Coastal Regulation Zone (2011) Notification, Island Protection Zone (2011) Notification and Traditional Coastal and Marine Fisherfolk (Protection of Rights) Act (2009) by the Ministry of Environment and Forests
For the first time an Island Protection Zone Notification (2011) is being notified and published covering Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep.
Design and manufacture very low cost portable solar powered water distiller (20 litres of water per day) - Dr. Vishwa Narayan of Theertham NGO
Show me a developing economy and I'll show you people who are dying for lack of clean, potable water
Urban Rainwater Harvesting'- bRAINstorming
Newsletter of International Rainwater Harvesting Alliance - N° 36 – February 2011
Watershed prioritisation atlas for Maharashtra
A resource database by MRSAC on 1:2,50,000 scale using GIS technique
Plastic waste (management and handling) rules, 2011 notified by MoEF
The Ministry of Environment and Forests has notified the Plastic Waste Rules, 2011. It replaces the earlier Recycled Plastics Manufacture and Usage Rules,1999.
Defect in water rate amendment notification issued on 01/10/2010 by Orissa Government
Legal Aspects of Water Rate / Licence Fees charged by the State Government of Orissa for Industrial / Commercial use of Ground Water
Hydrology in ancient India - A book by the National Institute of Hydrology (1990)
“Hydrology in Ancient India” summarizes and analyses the knowledge of various aspects of water resources and hydrology as contained in ancient Indian literature.
Rajon ki baoli, Mehrauli (Image Source: Sabita Kaushal, India Water Portal)
GRAMICID Food graded disinfectant for water and food Industries
Good quality dairy products are fast becoming a commodity of concern throughout the country. The concept of packaged dairy products has come in force, as it had never been before.
An insight on legal aspect of groundwater use by industries and water tax/rate/fee by Emami Paper Mills Limited
Groundwater is water that is found underground in the cracks and spaces in soil, sand and rock.
Implementing Vessel Monitoring System in India : High costs involved
VMS is essentially a Global Position System carried on commercial fishing boats that transmits the boat's geographic position to various state enforcement agencies
A leaflet on hand washing in Assamese by Resources Centre for Sustainable Development
Project: Strengthening indigenous peoples response to multiple-use water services in villages near floodplain wetlands in Morigaon District, Assam
Latest status of the storage of important reservoirs in the country - CWC - PIB Release
Central Water Commission (CWC) is monitoring storage position of 81 important reservoirs spread all over the country
Common concerns - Latha Jishnu reports on the IASC in Down to Earth
As the commons come under increasing assault, academics, practitioners and policymakers come together to devise ways to protect shared resources
Experiments with SRI by Srikanth, a farmer in Kunigal, Tumkur
SRI stands for System of Rice Intensification. Here is the experiment where we have adopted the SRI method in paddy cultivation.
Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules 2010 - Welcome, but a lost opportunity - Press release by SANDRP
Firstly, the definition of the Wetlands in the rules does not include Rivers and floodplains which are included under wetlands under the Ramsar convention on Wetlands that India is signatory to.
Proceedings of the second international symposium on the management of large rivers for fisheries by FAO and Mekong River Commission
Over 220 river scientists and managers from around the world attended the symposium. Contributed papers represented 96 rivers from 61 river basins from all continents and climatic zones.
MGNREGA completes 5 years - PIB Release
The nation has successfully completed five years of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA).
Conjunctive use of surface water and ground water - Lecture delivered by Dr. R. Jagadiswara Rao at National Water Academy, Pune
Please find attached my presentation on "Conjunctive use of surface water and groundwater" at National Water Academy (NWA) at Pune on 4th November 2009.
Mapping ecologically sensitive, significant and salient areas of Western Ghats: Proposed protocols and methodology by Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel of the MoEF - An article from Current Science
This article in Current Science proposes protocols and methodology for mapping ecologically sensitive areas (ESAs) along the Western Ghats
"Recommendations on water and sanitation services to urban poor"
Issue 16, Jan 2011, WASH newsletter
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