News and Articles
Uttarakhand - ravaged by God or Governance?
Posted on 26 Jun, 2013 07:23 AMIf you thought that Uttarakhand was a land populated solely by tourists, I wouldn’t blame you. After all, that’s been the focus of the media in relation to who’s been affected by the recent floods – pilgrims at the Char Dhams and at Hemkund Sahib. The numbers are staggering, no doubt.
Fight water-borne diseases before they happen
Posted on 25 Jun, 2013 11:07 PMThe monsoon brings with it water-borne diseases like diarrhoea, cholera and dysentery, which cause suffering and death. Although this is a recurring theme annually, not enough measures are taken to prevent this. The state of Assam decided to take some action in May of this year.
Wonder women of many Tamil Nadu villages - Water and Sanitation Promoters
Posted on 24 Jun, 2013 09:32 PMSanitation is a familiar term but is often misunderstood to mean the building and using of toilets but this isn’t true. It covers a whole range of thought and action both pre and post latrine use, which includes cleanliness, personal hygiene and the safe disposal of the urine and faeces.
Elitist Delhi scores low on environmental awareness
Posted on 23 Jun, 2013 08:18 AMEnvironmentalist Robert Swan, the first person to walk the North and South Pole, was in Delhi last year. He launched phase IV of Project Search, which aimed to promote environmental awareness and sustainable lifestyles among students. Swan noted that not many Delhiites scored high on topics of environmental awareness.
Even climate change discriminates between women and men!
Posted on 23 Jun, 2013 04:15 AMWe await a future that could be hotter and drier because of climate change. This is increasingly recognized as a global concern and available data suggests that it is increasing the frequency and severity of weather-related hazards in South Asia.
Harvesting and using roof-top rainwater - Part 2
Posted on 22 Jun, 2013 05:18 PMThis short note is a sequel to my earlier article which analysed the functioning and performance of my Roof-top Rainwater System using Rainy filter. While the earlier article narrated my initial observations on using the Rainy FL-100 filt
From unwieldy to understandable – transform the way you view data
Posted on 19 Jun, 2013 10:38 AMIWP has over 200 sets of water data online. Of this, we have converted around 16 to an Excel format and will be adding more in the coming weeks for you to download. Use our Data Finder, a search tool for finding water data online, to search for this information.
Rain rain go away, our cities can't keep the water at bay!
Posted on 17 Jun, 2013 06:32 PMBreaking news! The monsoon is here! It hit Kerala on June 1 and with that put an end to newspapers stories on drought in India highlighted by pictures of farmers standing on cracked earth and staring up at the sunny skies. However, very soon there will be Page-1 picture spreads of water-logged cities with traffic jams and harried people titled "The city is drowning"!
Crop cultivation or construction - tough choice in Andhra Pradesh
Posted on 17 Jun, 2013 05:29 PMThe construction industry went through a boom in the 1990s due to more people demanding and affording houses. This put a lot of pressure on the Pennar area in Andhra Pradesh. Sandmining, which is the process of taking sand, became rampant at that time.