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IRC international water and sanitation centre : Source South Asia: Issue 15 (13 Feb 09)
IRC international water and sanitation centre : Source South Asia: Issue 15 (13 Feb 09) Posted on 16 Feb, 2009 10:24 AM

Since 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
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!
Agropedia is envisioned to be a one stop shop for all kinds of information related to Indian agriculture. Posted on 07 Feb, 2009 08:25 AM

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Agropedia 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 .

Updates from GOONJ on the Bihar flood situation
The following article is forwarded to the portal by Anshu Gupta from Goonj after he visited the flood - hit regions in Bihar Posted on 06 Feb, 2009 10:09 AM


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24X7 Water in Karnataka towns -- an update from Veolia Water
24X7 Water in Karnataka towns -- an update from Veolia Water Posted on 05 Feb, 2009 07:43 PM

Gram Gaurav Yatra : Initiated by Public Health Engineering Department (PHED), Government of Bihar, WaterAid and UNICEF
Gram Gaurav Yatra to promote sanitation in Bihar. Posted on 05 Feb, 2009 01:23 AM

In 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". campaign-launch-by-cm.JPG

 

Overview of the 2008 Kosi flood situation from Samajik Shaikshanik Vikas Kendra
Samajik Shaikshanik Vikas Kendra (SSVK) an NGO in Bihar illustrates the real picture of Kosi flood and the post disaster conditions in the state. Posted on 02 Feb, 2009 09:01 PM

The 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
Book Review of Empires of the Indus by Sangeeta Deogawanka Posted on 29 Jan, 2009 10:56 AM


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EMPIRES 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
The International Conference on Water Resources Policy in South Asia was organised by SACIWaters as part of its Crossing Boundaries project from Dec 17-20 2008 at Colombo, Sri Lanka. Posted on 25 Jan, 2009 07:59 AM


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The 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. 

Source South Asia: Issue 14 (23 Jan 09)
Source South Asia: Issue 14 (23 Jan 09) Posted on 24 Jan, 2009 09:50 AM

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