Sustainable groundwater management – Report of the Working Group of the Planning Commission for the 12th Five Year Plan
This is the report on “Sustainable Groundwater Management” by the Working Group set up by the Planning Commission as a part of the process to prepare the 12th Five Year Plan.
Floods in Orissa: No lessons learnt – An article in EPW
This article on floods in Orissa shows how no lessons have been learnt yet.
Big dams and protests in India: A study of Hirakud dam – An article in EPW
This article by Arun Kumar Nayak in the Economic and Political Weekly (EPW) examines the movement against the construction of the Hirakud dam in Orissa.
Living rivers, dying rivers: Bagmati river in Nepal
The fifth lecture in the ten-part series titled "Living Rivers, Dying Rivers" was delivered by Dr. Ajaya Dixit and Dr. Dipak Gyawali.
Bagmati River at Pashupatinath Temple (Source:Wikipedia)
Peoples' Science Institute in Dehradun launches new calendar-planner for 2012
Performance audit of water pollution in India – A report by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India
This report of the CAG deals with the results of the performance audit of water pollution in India for the year ended March 2011.
Cyclone Thane hits landfall between Puducherry and Cuddalore districts in Tamil Nadu, Heavy rainfall expected over Kerala in the next 24 hours - An update on floods, disasters, extreme weather events (1 to 31 December 2011)
The news for the month of December 2011 is presented below -
Adaptive modelling of water-logged groundwater regime
This article deals with causes for water logging and salinity and then applies it to a conceptual model.
A plan for resolving Mullaperiyar conflict in Kerala - Forum for Policy Dialogue on Water Conflicts in India
An open letter to the Prime Minister on resolving Mullaperiyar conflict in Kerala is presented below -
15 tanks and 151 toilets built in 2011 to provide schools with water and sanitation': bRAINstorming
Newsletter of International Rainwater Harvesting Alliance (December 2011) is presented below -
First international advocacy planning meeting for water and sanitation activists'- 'WASH News and policy update
The December 2011 issue of the bi-monthly e-Newsletter of the India WASH Forum is presented below -
95 farm suicides in a month in Andhra : Despair driven by scanty rains
Interdisciplinary approach to water management: From the uplands to the coast - The Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna Basin
The Climate of Coastal Cooperation explores finding a balance between the needs for development and safeguarding the environment.
Managing natural resources through simple and appropriate technological interventions for sustainable mountain development - Current Science (2011)
This article deals with appropriate technological interventions for sustainable mountain development.
Design, operation and maintenance of sewage treatment plants - A guide by the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board
The KSPCB presents a manual on "Design, operation and maintenance of sewage treatment plants" below -
Alternative National Water Policy by Ramaswamy R Iyer - Comments by Rahul Banerjee
Rahul Banerjee comments on Ramaswamy Iyer's draft a National Water Policy.
National Alliance for People s Movements condemns arrest and harassment of anti-dam protesters in Assam
NAPM demands scrapping of big dams in Brahmaputra River Valley.
Investigation and assessment report: Arsenic in drinking water sources and related problems of Ballia district of Uttar Pradesh
A National Level Monitor looks into the issue of water quality in Ballia.
World Bank supports hydropower development in Himachal Pradesh
Infosys to switch to renewable energy, go carbon neutral : Excerpts from an interview with the Green Initiatives head of the company
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