News and Articles

Reforming Water, Adding Women
Does decentralised water governance further gender justice in India? : Issues and Recommendations, a policy brief Posted on 11 Sep, 2009 02:39 PM

Water: the privatization debate
A report that presents two largely divergent points of view, regarding the controversial issue of water privatization. Posted on 11 Sep, 2009 02:08 PM

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Bharat Nirman - A time-bound plan for rural infrastructure by the Government of India in partnership with state governments and panchayat raj institutions (2005-2009)
A report on Bharat Nirman Posted on 11 Sep, 2009 12:45 PM

This report describes a time-bound plan for rural infrastructure by the Government of India in partnership with State Governments and Panchayat Raj Institutions

Case studies on drinking water from Whitman Direct Action's "Water Book"
Description of Byrraju Foundation's work Posted on 09 Sep, 2009 11:22 AM

Sujala Scheme: The Byyraju Foundation's manual for setting up a locally managed, rural drinking water plant. The Foundation's drinking water initiative covers 154 villages across five districts of Andhra Pradesh via 31 village-level treatment plants.
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Sharing best practices in rural development - Case studies of few success stories in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh
A report that presents the findings of a study aimed at evaluating/examining the government run rural development programmes for community development Posted on 05 Sep, 2009 11:36 AM

This report on Planning Commission site by Research and Development Initiatives presents the findings of a study that aimed at evaluating/examining the government run rural development programmes for community development implemented in the country by:

  • Documenting best practices in rural planning and implementation.
  • Suggesting ways and developing systems for replication of these good practices at a larger level
Save Ganga Movement- An initiative to protect river Ganga
Link to the collaborated initiative of people from different walks of life to save river Ganges Posted on 04 Sep, 2009 05:58 PM

Many NGOs are working along with communities and industries to save rivers in India. The river Ganga is relevant culturally, and its waters have been used extensively by industries and communities. At the same time, industrial and agricultural discharge or waste is being dumped at many stretches.

Mazhapolima - A community based well recharge programme
A project report on a community based well recharge programme in Kerala to recharge ground water and improve supply of drinking water Posted on 04 Sep, 2009 05:34 PM

When stakeholders come together, they can address critical water related issues.

The Arkavathi Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) project
A brief on the benefits of the IWRM project - Basin has turned green
Posted on 04 Sep, 2009 05:22 PM

The Arkavathi programme interlinks communities that have been traditionally independent from one another. The Arkavathi River is one of the principal tributaries of the Cauvery in Karnataka and flows through Rural, Peri - Urban and Urban areas.

Integrated approaches for sustainable development in water resources sector
A report highlighting desalination, tank irrigation and agricultural practices as effective solutions to resolve the growing water scarcity in personal use and agriculture Posted on 04 Sep, 2009 12:11 PM

The Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, Technology for Sustainable Development and the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne EPFL have produced a report titled Integrated Approaches for Sustainable Development in Water Resources Sector.

Sensitising children on water quality : An Interactive fun way to learn the extent to which our rivers are polluted
A brief on Edugreen, an educational initiative for making children more environmental conscious Posted on 04 Sep, 2009 11:12 AM

Sensitizing children about environmental issues and green habits is important as they can reduce or prevent various types of environmental pollution in daily life.  Edugreen, an initiative of TERI, makes this learning fun and interactive for the children.

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