Political
Rainfed agriculture: Unlocking the potential – A book by CAB International
Posted on 24 Jun, 2011 08:39 PMThis is the seventh book by CAB International in the series on Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management.
Scaling up rural sanitation: Findings from the impact evaluation baseline survey in Madhya Pradesh
Posted on 24 Jun, 2011 03:43 PMThis report is a part of a series of papers that analysed the baseline data from all countries where the program was implemented.
National film festival: Ek Ropa Dhan (Hindi), June 26, 2011, New Delhi
Posted on 23 Jun, 2011 07:02 PMVenue: Siri Fort Auditorium, August Kranti Marg, Khel Gaon, Delhi
Description:
Agriculture in India is passing through a crisis. Farming has become a loss-making proposition. However, an increase in productivity does not always require higher investment. Farm yields can be enhanced by improving the methods of cultivation. The film revolves around the new system of rice intensification method of cultivating paddy that requires less water, pesticides and fertilizers.
The film is directed by Biju Toppo and Meghnath Bhattacharjee.
Gravity based spring water supply systems in Vishakhapatnam: A sustainable solution to an age-old problem
Posted on 23 Jun, 2011 05:42 PMWith an annual rainfall of more than 1200 mm, this region has truly pristine and under-developed ground water resources. The water related issues are more complex in the hilly areas. Some of the most concerning issues that affect the current water scenario in the Eastern Ghats are pollution of water sources (springs & streams) leading to poor health, illiteracy and ignorance resulting in improper hygiene and sanitation practices. The burden on women and children is also high since they have to walk a long distance to the springs/streams for fetching water.
Alternate management approaches for village water supply systems - Case studies from Maharashtra - A field note by WSP
Posted on 23 Jun, 2011 05:25 PMIt documents the approaches in a context where the state government agencies responsible for construction and management of rural water supply systems have been found to be facing limitations in O&M arrangements.
The traditional approach to provision of rural water supply in India has been supply driven, with emphasis on norms and targets and on construction and creation of assets, but with very little concern for sustainable arrangements for better management and maintenance of the facilities built. The viewpoint that users are ‘beneficiaries’ rather than empowered stakeholders among the service providers has led to alienation of the users.
Five years of special economic zones in India' - lecture by Dr. Partho Sarothi Ray, National Institute of Advanced Studies, June 27, 2011, Bangalore
Posted on 23 Jun, 2011 05:11 PMOrganizer: National Institute of Advanced Studies
Venue: Lecture Hall, NIAS, IISc Campus, Bangalore
Description:
Five years have passed since the first United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government passed the Special Economic Zones (SEZ) Act in 2005. Altogether there are around 1200 SEZs in different phases of development today. Analyzing the development and distribution of SEZs in different parts of India in the last five years gives us some ideas about the political geography of special economic zones in India.
This talk will draw on this analysis and the personal experience of the speaker in struggles against various SEZs in India including the proposed POSCO SEZ in Orissa which has received a very strong farmers’ resistance.
Water crisis and water chaos in Punjab - An article by Umendra Dutt, Kheti Virasat Mission
Posted on 23 Jun, 2011 02:08 PMLast month Punjab has been declared as the over all best state in the country by India Today news magazine for the third conjunctive year. It is good to have a prize for Punjab and state government has immediately taken this as an opportunity to have publicity campaign for its achievement. But there is another side of the picture also which shows doom, distress and destruction is fast engulfing this land of five waters. It is a Water-Chaos in the Punjab.
IAG Odisha calls for a study on Cholera/Diarrhoea outbreak in Odisha – Apply by July 15, 2011
Posted on 23 Jun, 2011 12:42 PMThe Orissa Inter Agency Group (IAG) is a consortium of 21 humanitarian organizations actively involved in humanitarian responses in the state of Odisha. Besides coordinating and collaborating with the member organisations, the state government and other agencies with similar mandate it also provides quality assistance to people affected by disasters.
Soil biotechnology installation and water interventions at ACCEPT Society, Bangalore - Videos by Arghyam
Posted on 23 Jun, 2011 12:15 PM
Water interventions in the society
The society is an AIDS care hospice of about 5 acres, on the outskirts of Bangalore.