‘सतलुज नदी घाटी में पनबिजली परियोजनाएं, एक रिपोर्ट

‘सतलुज नदी घाटी में पनबिजली परियोजनाएं, एक रिपोर्ट

ऊपरी सतलुज जलग्रहण क्षेत्र लगभग 19,000 वर्ग कि. मी. में फैला है । पूर्व दिशा में एक छोटे भाग को छोडकर लगभग पूरा किन्नौर जिला इस जलग्रहण क्षेत्र का हिस्सा है । सतलुज नदी का यह ऊपरी भाग, तीन प्रशासनिक इकाइयों के बीच में से आर-पार होते हुये, दक्षिण-पश्चिम रेखा के...

Ethics in Water Management & Practices

Ruin is the destination towards which all men rush, each pursuing his own best interest in a society that believes in the freedom of the commons. Freedom in commons brings ruin to all. Garrett Hardin, Tragedy of the Commons [Garrett Hardin, Ph.D. is Professor Emeritus...

Indus Divided: India, Pakistan and the Indus Basin Dispute

Book: David Haines (2017). Indus Divided: India, Pakistan and the Indus Basin Dispute. Penguin, Publishers As the twenty-first century deepens, water is only going to get more important. Growth, pollu­tion, climate change, these are all now intertwined in such...

Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Distant Dream or Reality?

The Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY), introduced in June 2015, aims at “By the time the Nation completes 75 years of its Independence, every family will have a pucca house with water connection, toilet facilities, 24×7 electricity supply and access.” The Yojana...
Creating Harassment Free Public Spaces

Creating Harassment Free Public Spaces

We live in a society where we grew up watching movies where it is too easy to get a girl by following her on a road, teasing her, getting in the same bus as her, going in the same park where she goes. A lot of people actually believe and practice that and the cases of...