Scan on river pollution – Monitor plan shot down By Jayanta Basu Saturday, April 19, 2008 The state environment department has decided to constitute a cell within the state pollution control board and an independent committee to monitor pollution of the Hooghly, after the Centre shot down the proposal to…
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IANS January 9, 2011 Mathura, Jan 9 (IANS) Thousands of dead fish have been found floating in the Yamuna river in Mathura in the past couple of days, causing alarm among the devout and the environmentalists in the Hindu holy city. Priests at the ghats said the deaths were due…
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Verghese, B.G. “Waters of Hope: Facing New Challenges in Himalaya – Ganga Cooperation.” 4th Edition. India Research Press, 2007. Genre: Environmental Issues Books, What Has Been Done & Current Activism BooksSubjects: Environmental Issues, What Has Been Done & Current Activism
Singh, V., Nautiyal, N., Apparusu, S.K. and Rawat M.S.S. “Climate Change in the Himalayas: Preserving the Third Pole for Cooling the Earth.” New Delhi: Indus Publishing Company, 2011. Summary: The Himalayas are the highest, the loftiest and the most fragile ecosystem on the Earth. As they accumulate the largest mass…
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Prakash, S. “Fairness, Social Capital and the Commons: The Societal Foundations of Collective Action in the Himalaya.” in Goldman, M. ed. Privatizing Nature: Political Struggles for the Global Commons. London: Pluto Press, 1998. Pp.177-179. Genre: Environmental Issues Books, Tehri BooksSubjects: Environmental Issues, Tehri
Mirza, M.Q. “The Ganges Water Diversion: Environmental Effects and Implications.” Springer, 2004. Genre: Environmental Issues Books, Hydropower Dams & Water Diversions Books, What Has Been Done & Current Activism BooksSubjects: Environmental Issues, Hydropower Dams & Water Diversions, What Has Been Done & Current Activism
Krishna Murti, C.R. “The Ganga, A Scientific Study.” New Delhi: Ganga Project Directorate, 1991. Genre: Environmental Issues Books, General Information About Ganga & the Issues BooksSubjects: Environmental Issues, General Information About Ganga and the Issues
Dewan, M.L. “Towards A Sustainable Society: Perceptions.” New Delhi: Clarion Books. Genre: Environmental Issues BooksSubjects: Environmental Issues
Bahadur, J. “Himalayan Snow and Glaciers: Associated Environmental Problems, Progress and Prospects.” New Delhi: Concept Publishing Company, 2004. Genre: Environmental Issues BooksSubjects: Environmental Issues
Alley, K.D. “On the Banks of the Ganga: When Wastewater Meets a Sacred River.” University of Michigan Press, 2002. Genre: Environmental Issues Books, Wastewater Issues ArticlesSubjects: Environmental Issues, Wastewater Issues