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India readies for a poor monsoon due to strong possibility of El Nino
News this week Posted on 18 May, 2015 08:59 PM

India prepares to fight the impacts of El Nino

IMD predicts strong El Nino (Source: MSN Weather)
Invite to the 18th International River Symposium, Brisbane, Australia
The theme for the 2015 International Riversymposium is “Healthy Rivers – Healthy Economies”
Posted on 17 May, 2015 05:54 PM

The International Riversymposium is the world’s preeminent international conference on rivers and basins, offering internationally recognised speakers, bountiful networking opportunities and a unique opportunity for collaboration between sectors.

Half of India's groundwater contains poisonous substances: CGWB
News this week Posted on 12 May, 2015 11:59 AM

Dismal state of groundwater in the country

A hand pump in New Delhi
Acute crisis of water, power and medical facilities in Nepal after earthquake
News this week Posted on 28 Apr, 2015 10:39 AM

Nepal earthquake toll exceeds 4300

Earthquake in Nepal (Source: Krish Dulal)
SaciWATERs calls for a research grant in South-Asia for Grounded Gender-Agriculture Research
The theme for this research is “Poverty Squares and Gender Circles: Unravelling Agriculture Gaps, Challenges and Opportunities in the Eastern Gangetic Plains”.
Posted on 24 Apr, 2015 12:50 PM

Research scholarships for ‘Promoting Young Researchers in South Asia for Grounded Gender-Agriculture Research’ is now opened for applications from Bangladesh, India and Nepal. The scholarship is funded by the Consortium Group of International Agriculture Research (CGIAR) Water, Land and Ecosystems in partnership with SaciWATERs.

Invitation to the talk by Manu Mathai 'Climate Governance for Existing Low-Carbon Realities?', ATREE, Bengalure
Manu Mathai is a faculty member at Azim Premji University, Bengaluru. He researches and teaches about the intersection of energy, environment and human development policy questions.
Posted on 25 Mar, 2015 01:43 PM

About Manu Mathai: Manu V. Mathai is a faculty member at Azim Premji University, Bengaluru. He researches and teaches about the intersection of energy, environment and human development policy questions, with a focus on technology choice and norms of human well-being and economic development amenable to greater fairness on a shared and finite planet.

Water Man of India wins 2015 Stockholm Water Prize
News this week Posted on 23 Mar, 2015 09:04 PM

Rajendra Singh is the 2015 Stockholm Water Prize Laureate

The Water Man of India (Source: SIWI)
More than just 'a' day for water
The theme for World Water Day 2015 is 'Water and Sustainable Development'. The stories compiled here highlight the efforts of people and organisations who focus on this theme everyday. Posted on 22 Mar, 2015 10:48 AM

Come March and it's that time of the year again -- spring cleaning! On March 22, 2015, this takes on a slightly different meaning to some as it becomes a day to spring clean our attitudes towards water for yet another year. World Water Day looms large and with it, the current year's focus.

World Water Day 2015
Unseasonal rains damage crops worth Rs 10,000 crore
News this week Posted on 09 Mar, 2015 08:47 PM

Rabi crop damaged in north and central India

Rainy clouds hovering over Manipur's farmland
Invitation to the International Symposium on 'Glaciology in High Mountain Asia', International Glaciological Society and ICIMOD, Kathmandu, Nepal
The symposium will provide a forum to discuss advances in measurements, modeling, and interpretation of glaciological and cryospheric changes in high mountain Asia.
Posted on 27 Feb, 2015 08:06 PM
Symposium topics include the following, and should be focused on studies in high mountain Asia:
  1. Past, present, and future glacier change (reconstructions, observations, projections)
  2. Observations and models of glacier dynamics (including glacier response times, and thickness and volume of ice)
  3. Glacier and snow melt processes (debris cover, supraglacial
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