Kerala
USD 450 million loan from the World Bank for Atal Bhujal Yojana
Posted on 22 Feb, 2020 09:39 PMWorld Bank to provide USD 450 million loan for Atal Bhujal Yojana
Time to enact groundwater bill
Posted on 30 Jan, 2019 11:26 AMCountry's groundwater crisis showcases need to enact model groundwater bill
Lake congestion worsened Kerala floods: CWC
Posted on 12 Sep, 2018 08:05 AMClean chit to dam management, CWC says congested Vembanad lake worsened floods in Kerala
Fishing village goes plastic free
Posted on 08 May, 2017 11:24 AMA voyage in a traditional canoe or a houseboat through the picturesque Vembanad lake is enough to understand why the south Indian state of Kerala is called the “God’s own country’.
Kerala's lake islands sinking
Posted on 24 Jul, 2016 03:17 PMSmall islands in southern Kerala lakes sinking
"Power firms lose Rs 2400 crores to water crisis"
Posted on 12 Jun, 2016 08:54 PMPower firms’ loss due to water shortage is Rs 2400 crore this year: Greenpeace
Kerala's Ashtamudi lake certified by Marine Stewardship Council
Posted on 10 Nov, 2014 10:09 PMKerala's Ashtamudi lake recognised for sustainable clam fishing
More power, but no water security to MP and Gujarat
Posted on 22 Apr, 2014 11:10 PMMore power, but no water security to MP and Gujarat, observes SANDRP
Water management - Mounting challenges and responses - A report on the three day seminar jointly organised by KSCSTE and C Achutha Menon Foundation, Trivandrum from the 21st to the 23rd December 2012
Posted on 14 Mar, 2013 10:12 PMThis three day national seminar was jointly organised by the Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment (KSCSTE), Thiruvananthapuram, and the C Achutha Menon Foundation (AMF), Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala and included presentations and discussions on a range of water related themes such as water scarcity, water conservation, commercialisation of water, water conflicts and water management.
The seminar aimed at creating awareness and triggering a dialogue among scientists, academicians, researchers, activists, as well as lay people on the emerging challenges related to water resources, water quality and water conservation in the state of Kerala. The seminar was inaugurated by Shri V M Sudheeran, Ex MP and former speaker, while Dr Rajasekaran Pillai, Executive Vice President KSCSTE, delivered the keynote address with the felicitation by Shri M P Achuthan, MP.
The seminar included discussions under five different themes related to water issues that included water scarcity, water conservation, commercialisation of water, water as an new area for conflicts and water management.
The three day seminar on water management at the Achuta Menon Foundation, Trivandrum, Kerala