By Liz Kimbrough, Mongabay.com 24th July, 2014 “In Africa, you can come across Kaya forests of coastal Kenya, customary forests in Uganda, sacred forest groves in Benin, dragon forests in The Gambia or church forests in Ethiopia…You can also come across similar forest patches in South and Southeast Asia including…
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Cleaning Up Varanasi is a Test for Narendra Modi By Stephanie Strom, New York Times 17 July, 2014 Click here to view the slideshow. VARANASI, India — The big question on many minds here is: How long will the electricity last? Since Narendra Modi was elected prime minister in May,…
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Kunwar, D.S. and Tripathi, A. “Tehri sparks flood scare in 1,200 villages downstream Ganga.” The Times of India. 21 September 2010. By D.S. Kunwar and Ashis Tripathi September 21, 2010 DEHRADUN/LUCKNOW: Water levels at the Tehri dam rose menacingly following incessant rain in the hills of Uttrakhand, and the release…
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“Pollution on the Rise in India’s Ganges River.” NTDTelevision. Runtime: 1 minute 2 seconds. Click here to watch this video. Genre: Environmental Issues Videos, Patna VideosSubjects: Environmental Issues, Patna
Ganga may cleanse sins but it also infects you Deccan Herald January 29, 2010 A dip in the Ganga here, especially during the ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela, may wash away your sins but leave you with skin diseases, stomach bugs and a host of other health problems, says a study…
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“India, Bangladesh Join Hands to Save Sundarbans.” The Wall Street Journal – India Real Time. 12 September 2011. India, Bangladesh Join Hands to Save Sundarbans The Wall Street Journal – India Real Time September 12, 2011 The Teesta water-sharing agreement may have turned to dust, but there were a few…
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“Ganga Mahotsav: Essence lost to pollution.” The Times of India. 16 November 2010. The Times of India November 16, 2010 VARANASI: The five-day cultural extravaganza– Ganga Mahotsav– will start on the banks of the Ganga at Rajendra Prasad Ghat from Wednesday. However, its true essence will be lost in absence…
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GROUNDWATER ARSENIC CONTAMINATION IN GANGA-MEGHNA-BRAHMAPUTRA (GMB) PLAIN (1976-2008) Reported work done by SOES Before the onset of twenty first century, twenty groundwater arsenic contamination incidents from different parts of the world were known and out of these five major incidents are from Asia. In order of severity of occurrence, this…
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Arsenic groundwater contamination in Middle Ganga Plain, Bihar, India: a future danger? The pandemic of arsenic poisoning due to contaminated groundwater in West Bengal, India, and all of Bangladesh has been thought to be limited to the Ganges Delta (the Lower Ganga Plain), despite early survey reports of arsenic contamination…
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Friedman, L. “A Sherpa’s View of the Melting of the Himalayan Glaciers.” The New York Times. 22 September 2011. A Sherpa’s View of the Melting of the Himalayan Glaciers By Lisa Friedman September 22, 2011 NAMCHE BAZAAR, Nepal — By this time next month, Kancha Sherpa will, once again, become…
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