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A case against small hydropower
Small hydel projects are often hailed as sustainable models of power production but they spark an equal number of contentious issues much like the bigger projects.
Manu Moudgil
Posted on 28 Sep, 2014 07:34 PM

As Hari Singh led me towards his fields, I wondered if he was trying to play a joke on me. Large rocks were scattered in the area and there was no sight of any arable land, neither was there any clue of the irrigation channel which Singh claimed ran through his farm.

The Mani Mahesh hydel project near Saho village.
Call for papers on the theme 'Glaciology in High-Mountain Asia', International Glaciological Society
The International Glaciological Society (IGS) will publish a special issue of the Annals of
Glaciology with the theme ‘Glaciology in High-Mountain Asia'.
Posted on 25 Sep, 2014 01:28 PM

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Uttarakhand submits Rs. 9478 crore Ganga clean-up plan proposal
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Swati Bansal
Posted on 22 Sep, 2014 05:52 PM

Uttarakhand Government submits to Centre the Rs 9,478 crore Ganga Action Plan
Ganga river at Gadmukteshwar
Gujarat allocates 3 MLD of Narmada water to upcoming Coca Cola plant
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Swati Bansal
Posted on 21 Sep, 2014 10:27 PM

Gujarat Government allocates Narmada water to Coca Cola plant at Sanand
Coca Cola bottling plant (Source: S. Subramanium)
Applications invited for 'Water for All 2015- Global Conclave and Exhibition', Sakal Group, Mumbai
"Water for All" 2015 is all set to be India's largest conference covering all aspects of water from source to distribution for all stakeholders in the water value chain
Posted on 19 Sep, 2014 01:53 PM

 About the event:
Water for All- 2015
Applications invited for the 'Certificate Course on Soil & Water Conservation and Watershed Management' Central Soil & Water Conservation Research & Training Institute, Dehradun, Uttarakhand
Nominations are invited for four month regular training entitled 'Certificate Course on Soil & Water Conservation and Watershed Management', commencing from 08 October, 2014 at Dehradun.
Posted on 18 Sep, 2014 03:01 PM

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The benevolence of a flood
Floods are generally considered damaging but this story is one where the farmers of Bihar willingly invited a flood to bless their fields!
Narayanjee Choudhury
Chicu Lokgariwar
Posted on 18 Sep, 2014 10:10 AM

Bihar is no stranger to floods. The high-volume, high-velocity floods caused by large infrastructure projects regularly disrupt lives and decimate entire villages. This is the oft-repeated narrative, one of a helpless population as victims.
People of Laksena watch over their temporary dam
The eight-fold path to gender inclusion
Development workers often do not have the tools to better integrate gender issues into water planning. Here are tips to help from two women who have created gender-inclusive water management systems.
chicu
Posted on 18 Sep, 2014 09:18 AM

"The men say that the well is perennial", I said. "Do you use it"? "No", replied the women. "It might be perennial, but the water is unclean. Our dals don't cook, and there are sometimes worms in the water".
Meetings as usual: Men talk, while women watch
Invitation to the Media Workshop on 'Climate Change in the Indian Himalayan Region', Centre for Environment Education and The Third Pole, Sikkim
The media workshop will focus on imparting knowledge to journalists on climate change effects and adaptation in the eastern Himalayas.
Posted on 17 Sep, 2014 11:28 PM

About the workshop:
Climate Change in the Indian Himalayan Region
The Ganga has its own website!
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Swati Bansal
Posted on 15 Sep, 2014 09:36 PM

Water Ministry launches a portal on the Ganga river
Ganga river at Kaudiyala
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