News and Articles
Interesting and informative material on water for kids
Posted on 30 Sep, 2009 06:45 PMI was looking for animation to create training material for the community to train them on the water condition of their town. This is for the Integrated Urban Water Management Project , a pilot project in Mulbagal.
Government scheme to repair, renovate and restore 1 Lakh waterbodies
Posted on 30 Sep, 2009 11:07 AM
The following guidelines give information about a new scheme to repair, restore and renovate 1 lakh water -bodies across the country. The outlay is Rs 4000 crore.
Portal visitors might find this of interest.
Countdown to the U.S. climate change bill which is to be filed on September 30th
Posted on 30 Sep, 2009 12:18 AMThe past week shall go down in climate history as the most active period in climate parley, punctuated with a frenzy of debates and compromises on the international table.
WIO Press Release: Will the wonder irrigation plan take off in Orissa?
Posted on 28 Sep, 2009 05:42 AM- State government promises 5.6 lakh hectares more land under irrigation in the next 5 years.
India's effort at breaking the stalemate in climate commitments,needs to be applauded
Posted on 23 Sep, 2009 11:15 AMLast week’s strategically timed declaration by India’s Jairam Ramesh, to set numerical targets for emissions, is a coup of sorts. Coming on the heels of U.S. administration’s shelving of the much hyped Climate and Energy Bill, this not only proves that India’s commitments on the climate front are more than honourable, but also places pressure on U.S. to perform on its climate commitments.
Reverse Osmosis Plants For Rural Water Treatment In Gujarat
Posted on 19 Sep, 2009 01:58 PMSundrerajan Krishnan,et al, study the recent spread of reverse osmosis technology for treating domestic water in Gujarat and analyse various economical, social and cultural factors associated with it. They express concern over safe disposal of the effluent water generated by these RO plants.
A document in Gujarati describing the situation of the Hamirsar Lake
Posted on 19 Sep, 2009 12:26 PMA document in Gujarati describing the situation of the Hamirsar Lake in Bhuj, Katch and the work being done by some community organisations towards improving the lake's condition.
Background on the Meteorological Datasets
Posted on 18 Sep, 2009 11:27 AMWe foresee that this data can be useful in making rainwater harvesting and water balance estimates, in various research areas, climate change adaptation studies and more. We also believe in the democratising effect of having this kind of data freely available to the general public.