Factors determining informal tanker water markets in Chennai - Blog post by Veena Srinivasan
Many developing world cities have seen the emergence of informal markets.
River bank filtration in Uttarakhand - Blog post by Neelima Garg
Bank filtration describes pumping of ground water through drinking water supply wells (tube wells) from aquifers that are in hydraulic connection to adjacent rivers of lakes.
Recycling of water during distillation in laboratories and industries saves gallons of water - Blog post by Dr K K Sharma
Glass distillation is commonly used in almost all the laboratories in the world for preparation of distilled water, plant extraction and in many pharmaceutical processes.
An analysis of West Bengal Ground Water Resources (Management, Control and Regulation) Act 2005
West Bengal's good groundwater resources have not spared it from overexploitation in certain districts.
Hathinikund barrage at Tajewala, Haryana,a complete failure: Press release by Maan Mandir Seva Sansthan
A visit to Tajewala was scheduled to inspect the amount of water release (stated as 160 cusecs) from Hathinikund barrage.
Delight, India's first electronic public toilet in Thiruvanthapuram, Kerala
We wish to bring to your attention to one of the indigenous & innovative products developed by us, named “Delight Bharath”, which is country’s first electronic public toilet.
Ram Nadi citizens in Pune, on a hunger strike to save their river
Ram Nadi, a small rivulet that flows through western parts of Pune, has provided water to the residents of Bhugaon town and parts of Pune in the past.
Towards a Kisan Swaraj Policy based on people's control over agricultural resources
Farmers and citizens around the country joined the Kisan Swaraj Yatra through twenty states from Sabarmati to Rajghat during the period Oct 2 to Dec 11, 2010.
Hydrology and quality of groundwater in and around Bangalore city - Review and excerpts from the report released in March 2011, by the Department of Mines and Geology (Govt of Karnataka)
The Department of Mines and Geology, Government of Karnataka recently released a report on the hydrology and quality of groundwater in and around Bangalore city.
"Media getting sensitive towards water and sanitation issues in North Bihar"-Recent updates from the work of Megh Pyne Abhiyan
The effort of Megh Pyne Abhiyan (MPA) since 2006 has started to impact different sections of the society differently
Enabling dry land farmers to cope with climate change in Karnataka - An article by R Dwarakinath, AME Foundation
The next option after the green revolution is development of dry farming, associating resource poor, middle level farmers.
Groundwater management in a coastal aquifer in Krishna River Delta – A paper in Current Science
This paper in Current Science deals with groundwater management in a coastal aquifer in Krishna river delta of Andhra Pradesh.
NREGA and rural water management in India: Improving the welfare effects – An occasional paper by IRAP
This occasional paper looks at improving the welfare effects of National Rural Employment Gurantee Act (NREGA) and rural water management in India.
Sunderbans - A climate adaptation report by World Wildlife Fund India
This climate adaptation report by World Wildlife Fund India captures its experience on climate change in the Sundarbans.
Gender-sensitive sustainable sanitation - Women s groups in Chhattisgarh take initiative to bring toilets into their households and sustainable sanitation into their communities - ADB case study
Women’s groups took the initiative of bringing toilets into their households and sustainable sanitation in their communities.
Polavaram fraud - The Polavaram dam on the Godavari could displace 400,000 people and submerge nearly 4,000 hectares of forest land - Article from Down To Earth
The Polavaram dam on the Godavari could displace 400,000 people and submerge nearly 4,000 hectares of forestland.
Environment Policy - Department of Environment, Government of Kerala (2007)
A policy document that aims at mainstreaming environmental concerns in all developmental activities in the state of Kerala
Urban development plans formulation and implementation (UDPFI) - Ministry of Urban Affairs and Employment (1996)
This report has been formulated after taking into consideration the deficiencies of the Constitution 74th Amendment Act 1992, the Master Plan approach identified during the National Workshop at Delhi and the current policy of economic liberalisation. The report aims at providing guidelines to assist administrators, municipal town planners and consultants for Urban Development Plans Formulation and Implementation (UDPFI).
Fluid verve - Nowhere but in Mandu, does one find so many structures conceived with water as an integral part of design - Article from Terrascape magazine
There is so much water in Mandu also because of the large number of water bodies, lakes, ponds, stepwells, cisterns that survive, unlike their contemporary cousins in Delhi.
Ganga water quality trend - A report by Central Pollution Control Board (2009)
Water quality of the Ganga as it passes through various states is presented in this document.
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