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Safia Khan has done tremendous work in the area of Bundelkhand heritage and Environment. Here she discusses how ancient Water bodies can be revitalized or restored
India turns 350,000 postmen into bankers for doorstep financial services – Connected To India
India’s 350,000 well-trained postmen have turned bankers, offering doorstep financial services to even the last man standing in the remotest parts of the country. Till recently, the ubiquitous men in brown serving in the...
10 Ways Farmers Are Saving Water | CUESA
As California faces a historic drought, many farmers are relying on groundwater reserves to carry them through the dry season. Pumping groundwater is currently unregulated in California (that could soon change), and drawing on...
The World’s Largest Ocean Cleanup Has Officially Begun
Ambitious dreams have now become a reality as the Ocean Cleanup deploys its $20 million system designed to clean up the 1.8 trillion pieces of trash floating in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Check...
NITI Aayog plans setting up desalination plants along 7,800-km coastline
NITI Aayog is working on a plan to set-up desalination plants along India’s 7,800-km coastline, according to a report in The Economic Times. The plants will desalinate sea water which would then be supplied...
Domestic Water Harvesting Ideas by Prof. Manohar Khushalani
Presented here are some design ideas in domestic Water Harvesting. The Dimensions are indicative and will vary as per local conditions and situation.
THROWBACK: How China’s ‘sponge cities’ aim to re-use 70% of rainwater
Groundwater over-extraction, waterway degradation, and urban flooding are forcing China’s cities to address a vicious cycle. Sprawling urban development and use of impervious material prevent soil from absorbing rainwater, prompting further investment in infrastructures...
India plants 66 million trees in 12 hours as part of record-breaking environmental campaign | The Independent
Volunteers in India planted more than 66 million trees in just 12 hours in a record-breaking environmental drive. About 1.5 million people were involved in the huge plantation campaign, in which saplings were placed...
The Smarter City / Manu Bhatnagar
The question regarding Indian cities is whether they will metamorphose into a butterflies or ugly moths ! India is urbanizing, not at a trot or a canter, but at a gallop. Urban populations are...