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Plantation drive across 5 states to revive Ganga

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 23, 2016

Seeking to rejuvenate the Ganga through a massive plantation exercise in its riverscape, the Centre on Tuesday released a detailed project report (DPR) on the sort of intervention it plans for...

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Climate change redistributes global water resources: Study

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 16, 2016

Rising temperatures worldwide are changing not only weather systems but also the distribution of water around the globe, thereby affecting the availability of potable water, a new study has...

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Central Water Commission report shows, water levels in reservoirs decline to alarming levels

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 14, 2016

NTPC Ltd has been forced to curtail electricity production at a plant in West Bengal because of low water levels in the Farakka feeder canal. After two consecutive drought years, this could be...

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Subject Tags: report , water

SBI to sponsor 47 solar pumps for Tadoba core

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 29, 2016

Considering the drinking water crisis in forest and its effect on wildlife, 47 solar water pumps will be installed in the core area of Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve. The discharge rate of the...

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Subject Tags: solar power , water

Delhi warns water crisis could run for another 15 days

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 24, 2016

Water crisis in India’s capital city Delhi will take up to two weeks to fix, authorities warned on Tuesday, as taps ran dry, days after protesters sabotaged a crucial waterway to press a demand...

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Subject Tags: water

Haryana uses mapping tech to trace groundwater

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 19, 2016

Haryana will become the first state in the country to have aquifer mapping done for its groundwater resources by May.

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Water in 91 reservoirs at 38% of full capacity

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 8, 2016

Availability of water at 91 major reservoirs in the country is at 38 per cent of their total capacity and 22 per cent less than the levels reported in the corresponding period last year....

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Subject Tags: water

Maharashtra’s first solar power operated water supply plant commissioned in Nagpur

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 1, 2016

The first solar power operated mini-water supply plant of Maharashtra has been commissioned in Hingna village of Mouda Taluka in Nagpur district.

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Subject Tags: solar power , water

India's 2014-15 GDP growth revised down to 7.2%

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 1, 2016

The Central Government has marginally revised downward India's GDP for 2014-15 to 7.2 per cent from the earlier estimate of 7.3 per cent after factoring in latest data on agriculture and...

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Telangana PCB entrusts ground water and air pollution modelling studies to NEERI and EPTRI

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 27, 2016

To check the extent of pollution caused by the pharma industries with their gaseous and liquid pollutants in air and land, the Telangana State Pollution Control Board (TSPCB) has entrusted...

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