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July 7, 2022 PMAY needs policy commitment to rehabilitate slums in small and medium cities of Gujarat
Need for legal framework for land rights in small and medium cities of Gujarat under PMAY (Image: Homes in the City)
December 6, 2019 A report by the India Rivers Forum highlights the need to focus further than the main stem of the Ganga river.
Distant snow clad mountains, the smaller hills and the Ganga river (Image: Srimoyee Banerjee, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0)
November 21, 2019 A report by NIUA brings to light the chinks in Jaipur's sewage system and suggests some solutions.
Routine check done by the sewage treatment plant staff in Delawas, Jaipur. The plant is part of the ADB best practices projects list. (Image: Asian Development Bank, Flickr Commons)
November 18, 2019 Bangalore's water utility is understaffed, under financed and unable to service the city's water needs.
Image credit: Citizen Matters
November 15, 2019 On World Toilet Day, we bring to light the labour of India’s sewer workers - those who do the unclean work that a Clean India relies on.
Photo credit: Sharada Prasad
Water data at your fingertips !
Today India Water Portal is introducing a new tool that will bring a wide range of water and related information to your fingertips. Posted on 02 Nov, 2011 11:21 AM

The Data Finder aims to bring together all water data from all over the web and put them in one convenient searchable tool so you can use it for any projects you are working on.

Use of ICT for effective urban governance and service delivery in India - A selection of cases - ASCI and CISCO
Selective cases on the use of ICT for effective urban governance and service delivery in India have been presented in the compendium. Posted on 31 Oct, 2011 09:17 AM

This compendium published by Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI) and CISCO presents selective cases on the use of ICT for effective urban governance and service delivery in India. The document includes the following chapters/sections:

Chemical fertilizers in our water - An analysis of nitrates in the groundwater in Punjab by Greenpeace
This study by Greenpeace India Society is an initial investigation into the effects of synthetic nitrogen fertilizer on groundwater pollution in intensive agriculture areas in Punjab. Posted on 31 Oct, 2011 09:00 AM

NitratesThe level of nitrate in drinking water was tested from groundwater artesian wells located within farms and surrounded by crops (mostly rice and wheat rotations).

Nitrate pollution in groundwater is associated with nitrogen loads in the environment. In urban areas, it is associated with sewage and in agriculture areas, with livestock sources and nitrogen fertiliser inputs. Nitrate pollution in drinking water can have serious health impact on humans, especially for babies and children. The most significant potential health effects of drinking water contaminated with nitrate are the blue-baby syndrome (methemoglobinemia) and cancer.

Deciphering environmental flows - An article in Seminar magazine - Jayanta Bandyopadhyay
All stakeholders related to water systems need to increasingly understand the basis of various claims of assessing environmental flows, the study says. Posted on 30 Oct, 2011 10:45 AM

Author: Jayanta Bandyopadhyay

This article published in the Seminar 626, October 2011 argues that our current state of knowledge of water systems and ecological modelling related to flows of water, which includes projecting a single quantitative figure of water requirements, is inadequate. Such a unilateral prescription of environmental flows or water requirements of aquatic systems as a method for the resolution of water conflicts may actually become the source of many new conflicts.

Where and how is the state - Accessing water and the state in Mumbai and Johannesburg - Journal of Asian and African Studies
It is difficult for 'poor' to access institutions as they are often created by closing down avenues of access, the report says. Posted on 29 Oct, 2011 05:28 PM

This paper published in the Journal of Asian and African Studies examines the argument that the political and institutional contexts of service delivery shape people's access to the state and its resources and also the mediation between citizens and g

Water Hackathon, sponsored by the World Bank's Water and Sanitation Program (WSP), Indian Institute of Human Settlements and India Water Portal in October 2011
People from the water sector and software developers come together for the Water Hackathon. Posted on 28 Oct, 2011 12:27 PM

Health on Stage open day, September 30 2011 in Bangalore
Priya Desai writes about the event "Health on Stage Open Day". Posted on 03 Oct, 2011 05:16 PM
Dainik Bhaskar invites nominations for India Pride Awards, New Delhi – Apply by September 30, 2011
Posted on 30 Sep, 2011 09:32 PM

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Dainik Bhaskar Group has become the dominant newspaper publishing house with eight newspaper titles all across the northern, western and central states of the country. It has successfully entered into various other business ventures viz. FM Radio, BTL activities, SMS short codes and digital support.

DEF and IGNOU (IIVET) announce a certificate course in citizen journalism & citizen media leaders, New Delhi – Apply by October 9, 2011
Posted on 30 Sep, 2011 09:15 PM

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IGNOU's Institute of Vocational Education and Training (IIVET) and Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF) have introduced a certificate course in 'Citizen Journalism and Citizen Media Leaders'. This course is specifically designed and prepared by professionals and experts of IGNOU Peoples' University as an online program for a duration of three months. The course provides training in new media, citizen journalism and empowerment to old & new generation of citizens.

Idol immersion without pollution
A citizens' group initiative in Bangalore that is instrumental in reviving a dying lake attempts to protect it with innovative methods during a festival. Posted on 20 Sep, 2011 05:01 PM

Guest post by: Usha Rajagopalan

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