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Report on possible impacts of communication towers on wildlife including birds and bees

Zero tillage in the rice-wheat systems of the Indo-Gangetic plains - A review of impacts and sustainability implications by IFPRI

There is need to extend the gains of zero tillage more rigorously to the less endowed areas and farmers, the paper says.

Equity and inclusion in sanitation and hygiene in South Asia - A regional synthesis paper - WSSCC, UNICEF and WaterAid

South Asia faces the problem of exclusion, where different categories of people are not able to access and use safe sanitation facilities, the study says.

Use of ICT for effective urban governance and service delivery in India - A selection of cases - ASCI and CISCO

Selective cases on the use of ICT for effective urban governance and service delivery in India have been presented in the compendium.

Chemical fertilizers in our water - An analysis of nitrates in the groundwater in Punjab by Greenpeace

This study by Greenpeace India Society is an initial investigation into the effects of synthetic nitrogen fertilizer on groundwater pollution in intensive agriculture areas in Punjab.

Himalayan glaciers: A state-of-art review of glacial studies, glacial retreat and climate change – A MoEF discussion paper

The study presents interesting findings related to the glaciers in the Indian Himalayas.

Alternative national water policy - A critique - Economic and Political Weekly

Chetan Pandit presents a critique of the alternative national water policy by Ramswamy Iyer.

Fisheries and livelihoods in Tungabhadra basin: Current status and future possibilities – A working paper by Institute for Social and Economic Change

Security of tenure is an important issue and fishermen are concerned about the rights to access and the use of common waters, the study says.

Deciphering environmental flows - An article in Seminar magazine - Jayanta Bandyopadhyay

All stakeholders related to water systems need to increasingly understand the basis of various claims of assessing environmental flows, the study says.

Sanitation in India: Progress, differentials, correlates and challenges – A report by ADB

The relationship between sanitation and economic growth is ambivalent, the study says.

Sustainable resources management for food security and sustainable livelihoods - Action - A Newsletter of AFPRO

The newsletter focuses on wider promotion of location-specific-low-cost technologies for better management of natural resources.

Environmental flows in water resources policies, plans, and projects - Case studies by IBRD

Environmental flows are really about the equitable distribution of and access to water and services provided by aquatic ecosystems, the report says.

Where and how is the state - Accessing water and the state in Mumbai and Johannesburg - Journal of Asian and African Studies

It is difficult for 'poor' to access institutions as they are often created by closing down avenues of access, the report says.

Report of the committee on slum statistics/census - Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation

It is necessary to have a reliable slum data base, the report says.

Integrated watershed development: Towards a paradigm shift in India's rainfed agriculture

Private water supply augmentation project for Khandwa town in Madhya Pradesh under UIDSSMT - A case study of the impacts of the project by Manthan Adhyayan Kendra

The number of private water projects under UIDSSMT is increasing at a fast rate.

New hope for Indian food security? The System of Rice Intensification – A paper by International Institute for Environment and Development

There is need for setting a nationwide policy to adopt SRI on at least 25 per cent of the irrigated rice area in the next five years, the report says.