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Tehri dam nears danger mark
News this week - Tehri dam nears danger mark, Supreme Court stops dams in Uttarakhand and Maharashtra allows coal mining near rivers
Ravleen Kaur
Posted on 19 Aug, 2013 02:33 AM

Water level in Tehri dam near danger mark
Tehri dam in lean season
Invitation to workshop 'Advancing Energy Access in South Asia', Energy Access Practitioners Network, Patna
A forum to bring together practitioners, investors and experts working to deliver decentralized energy solutions across South Asia
Posted on 17 Aug, 2013 08:04 AM

For further information on the workshop please click here
Advancing Energy Access in South Asia
Nalanda farmers get organic certificate; export veggies to Europe
Nalanda farmers' organic certification, Orissa government action against mining and SMS advisory for farmers are highlights of this week's news.
Ravleen Kaur
Posted on 14 Jul, 2013 09:20 PM

Nalanda farmers set to go global with their veggies
Organic Awards (source: Wikimedia)
Are solar pumps the start of an ever-green revolution or the end of our groundwater reserves?
Solar energy might be free but the equipment needed to tap into it is expensive. Can farmers benefit without falling into the subsidy trap?
Hemant Lamba
Soumitra Mishra
P Gopalan
Avinash Kishore
Rakesh Tiwary
Nidhi Tewari
Posted on 02 Jun, 2013 05:51 PM

Indian farmers depend on groundwater for irrigation but often, there is a shortage of electricity that is required to pump out this water. While diesel pumps are an option, they are costly to run. A better alternative is to tap into freely available solar power. However, this technology is quite expensive at present and effective subsidies and incentives drive its usage.
Water belongs to the state, not country!
Bihar against the central water policy, youth against proposed Kerala hydro-electric project and creation of economic sensitive zones are the highlights of this week’s news.
Sabita Kaushal
Posted on 27 May, 2013 11:27 AM

Bihar opposes Centre’s proposed water policy
Let water remain a state subject - Bihar
Navigating National Waterway 1 or the Ganga, as we call it
Navigation on the Ganga - how was it in the past, what is the situation currently and what does the future hold?
Chicu Lokgariwar
Posted on 17 May, 2013 10:05 AM

Spending a week on a cramped boat with five strangers may not sound like fun to many but it was a dream come true for me. When I found a note in my inbox that said ”I want to travel down part of the Ganga by boat. Would you know of anyone who is interested”? , I jumped at the chance and set off on an unforgettable journey with five others.
Alternative and sustainable drinking water and sanitation security in flood prone areas of north Bihar- Report on the groundwater seminar organised by Megh Pyne Abhiyan and ACWADAM (2011)
The report 'Drinking water & sanitation security' is a post seminar document on arguments, processes and technologies for establishing alternative and sustainable drinking water and sanitation security in flood prone areas of north Bihar discussed during the seminar held from Nov 30 to Dec 1, 2011, in Patna.
sabitakaushal
Posted on 21 Mar, 2013 10:02 PM

The report is divided into the following sections:
A response to doubts raised by Prof. Yuan on Indian farmer's record paddy yield through SRI method in Bihar
It is to be hoped that people will not take seriously the rejection by Prof. Yuan of the high paddy yields reported from Darveshpura, achieved not just that by Sumant Kumar but also by four farmer-neighbors.
M.C.Diwakar
Arvind Kumar
Anil Verma
Norman Uphoff
Posted on 04 Mar, 2013 11:13 PM

There is no scientific basis for rejecting these record yields in Bihar as a ‘hoax,’ because there is considerable evidence available that confirms the reported yields. Saying that the Indian government could not confirm the yield *after* the harvest is obviously correct, but it is a mistaken assertion.
Dealing with arsenic in rural Bihar - Evaluating the successes and failures of mitigation projects
Arsenic is a toxin that is commonly found in the ground water of shallow aquifers in the Ganges River Delta.This research focuses on the social and economic factors that influence the successes and failures of different arsenic mitigation projects and will provide a strategy on how to handle the arsenic issue in the upcoming years.
Matthijs Brouns
Merijn Janssen
Andrew Wong
Posted on 21 Feb, 2013 11:51 PM

Article Courtesy: Delft University of Technology

Author(s): Matthijs Brouns, Merijn Janssen, Andrew Wong
Population Services International is looking for a General Manager for WASH technical support for their project on supporting sustainable sanitation improvements in Bihar'
Posted on 14 Feb, 2013 01:24 PM

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Patna, Bihar

About Population Services International

Population Services International is a registered Indian Society dedicated to the improvement of public health in India.  PSIIndia’s mission is to empower the people ofIndia to lead healthy lives. What started as a small operation in 1988 has now spread to 22 State andUnionTerritories inIndia. Over the past twenty years, PSI has collaborated with the GoI and a number of donors to increase the use of modern contraception for family planning, to provide products and services for the health of mothers and children and to decrease the spread of HIV/AIDS.

Supporting Sustainable Sanitation Improvements in Bihar

PSI is currently implementing an ambitious 5 year project 3Si – Supporting Sustainable Sanitation Improvements in Biharthrough supply side strengthening, with funding from the BMGF. This project aims to catalyze private sector response to constructing over 500,000 toilets in 8 districts of Bihar.

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