Political
Living rivers, dying rivers:Rivers of West Bengal, Orissa & Indus system
Posted on 13 Oct, 2012 11:15 PMWest Bengal rivers
The Nirmal Bharat Yatra - "I Love My Daughter": The story of a cook in an Indore school and an exemplary mother
Posted on 13 Oct, 2012 11:43 AM
The Nirmal Bharat Yatra - The week that was - Part II
Posted on 13 Oct, 2012 12:02 AMOctober 3 – Making our way into the ground, we saw an all-night effort of the workers on site. The venue was prepped-up, workers were busy putting finishing touches – wiping the chairs of excess water, laying carpets on the ground, hanging fluorescent balloons in bunches on poles, near stalls and game pens.
The Nirmal Bharat Yatra -Stop 2 - Teaching the teachers at Indore, Madhya Pradesh
Posted on 12 Oct, 2012 10:22 PMTeachers play a major role in the development of our society. They inspire, motivate and pass on knowledge. To gain knowledge they go for various trainings. It’s very difficult to find teachers who know that there is a place for tradition but there is also a place for new ways, new ideas, new systems, and new approaches. But the teachers in Indore proved us wrong.
The Nirmal Bharat Yatra - Wardha - The week that was
Posted on 12 Oct, 2012 08:33 PMSeptember 30th - The skies poured out the day we were to leave for Nagpur. The morning shower felt like a blessing. Thankful, but sceptical of the weather, our biggest concern was whether the rains would follow us. In Nagpur, the moment we stepped out the heat hit us. Clear skies welcomed us and for that we were grateful.
Spring water recharge programme: A study of the post-programme impact in the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand by CHIRAG
Posted on 12 Oct, 2012 07:43 PMCHIRAG has been working in the Kumaon area for the last 25 years, and is working on recharge springs.
Videos - CIVIC's work on water and sanitation in slums of Bangalore, Karnataka
Posted on 12 Oct, 2012 07:13 PMSince its inception in 1992, CIVIC’s (Citizens’ Voluntary Initiative for the City) work has revolved around urban issues, especially realizing social equity in the growth of Bangalore through the 74th Constitutional Amendment Act (or the Nagarapalika Act, an Act under the Constitution of India that defines how cities/towns in India need to b
India Water Week, Ministry of Water Resources, Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi and India Exposition Mart Limited, Greater Noida, 8-12 April, 2013
Posted on 12 Oct, 2012 02:36 PMVenue
Bikramgarh Jheel in Kolkata, gets a new lease of life
Posted on 12 Oct, 2012 12:15 AMIn a city where land prices are climbing up by the day, and homes must be constructed for a growing population on scarce land, water-bodies are falling prey to the avaricious schemes of land-sharks. But as water-bodies disappear, groundwater levels fall.
Damaged rivers, collapsing fisheries: Impacts of dams on riverine fisheries in India - Article by SANDRP
Posted on 11 Oct, 2012 09:55 PMMore than 10.86 million Indians depend on rivers, wetlands, floodplains, estuaries, ponds and tanks for subsistence and market-based fisheries. Though the absolute contribution of riverine fisheries may not be huge in economic terms, it is a very crucial component in livelihood and nutritial security of the rural poor.