East Rajasthan Uplands

Impact of climate change in India: An agro - ecological zone level analysis

A detailed look at the possible impacts of climate change on the different agro - ecological zones demarcated in India

Posted on 20 Aug, 2009 06:04 PM

India is gifted with heterogeneous landforms and variety of climatic conditions such as the lofty mountains, the raverine deltas, high altitude forests, peninsular plateaus, variety of geological formations endowed with temperature varying from arctic cold to equatorial hot, and rainfall from extreme aridity with a few cms (<10 cm) to pre humid with world's maxim

Rashtrita Jal Chetna Yatra: Efforts of Tarun Bharat Sangh and Rajendar Singh in addressing water related concerns across the country

A detailed write up about the aims, aspirations and achievements of the Rashtriya Jal Chetna Yatra

Rashtriya Jal Chetna Yatra

Posted on 20 Aug, 2009 02:20 PM

Tarun Bharat Sangh and Rajendar Singh started a massive campaign to spread awareness of traditional water harvesting structures in order to restore the water resources of arid Rajasthan. The aim was to popularize the use of such traditional structures across the country.

Map: International Groundwater Resources Assessment Centre's global overview of salinity in groundwater

This map consists of a description, characterization and geographical delineation (map) of global occurrences of saline groundwater

International Groundwater Resources Assessment Centre

Posted on 19 Aug, 2009 10:20 AM

In India, salinity has three types of genesis - one, by dissolution (areas concentrated in Kutch, North Rajasthan and bordering Punjab, South Rajasthan and bordering areas of Madhya Pradesh and parts of Western Uttar Pradesh; two, by irrigation (areas concentrated in the Deccan Peninsular region of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu) and parts of Orissa and West Bengal; and three, by late

India - Physical Map from the Survey of India (2002)

A definitive physical features map of the country from the Survey of India, showing elevation in metres of different regions and major rivers and land formations.

Survey of India

Posted on 18 Aug, 2009 05:35 PM

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December 21, 2022

Best practices on flood resilience from Indian and global cities

A basket of solutions that Indian cities can choose based on their need and priority

East Kolkata Wetland (Image: Dibyendu Ash; Wikimedia Commons)

December 21, 2022

Safe drinking water in rural India: What do numbers hide?

While drinking water coverage in rural India has improved, has it also improved reliability and safety of drinking water? This CEEW brief explores and analyses the available data to find out.

Adequate and safe drinking water, a valuable resource in rural India (Image Source: McKay Savage via Wikimedia Commons)

December 16, 2022

River Sharavathi - under siege from microplastics

A study finds that microplastic pollution in the river Sharavathi originating in the Western Ghats is growing. Urgent efforts to protect this biodiversity hotspot are needed.

The pristine river Sharavathi (Image Source: Ashwin Kumar via Wikimedia Commons)

December 16, 2022

Water Quality Management Course - Not just a training program

In this article, we will understand how the WQM course is continuing to influence the needs of learners that come from diverse backgrounds. The course model also offers core insights to many others who would like to engage in a virtual training program.

During a WQM course, a field team member from INREM facilitating a demonstration