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December 16, 2022
Water Quality Management Course - Not just a training program
In this article, we will understand how the WQM course is continuing to influence the needs of learners that come from diverse backgrounds. The course model also offers core insights to many others who would like to engage in a virtual training program.
During a WQM course, a field team member from INREM facilitating a demonstration
September 9, 2022
Creating jobs while managing air quality
Highlights from a new report released by iFOREST
An old coal-fired power plant has been dumping vast quantities of ash out in the open for many years. (Image: Lundrim Aliu/ World Bank; CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
September 5, 2022
Rivers of Bengaluru: A map-infographic reflects the rivers’ state
In an attempt to present a perspective on how rivers are used and abused, a map of the Bengaluru rivers illustrate how waste flows through natural river corridors, polluting the rivers and altering their status.
Vrishabhavathi river flow at Thagachguppe Bridge, Kumbalgodu (Image Source: Paani.Earth)
August 27, 2022
Himalayan lakes can potentially become long-term sinks of microplastics
Study looks at microplastic types in lakes of Ladakh
(Vinay Goel, Wikimedia Commons)
August 19, 2022
Polluted water, hitchhiking microbes and the hidden threat of cholera in India
Better access to clean water coupled with health education to bring about changes in behaviour are critical to prevent exposure to dangerous cholera bacteria that lurk in untreated waters.
The hidden threat of cholera in India (Image Source: IWP Flickr photos)
August 11, 2022
India’s rivers in trouble due to high fertilizer load and heavy monsoons
This could lead to water quality crisis reinforcing the need for basin-specific management strategies
Around the world, more than a fifth of nitrogen released by human activity ends up in aquatic ecosystems (Image: Wikimedia Commons)
Brainstorming session on conservation and management of urban lakes in Bangalore
A meeting to resolve issues concerning Bangalores lakes
Praveena Sridhar
Posted on 29 Sep, 2009 09:04 PM

Conservation and Management of Urban Lakes
Brainstorming Session on Conservation & Management of Urban Lakes 26th Sept 09
Reverse Osmosis Plants For Rural Water Treatment In Gujarat
An analysis of the various economical, social and cultural factors associated with reverse osmosis technology for treating domestic water in Gujarat
Sunderajan Krishnan
Posted on 19 Sep, 2009 01:58 PM

Sundrerajan Krishnan,et al, study the recent spread of reverse osmosis technology for treating domestic water in Gujarat and analyse various economical, social and cultural factors associated with it. They express concern over safe disposal of the effluent water generated by these RO plants.
Using GIS in Water Quality
A website that contains research papers on using GIS in water quality
Rama Mani
Posted on 18 Sep, 2009 10:34 AM

Using GIS in Water Quality: The website  contains several research papers on using GIS in Water Quality.

Water supply and sanitation - Assessment - A WHO-UNICEF sponsored study (2002)
A report on the assessment of the water and sanitation situation in India in 2002
Government of India (Planning Commission)
Posted on 17 Sep, 2009 11:07 AM

This report includes the findings of a study by the Planning Commission sponsored by the World Health Organisation and The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) that conducted an assessment of the water and sanitation situation in India in 2002. The assessment revealed that:

Case studies on drinking water from Whitman Direct Action's "Water Book"
Description of Byrraju Foundation's work
Whitman Direct Action
Posted on 09 Sep, 2009 11:22 AM

Sujala Scheme: The Byyraju Foundation's manual for setting up a locally managed, rural drinking water plant. The Foundation's drinking water initiative covers 154 villages across five districts of Andhra Pradesh via 31 village-level treatment plants.
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Byrraju Foundation website

Integrated approaches for sustainable development in water resources sector
A report highlighting desalination, tank irrigation and agricultural practices as effective solutions to resolve the growing water scarcity in personal use and agriculture
he Indian Institute of Technology
Madras
Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne EPFL
Posted on 04 Sep, 2009 12:11 PM

The Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, Technology for Sustainable Development and the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne EPFL have produced a report titled Integrated Approaches for Sustainable Development in Water Resources Sector.
Water Quality Issues in India
A presentation that gives an understanding of water quality issues in the country
Dr. R C Trivedi
Posted on 04 Sep, 2009 11:09 AM

A presentation titled Water Quality Issues in India by Dr. R C Trivedi of Central Pollution Control Board gives a comprehensive understanding of issues related to water quality. This includes the reasons responsible for degradation in water quality, to the coverage area of the national water quality programme.
Maps on water quality
Water maps that reflect the water quality monitoring network and sources of different types of water, such as ground water and surface water.
Maharashtra Pollution Control Board
Posted on 04 Sep, 2009 11:07 AM

The Environmental Information Centre & Maharashtra Pollution Control Board has prepared water quality monitoring maps that, at a glance, reflects the various water sources and their locations.
Water filters used in a rainwater harvesting system - A presentation by Arghyam
A presentation that deals with filters used in a rainwater harvesting system
Arghyam
Posted on 04 Sep, 2009 10:38 AM

This presentation by Arghyam deals with filters used in a rainwater harvesting system as also in other sources to remove suspended pollutants from rainwater collected. In a rainwater harvesting system, the water comes in contact with several surfaces, such as the roof or gutters. Water sources too are contaminated by various minerals and chemicals. These affect the colour, odour, taste and composition of water.Its flow becomes possibly mixed with leaves or dust.

A training module on water quality monitoring and surveillance
Process for water quality monitoring at state and district level
Department of Drinking Water Supply
Posted on 01 Sep, 2009 10:49 AM

The monitoring of water quality at the community/cluster or district level involves key processes including survey, processing of data, and implementing remedial and preventive action.
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