India

Map: Location of water resource projects across river basins in India
This map from the National Institute of Hydrology shows the location of the various water resources projects in each river basin in the country. Posted on 20 Aug, 2009 03:23 PM

The map indicates that across the main 19 river basins of the country, water resource projects with a total live storage of 174 BCM (Billion Cubic Metres) have been completed, 75 BCM are ongoing, and 132 BCM are being planned.

Annual average availability of water for agriculture in India as of 1991
This map shows the river basin-wise annual average availability of water (in m3) for agricultural cultivation, as of 1991 Posted on 20 Aug, 2009 02:50 PM

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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 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: Average annual temperature in India
This thematic map from Wikimedia Commons provides information about the average annual temperature in India Posted on 20 Aug, 2009 02:15 PM

This map from Wikimedia provides information on the average annual temperature figures across the country over a range of below 20 Deg C and above 27.5 Deg C.

Total Sanitation Campaign's Eco-san drive
TSC and Ecosan's initiative to ensure sustainable sanitation solutions for India Posted on 20 Aug, 2009 01:55 PM

TSC and Ecosan's initiative to bring about sustainable sanitation in India based on technologically advanced and eco friendly approaches towards sanitation, involving NGO, Community and Individual participation. Read more

Collection of articles on climate change with special reference to India
The following documents address various issues related to climate change, particularly highlighting the Indian context Posted on 20 Aug, 2009 12:36 PM

Climage Change, Indias perceptions, positions, policies and possibilities, written by Jyoti K Parikh and Kirit Parikh, Indira Gandhi

Government of India's National Environment Awareness Campaign: Entry forms
Download entry forms to the National Environment Awareness Campaign Posted on 19 Aug, 2009 10:03 PM

The Indian Government conducts a National Environment Awareness Campaign every year.

International Climate Champions: A British Council and TERI initiative
International Climate Champions is a partnership project between the British Council and TERI aimed to engage youth with society leaders and reach out to the wider community Posted on 19 Aug, 2009 09:18 PM

British Council and TERI have identified 52 youth over the country who are empowered to pilot climate change adaptation and mitigation activities in their communities as part of their International Climate Championships 2009 program.

Physiographic rainfall variations across India: Thematic map from the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology
This map shows the recent rainfall trends, based on data from 1813 to 2006, and also shows monthly trends for the 4 main rainfall months of the year - June to September. Posted on 19 Aug, 2009 03:59 PM

The map shows that there is a decreasing trend of rainfall over most of peninsular India (barring Maharashtra) including the western part of the Gangetic plain and the north eastern states apart from Assam.

An increasing trend of rainfall has been observed for the eastern part of the Gangetic plain, Assam, Telengana and all coastal regions of the country.

Ozone depletion trend map for India from Down to Earth
This map shows the difference between predicted and observed ozone trends in 14 cities of India, based on data collected over a decade Posted on 19 Aug, 2009 03:52 PM

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