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The Forum (Forum for Policy Dialogue on Water Conflicts in India) is an effort to bring together all those interested in working on issues related to water conflicts in India into a loose network for action and interaction.

The current global water crisis is preventing water from reaching slum dwellers. The condition of women under such a grim situation is deteriorating further as they continue to fetch water for various domestic purposes.

Near complete crop-failure drives farmers to suicide in Saurashtra, Gujarat

This article published in the journal Current Science has been written in response to the earlier article published in Current Science that highlights the acute water scarcity t

This article published in the journal Current Science highlights the acute water scarcity that the city of Bangalore has been facing ove

 In this system, stocking density is high, maximum being 12000 nos./ha.. The pond is prepared in the same way as in the case of composite fish farming. No extra management works are necessary. However, anursery pond is a prerequisite in the system. Fish culture is done continuously for 3 years, wherein harvesting and restocking starts right from the 4th month of stocking.

It is a pleasure to present an update on organic research in India, written by senior researcher Arun K. Sharma at the Central Arid Zone Research Centre in Jodhpur.

This article in the Indian Journal of Public Health is a case study on negative effects on fluoride on 12- 15 years old school going children.

Farmers near the small town of Vijayapura are faced with a decline and disappearance of groundwater. Bore-wells as deep as 1100 feet have gone dry. Apart from the great loss in money that they face they also have no livelihoods to eke out a living. Some innovative farmers have started to use the towns waste-water to grow fooder and even vegetables.