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  • People collect drinking water from a leaking pipeline
    by Vikas Choudhary
  • Women washing clothes using water from a leaking pipeline.
    by Vikas Choudhary
  • A man bathes with water leaking from a pipelin
    by Vikas Choudhary
  • People collect drinking water from a leaking pipeline
    by Vikas Choudhary
  • Since June 12, the citizens of Kolar have been protesting the acute shortage of water. Groundwater in all its five talukas is overexploited
    by Srikant Chaudhary
  • Research suggests that the birth rate in India is higher among low-income families as they believe that if they produce more children, there will be more earning members
    by Vikas Choudhary
  • Hippopotamus are largely herbivores, native to sub-Saharan Africa. They are not social in nature and mark their territories in water. A recent estimate suggests that over the past 10 years there has been a 7-20 per cent decline in their population
    by Vikas Choudhary
  • The painted Stork is native to India. Ii's population is declining all over the world
    by Vikas Choudhary
  • Royal Bengal Tigers are endangered, with the population of 2,500 in India
    by Vikas Choudhary
  • Royal Bengal Tigers are endangered, with the population of 2,500 in India
    by Vikas Choudhary
  • Leopards are widely distributed across the indian subcontinent and are classified as
    by Vikas Choudhary
  • Leopards are widely distributed across the indian subcontinent and are classified as
    by Vikas Choudhary
  • The gharial is a native animal of India, given the
    by Vikas Choudhary
  • The Great Hornbill is a spectacular forest bird found in northeast India. It is threatened by habitat loss and hunting, in spite of being crucial to the ecosystem
    by Vikas Choudhary
  • 1,300 drought-prone Maharashtra villages build watershed structures on their own to harvest every drop of rain this monsoon
    by Nidhi Jamwal
  • 1,300 drought-prone Maharashtra villages build watershed structures on their own to harvest every drop of rain this monsoon
    by Nidhi Jamwal
  • 1,300 drought-prone Maharashtra villages build watershed structures on their own to harvest every drop of rain this monsoon
    by Nidhi Jamwal
  • Residents of Maharashtra's Kiraksal village spend three hours every morning to build water harvesting structures to drought-proof the village
    by Nidhi Jamwal
  • 1,300 drought-prone Maharashtra villages build watershed structures on their own to harvest every drop of rain this monsoon
    by Nidhi Jamwal
  • 1,300 drought-prone Maharashtra villages build watershed structures on their own to harvest every drop of rain this monsoon
    by Nidhi Jamwal
  • Mother of Pawan Kumar of Hazaribagh district's Sonbarsa village. Pawan was killed in police firing on October 1 during protests against changes in laws governing tribal land in Jharkhand
    by Manob Chowdhury
  • RAF jawans beaten the villagers
    by Manob Chowdhury
  • A protesters' camp destroyed by the police in Chiru Barwadih village of Hazaribagh district, Jharkhand
    by Manob Chowdhury
  • The farmers were protesting against land acquisition by the NTPC for a coal mining project in Brakagaon.
    by Manob Chowdhury
  • Public participation in government watershed management schemes helps Jhabua become a drought-immune district
    by Vikas Choudhary
  • Public participation in government watershed management schemes helps Jhabua become a drought-immune district
    by Vikas Choudhary
  • Public participation in government watershed management schemes helps Jhabua become a drought-immune district
    by Vikas Choudhary
  • Ramkali, 55, a Gond woman from Chandragarh village in Dindori district of Madhya Pradesh, cooks on a chulha or clay oven despite being a beneficiary of the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, the government's welfare scheme which aims at providing 50 million LPG connections to women from families below the poverty line. Ramkali's LPG cylinder has been lying in one corner of the kitchen for the past three months as it has been eshausted. She is not refilling as it is expensive.
    by Vikas Choudhary
  • National Hydroelectric Power Corporation, Ltd. (NHPC), Parbati Stage II Hydroelectric Project (800 MW) is located in Sainj valley, Kullu District of Himachal Pradesh
    by Sunny Gautam
  • National Hydroelectric Power Corporation, Ltd. (NHPC), Parbati Stage II Hydroelectric Project (800 MW) is located in Sainj valley, Kullu District of Himachal Pradesh
    by Sunny Gautam
  • National Hydroelectric Power Corporation, Ltd. (NHPC), Parbati Stage II Hydroelectric Project (800 MW) is located in Sainj valley, Kullu District of Himachal Pradesh
    by Sunny Gautam
  • Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure (TCLP) equipment at TSDF lab
    by Rajeshwari Sinha
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DIG060962

People collect drinking water from a leaking pipeline

Vikas Choudhary , May, 2017 , Lajpat Nagar , Delhi
Urban Water Supply , Drinking Water , Urban Sanitation , Delhi ,
DVD NO. MDVDDP055
DIG060957

Women washing clothes using water from a leaking pipeline.

Vikas Choudhary , May, 2017 , Nizamuddin , Delhi
Urban Water Supply , Drinking Water , Urban Sanitation , Delhi ,
DVD NO. MDVDDP055
DIG060955

A man bathes with water leaking from a pipelin

Vikas Choudhary , May, 2017 , Vaishali, Ghaziabad , Uttar Pradesh
Urban Water Supply , Drinking Water , Urban Sanitation , Uttar Pradesh ,
DVD NO. MDVDDP055
DIG060952

People collect drinking water from a leaking pipeline

Vikas Choudhary , May, 2017 , Vaishali, Ghaziabad , Uttar Pradesh
Urban Water Supply , Drinking Water , Urban Sanitation , Uttar Pradesh ,
DVD NO. MDVDDP055
DIG060856

Since June 12, the citizens of Kolar have been protesting the acute shortage of water. Groundwater in all its five talukas is overexploited

Srikant Chaudhary , September, 2016 , Kolar (D) , Karnataka,
Water Demand , Water Distribution , Groundwater , Horticulture , Agriculture , Farmers , Eucalyptus , Kolar (D) , Karnataka ,
DVD NO. MDVDDP055
DIG060854

Research suggests that the birth rate in India is higher among low-income families as they believe that if they produce more children, there will be more earning members

Vikas Choudhary , June, 2016 , Delhi
Migration , Poverty , People , Urban Habitat , Delhi ,
DVD NO. MDVDDP055
DIG060839

Hippopotamus are largely herbivores, native to sub-Saharan Africa. They are not social in nature and mark their territories in water. A recent estimate suggests that over the past 10 years there has been a 7-20 per cent decline in their population

Vikas Choudhary , January, 2015 , Delhi
wildlife , Endangered Species , Zoos , Delhi ,
DVD NO. MDVDDP055
DIG060838

The painted Stork is native to India. Ii's population is declining all over the world

Vikas Choudhary , January, 2015 , Delhi
wildlife , Endangered Species , Birds , Zoos , Delhi ,
DVD NO. MDVDDP055
DIG060837

Royal Bengal Tigers are endangered, with the population of 2,500 in India

Vikas Choudhary , January, 2015 , Delhi
wildlife , Endangered Species , Tiger , Zoos , Delhi ,
DVD NO. MDVDDP055
DIG060835

Royal Bengal Tigers are endangered, with the population of 2,500 in India

Vikas Choudhary , January, 2015 , Delhi
wildlife , Endangered Species , Tiger , Zoos , Delhi ,
DVD NO. MDVDDP055
DIG060832

Leopards are widely distributed across the indian subcontinent and are classified as

Vikas Choudhary , January, 2015 , Delhi
wildlife , Endangered Species , Zoos , Delhi ,
DVD NO. MDVDDP055
DIG060828

Leopards are widely distributed across the indian subcontinent and are classified as

Vikas Choudhary , January, 2015 , Delhi
wildlife , Endangered Species , Zoos , Delhi ,
DVD NO. MDVDDP055
DIG060826

The gharial is a native animal of India, given the

Vikas Choudhary , January, 2015 , Delhi
wildlife , Endangered Species , Gharials , Zoos , Delhi ,
DVD NO. MDVDDP055
DIG060824

The Great Hornbill is a spectacular forest bird found in northeast India. It is threatened by habitat loss and hunting, in spite of being crucial to the ecosystem

Vikas Choudhary , January, 2015 , Delhi
wildlife , Endangered Species , Birds , Zoos , Delhi ,
DVD NO. MDVDDP055
DIG060819

1,300 drought-prone Maharashtra villages build watershed structures on their own to harvest every drop of rain this monsoon

Nidhi Jamwal , April, 2017 , Satara (D) , Maharashtra
Watershed Development , Water Harvesting , Water Conservation , Check Dam , Groundwater , Gram Panchayat , People , Satara (D) , Maharashtra ,
DVD NO. MDVDDP055
DIG060818

1,300 drought-prone Maharashtra villages build watershed structures on their own to harvest every drop of rain this monsoon

Nidhi Jamwal , April, 2017 , Satara (D) , Maharashtra
Watershed Development , Water Harvesting , Water Conservation , Check Dam , Groundwater , Gram Panchayat , People , Satara (D) , Maharashtra ,
DVD NO. MDVDDP055
DIG060816

1,300 drought-prone Maharashtra villages build watershed structures on their own to harvest every drop of rain this monsoon

Nidhi Jamwal , April, 2017 , Satara (D) , Maharashtra
Watershed Development , Water Harvesting , Water Conservation , Check Dam , Groundwater , Gram Panchayat , People , Satara (D) , Maharashtra ,
DVD NO. MDVDDP055
DIG060815

Residents of Maharashtra's Kiraksal village spend three hours every morning to build water harvesting structures to drought-proof the village

Nidhi Jamwal , April, 2017 , Satara (D) , Maharashtra
Watershed Development , Water Harvesting , Water Conservation , Check Dam , Groundwater , Gram Panchayat , People , Satara (D) , Maharashtra ,
DVD NO. MDVDDP055
DIG060814

1,300 drought-prone Maharashtra villages build watershed structures on their own to harvest every drop of rain this monsoon

Nidhi Jamwal , April, 2017 , Satara (D) , Maharashtra
Watershed Development , Water Harvesting , Water Conservation , Check Dam , Groundwater , Gram Panchayat , People , Satara (D) , Maharashtra ,
DVD NO. MDVDDP055
DIG060810

1,300 drought-prone Maharashtra villages build watershed structures on their own to harvest every drop of rain this monsoon

Nidhi Jamwal , April, 2017 , Satara (D) , Maharashtra
Watershed Development , Water Harvesting , Water Conservation , Check Dam , Groundwater , Gram Panchayat , People , Satara (D) , Maharashtra ,
DVD NO. MDVDDP055
DIG060808

Mother of Pawan Kumar of Hazaribagh district's Sonbarsa village. Pawan was killed in police firing on October 1 during protests against changes in laws governing tribal land in Jharkhand

Manob Chowdhury , October, 2016 , Hazaribagh (D) , Jharkhand
Land Ownership , Conflicts , Displacement , Tribals , Governance , Hazaribagh , Jharkhand ,
DVD NO. MDVDDP055
DIG060804

RAF jawans beaten the villagers

Manob Chowdhury , October, 2016 , Hazaribagh (D) , Jharkhand
Land Ownership , Conflicts , Displacement , Tribals , Governance , Hazaribagh , Jharkhand ,
DVD NO. MDVDDP055
DIG060803

A protesters' camp destroyed by the police in Chiru Barwadih village of Hazaribagh district, Jharkhand

Manob Chowdhury , October, 2016 , Hazaribagh (D) , Jharkhand
Land Ownership , Conflicts , Displacement , Tribals , Governance , Hazaribagh , Jharkhand ,
DVD NO. MDVDDP055
DIG060799

The farmers were protesting against land acquisition by the NTPC for a coal mining project in Brakagaon.

Manob Chowdhury , October, 2016 , Hazaribagh (D) , Jharkhand
Land Ownership , Conflicts , Displacement , Tribals , Governance , Hazaribagh , Jharkhand ,
DVD NO. MDVDDP055
DIG060795

Public participation in government watershed management schemes helps Jhabua become a drought-immune district

Vikas Choudhary , February, 2017 , Jhabua , Madhya Pradesh
Watershed Development , Water Conservation , Check Dam , Groundwater , Gram Panchayat , Jhabua (D) , Madhya Pradesh ,
DVD NO. MDVDDP055
DIG060787

Public participation in government watershed management schemes helps Jhabua become a drought-immune district

Vikas Choudhary , February, 2017 , Jhabua , Madhya Pradesh
Watershed Development , Water Conservation , Check Dam , Groundwater , Gram Panchayat , Jhabua (D) , Madhya Pradesh ,
DVD NO. MDVDDP055
DIG060786

Public participation in government watershed management schemes helps Jhabua become a drought-immune district

Vikas Choudhary , February, 2017 , Jhabua , Madhya Pradesh
Watershed Development , Water Conservation , Check Dam , Groundwater , Gram Panchayat , Jhabua (D) , Madhya Pradesh ,
DVD NO. MDVDDP055
DIG060783

Ramkali, 55, a Gond woman from Chandragarh village in Dindori district of Madhya Pradesh, cooks on a chulha or clay oven despite being a beneficiary of the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, the government's welfare scheme which aims at providing 50 million LPG connections to women from families below the poverty line. Ramkali's LPG cylinder has been lying in one corner of the kitchen for the past three months as it has been eshausted. She is not refilling as it is expensive.

Vikas Choudhary , April, 2017 , Dindori (D) , Madhya Pradesh
Household Energy , LPG , Rural Poverty , Anti-Poverty Programmes , Rural Energy , Chulhas (Cookstoves) , Dindori (D) , Madhya Pradesh ,
DVD NO. MDVDDP055
DIG060782

National Hydroelectric Power Corporation, Ltd. (NHPC), Parbati Stage II Hydroelectric Project (800 MW) is located in Sainj valley, Kullu District of Himachal Pradesh

Sunny Gautam , April, 2017 , Kullu (D) , Himachal Pradesh
Hydro-electricity , Energy , National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) , Himachal Pradesh ,
DVD NO. MDVDDP055
DIG060781

National Hydroelectric Power Corporation, Ltd. (NHPC), Parbati Stage II Hydroelectric Project (800 MW) is located in Sainj valley, Kullu District of Himachal Pradesh

Sunny Gautam , April, 2017 , Kullu (D) , Himachal Pradesh
Hydro-electricity , Energy , National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) , Himachal Pradesh ,
DVD NO. MDVDDP055
DIG060779

National Hydroelectric Power Corporation, Ltd. (NHPC), Parbati Stage II Hydroelectric Project (800 MW) is located in Sainj valley, Kullu District of Himachal Pradesh

Sunny Gautam , April, 2017 , Kullu (D) , Himachal Pradesh
Hydro-electricity , Energy , National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) , Himachal Pradesh ,
DVD NO. MDVDDP055
DIG060737

Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure (TCLP) equipment at TSDF lab

Rajeshwari Sinha , April, 2017 , Baddi, Solan (D) , Himachal Pradesh
Hazardous Waste , Waste Disposal , Micro Organisms , Industrial Waste Treatment , Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP) , Solan (D) , Himachal Pradesh ,
DVD NO. MDVDDP055
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