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IRC international water and sanitation centre : Source South Asia: Issue 15 (13 Feb 09)
Posted on 16 Feb, 2009 10:24 AMSince its foundation in 1968, the IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre (IRC) has facilitated the sharing, promotion and use of knowledge so that governments, professionals and organisations can better support poor men, women and children in developing countries to obtain water and sanitation services they will use and maintain The Source Water and Sanitation News Service from IRC provides news in English, French and Spanish with an emphasis on rural and peri-urban areas in developing countries. The current Source South Asia Water & Sanitation News edition has a wide range of articles. Some highlights are: Asia: Unilever to replicate Project Shakti on other international markets - http://www.irc.nl/page/46761 Afghanistan: OCHA Humanitarian Action Plan's Appeal for water and sanitation - http://www.irc.nl/page/46636
Bookshelf: Groundwater Management and Policies
Posted on 07 Feb, 2009 08:35 AM
Author(s):Dr K Palanisami, Dr C Ramasamy, Dr Chieko Umetsu
ISBN:9780230634916
Imprint:Macmillan Publishers India
Copyright:2008
Trim Size:8.5"x11"
Pages:300
Binding:Paperback
List Price:Rs. 750.00
Language:English
One of the impressive developments that have taken place in Indian agriculture after independence is groundwater development and management. India is among the foremost countries in the world practicing large scale irrigation. However the gaps between potential and utilization has been increasing over the years. Groundwater Management and Policies consists of contributions grouped under four themes viz., six research articles on Increasing Water Efficiency / Productivity, three on CPR in Recharging Groundwater, six papers on Groundwater Management and Coping Mechanisms and six on Water Policy Issues.
Agricultural Wiki : Agropedia!
Posted on 07 Feb, 2009 08:25 AMAgropedia is a comprehensive, seamlessly integrated model of digital content organization in the agricultural domain. It aims to bring together a community of practice through an ICT mediated knowledge creating and organising platform with an effort to leverage the existing agricultural extension system. Agropedia is envisioned to be a one stop shop for all kinds of information related to Indian agriculture. The practice of crop knowledge models has been defined and developed for the first time worldwide to create architecture for accumulating known codified and approved information about crops, with the support of Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), Rome. These KMs are the structural representation of knowledge by using symbols to represent pieces of knowledge and relationships between them, which can be used to connect seamlessly to the knowledge base in agropedia using semantic tools. KMs have been represented using Concept Map (C-Map) Tools .
Gram Gaurav Yatra : Initiated by Public Health Engineering Department (PHED), Government of Bihar, WaterAid and UNICEF
Posted on 05 Feb, 2009 01:23 AMIn order to sensitise people towards health and hygiene, Public Health Engineering Department (PHED), Government of Bihar, WaterAid and UNICEF have taken up a month long Gram Gaurav Yatra to promote sanitation in Bihar. PHED Minister Ashwani Kumar Choubey announced the launch of Bihar Gram Gaurav Rath Yatra on January 28 that embarked on a Movement towards the noble mission of restoring human dignity and the self-esteem of rural Indians through the "GRAM GAURAV YATRA".
Overview of the 2008 Kosi flood situation from Samajik Shaikshanik Vikas Kendra
Posted on 02 Feb, 2009 09:01 PMThe following article is the latest update of an overview of Kosi floods by SSVK. It reveals the ineffective handling and inadequate supply of materials by the Government in the flood hit regions. It also points out the activities done by various organizations and SSVK itself.
Book Review: Empires of the Indus
Posted on 29 Jan, 2009 10:56 AMEMPIRES OF THE INDUS : THE STORY OF A RIVER - by Alice Albinia
Pages: 366 ISBN-978-0-7195-6003-3 (978-0-7195-6004-0)
Format: hardback / trade paperback
Price: £20 / Rs. 550
Publisher: John Murray, U.K. Empires of the Indus is a comprehensive study of how the river Indus and its waterways have changed the history of the Indian sub-continent. Water is potent: it trickles through human dreams, permeates lives, dictates agriculture, religion and warfare. Ever since Homo sapiens first migrated out of Africa, the Indus has drawn thirsty conquerors to its banks. Some of the world's first cities were built here; India's earliest Sanskrit literature was written about the river; Islam's holy preachers wandered beside these waters. This perhaps captures the essence of this Guardian First Book 2008 awardee, Empires of the Indus , The Story of a River, by Alice Albinia.
Conference Report - Water Resources Policy in South Asia
Posted on 25 Jan, 2009 07:59 AMThe International Conference on Water Resources Policy in South Asia was held in Colombo from December 17-20 at the Taj Samudra. The conference inauguration took off with a grand opening in the presence of 150 guests including special invitees from Sri Lanka.