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Dams, Rivers & People News Bulletin Oct 19, 2015 (Migratory birds keep away...
Sardar Sarovar Dam gates can’t be closed till last person displaced is rehabilitated: SC. CIC tells centre to give Polavaram project info to RTI applicant Scrap Renuka dam if Centre-HP row can’t be...
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Pulse Farmers: Custodians of Fertility, Water and Climate-friendly Agriculture
Above: A rainfed Tur (Arhar/Pigeon Pea) field in Amravati in Vidarbha region of Maharashtra Photo: Parineeta Dandekar, October 2015 Pulse prices are raging in Indian markets, leading to outrage from...
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State says 59.9% rainfall, IMD says 73%: Highlights and discrepancies of...
30th September marks the end of June-September South West summer monsoon in India and Maharashtra. The 2015 summer monsoon has proved to be the worst monsoon in the last six years for India. Rainfall...
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Dams, Rivers & People News Bulletin, Oct 05, 2015 (On Climate Agenda Govt....
HYDROPOWER Hydro fast loosing sheen in renewable energy basket and the share of hydro is likely to decline further as through the past three years, the installed capacity of hydropower projects has...
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Dams, Rivers & People News Bulletin Oct 12, 2015
Arunachal:- Siang People’s Forum writes to MoEF to not allow mega dam on Siang River, State Govt. supports the cause Assam:- Locals, CM show stiff resistance to Lower Subansiri power project...
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Water Sector Options for India in a Changing Climate – Executive Summary of...
For Full Report, see: https://sandrp.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/water-sector-options-india-in-changing-climate-sandrp-march-2012.pdf EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report tries to capture the relevant issues...
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SANDRP critique of India’s NAPCC: There is little hope here
For Full report, see: https://sandrp.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/there-is-little-hope-here-sandrp-critique-of-napcc-feb-2009.pdf EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The purpose of this study is to provide an Indian...
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Water and Sugarcane Crushing in Maharashtra: In search of sustainability
Sugarcane Crushing is set to start at any moment now in Maharashtra[i]. About 164 Sugar factories[ii] have put up proposals for securing Crushing Licenses with the Sugar Commissionerate of Maharashtra....
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Dams, Rivers & People News Bulletin Oct 19, 2015 (Migratory birds keep away...
Sardar Sarovar Dam gates can’t be closed till last person displaced is rehabilitated: SC. CIC tells centre to give Polavaram project info to RTI applicant Scrap Renuka dam if Centre-HP row can’t be...
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Scientist’s Open Letter to Karnataka CM: “Yettinaholé project is ecologically...
We are happy to publish full text of an Open Letter written by Dr. T.V. Ramchandran, Center for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, to Karnataka CM Shri. Siddaramaiah. The letter...
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Dams, Rivers & People News Bulletin Oct 26, 2015 (Saving Tigers is Saving...
Tamirabarani teaches: Saving tiger is saving river After Kalakkad-Mundanthurai was declared tiger reserve in 1992, Tamirabarani river has regained its perennial status. Though shorter than Cauvery and...
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Ken Betwa River Link Project involves India’s first Major Dam inside National...
Above: A fabulous view of Ken river. Nesting sites of Long-billed vultures are to the right. All will go under water if Ken-Betwa linkup is carried out (Photo by AJT Johnsingh) PREFACE: Following is a...
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IMD & MP govt provide shockingly different district rainfall figures: Will...
On Oct 26, 2015, Madhya Pradesh declared drought[1] in 33283 villages in 228 tehsils in 35 districts (of total of 50 districts), affecting 4.4 m ha area and 4.8 m farmers. It sounded a bit strange...
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Water Sector Options for India in a Changing Climate – Executive Summary of...
For Full Report, see: https://sandrp.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/water-sector-options-india-in-changing-climate-sandrp-march-2012.pdf EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report tries to capture the relevant issues...
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SANDRP critique of India’s NAPCC: There is little hope here
For Full report, see: https://sandrp.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/there-is-little-hope-here-sandrp-critique-of-napcc-feb-2009.pdf EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The purpose of this study is to provide an Indian...
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Water and Sugarcane Crushing in Maharashtra: In search of sustainability
Sugarcane Crushing is set to start at any moment now in Maharashtra[i]. About 164 Sugar factories[ii] have put up proposals for securing Crushing Licenses with the Sugar Commissionerate of Maharashtra....
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Dams, Rivers & People News Bulletin Oct 19, 2015 (Migratory birds keep away...
Sardar Sarovar Dam gates can’t be closed till last person displaced is rehabilitated: SC. CIC tells centre to give Polavaram project info to RTI applicant Scrap Renuka dam if Centre-HP row can’t be...
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Scientist’s Open Letter to Karnataka CM: “Yettinaholé project is ecologically...
We are happy to publish full text of an Open Letter written by Dr. T.V. Ramchandra, Center for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, to Karnataka CM Shri. Siddaramaiah. The letter...
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Dams, Rivers & People News Bulletin Oct 26, 2015 (Saving Tigers is Saving...
Tamirabarani teaches: Saving tiger is saving river After Kalakkad-Mundanthurai was declared tiger reserve in 1992, Tamirabarani river has regained its perennial status. Though shorter than Cauvery and...
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Ken Betwa River Link Project involves India’s first Major Dam inside National...
Above: A fabulous view of Ken river. Nesting sites of Long-billed vultures are to the right. All will go under water if Ken-Betwa linkup is carried out (Photo by AJT Johnsingh) PREFACE: Following is a...
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