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"Crop failure resulting from failed monsoon drives farmers to suicide in Saurashtra" - Roundup of the week's news (20-26 August 2012)
The roundup this week informs of crop failures due to failed monsoons in Saurashtra, water table crisis in Noida, aquifer mapping initiative by World Bank and river restoration effort by the UK
Rina Mukherji
Posted on 28 Aug, 2012 11:57 AM

Near complete crop-failure drives farmers to suicide in Saurashtra, Gujarat
5th edition of Gujarat Water Summit 2012, Confederation of Indian Industry, Ahmedabad
Posted on 21 Aug, 2012 12:46 PM

Organiser: Confederation of Indian Industry

Venue:  Gujarat University Convention Centre, Ahmedabad

 
In pursuit of energy efficiency in India’s agriculture - A working paper on fighting free power in India
While about 70% of Indian electricity is carbon-based, a quarter of the nation’s consumption goes into extraction of groundwater for irrigation
Ashwini K Swain & Olivier Charnoz
Posted on 20 Aug, 2012 11:17 AM

This working paper published in Agence Française de Développement (AFD) informs that while about 70% of Indian electricity is carbon-based, a quarter of the nation’s consumption goes into agriculture, to extract groundwater

"Outbreak of dengue, malaria in eastern India" - Roundup of the week's news (6 - 12 August 2012)
The news this week informs of epidemic outbreaks in Eastern India, end to field trials of GM crops, the revised land acquisition bill, unused funds for disaster relief, fall in fish breeding in rivers
Rina Mukherji
Posted on 14 Aug, 2012 01:32 PM

Indifferent rain causes outbreak of dengue, malaria and other vector-borne diseases in eastern India, and particularly Kolkata.

Maharashtra suspends Mahyco’s licence for Bt cotton seeds, on grounds of market malpractice in fraudulently hiking seed prices.
Living rivers, dying rivers: Rivers of Gujarat
The ninth lecture in the series titled "Living rivers, dying rivers" was on the rivers of Gujarat, their many variations and contradictions, by Himanshu Thakkar, (SANDRP).
Amita Bhaduri
Posted on 04 Aug, 2012 08:38 PM

Introduction
Sabarmati riverfront (Source: Wikipedia)
Growing food demand strains energy and water supplies - An article in the National Geographic on lessons learnt in Gujarat
This paper highlights the interconnections between energy and water by highlighting the case of Gujarat in India
Jeff Smith
Posted on 02 Aug, 2012 09:20 AM

How does one understand the nexus between energy and water?
The Bhungroo (Straw)- An intervention for water logging and irrigation in saline soils- A video interview with a women farmer in the Rann of Kutch
This video features a woman farmer from a small village in Rann of Kutch, who talks about the practice of “Bhungroo” in the region
Avinash Krishnamurthy
Posted on 23 Jul, 2012 09:30 PM

Groundwater markets - A video interview with a social entrepreneur in Gujarat.
This video sheds light on the functioning of groundwater markets in Sami village in Patan district of Gujarat
Avinash Krishnamurthy
Posted on 23 Jul, 2012 09:27 PM

Water quality index of surface water bodies of Gujarat, India - Paper published in the Asian Journal of Experimental Sciences
This paper discusses the findings of a study that assessed the physicochemical water quality parameters of surface water in Gujarat
M M Indurkar
N C Kankal
S K Gudadhe
S R Wate
Posted on 25 May, 2012 10:51 PM

This paper from the journal Asian Journal of Experimental Sciences presents the findings of a study that attempted to assess the physicochemical parameters of surface water in Gujarat state to explore the suitability of water

Department of Science & Technology and Vikram A Sarabhai Community Science Centre invite applications for science communicators (biodiversity) for its Science Express, Ahmedabad
Posted on 15 May, 2012 01:18 PM

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