News and Articles
Akshayanagar Lake Restoration Program
Posted on 04 Sep, 2009 10:25 AMThe 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
Posted on 04 Sep, 2009 10:20 AMDo 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
Posted on 04 Sep, 2009 09:12 AMThis 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
Posted on 04 Sep, 2009 08:53 AMThe 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
Posted on 02 Sep, 2009 11:58 AMPolicy initiatives- Ministry of Agriculture
Posted on 02 Sep, 2009 11:29 AMThis 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
Posted on 02 Sep, 2009 11:22 AMEnhancing Sustainability of Dryland Rainfed Farming Systems: A new scheme under the National Common Minimum Programme
Posted on 02 Sep, 2009 11:12 AMMore crop and income per drop of water - Report by the advisory council on artificial recharge of groundwater (MoWR) (2006)
Posted on 02 Sep, 2009 11:03 AMThis 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
Posted on 02 Sep, 2009 09:56 AMThis 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.