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November 6, 2022
Protecting children from climate change impact not child's play
In 2020, 559 million children were affected by four to five heatwaves a year; numbers could increase four-fold by 2050, as per a report by UNICEF
Heat-related mortality is four times higher among children under 1 year of age than in persons aged 1–44 years (Image: Taqver, Wikimedia Commons)
October 22, 2022
Employment guarantee during Covid-19
Role of MGNREGA in the year after the 2020 lockdown: Survey findings from Bihar, Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Madhya Pradesh
MGNREGA provided income support or security to vulnerable households during the pandemic (Image: UN Women)
October 14, 2022
Lack of data professionals in the impact sector
Arthan organizes a fireside chat to highlight the need for more data talent for social impact
There is a need to integrate data science into the existing education system (Image: Mohamed Mahmoud Hassan, Public Domain Pictures)
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)
July 14, 2022
Ichamati: River of poetry is dying a slow death
The river is faced with the dual problem of flood plain encroachment and growing levels of water pollution
Illegal transverse check dams (Badhals) built on Ichamati near a village in Basirhat (Image: Prithviraj Nath @ TheWaterChronicles)
July 10, 2022
Slow onset climate-induced disasters leaving migrants at greater risk of human trafficking
People in India fleeing disasters like drought more likely to have experienced trafficking or modern slavery than those fleeing floods or cyclones
The country's climate change assessment suggests things are only going to get worse (Image: Saurav Karmakar, India Water Portal Flickr)
Rural water supply: Ensuring access to safe water by the Assam Public Health Engineering Department
Figures of coverage of habitations for drinking water supply and rural school water supply in Assam
Assam Public Health Engineering Department
Posted on 12 Aug, 2009 12:13 PM

The status of access to safe water in rural areas of Assam can be viewed at the Assam Public Health Engineering Department website.
Resources from the Public Health Engineering Department of Assam
The link to the website of the Public Health Engineering Department of Assam, the nodal agency for the rural water supply programmes of the state.
Public Health Engineering Department of Assam
Posted on 12 Aug, 2009 11:53 AM

The website of the Public Health Engineering Department of Assam, the nodal agency for the rural water supply programmes of the state is available below -


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Resources from Uttar Pradesh Irrigation Department website
The link to the website of Uttar Pradesh Irrigation Department.
Central Water Commission
Posted on 12 Aug, 2009 10:29 AM

The website of Uttar Pradesh Irrigation Department can be viewed below. It contains policy documents, list of inter-state disputes over river water whose basin Uttar Pradesh is a part of, project details, flood works etc.

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Homepage of the Groundwater Directorate of Andhra Pradesh
The link to the homepage of the Groundwater Directorate of Andhra Pradesh.
Groundwater Directorate of Andhra Pradesh
Posted on 11 Aug, 2009 04:09 PM

The homepage of the Groundwater Directorate of Andhra Pradesh is available below. It contains maps and statistics about well population, groundwater irrigation, categorisation of basins, geology and piezometric network and groundwater levels.
Andhra Pradesh State of the Environment: A report from ENVIS
The report has a number of recommendations regarding environmental care and protection that not only influences governmental policy, but also citizen action
Environmental Information System (Ministry of Environment and Forests)
Posted on 11 Aug, 2009 04:00 PM

The Andhra Pradesh State of the Environment Report is available at the Environmental Information System (ENVIS) cell of the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) here. 
Groundwater profiles of different states from Central Ground Water Board
The link to the State Groundwater Profile from the CGWB site.
Central Ground Water Board (CGWB)
Posted on 11 Aug, 2009 03:48 PM

The State Groundwater Profile from the CGWB site can be viewed below. It includes a brief summary of groundwater conditions, aquifer types, average specific yield of the aquifers, types of wells dug, their specific capacity and also findings of groundwater exploration.
Irrigation infrastructure: a view from below - the case of the Tungabhadra river
The study seeks to link up the larger politics of inter- state and intra state conflicts with critical questions on water availability and the river’s changed potential
Centre for World Solidarity
Chitra Krishnan
Knowledge in Civil Society
Xavier Institute of Management
Posted on 11 Aug, 2009 02:32 PM

The case study of the irrigation infrastructure of Tungabhadra river zooms in on the river, to examine the various schemes on it. Taking the particular case of the Tungabhadra in the Krishna river basin and following the river flow as it is subject to various schemes in time and space, it shows how simmering tensions are likely to manifest as full-fledged conflicts. 

An overview of the water-related aspects of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands
An overview of the water-related aspects of the islands from CGWB Eastern Region
IWP
Posted on 11 Aug, 2009 12:10 PM

An overview of the water-related aspects of the islands from CGWB Eastern Region
Rapid assessment of the flood situation at Tilak Tajpur Panchayat in Sitamarhi, Bihar
The Rapid Assessment Report of Tilak Tajpur Panchayat prepared by GPSVS is attached herewith
Eklavya Prasad
Posted on 04 Aug, 2009 09:30 AM

Queries, request for information & additional clarifications can be sought via the comments section.

Download here: Rapid assessment report - Tilak Tajpur Panchayat

Water conservation efforts (2007) of Sterlite Industries India Ltd, Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu
The company has a dedicated water manager with full fledged water management team, thus bringing a centrality to its efforts.
Sterlite Industries India Ltd
Tuticorin
Posted on 30 Jul, 2009 01:20 PM

This presentation deals with the water conservation efforts of Sterlite Industries India Ltd in Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu. Apart from certain measures for reuse of process water, conversion to air cooling systems from water cooling ones and so on, what is interesting here is more the management structure for water conservation.

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