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Resolve Mahanadi river dispute via mediation, says ex-judge; asks PM to intervene

India, Oct. 13 -- The ongoing dispute over sharing the waters of the Mahanadi river between Odisha and Chhattisgarh should be resolved through mediation and not adjudication, former chief justice of t... Read More


As RTI Act completes 20 years, report shows lapses

India, Oct. 10 -- As the Right To Information (RTI) Act completes 20 years on October 12, 2025, a report on the performance of information commissions shows that two, Jharkhand and Himachal Pradesh , ... Read More


2 state commissions defunct, CIC without chief commissioner, says report on RTI

India, Oct. 9 -- As the Right To Information (RTI) Act completes 20 years on October 12 this year, a report on performance of information commissions shows that two of them, Jharkhand and Himachal Pra... Read More


Ecostani: RTI faces its toughest period as it completes 20 years

India, Oct. 6 -- October 12 marks 20 years of implementation of the Right to Information (RTI) Act, the only law that empowers citizens to access official information. The decadal anniversary comes at... Read More


Ecostani: Time for action as UNICEF flags alarming rise in child obesity

India, Sept. 15 -- On September 10, a United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) study highlighted that the world has more obese children and adolescents (15-19 age group) than malnourished ones, primari... Read More


Ecostani: Rahul Gandhi, SIR and Bihar polls

India, Sept. 1 -- In August 2025, former Union minister Smriti Irani made an interesting observation during a podcast. She said that the politics of Rahul Gandhi, whom she defeated from Amethi in 2019... Read More


Ecostani: Himalayas need uniform scientific norms for sustainable development

India, Aug. 19 -- The cloudburst intensity in the Himalayas, especially in the north-western parts, appears to have increased in recent decades, causing widespread destruction and loss of lives and pr... Read More


Vulnerable zone bears brunt of disasters

New Delhi, Aug. 7 -- Close to 5,600 people have died in flash floods mainly caused by extreme rainfall events, cloudbursts and glacial lake overflows mostly in five districts of Uttarakhand since 1970... Read More


Himachal flash floods: How unplanned development led to disaster in Mandi, puts entire region at risk

India, Aug. 5 -- On June 27, pictures of a river covered with logs in Himachal Pradesh's Mandi district after a flash flood triggered angry reactions and fresh calls to save the Himalayas. The logs fr... Read More


Unplanned devp to be blamed

New Delhi, Aug. 5 -- On June 27, pictures of a river covered with logs in Himachal Pradesh's Mandi district after a flash flood triggered angry reactions and fresh calls to save the Himalayas. The log... Read More