India

Review of effectiveness of rural water supply schemes in India - a World Bank report
The report includes a large-scale empirical analysis of the traditional target-driven (supply-driven) Government programs and the more recent model of decentralized community-driven approaches Posted on 29 May, 2009 10:16 AM

This report by the World Bank includes a large-scale empirical analysis of the traditional target-driven (supply-driven) programs of the Government and the more recent model of decentralized community-driven approaches and is based on a survey that covers about 40000 rural households across 10 states in India and cov

Effect of climate change on water resources - a preliminary consolidated report by Central Water Commission and the National Institute of Hydrology
On of the first official government report of quantitative assessment of effects of climate change on water resources availability Posted on 28 May, 2009 01:12 PM

Climate change mapThis report on the Effect of Climate Change on Water Resources, prepared by the Central Water Commission and the National Institute of Hydrology, under the guidance of the Ministry of Water Resources in 2008, is one of the first official reports made available by the Government of India, of a reliable quantitative assessment based on field data, of the likely effect of climate change on the availability of water resources, i.e. on the glaciers and snow melt, on rainfall and their effect on run off into the river system and their contribution to ground water.

Disease burden due to inadequate water and sanitation facilities in India - Sulabh International Academy of Environmental Sanitation
The report documents the need and impact of provision of safe drinking water and sanitary excreta disposal facilities towards preventing infectious diseases Posted on 28 May, 2009 09:54 AM

This report presents the findings of a study conducted by the

Wake up call on reservoir siltation nationwide
Storage capacities of the reservoirs have been dropping and the loss is alarming; what's worse, little is being to done to stop the wastage Posted on 28 May, 2009 09:30 AM

"Wake up call on reservoir siltation nationwide", is a note by Himanshu Thakkar & Swarup Bhattacharyya, written in October 2006, on how storage capacities of the reservoirs have been dropping at an alarming rate, and how little is being to done to stop the wastage.

Panchayati raj and water resources management in India - law and policy
The paper reviews the current role of local institutions in water resource governance in light of its historical traditions, and assess its relevance and scope for political and economic development Posted on 27 May, 2009 04:40 PM

This paper presented at the workshop on "Policy Futures for Water Resources Management in India: From prescription and impact assessment to strategic analysis," 3-5 October 2002, IWMI/ICRISAT, Patancheru (Hyderabad), A P, India by

Water law in India - overview of existing framework and proposed reforms (2007)
Ongoing water law reforms may contribute to enhance water management, but conceptually they are incapable of addressing the human right, social, environmental and health aspects of water Posted on 27 May, 2009 04:25 PM

This working paper published on the International Environmental Law Research Centre (IELRC) site maps out the relevant legal framework concerning water in India. The first section delineates water law as it evolved until recently. The second section then examines proposed and ongoing water law reforms that are in the process of completely redrawing India's water legal framework.

State responsibility in drinking water sector - an overview of Indian scenario (2007)
The paper intends to portray the government's effort to provide drinking water to its population in India and show some serious policy shifts in the approach towards realisation of the goal Posted on 27 May, 2009 03:59 PM

This paper published on the International Environmental Law Research Centre (IELRC) site examines the performance of the obligation by Indian State in terms of universalising access to drinking water to its population. 

The right to water - an overview of the Indian legal regime (2006)
The paper gives a broad overview of the laws relating to water and right to water in India with reference to the constitutional and statutory provisions and decisions of the courts Posted on 27 May, 2009 03:46 PM

This paper published on the International Environmental Law Research Centre (IELRC) site begins with outlining the specific provisions of the Constitution of India and some of the significant statutes that help understand the position of the right to water.

Pepsico India's efforts to achieve a positive water balance as a corporate initiative (2007)
Pepsico India is currently engaged in an effort to reduce water consumption with the ambitious goal of achieving a positive water balance through its three pronged strategies Posted on 26 May, 2009 12:48 PM

This multinational soft drinks, bottled water and food products manufacturer is currently engaged in an effort to reduce water consumption with the ambitious goal of achieving a positive water balance, or in other words going even beyond zero water balance.

Down the borewell hole ! Unique video footage
In this spectacular video we can see something pretty unique -- what goes on inside a borewell and how it acquires the water that we pump up as an everyday occurence. Posted on 26 May, 2009 11:12 AM

Mr. P. Ganesh of Ayyappa Aqua Solutions has invented a technique of lowering a camera with a flashlight down a borewell hole in order to understand what is going on inside. (Mr. Ganesh specializes in hydrofracturing which is a process of using high pressure water to crumble rock and open up fissures in order to rejuvenate borewells that have gone dry).

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