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Two talukas, Jat & Atpadi, in Sangli district of Maharashtra face worst drought despite river Krishna flowing just 100 kms away

Drought has again hit large parts of Maharashtra this year. But the worst affected are two talukas in Sangli district

Posted on 05 Jun, 2012 02:09 PM

Bihar floods - Causes and preventive measures

This article describes the causes and means to tackle the floods in Bihar

Posted on 01 Jun, 2012 12:21 PM

Bihar is surrounded by Nepal in the north, West Bengal in the east, Uttar Pradesh in the west and Jharkhand towards the south. There are several rivers that run through the state: Ganga, Sone, Punpun, Falgu, Karmanasa, Durgavati, Kosi, Gandak and the Ghaghara, to name a few. Nearly 85% of the state’s land is under cultivation.

Industries call for water conservation - Proactive disclosure on water use by industries will go a long way

This article by Romit Sen discusses some of the steps that can be undertaken by industries to conserve water

Romit Sen

Posted on 25 May, 2012 03:48 PM

India’s rapidly growing economy is driving increased water usage across different sectors. Various estimates and projections indicate an increasing trend in water demand for agriculture, industrial and domestic uses in the coming decades.

Amateur weather monitoring in Kausani, Almora, Uttarakhand: A summary of David Hopkins' observations over the last two decades

David Hopkins has been monitoring weather data in a village in the mountains of Uttarakhand for the past twenty-five years

David Hopkins

Posted on 23 May, 2012 12:05 AM

Today, this amateur weather station has an unbroken and reliable record of temperature and rainfall data for the area. Considering the difficulties involved in a sustained effort of this nature, this is a remarkable achievement.

Water quality of the Bhagirathi, Ganga in the Himalayan region: A study by NEERI

This study of the water quality of the Ganga was commissioned after the construction of the Tehri Dam. It acknowledges that most people in India have a belief that water from the Ganga has bactericidal properties and this might be affected by the dam. National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) was retained by the Tehri Hydro Development Corporation Limited (THDC) to investigate any impact that the Tehri Dam might have on the water quality of the Ganga. This report presents the results of that investigation.

Atomic Minerals Directorate Nagpur

National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI)

Posted on 19 May, 2012 05:00 PM

View of the Bhagirathi near Dharali, seen as a valley bound by snowy peaks The Bhagirathi in its upper reaches, here seen near Dharali (Photo: Chicu Lokgariwar)

Water commercialization, a threat to human rights - A Gandhian prospect

This article argues that commercialisation of water is a threat to the basic human rights and must be solved by encouraging local level water management practices

Satyendra Tripathi

Posted on 17 May, 2012 11:00 AM

Providing usable water is one of the toughest challenges that most of the countries of the world are facing today. And in an era of liberalization and domination of capital centric policies commercialization of water is not a shocking step.

Fighting water borne disease at the household level

This article provides a background of the water quality situation in India and initiatives that can be undertaken to tackle it

Arjun Agrawal

Posted on 16 May, 2012 12:58 PM

Being the second most populous nation in the world with 1.22 billion people, India is all set to take the first position, replacing China by 2030. As per the present population growth rate of 1.58%, India is expected to be a 1.53 billion plus nation by 2030.

Women and sustainable development - Women’s empowerment is a key factor for achieving sustainable economic growth

This article draws upon the role of women in sustainable development and highlights the need for empowerment to ensure equitable distribution of resources

Arvind Kumar

Posted on 13 May, 2012 02:50 PM

Sustainable development depends on an equitable distribution of resources for today and for the future. It cannot be achieved without gender equality. Women’s empowerment is a key factor for achieving sustainable economic growth, social development and environmental sustainability.

Rainwater harvesting in Bangalore: Who are the real beneficiaries?

Author: K P Vidyashankar

I have used a pop up filter (rainy type) to filter rain water and inject it into a open well. The water in the open well sometimes stinks and it is not clear where the contamination has occurred because all wells in the area are smelling. In our area water is available at about 7 feet depth. Obviously rooftops have bird droppings as a major source of infection. Now by pouring the filtered water into the open well -

IWP

Posted on 13 May, 2012 02:21 PM

A) Will the ground water really be recharged? There are about 100 houses in the area and most have rain water harvesting (RWH). My fear is that the well will overflow and water again goes to the storm drains

B) Will the ground water in aquifers get infected? Then why are we doing this RWH (Lot of money, I have also spent like others).

Long range forecast for 2012 south-west monsoon season rainfall - Press release by India Meteorological Department, Ministry of Earth Sciences

This document released every year presents the forecast for the south west monsoon

India Meteorological Department (IMD)

Posted on 10 May, 2012 05:39 PM

This document released by India Meteorological Department (IMD) every year sheds light on the operational forecast for the south-west monsoon. Through an in-house research the operational forecast are issued in two stages:

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