Water & Sanitation

TN CM seeks withdrawal of DPR for Karnataka’s Cauvery dam
28 Jan 2019
The unilateral action of the Karnataka government proposing to construct a new reservoir at Mekedatu and for which the DPR was presented to the Central Water Commission, was a clear violation of the Supreme Court judgement
Protesters vow to drown selves in Narmada waters
18 Sep 2017

Modi inaugurates Narmada dam: ‘I can’t do small things’
18 Sep 2017
The Sardar Sarovar Dam, commonly known as the Narmada dam, is the world's second-largest dam after the Grand Coulee Dam in the United States

Pakistan building 6 dams in PoK with China's help
04 Aug 2017
The Indus river originates in Western Tibet near Mount Kailash and runs across Ladakh, Gilgit-Baltistan, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the creation of the dams by Pakistan could result in flooding on this side of the line of control

India, Pak likely to resume Indus water talks this month
03 Mar 2017
India and Pakistan are expected to hold talk on various aspects of the Indus Water Treaty, nearly six months after New Delhi decided to suspend talks on the pact in view of the terror strikes by Pakistan-based groups

SC fixes monetary compensation for Narmada project oustees
09 Feb 2017
The Supreme Court has fixed Rs60 lakh compensation to each of the families displaced by Narmada dam project in Madhya Pradesh, the state most hit by the Sardar Sarovar Project

SC fixes monetary compensation for Narmada project oustees
09 Feb 2017
The Supreme Court has fixed Rs60 lakh compensation to each of the families displaced by Narmada dam project in Madhya Pradesh, the state most hit by the Sardar Sarovar Project

Indian-American teen finds cheap way to make saltwater potable
06 Feb 2017
Major technology firms and research institutions are looking seriously at a breakthrough that is estimated to impact millions of lives — cheaply deslainating seawater
Pak seeks US backing over Indus Water Treaty
31 Dec 2016
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