A decade of the Total Sanitation Campaign - Rapid assessment of processes and outcomes - A report by the Water and Sanitation Program (2011)
Districts have been able to implement the sanitation programme successfully because they have religiously followed the protocols laid down in the TSC guidelines.
Addressing the water crisis in Gujarat, India - A report by Columbia Water Center
The paper from Columbia Water Center is on the ground water crisis occurring in the Mehasana region, an area in the northern part of Gujarat.
The Gharial - Our river guardian - A factsheet prepared by the Ministry of Environment and Forests
This factsheet on the Gharial is prepared by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MOEF). The Gharial is a river crocodile endemic to the Indian sub-continent.
India's forests and REDD+ - A factsheet prepared by Ministry of Environment and Forests
The document explains another effort at climate change mitigation which is the concept of Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) .
AFPRO propagates Geospatial Technology (GT) solutions in Natural Resource Management (NRM)
Action for Food Production (AFPRO) is a national level NGO providing Socio-technical services for rural development
A structure for environment governance: A perspective on proposed National Environmental Protection Agency – A commentary in Economic and Political Weekly
The objective of this note is to share the salient aspects of the discussion more widely with a view to furthering debate on environmental governance in the country.
Sugarcane cultivation - Videos in Tamil from Makkal Television
Watch Mr.Thirunarasu, General Manager of Thiru Arooran Sugar Mills speak about sugarcane cultivation in this edition of 'Malarum Bhoomi', on Makkal Television.
Water conservation and Islam ? A blog post by Ausaf Malik
All of religions that exist in the world now-a-days describe the importance, needs, significant features, physical, geographical and environmental science theories and concepts.
"In Search of Yamuna: Reflections on a River Lost" - A recent book as an ode to rivers
The crisis of river Yamuna is pronounced by a deep sense of loss afflicting the lives of riverfront people who were crucial in shaping the river's many rhythms and cultures.
A demo on the use of hydrosheds (hydrological data & maps based on shuttle elevation derivatives) at multiple scales for Orissa
If you don’t have what you need, the only solution is to build it. The United States of America has its own National Hydrographic dataset for the complete nation.
Profile of MEP Engineering - A specialized low cost piping design and drafting services in India
MEP engineering India is a comprehensive outsourcing MEP engineering design and drafting services Provider Company
Dwarekeshwar river basin of West Bengal : A unique combination of flash flood zone, monsoonal flood zone & tidal zone
For a rational approach to planning and design of water resources projects, an understanding of the morphology and behaviour of the river is a pre-requisite.
Flood extent in Pakistan - Updates from NASA Earth Observatory
Monsoon rains are a regular occurrence in parts of Pakistan, but the monsoon rains that arrived in the summer of 2010 were anything but normal.
Impact of the 2004 tsunami on the geology of Car Nicobar Island – A paper in Current Science
This paper in Current Science deals with the impact of the 2004 tsunami on the geology of Car Nicobar Island.
Census: India, a nation of 1.21 billion - Article from Down to Earth
India is home to 1,210 million people, almost equal to the combined population of the US, Indonesia, Brazil, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Japan (1,214 million).
Peel potential - Bananas can filter heavy metals from water - Article from Down to Earth
Banana peels may be notorious for causing slips in daily lives, but they can also prevent harmful chemicals from slipping into the body.
Citizen's uprising against encroachment and pollution of Ram Nadi, an urban river in Pune, Maharashtra
Local activists and citizens of Bavdhan (from where Ram Nadi flows) in Pune city, have staged a dharna and are on a hunger strike,
Global equatorial sea-surface temperatures over the last 150,000 years: An update from foraminiferal elemental analysis – A paper in Current Science
This paper in Current Science deals with changes in the global equatorial sea-surface temperatures over the last 150,000 years.
Artificial groundwater recharge and recovery of a highly saline aquifer – A paper in Current Science
This paper in Current Science indicates how aquifer storage and recovery (ASR) is an effective method of recharging surface water into confined permeable formations
Role of indigenous knowledge system in conservation of forest resources – A case study of the Aka tribes of Arunachal Pradesh – A paper in the Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge
This paper in the Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge presents a case study on the role of indigenous knowledge system in conservation of forest resources by the Aka tribes of Arunachal Pradesh.
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