, who invented the technology underlying the harvester. The trial in Scottsdale, where the relative humidity drops from a high of 40 per cent at night to as low as 8 per cent during the day, demonstrated that the harvester should be easy to scale up by simply adding more of the water absorber, a highly porous material called a metal-organic framework (MOF). Metal-organic frameworks are solids with so many ...
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Solution to Shimla water crisis soon: CM	8.6.2018	Hindu: Diet & Nutrition
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Thursday said the State government would soon come out with a permanent solution to deal with Shimla
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Monsoon yagna	6.6.2018	Hindu: Opinion
A more modern version of the yagna may have resulted in saving water, if not guaranteeing the monsoon
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‘RWH, a sustainable means of water supply for hotels’	6.6.2018	Hindu: Policy & Issues
‘This water is softened, so that TDS and pH levels are accurate, and later put to use’
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Plastic ban to kick in from Jan 2019	6.6.2018	Hindu: Medicine & Research
The Tamil Nadu Government on Tuesday announced that it would ban the manufacture, storage and use of plastic products except as packing material for
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Site for check dams inspected	4.6.2018	Hindu: Diet & Nutrition
A team of officials of the Public Works Department inspected the sites for the construction of check dams near Thammampatti recently. The visit of th
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Green homes are smart homes	4.6.2018	Hindu: Energy & Environment
This World Environment Day, let us renew our commitment to clean the planet by remembering these well-known tips
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Prawns flourish in Telangana waters	4.6.2018	Hindu: Cities
Fisheries Dept to cultivate hatchery-reared prawns in 23 reservoirs
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Mechanisation of sugarcane farming only way forward, say experts	2.6.2018	Hindu: News
They say this will help farmers tide over labour problem
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IITG pilot project to protect city hills	2.6.2018	The Assam Tribune
IITG pilot project to protect city hills
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‘Electric Vehicle Policy soon’	1.6.2018	Hindu: Hyderabad
UN official for doing away with plastic use, switching to solar power
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Jal Sanchay Abhiyan ends, Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani hopes for adequate rains	1.6.2018	DNA: Recent Columns
The ambitious month-long Jal Sanchay Abhiyan officially concluded on Thursday. The announcement was made by Chief Minister Vijay Rupani at a ceremony in Dhandhuka town in Ahmedabad district. The CM said the drive would achieve its goal when the state receives adequate rainfall this monsoon, as predicted by the Met department. As part of the drive, the Gujarat government has deepened lakes, tanks, reservoirs and constructed new check dams and bori bandhs beside desilting river beds and canals. The project covered 40 locations across the state. The drive received public support following a government call. People who contributed to the drive, financially or through labour, were felicitated at the concluding ceremony. All members of the Rupani Cabinet and other office bearers were present at the event. "The efforts invested in this drive would give the Midas touch to the development of Gujarat region in near future," the CM said at the event. "As development is highly dependent on availability of water, the ...
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Managing water	31.5.2018	Hindu: Medicine & Research
Although water scarcity is a global issue, solutions such as rain water harvesting must be identified at the local level (Editorial – “Stress test”, M
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Cleaning, deepening of canal begins	30.5.2018	Hindu: Fitness
As part of protecting water bodies in the district, Olirum Erodu Foundation (OEF) on Tuesday began cleaning and deepening of a canal at Koramadai vill
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Damaged check dams drain rainwater into Kerala	30.5.2018	Hindu: Diet & Nutrition
MDMK plans to launch campaign to mobilise the support of public and farmers
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