Political
Water Man of India wins 2015 Stockholm Water Prize
Posted on 23 Mar, 2015 09:04 PMRajendra Singh is the 2015 Stockholm Water Prize Laureate
Punjab's groundwater crisis: A bye product of the govt's short sighted policies?
Posted on 23 Mar, 2015 05:26 PMPunjab has made great progress in grain production following the technological revolution in agriculture in the 1960s. The state achieved this through subsidised use of high yielding variety seeds, fertilisers and irrigation.
Cursed by greed: The Falgu river
Posted on 23 Mar, 2015 04:32 PMThe story of the Falgu is one of greed. Unlike most other rivers, the Falgu is not just a victim of greed, but also an oppressor -- she oppressed none other than Sita herself as she flowed through Gaya in Bihar.
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More than just 'a' day for water
Posted on 22 Mar, 2015 10:48 AMCome March and it's that time of the year again -- spring cleaning! On March 22, 2015, this takes on a slightly different meaning to some as it becomes a day to spring clean our attitudes towards water for yet another year. World Water Day looms large and with it, the current year's focus.
Invite to the workshop on Participatory Groundwater Management (PGWM), People's Science Insititute, Guwahati, Assam
Posted on 21 Mar, 2015 03:56 PMPeople’s Science Institute is organizing a northeast regional workshop to discuss PGWM concepts and practice with representatives of the departments of Land Resources, Forests, Agriculture, Rural Development, Drinking Water & Sanitation, SLNAs, CGWB, members of PRIs and civil society organizations, researchers and educators
A speed limit on river use
Posted on 21 Mar, 2015 01:08 PMProfessor Jay O'Keeffe is well-known to all those who are interested in the concept of environmental flow releases. The Professor has been involved in this, all over the world, since the seventies.
Invite to the 9th training workshop on Participatory Groundwater Management (PGWM), People’s Science Institute, Dehradoon, Uttarakhand
Posted on 20 Mar, 2015 10:22 PMPeople’s Science Institute is organizing its ninth 15 days training workshop on participatory groundwater management under Arghyam’s sponsorship from June 9-23, 2015 in Dehra Doon.
Righting an insanitary wrong
Posted on 20 Mar, 2015 10:25 AMSOPPECOM and Water Aid have been working for the last three years on the right to water and sanitation. They have engaged in consultations with people across the nation, and used these discussions to articulate their campaign demands. The campaign has also come up with a wealth of resources on the topic but what does this right to sanitation entail? Mamata Dash explains.
Can Madurai's dying tanks be revived?
Posted on 19 Mar, 2015 09:34 PMMadurai, Tamil Nadu's second largest city, is now filled with buildings and roads which are eating into its age old network of tanks and canals. This change did not happen overnight. It began in the late 19th century by the British when they merged several hamlets to establish their headquarters in the region.