Research Papers

India disaster report- A document by National Institute of Disaster Management (2011)
This report is a compilation of both, natural and human induced disasters that took place in the year 2011 Posted on 15 Oct, 2012 05:14 PM

Published by the National Institute of Disaster Management, Ministry of Home Affairs and being the first of its kind, the reports hopes to stimulate better collection of data and research that can identify gaps in the management of disasters and be helpful to deal with them in the future.

Privatised industrial water supply in Dewas: A case study of impacts and conflicts- A paper by Manthan Adhyayan Kendra
This study makes an effort to understand the efficacy of public private partnership in the industrial water supply in the town of Dewas in Madhya Pradesh Posted on 11 Oct, 2012 12:22 PM

This paper by Manthan Adhyayan Kendra is a case study on the role of public private partnership in industrial water supply in a industrial town of Dewas in Madhya Pradesh.

Squatting rights - Study by Dasra highlights the issue of access to toilets in urban India
This report focuses on the poor sanitation situation in India and argues that non profits can play an important role by in creating innovative, impactful models for sanitation Posted on 10 Oct, 2012 08:11 PM

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NREGS: Interpreting the official statistics- A paper in Economic and Political Weekly
This article evaluates the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS’) and comments on its disappointing performance Posted on 07 Oct, 2012 03:53 PM

This article in Economic and Political Weekly evaluates the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS’) according to the following four criteria:

Water supply and sanitation in India - Meeting targets and beyond- A discussion Paper by Global Water Forum
This paper sheds light on the progress made in terms of safe water and sanitation targets in the context of the Millenium Development Goals Posted on 04 Oct, 2012 09:16 PM

This discussion paper by Global Water Forum sheds light on the progress on access to safe water

Remembering Verghese Kurien- an article by Tushaar Shah in Economic and Political Weekly
In this article, Tushaar Shah remembers Verghese Kurien and his remarkable contribution in forming the dairy cooperative, Amul, India's most trusted and loved brands Posted on 24 Sep, 2012 06:25 PM

India's dairy cooperatives today present a rare success story. This story is best represented by Amul which is today one of India's most trusted and loved brands, and also one of its most valuable, comprising a Rs.12,000 crore farmer-owned business.

Caste discrimination in disaster situations in India - Reports by National Dalit Watch
The National Dalit Watch examines the existing policy and disaster response or preparedness regime from the point of view of equity considerations Posted on 21 Sep, 2012 11:00 AM

The National Dalit Watch (NDW), an effort spearheaded by the National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights has prepared a number of  reports on rampant caste discrimination and the urgent need for protection of human rights, particularly Dalit human rights during disaster situations. 

Churning still water – Briefing paper by the Centre for Science and Environment on the state of urban water bodies, conservation and management in India
This briefing paper on the state of urban water bodies, conservation and management in India, has tried to bring out the threats to the urban water bodies in India Posted on 10 Sep, 2012 10:58 PM

Urban water bodies are encroached, full of sewage, garbage or just filled up and built over these days.

Mobile GIS: For collection of socio-economic data and water resource management information (case study: Rural Maharashtra state, India) - A paper published in Proceedings of the World Congress on Engineering
This paper sheds light on the importance of using Mobile GIS in collection of data in rural Maharashtra. Posted on 10 Sep, 2012 01:33 PM

This paper published in Proceedings of the World Congress on Engineering sheds light on the importance of using Mobile GIS in collection of data in rural Maharashtra.

India’s groundwater crisis- A discussion paper by Global Water Forum
The paper states that scanty rainfall especially during the onset of monsoons of 2012, has led to a grim water situation in the country Posted on 08 Sep, 2012 07:54 PM

This discussion paper by Global Water Forum reviews the drivers of groundwater crisis and its consequent impact, in India .

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