Political
Privatised industrial water supply in Dewas: A case study of impacts and conflicts- A paper by Manthan Adhyayan Kendra
Posted on 11 Oct, 2012 12:22 PMThis paper by Manthan Adhyayan Kendra is a case study on the role of public private partnership in industrial water supply in a industrial town of Dewas in Madhya Pradesh.
Database of private hydro electric projects- A compilation by Manthan Adhyayan Kendra, September (2012)
Posted on 11 Oct, 2012 11:08 AMThis document is a compilation on private hydro electric projects by Manthan Adhyayan Kendra. It provides information on various ongoing hydro electric projects in different states as per September 2012.
National register of large dams- A compilation of state-wise large dams in India by Central Water Commission
Posted on 11 Oct, 2012 09:56 AMThis document by Central Water Commission is a compilation of large dams in India. It provides basic information about a dam. The document first spells out the meaning of a large dam, which is based on the height of a dam and also complies with any one of the following conditions:
Enabling empowerment: The CORD approach towards rural development in Himachal Pradesh
Posted on 11 Oct, 2012 08:50 AMThe Chinmaya Organization for Rural Development (CORD) has been working in rural India since 1985. Since then , it has had an impact in 600 villages in 4 states of India.
Residents of Bhalaswa resettlement colony in New Delhi facing risks due to groundwater contamination, says a study by Bhalaswa Lok Shakti Manch and Hazards Centre
Posted on 11 Oct, 2012 08:13 AMThe solid wastes of Delhi, the largest municipal solid waste generator in the country with a production of about 7000 metric tonnes a day is dumped at three landfill sites, namely Bhalaswa, Ghazipur and Okhla.
Squatting rights - Study by Dasra highlights the issue of access to toilets in urban India
Posted on 10 Oct, 2012 08:11 PMDasra, a strategic philanthropy foundation in collaboration with Omidyar Network and
Surangas, the disappearing lifeline of the farmers of Kasargod, Kerala
Posted on 10 Oct, 2012 09:22 AMSurangas continue to be one of the relatively less known and gradually disappearing traditional water harvesting systems of Kasargod district, Kerala and are being gradually replaced by borewells to meet the water needs of the community.
"Plastic trash fish to highlight coastal pollution at Hyderabad CBD COP" - Roundup of the week's news (1 - 7 October, 2012)
Posted on 09 Oct, 2012 04:10 PMPlastic trash fish to highlight coastal pollution at Hyderabad CBD COP
"Protests rock Cauvery basin as Karnataka releases water to Tamil Nadu in keeping with Supreme Court directive" - Roundup of the week's news (24-30 September 2012)
Posted on 09 Oct, 2012 04:10 PMProtests rock Cauvery basin as Karnataka releases water to Tamil Nadu in keeping with Supreme Court directive
Bacterial contamination in water affects more than half of Chennai
Posted on 09 Oct, 2012 03:44 PMChennai formerly known as Madras, the capital of Tamil Nadu is the sixth most populous city in India with 4.68 million residents as of 2011. Until 1870, it had no piped water supply within the city and people were dependent on public and private wells. The construction of a piped water supply system was started in 1872. This laid the foundation for the present water supply system.