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Report on Greening of the NRDWP: News and Policy Update from India WASH Forum e-Newsletter-Dec 2012
Report on Greening of the NRDWP: News and Policy Update from India WASH Forum e-Newsletter-Dec 2012
India Wash Forum
Posted on 11 Jan, 2013 07:44 AM

WASHGender in WASH: Misplaced perspective in WASH sector
LEISA magazine special issues in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu - A compilation of selected articles on combating desertification
Low external input and sustainable agriculture (LEISA) India has come up with a collection of alternative ways of combating desertification in the fragile region of the country in its recent issue. The articles are success stories of such intiatives by farmers and NGOs.
Low external input and sustainable agriculture (LEISA) India
Posted on 10 Jan, 2013 12:08 PM

Low external input and sustainable agriculture (LEISA) India has come up with a collection of  alternative ways of combating desertification in the fragile region of the country in its recent issue. The articles are success stories of such intiatives by farmers and NGOs. 
Water monitoring challenge in Yamuna basin- Educating communites along the river about the importance of water testing & quality
Water, water everywhere, not a drop to drink! How truly these lines depict the picture of present scenario. There are lots of organizations, people and experts involved in the discussions and making efforts at international level to have safe, sustainable drinking water for all. Yet the efforts are not enough…
Minakshi Arora
YAMUNA WATERKEEPER
Posted on 03 Jan, 2013 11:01 PM

Water, water everywhere, not a drop to drink!  How truly these lines depict the picture of present scenario. There are lots of organizations, people and experts involved in the discussions and making efforts at international level to have safe, sustainable drinking water for all. Yet the efforts are not enough…
Collective marketing by poor farmers improve their livelihoods by increasing their income levels-Special edition on "Farmers Organisations" by Low External Input Sustainable Agriculture (LEISA) India
What are the real world problems faced by farmers holding small lands? It can vary from issues such as the costs and benefits of production choices made by farmers, method of practising agriculture, access to credit facilities, awareness about various government schemes and the support extended by them during the time of natural disasters. Making a deeper analysis to these issues will reveal the hidden problem of poverty among these farmers. It also epitomises the challenges faced by small farmers.
Low External Input Sustainable Agriculture (LEISA) India
Posted on 02 Jan, 2013 08:58 PM


Join Matri Sadan in their fight to save the Ganga from indiscriminate mining!
A corrupt State, police, and mining mafia- these are the opponents that the members of Matri Sadan face as they struggle to save the Ganga. 'The saints of Matri Sadan' is a short film that documents this struggle.
Matri Sadan
Posted on 02 Jan, 2013 12:11 PM

 

Living rivers, dying rivers: Stuffed rivers of Vrishabhavathi-Arkavathi from the Cauvery system
The eighth lecture in the series titled "Living rivers, dying rivers" was on Vrishabhavathi-Arkavathi rivers, by Leo Saldanha and Bhargavi Rao of the Environmental Support Group (ESG).
Amita Bhaduri
Posted on 02 Dec, 2012 08:16 PM

Introduction
Narrow flow path of Cauvery, Mekedaatu (Source:Wikipedia)
Living rivers, dying rivers:Rivers of West Bengal, Orissa & Indus system
The eleventh lecture in the series titled "Living rivers, dying rivers" was on rivers of West Bengal, Orissa and the Indus system,by Dr. Kalyan Rudra, Mr. Ranjan K Panda and Prof. Shakil Romshoo.
India International Centre
Posted on 13 Oct, 2012 11:15 PM

West Bengal rivers
The Indus river (Source: Wikipedia)
Living rivers, dying rivers: Rivers of Gujarat
The ninth lecture in the series titled "Living rivers, dying rivers" was on the rivers of Gujarat, their many variations and contradictions, by Himanshu Thakkar, (SANDRP).
Amita Bhaduri
Posted on 04 Aug, 2012 08:38 PM

Introduction
Sabarmati riverfront (Source: Wikipedia)
Living rivers, dying rivers: River Godavari
The tenth lecture in the series titled 'Living rivers, dying rivers' was on the rivers of Andhra Pradesh, by R Uma Maheshwari, a historian and freelance journalist.
Amita Bhaduri
Posted on 04 Aug, 2012 08:52 AM

The lecture dealt with 'Perceptions of a river, life and the idea of floods in politics and commerce', with the metaphor of control over rivers dating back to the times of Sir Arthur Cotton, who built the Dowlaiswaram anicut on the Godavari in 1863.

Godavari river (Source: Wikepedia)
Rohini Nilekani, Chairperson of Arghyam announces transition in leadership: Jayamala Subramaniam to take over from 1st June, 2012
Taking up the leadership from the 1st of June, 2012, will be Jayamala Subramaniam.
Ashis
Posted on 13 Apr, 2012 05:44 PM

She comes to Arghyam with a background in the corporate and not for profit sectors, both in India and abroad. She has a record of achievement in taking initiatives to scale in the financial and education sectors and  substantial experience as a coach and mentor.
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