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Conference: TN Aqua 2007 on emerging trends in effective water and wastewater management in industry, 5 -6 Oct 2007, Chennai
Posted on 03 Oct, 2007 02:29 AM

TN AQUA 2007 Conference on "Emerging Trends in effective water and wastewater management in Industry" 05-06 October 2007: 0930 hrs-1730 hrs: Hotel Taj Coromandel, Chennai The Tamil Nadu State Council of CII (SR) is organizing a two-day conference on Aqua 2007 on 05 -06 October 2007 at Hotel Taj Coromandel, Chennai

Eco-Sanitation resources compiled by Solutions Exchange
Eco-Sanitation resources compiled by Solutions Exchange Posted on 03 Oct, 2007 02:16 AM

Solutions Exchange recently compiled its discussion on "Use of Human Excreta for Agriculture" , closely related to the concept of Eco-Sanitation.

Draft for Assam Water Policy rejected by Jal Biradari consultancy
Draft policy rejected by Jal Biradari consultancy as it is considered anti-people and held conflicting opinions on several major concerns on water front in Assam Posted on 03 Oct, 2007 01:59 AM

From: http://www.assams.info/2007/09/draft-for-assam-water-policy-rejected.html Addressing a press meet after the consultancy, secretary of Jal Biradari, NE chapter, A K Goldsmith said, '' Many of the participants want the draft policy to be rejected outright and have termed it anti-people since it has fail

Planning Commission report on groundwater
The September 2007 report on groundwater looks primarily at the problem of rural depletion of groundwater and feasibility and necessity of changing groundwater law Posted on 29 Sep, 2007 12:11 AM

The September 2007 report of the Expert Group on "Ground Water Management and Ownership" of the Planning Commission is available from the Commission. The report looks primarily at the problem of rural depletion of groundwater and feasibility and necessity of changing groundwater law.

Hiring a content and community manager for the Water Portal
Posted on 26 Sep, 2007 03:20 AM

Job: To manage the content and community on India Water Portal.

List of tasks will be:

Himalaya Seva Sangh newsletter (English/Hindi)
Himalaya Seva Sangh newsletter (English/Hindi) Posted on 13 Sep, 2007 10:48 PM

Newsletter of the Himalaya Seva Sangh, which is produced in both Hindi and English. Himalaya Seva Sangh is an NGO working in Uttarakhand.

The contents include :

Statement on groundwater from SANDRP
Statement on groundwater from SANDRP Posted on 12 Sep, 2007 07:34 AM

Groundwater - India's Water Lifeline needs urgent intervention

Govt is non serious about the crisis

Groundwater recharge from parking lots by Prof. Prithvi Singh Kandhal
The document is about using porous asphalt in parking lots for harvesting rainwater Posted on 12 Sep, 2007 01:21 AM

Attached is an interesting document from Prof. Prithvi Kandhal about using porous asphalt in parking lots so that rainwater seeps through it and recharges groundwater.

Dr. Kandhal has published many papers and has significant credentials in his areas of expertise. He resides in Jaipur after 35 years of working in the US.

Book review: "Community Based Natural Resource Management"
Theory & practice of NGO-driven community-based natural resource management within the framework of emerging critiques of dominant discourses of development & the micro-politics of decentralisation Posted on 05 Sep, 2007 07:44 AM

"Community Based Natural Resource Management"

Issues and Cases from South Asia

Ajit Menon, Praveen Singh, Esha Shah, Sharachchandra Lele, Suhas Paranjape, K.J. Joy

Request for comments on the draft guideline of "Nirmal Vidyalaya Puraskar"
WES-Net is collecting feedback to forward to the Government on a new proposed scheme called "Nirmal Vidyalaya Puraskar" on the lines of "Nirmal Gram Puraskar". Posted on 05 Sep, 2007 07:32 AM

Nirmal Vidyalaya Puraskar (Draft guideline) - Please provide your suggestions

(Source: Kuma Alok, UNICEF, New Delhi)

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