The Thar Desert covers an area of 44.6 million hectare (mha), of which 27.8 mha lie in India and the rest in Pakistan. The desert is bounded by the Aravalli hills in the east, by the fertile Indus a... |
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LEGISLATION ON RAINWATER HARVESTING New Delhi Since June 2001, the Ministry of Urban affairs and Poverty Alleviation has made rainwater harvesting mandatory in all new buildings with a roof area of mo... |
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DECCAN PLATEAU Cheruvu Cheruvu are found in Chitoor and Cuddapah districts in Andhra Pradesh. They are reservoirs to store runoff. Cheruvu embankments are fitted with thoomu (sluices), alugu or... |
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A forest in trust Krushak Charcha Mandal, Sayagata village, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra Total area 514 ha Forest area 272.38 ha Population 430 Suryabhan Khorbade (... |
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Begin the Journey on an Earth Odyssey The world has moved into a new ...... |
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DELHI Delhi existed much before the arrival of the lift-pump, electricity and chlorine. The seat of one empire after another since the 11th century, it has always been a prosperous and popu... |
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First visit (This article appeared in Down To Earth , January 15, 2000) With the failure of the 1999 monsoon in several areas ...... |
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DECCAN PLATEAU Anna Hazare Ralegan Siddhi, Maharashtra Anna Hazare Anna Hazare is one of India's most noted social activists. A former army jeep driver and Ramon Magsaysay Award... |
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Water and Society A comparison to show the difference that social organisation makes to the state of rivers and the environment About 400 years ago, there was a city in Japan called Edo. Most o... |
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WESTERN GHATS Anna Hazare Ralegan Siddhi, Maharashtra Anna Hazare Anna Hazare is one of India's most noted social activists. A former army jeep driver and Ramon Magsaysay Award... |
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