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Citizens groups, people's movements, socio-political activists from across India organised themselves to protest and force cancel the civil society consultations of theWorld Bank Groupin India. TheWorld Bankhas been conducting consultations for ...

Even as Maharashtra faces one of the worst droughts in its history, the lack of attention towards all crops grown in the state, as well as numerous project delays, shows poor long-term planning by the government contributed to the current state of ...

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar is not known to make fun or crack jokes in his political speeches, when a few days back he attempted one, it resulted in a wave of deluge of criticism against him from all quarters.Pawar had said that he ...

The Union Ministry of Water Resources (MoWR) along with allied government organisations like Central Water Commission (CWC), Central Ground Water Board (CGWB), National Water Development Agency (NWDA) and other related Central ministries have ...

Even as the state government reels under a severe drought-like situation, economist and former member of the planning commission, professor HM Desarda, said that drought is a result of failure of public policy, not a failure of rains. Desarda said ...

er has posted comments on this article Neha LalchandaniNeha Lalchandani , TNN | Mar 22, 2013, 02.19 AM IST RELATED NEW DELHI: Is water privatization really needed in Delhi? Delhi Jal Board vehemently opposes the use of the word privatization, saying ...

A social republic like India cannot have water in private ownership and deny the citizens their right to quality water at affordable prices, said Justice Rajinder Sachar in New Delhi on Tuesday, criticising the Delhi Government's move to undertake ...