India

Supreme Court's order on children falling in abandoned tube wells dated 11.02.2010
An order by the Supreme Court that gives certain safety measures/ guidelines to all States & UTs in the country regarding measures to prevent fatal accidents involving children in abandoned borewells Posted on 22 Feb, 2010 12:13 PM

Message from Mr.Rama Mohan Centre for World Solidarity



In response to my letter petition filed as PIL in Hon'ble Supreme Court of India as WP(C) 36/2009 on 13.02.2009 requesting measures to prevent fatal accidents involving children falling in abandoned bore wells, the court has given certain safety measures / guidelines to all the States and UTs in India on 11.02.2010.

USAID’s grants for promoting access to Urban Water and Sanitation Services.
Posted on 17 Feb, 2010 03:53 PM

USAID’s ECO-Asia program, a regional environmental program based in Thailand, has released a Request for Proposals (RFP) for Grants for Promoting Access to Urban Water and Sanitation Services.

Call for research proposals on rural drinking water and sanitation by DDWS, Government of India
A call for research proposals related to rural drinking water & sanitation by Department of Drinking Water Supply, Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India Posted on 17 Feb, 2010 12:50 PM

Rajiv  Gandhi  National Drinking Water Mission, Department  of  Drinking  Water  Supply,  Ministry  of  Rural  Development, Government   of   India,  funds  research  and  development  project proposals  from established  institutions  and universities. The project must be related to rural drinking water and sanitation. Please see below the priority areas identified by the Department in respect to research and development in sanitation.

MCH-STAR looking for a technical consultant on water and sanitation
Posted on 17 Feb, 2010 10:41 AM

The Maternal and Child Health Sustainable Technical Assistance and Research initiative, known as MCH-STAR, is a multi-year project funded by USAID/India.

CAG India invites feedback on pollution of ground water, lakes and rivers in India
An initiative to invite feedback on pollution of groundwater, lakes and rivers in the country, by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) Posted on 16 Feb, 2010 03:14 PM

CAG

The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (www.cag.gov.in) is starting a performance Audit on "Pollution of ground water, lakes and rivers in India". CAG has invited citizens to point out specific problems / issue regarding water pollution affecting them or the environment.

Water contamination footprint- A paper by Chetan Pandit
A paper that talks on water consumption and quality in context to sustainable development Posted on 16 Feb, 2010 01:27 PM

Guest post by Mr. Chetan Pandit who works for the Central Water Commission, Government of India

This blog is a condensed version of the paper published in the 3rd Round Table on Sustainable Consumption and Production, organized by the Ministry of Environment and Forests jointly with UNEP, at New Delhi on 11-12 Feb 2010. The views expressed in this article are author’s personal views, and are not to be taken as the views of his employers.


In any discussion about Sustainable Development (SD) the quantity of consumption is invariably the main concern. Perhaps this stems from the original definition of SD as the “Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs", which invokes the spectre of insufficient quantities of resources at some time in the future. This concern is invalid for water, because water is a dynamic and renewable resource. Every hydrologic year brings a fresh packet of water. There is no way to use in this year, the rainfall that is yet to occur in the next year, or next decade. Moreover, any unused water will flow away to the oceans. The storages capacities, whether in surface storages or in aquifer, are adequate for one year only, at the most a little carry over for the next year. With many basins already reaching “water stressed” status, the problem at hand is how to supply the needs of this year, and there is no question of storing the water for future generations. Thus, in the context of water, quantity of water used should not be the primary concern for SD.

Policy brief for the water sector regarding the privatisation & reform processes in India- Manthan Adhyayan Kendra (2009)
A policy brief for the water sector describing the privatisation & reform processes; prepared by Manthan Adhyayan Kendra Posted on 12 Feb, 2010 05:04 PM

This policy brief, prepared by Manthan Adhyayan Kendra, provides a bird’s eye view of the privatisation and reforms processes in the country.

The India Water Portal is looking for a Content Editor !!
Posted on 11 Feb, 2010 11:38 PM

The India Water Portal is an open, collaborative, web-based initiative, anchored by Arghyam, for sharing water management knowledge amongst practitioners, experts and the general public.

2010 Unsolicited Research Program Request for Preproposals in Water Reuse and Desalination
Posted on 04 Feb, 2010 12:18 PM

The WateReuse Foundation is seeking preproposals for funding consideration under its 2010 Unsolicited Research Program. The total amount of funds approved for the Foundation's 2010 Unsolicited Research Program projects is $301,531.

Training programme on understanding and resolving water conflicts
Announcement for a training program on 'Understanding and resolving water conflicts' to be held in Kerala, aimed at introducing participants to the basic concepts, debates, theoretical and analytic approaches and emerging issues related to water conflicts and their resolution in India. Posted on 02 Feb, 2010 04:23 PM

Forum for Policy Dialogue on Water Conflicts (Forum) in India, in collaboration with the Chalakudi Puzha Samrakshan Samiti and Kerala State Resource Centre of the Forum, is organizing a Training Programme on Understanding and Resolving Water Conflicts from 5 to 8 April 2010 in Kerala (the exact location in Kerala would be announced later).

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