Northeast monsoon arrives in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Lakshadweep and coastal Andhra Pradesh, snowfall in Himachal and Kashmir - News Roundup (15 to 31 October 2011)
The news roundup over the period of 15th to the 31st of October 2011 indicates the arrival of the Northeast monsoon.
Water poverty in urban India - A study of major cities - A seminar paper - Tata Institute of Social Sciences
This paper explores the quantity of water used in domestic households vis-à-vis the recommended quantity of water.
Advancing development - Towards sustainable livelihoods - Madurai Symposium - DHAN Foundation - September 14-18 ( 2011)
The symposium highlights the importance of rainwater harvesting in the context of climate change.
Environmental monitoring programme on water quality in Kerala – A report by KSCSTE and CWRDM
Streams receive stress from sewage and organic effluents, as per this study.
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Today India Water Portal is introducing a new tool that will bring a wide range of water and related information to your fingertips.
Climate change impact assessment of water resources of India - A paper from Current Science
This study had been taken up to quantify the possible impacts of the climate change on the water resources of Indian river systems.
Management of landslides and snow avalanches - National disaster management guidelines by National Disaster Management Authority
The guidelines have identified nine major areas for systematic and coordinated management of landslide hazards.
A decade of the Total Sanitation Campaign - Rapid assessment of processes and outcomes - A report by the World Bank
It aims at gaining an understanding of the processes, outputs and outcomes of the campaign at a national level and across the states.
Problems of hill states and hill areas and ways to ensure that they do not suffer in any way because of their peculiarities - Report of the Task Force - Planning Commission
The report recommends reshaping of policies to bring in the “mountain perspective” for the Indian Himalayan region in the national planning.
Lakes in Mumbai – A draft report by WWF India
Need to conserve and protect the lakes from further degradation, the study says.
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