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Akshayanagar Lake Restoration Program
A report on the initiatives undertaken by residents to revive the lake Posted on 04 Sep, 2009 10:25 AM

The residents of Akshayanagar, Bangalore got together to save the Akshayanagar Lake situated inside the residential layout. Weeds had covered a major portion of the lake and it was also polluted with sewerage. The residents  multi-level initiatives are oriented towards reviving the lake and maintaining its purity.

 

How to do a fish count in your local water body-Vembanad Fish Count program
An inventory to be able to do a fish count individually Posted on 04 Sep, 2009 10:20 AM

Do a fish count in your local water body and understand the different rhythms of ecological life in your neighbourhood.

Dr Latha Bhaskar and ATREE attempted to do exactly that in their Vembanad Fish Count Program. Download the report, their methodology and tools here.

Some critical issues on groundwater in India - Centre for Water Policy
A document on some critical issues on groundwater in India Posted on 04 Sep, 2009 09:12 AM

This document on the South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People site by the Centre for Water Policy highlights the critical issues related to  groundwater in India and is divided into the following sections:

Village tank cascade systems of Sri Lanka- A traditional technology of water and drought management
A paper on village tank cascade systems of Sri Lanka Posted on 04 Sep, 2009 08:53 AM

The Village Tank Cascade Systems of Sri Lanka, is a report on the traditional technology of water and drought management.

Its written by C M Madduma Bandara, of Kyoto University, Japan.

The learnings of the report may be useful for countries whose villages and towns have innovated their water cascade systems to meet their demand for water.

 

Alternative Agricultural Policy Finalized at the Anna Swaraj Panchayat
An alternative agricultural policy finalized at the Anna Swaraj Panchayat Posted on 02 Sep, 2009 11:58 AM


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Policy initiatives- Ministry of Agriculture
An amalgamation of links and information relating to initiatives taken up by Ministry of Agriculture Posted on 02 Sep, 2009 11:29 AM

This page provides links and information on the policies or initiatives undertaken by the  Ministry of Agriculture. These include the following:

Guidelines on various components of National Project on Organic Farming: Department of Agriculture & Cooperation
Brief on the guidelines on various components of National Project on Organic Farming Posted on 02 Sep, 2009 11:22 AM


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Enhancing Sustainability of Dryland Rainfed Farming Systems: A new scheme under the National Common Minimum Programme
A new scheme on 'Enhancing Sustainability of Dryland Rainfed Farming Systems' Posted on 02 Sep, 2009 11:12 AM


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More crop and income per drop of water - Report by the advisory council on artificial recharge of groundwater (MoWR) (2006)
A report on artificial recharge groundwater Posted on 02 Sep, 2009 11:03 AM

This report by the Advisory Council on Artificial Recharge of Ground Water, the Ministry of Water Resources, Government of India is divided into the following sections:

Water for production - Women in decentralised irrigation systems in Maharashtra - Issues and recommendations
A brief on the findings of a study that attempts to understand the overall context and implications of women's participation in the irrigation sector. Posted on 02 Sep, 2009 09:56 AM

This policy  brief  has been jointly prepared by the Society for Promoting Participative Eco-system Management (SOPPECOM), Utthan and the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) and includes the findings of a study that attempted to understand the overall context and implications of women's participation in the irrigation sector.

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