News and Articles
NABARD's report - System of Rice Intensification (SRI) 2011-2012, Jharkhand
Posted on 31 Aug, 2012 07:37 PM
A report of the flashfloods in Uttarakhand in August 2012
Posted on 31 Aug, 2012 01:13 PMHorrifying images like the one below, where a two-storey house topples like a child's toy, are commonplace in the Garhwal region of Uttarakhand. This year, the mayhem due to a cloudburst claimed 31 lives and disrupted hundreds more.
Water woes of Bawana and Bhalswa slums in Delhi - Women pay the heaviest price for poor water supply and sanitation facilities- An article in India Water Review
Posted on 29 Aug, 2012 06:31 PMThe current global water crisis is preventing water from reaching slum dwellers. The condition of women under such a grim situation is deteriorating further as they continue to fetch water for various domestic purposes.
"Crop failure resulting from failed monsoon drives farmers to suicide in Saurashtra" - Roundup of the week's news (20-26 August 2012)
Posted on 28 Aug, 2012 11:57 AMNear complete crop-failure drives farmers to suicide in Saurashtra, Gujarat
Multiple stocking and multiple harvesting - A useful concept for surplus water in states like Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal
Posted on 24 Aug, 2012 07:43 PMIn this system, stocking density is high, maximum being 12000 nos./ha.. The pond is prepared in the same way as in the case of composite fish farming. No extra management works are necessary. However, anursery pond is a prerequisite in the system. Fish culture is done continuously for 3 years, wherein harvesting and restocking starts right from the 4th month of stocking.
INSOFAR's Newsletter 2: Innovative organic farming in India,presented by researcher Arun K Sharma at Jodhpur
Posted on 24 Aug, 2012 07:16 PMIt is a pleasure to present an update on organic research in India, written by senior researcher Arun K. Sharma at the Central Arid Zone Research Centre in Jodhpur.
Problems with grease traps: FOG, main cause of unhealthy work conditions giving rise to foul odour
Posted on 22 Aug, 2012 08:00 PM"Study finds Ganga-Bhagirathi delta slowly disappearing into the sea" - Roundup of the week's news (13-19 August 2012)
Posted on 21 Aug, 2012 05:44 PMStudy finds Ganga-Bhagirathi delta slowly disappearing into the sea
A study by noted geographer Prof Kalyan Rudra and funded jointly by the state and central governments has found that the world’s largest delta-the Ganga-Bhagirathi delta- is slowly disappearing into the sea.
What is new in the Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan - A comparative analysis of the NBA and the TSC guidelines
Posted on 20 Aug, 2012 11:56 AMGuest post: Surashree Shome
This writeup aims at comparing the Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (NBA) guidelines with the Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC) guidelines released on July 2012 by the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation (MDWS) and focuses on and analyses the modifications/changes and additions included in the NBA Guidelines. Wherever TSC is referred to in the document, it is with reference to the TSC guidelines published by MDWS in July 2011. The document has followed the serial number and the title/subtitle of NBA guidelines for the convenience of the reader. The information given in the boxes is taken from the MGNREGA Guidelines.
Failing the grade - Cities across India are ignoring the informal recycling sector, says a report by Chintan Environmental Research and Action Group
Posted on 19 Aug, 2012 06:40 PMIf a new report is to be believed, no city in India has recognized the role of informal sector in recycling waste and that waste itself can be a tool to alleviate poverty.