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November 6, 2022 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 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 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 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 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 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)
Water conservation efforts (2007) ITC Limited PSPD Unit, Kovai (Tamil Nadu)
A water balance approach has been adopted within the mill and specific water consumption as well as per capita domestic consumption have also been lowered Posted on 28 May, 2009 10:34 AM

This presentation describes the water conservation efforts made by ITC Limited,  PSPD unit, Kovai, Tamil Nadu. ITC's Kovai unit manufactures paperboard and specialty papers (PSPD). Investments of Rs 30 million in water conservation, Rs.500 million on energy conservation and Rs.150 million on waste utilization have helped this plant achieve many breakthroughs, among them zero effluent discharge and zero solid waste output. 100% of the fly ash from the boiler, sludge from the ETP & plastics from waste is recycled.

The use of waste biomass as the main fuel for the boiler has reduced CO2 emissions by 96,000 tonnes per annum. Under the green belt development activities, vegetation has gone up from 20,000 trees in 2004-'05 to 80,500 in 2006-'07.

Indo Rama Synthetics(I) Ltd in Butibori, Nagpur undertakes water conservation measures as corporate initiative (2007)
The company minimizes wastage, reduces steam and water consumption, reuses condensate and recycles treated effluent as part of its efforts to conserve water Posted on 27 May, 2009 05:33 PM

This presentation describes the efforts undertaken by Indo Rama Synthetics (I) Limited, Butibori, Nagpur, at water conservation.

Panchayati raj and water resources management in India - law and policy
The paper reviews the current role of local institutions in water resource governance in light of its historical traditions, and assess its relevance and scope for political and economic development Posted on 27 May, 2009 04:40 PM

This paper presented at the workshop on "Policy Futures for Water Resources Management in India: From prescription and impact assessment to strategic analysis," 3-5 October 2002, IWMI/ICRISAT, Patancheru (Hyderabad), A P, India by

Tirupur water supply and sanitation project - an impediment to sustainable water management?
The paper highlights the case of Tirupur water supply and sanitation scheme and sheds light on new and emerging legal arrangements in promoting public-private partnerships in water sector Posted on 27 May, 2009 03:53 PM

This paper published on the International Environmental Law Research Centre (IELRC) website examines the reasons behind the new project and the institutional, financial and legal aspects of the Tirupur PPP.

It also examines important legal issues such as the right to water, competing interests in water, financing of projects, waste water management and the environmental consequences of the PPP. More particularly, it questions the wisdom of planning a water supply project that seeks to prioritize the needs of a polluting industry over the basic water needs of the region.

The New Tirupur Area Development Corporation Limited (NTADCL) is the first public private partnership, set up in 1995 primarily to supply industrial water to Tirupur, a major export centre for knitwear, in India. This water supply and sewerage project is also the first project to be structured on a commercial format; first concession by a state government to a public limited company to draw raw water for domestic and industrial uses and to collect revenues; the first index-based user charges and direct cost recovery for urban environmental services.

The right to water - an overview of the Indian legal regime (2006)
The paper gives a broad overview of the laws relating to water and right to water in India with reference to the constitutional and statutory provisions and decisions of the courts Posted on 27 May, 2009 03:46 PM

This paper published on the International Environmental Law Research Centre (IELRC) site begins with outlining the specific provisions of the Constitution of India and some of the significant statutes that help understand the position of the right to water.

Water law reforms - analysis of recent developments (2006)
The article focuses on some of the principles underpinning water sector reforms that have been highlighted in existing national and international policy documents Posted on 27 May, 2009 03:38 PM

This article published in the Journal of the Indian Law Institute analyses a limited number of regulatory changes that have been proposed in recent years to put the water law framework in line with proposed policy initiatives, provides a general analysis of the law and policy changes that have been introduced and finally, provides some pointers for moving beyond existing reforms with a view to correct some of the perceived shortcomings of existing water law reforms.

Birla Corporation Ltd in Satna, Madhya Pradesh, undertakes water conservation efforts as a corporate initiative (2007)
Birla Corporation Ltd reduces its water consumption significantly by undertaking zero discharge concept, recycling & reuse of waste water Posted on 27 May, 2009 03:24 PM

This presentation describes the efforts made by Birla Corporation Ltd at Satna, Madhya Pradesh at water conservation.

EID Parry (India) Ltd in Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu undertakes water Conservation efforts as a corporate initiative (2007)
The company make efforts to become environmental friendly by reusing the byproducts produced and looking for water and energy efficient technologies in the international market Posted on 27 May, 2009 03:16 PM

This presentation describes the efforts undertaken by EID parry India Ltd, Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu for water conservation. For a company that goes back more than two centuries, this sugar manufacturer is remarkably modern, with a fully automated plant and an equally modern conservation ethic.

Concurrent monitoring of the world's largest drinking water pipeline project - A study of Narmada based project in Gujarat
The report provides comprehensive review of Narmada project and scope to improve the performance of the project by reorienting the state policy for drinking water Posted on 27 May, 2009 02:56 PM

This report presents the findings of a study done by Pravah on the concurrent monitoring of the world's largest drinking water pipeline project, the Narmada project, which is supposed to cover 9633 villages an 131 towns of Saurashtra, Kutch and parts of North Gujarat.

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd in Nashik, Maharashtra, take measures to conserve water as a corporate initiative (2007)
Water conservation measures at Mahindra & Mahindra have taken the form of monitoring and reporting systems that are linked with performance management Posted on 27 May, 2009 02:48 PM

This presentation provides the detials of the water conservation efforts undertaken by Mahindra and Mahindra, Nashik, Maharashtra.

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