Groundwater

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October 17, 2022
Invisible informal groundwater markets
While informal groundwater markets cater significantly to the needs of smallholder farmers in India, they continue to be unacknowledged and understudied.
Groundwater, a finite resource (Image Source: TV Manoj via Wikimedia Commons)
July 5, 2022
Poisoned waters, threatened lives
Studies reveal that children are the most vulnerable to the health risks associated with groundwater contamination due to nitrate and fluoride, highlighting the need for urgent remedial measures.
POisoned waters, dangerous outcomes (Image Source: India Water Portal)
April 26, 2022
Making the invisible, visible
The water stewardship initiative by WOTR that developed a tool to visualise aquifers has not only helped farmers understand groundwater as a shared resource, but also led to a behavioural change among water users and helped implement groundwater laws and policies.
Groundwater, a fast disappearing resource (Image Source: India Water Portal)
February 13, 2022
Poisonous encounters, fatal outcomes!
A study provides new evidence that drinking water contaminated with arsenic can lead to still births, recurrent pregnancy loss and infertility among women.
A well in Rajasthan (Image Source: IWP Flickr photos)
August 29, 2021
Poisoned waters, deadly outcomes!
A study shows that high arsenic contamination of groundwater in Bihar is linked with increase in cancer cases. Districts located near the Himalayan river basins have more people with cancer.
Drinking water in Bihar, linked to cancer (Image Source: IWP Flickr photos)
August 26, 2021
Poisonous encounters: Nitrate contamination of groundwater in Rajasthan
This study from Rajasthan found that anthropogenic factors led to nitrate contamination of groundwater. High nitrate levels in drinking water posed major health risks to children.
A well in Rajasthan (Image Source: IWP Flickr photos)
Invite to a lecture 'Celebrating Water: Jal Utsav ', Manthan 2, New Delhi
Water is sacred across religions, time and place; discover the core of this magical element with the second edition of Manthan.
Posted on 17 Nov, 2013 12:02 PM

For more information on the event, please click here.
Celebrating Water: Jal Utsav
Call for papers 'Solutions for future water security: Water, Energy and Climate Conference 2014', The International Water Association (IWA)
An opportunity to bring together knowledge from across the globe to share experiences and information, enable collaboration and build new partnerships.
Posted on 17 Nov, 2013 11:36 AM

For more information on IWA, please click here.

For further details on the Abstracts, click here.
Invite to the launch of 'CEEW-Veolia Report on Urban Water Management', Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW), New Delhi
The report reflects the recommendations that emerged from earlier discussions and contains brief essays by several participants on their perspectives on urban water management.
Posted on 16 Nov, 2013 04:33 PM

For more information on the organisers, the CEEW, please click here.

For further details on the event, click here.
Council on Energy, Environment and Water
E-Learning course ' Water Footprint—Concept and Application', Water Footprint Network, January 13 - 31, 2014
To understand the fundamentals of Water Footprint Assessment and how it can be used by consumers, businesses, policy makers and governments.
Posted on 15 Nov, 2013 11:07 AM

For more information on the Water Footprint Network, please click here.

To view details on the online course, click here.

The brochure for the same may be downloaded from below.
Nominations invited for 'Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water (PSIPW)'
An international award judged by leading scientists from around the world, where five prizes are bestowed on a bi-annual basis.
Posted on 13 Nov, 2013 06:29 PM

For more information on the organisation, PSIPW please click here.

For further details on the awards, click here.

The brochure on the same can be downloaded from below.

 

 
Invite to 'All India Environment And Agriculture Conference', Nature-Human Centric Peoples Movement, Lehragaga, Sangrur (Punjab)
The central idea is that the humans are facing the challenge of environment degradation with social injustice & anti-nature agriculture based on chemical and GM (Genetically Modified) technology.
Posted on 13 Nov, 2013 02:41 PM

For more infrmation on the organisation, Nature-Human Centric Peoples Movement, please click here.

To view the invitation to the conference, click here.

You may download the invitaion in Hindi from below.
All India Environment And Agriculture Conference
International Workshop on ' Water Safety Plan,Household Water Treatment andSafe Storage', CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Nagpur
To increase awareness and understanding of Water Safety Plan (WSP) and Household Water Treatment and Storage (HWTS) , to provide safe drinking-water at point of consumption.
Posted on 12 Nov, 2013 08:08 AM

For more information on the organisation, National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), please click here.

For further details on the workshop, click here.
NEERI
Call for proposals 'Water for public good', Hindustan Unilever Foundation (HUL)
The primary objective will be to further water in agriculture and livelihoods around HUL factory sites in selected geographies of 3 states.
Posted on 10 Nov, 2013 03:55 PM

For more information on Hindustan Unilever Foundation (HUL), please click here.

For further details on the Request for Proposal, view the attached documents below.
Applications invited for various job openings, Consortium for DEWATS Dissemination (CDD) Society, Bangalore
Opportunity to work with a society that aims to promote better environment especially for less privileged, disadvantaged and marginalised groups.
Posted on 10 Nov, 2013 02:32 PM

For more information on the organisation, Consortium for DEWATS Dissemination (CDD) Society, please click here and here.

The openings are for the following vacancies:
Call for Abstracts 'International Conference on Water Cooperation & Conservation for Inclusive Growth', Society for Environment Education, Research, and Management (SEERAM)
The 2013 International Year on Water Cooperation calls on leaders to bring water to center stage, acting as the basis in which to establish stronger ties between nations, states and communities.
Posted on 08 Nov, 2013 10:36 AM

Further details of the organisers, Society for Environment Education, Research, and Management, please click here.

For details on the conference, click here.
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