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"Kund - Etijyomoyer jaler etijyo" - Bengali translation of Anupam Mishra’s book by Nirupama Adhikari, about the kunds of Rajasthan
Posted on 19 Sep, 2012 03:20 PMRainwater harvesting is the new buzzword for a world wracked by climate change and increasingly limited stores of fresh water. But in rain-starved Rajasthan, communities have been harvesting water for ages.
Dr Anupam Mishra’s booklet , “Kund - Etijyomoyer jaler etijyo”, a Bengali translation of the original in Hindi, describes the ideas and principles that lie behind this legacy of conserving water in an environment bereft of this precious natural resource.
"Lapodia - Ekti drishtanto" - Bengali translation of Anupam Mishra's booklet by Nirupama Adhikary, about the successful efforts of Lapodia village in Jaipur, Rajasthan in harvesting rainwater
Posted on 19 Sep, 2012 02:57 PMCollective community efforts can help overcome the vagaries of nature and rejuvenate pastures and farms to restore prosperity, says Dr Anupam Mishra in his booklet outlining a case study of Lapodia, a village in Rajasthan.
Livelihood India Conference 2012, Access, November 29-30, 2012, New Delhi
Posted on 10 Sep, 2012 11:36 AMVenue: New Delhi
Organiser: ACCESS
"The new human revolution": Ushering universalism and a just world through sustainability
Posted on 09 Sep, 2012 03:54 PMContemporary society is in a transition and deep into the making of the first universal society for mankind, creation of a ‘one world’ where human wellbeing can no longer be separated from other human beings or from planetary welfare.
Water scarcity in Delhi – Soaring demand or mismanagement – Panel discussion organized by Toxics Link and IIC, Delhi, August 7, 2012
Posted on 31 Aug, 2012 12:28 PMThe panelists included Himanshu Thakkar (South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People), Manu Bhatnagar (Head, Natural Heritage Division, INTACH) and A K Bajaj (Former Chairman, Central Water Commission) while Satish, Toxics Link moderated the discussion. A short film by TERI - “Water ignites life and hope” was also shown.
Water woes of Bawana and Bhalswa slums in Delhi - Women pay the heaviest price for poor water supply and sanitation facilities- An article in India Water Review
Posted on 29 Aug, 2012 06:31 PMThe current global water crisis is preventing water from reaching slum dwellers. The condition of women under such a grim situation is deteriorating further as they continue to fetch water for various domestic purposes.
Beating a rope thinking that it is a snake, is futile - Why evict people from their habitat, their own ecosystems
Posted on 17 Aug, 2012 04:39 PMThis article questions the rationale for eviction of forest dwellers from National Parks. This is against the Law. The Wild Life Act was passed when there was no problem regarding poaching. At that time the objective was to create inviolate wilderness areas, a concept that is typically American.
"MGNREGA Sameeksha 2012": An anthology of research studies on the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (2006–2012) - A report by the Ministry of Rural Development
Posted on 08 Aug, 2012 07:39 AMThis report by Ministry of Rural Development is an analytical anthology of all major research studies done on Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Act (MGNREGA) that were published in various academic journals or came out as stand-alone reports.
Impact of climate change on food security in India - A paper published in the journal Advances in Asian Social Science
Posted on 24 Jul, 2012 12:14 AMThis paper published in the journal Advances in Asian Social Science analyses the food security condition of India during the last few decades and the impact of climate change on food security of India.
"Taral Darpane Samajer Mukh" by Joya Mitra – Bengali translation of Anupam Mishra's booklet "Tairne Wala Samaj Doob Raha Hai" on floods in Bihar
Posted on 21 Jul, 2012 04:19 PMThe second edition of the book came out in 2008 just after the devastating Bihar floods in the year when the river thundered down from the Himalayas on its way to the sea sweeping half of Bihar.