From he 1990s onwards, there has been a new trend in protection of urban wetlands. A greater number of concerned citizens are approaching the courts to stop the mindless destruction of urba... |
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Top view of a Kui Paar system: Paar is a common water harvesting practice in the western Rajasthan region. It is a common place where the rainwater flows from the agar (catchment) and in the proce... |
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When calamity Strikes Water harvesting is the new catchword for the government struggling against drought. ITs now official. Cherrapunji, which holds the record for the highest rain... |
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Wednesday, October 14, 2009 How to Cook a Pastured Chicken I can never roast my pastured chickens right....I usually end up making them too dry. Pastured meat is a different kind of bird because there is more muscle, and less f... |
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RAMGARH TAAL Back to previous page Background Background Ramgarh Taal, a natural lake, is situated to the southeast of Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh and covers an area of about 723 ha. The catchment area around th... |
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KABAR TAAL Back to previous page Background Links People Background Kabar Tal, a 7,400-ha lake in Begusarai district of Bihar, is ecologically one of the most important wetlands in the state and is consi... |
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The River Damodar The river Damodar is polluted with minerals, mine rejects and toxic effluents. Both its water and its sand are infested by coal dust and waste from industries that have sprun... |
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Lessons learnt Following the monsoon failure of 1999-2000, two states Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh launched crash programmes to encourage water harvesting. An appreciable shift, becaus... |
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The myth of Drought EVEN: As this story goes to the press, Gujarat may be witnessing many more clashes over water. From as early as December 1999, when three farmers lost their lives in t... |
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HUSSAIN SAGAR LAKE Back to previous page Click on areas Background Hussain Sagar Lake is one of the largest man made lake situated at the confluence of Hyderabad, Secunderab... |
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