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January 13, 2022
Water management in the times of Gonds of Central India
The water structures constructed during the Gond period continue to survive the test of time and provide evidence of the water wisdom of our ancestors.
Kundeshwar lake, Kundam in Jabalpur (Image Source: K G Vyas)
January 2, 2021
The fast disappearing traditional water harvesting structures of Rajasthan
Lack of community ownership and local governance are spelling doom for the once royal and resilient traditional water harvesting structures of Rajasthan.
Toorji Ka Jhalara, Jodhpur (Image Source: Rituja Mitra)
December 7, 2020
Not in the interest of women farmers!
The new farm related bills will spell doom for women workers who form the bulk of small and marginal sections of Indian agriculture, warns Mahila Kisan Adhikaar Manch (MAKAAM).
Farm women, overworked and underpaid (Image Source: India Water Portal)
December 11, 2019
Scientists intervene to save dry toilets
Dry toilets have long been hailed as a sustainable solution to the sanitation and waste management crisis facing India today, but have been overshadowed by more modern toilet designs.
A traditional dry toilet. Image: India Science Wire
December 4, 2019
In wake of climate change, prioritise and invest in water security and clean drinking water
To adapt well & build resilience, climate change strategies need to factor in efforts towards water security, writes Vanita Suneja, Regional Advocacy Manager (South Asia), WaterAid.
Image credit: WaterAid/Prashanth Vishwanathan
December 2, 2019
Water stewardship approach to minimizing risks for businesses
Water stewardship is an approach predicated on the concept that water is a shared resource and so water risks are also shared risks that everyone in a catchment will face
Picture credit: Romit Sen
"IUCN World Conservation Congress ends with Jeju Declaration to promote green growth" - News roundup for the period from September 3 - 16, 2012
The roundup this week includes news on announcement of the Jeju declaration to promote green growth, water conflicts, organic farming and development of technology from sewage
Rina Mukherjee
Posted on 17 Sep, 2012 04:19 PM

IUCN World Conservation Congress ends with Jeju declaration to promote green growth
Livelihood India Conference 2012, Access, November 29-30, 2012, New Delhi
Posted on 10 Sep, 2012 11:36 AM

Venue: New Delhi

Organiser: ACCESS

 

Access development
Report on Indian Mountain Initiative Sustainable Mountain Development Summit 2 held at Gangtok, Sikkim between May 25-26, 2012
The second Sustainable Mountain Development Summit of the Indian Mountain Initiative (IMI) was held on May 25 at Chintan Bhawan, Gangtok
Raju Mimi
Usha Dewani
Posted on 09 Sep, 2012 03:57 PM

Around 250 delegates from eleven hill states of India along with representatives from Darjeeling hills participated in the two days summit. It was organized by Ecotourism and Conservation Society of Sikkim (ECOSS) jointly with Central Himalayan Environment Association (CHEA).
Sangken: The festival of water in Arunachal Pradesh
This article sheds light on the traditional water festival celebrated before the new year in Arunachal Pradesh
Raju Mimi
Posted on 09 Sep, 2012 03:56 PM

This video features Sangken, the traditional festival of water marking symbolic purification before the new year in Arunachal Pradesh.
"The new human revolution": Ushering universalism and a just world through sustainability
This article by Sujata D Hazarika and Saurabh Garg dwells on idea of how to create and communicate a shared vision for a sustainable and desirable future
Saurabh Garg
Sujata D Hazarika
Posted on 09 Sep, 2012 03:54 PM

Contemporary 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
Amita Bhaduri reports on a lively debate organized by Toxics Link and India International Centre (IIC), New Delhi on the topic of water scarcity in Delhi
Amita Bhaduri
Posted on 31 Aug, 2012 12:28 PM

The 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
This article sheds light on the deplorable conditions related to water and sanitation that women in the slum areas of Bawana and Bhalswa in Delhi have to face every day
Aditi BIshnoi
Posted on 29 Aug, 2012 06:31 PM

The 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.
Interstate water dispute and federalism - Governance of interstate river water in India - A paper published in the journal Civil and Environmental Research
This paper examines the methods and policies used before independence to tackle the problem of interstate river water disputes
Haris Jamil
Praveen Kumar
Ritabrata Roy
Safdar Ismail
Posted on 23 Aug, 2012 11:25 AM

This paper published in the journal Civil and Environmental Research examines the methods and policies used before independence to tackle the problem of interstate river water dispute.
Beating a rope thinking that it is a snake, is futile - Why evict people from their habitat, their own ecosystems
This documentary and article highlights the issue of displacement among the tribal communities in Maharashtra and questions the rationale for eviction of forest dwellers from their own ecosystems
Kusum Karnik
Posted on 17 Aug, 2012 04:39 PM

This 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.
Traditional fisherfolk of Kerala - An article about their socio-economic organisation and the special relationship they share with the sea and the environment
This article by Aarti Kelkar-Khambete informs of the socioeconomic organisation of the fisherfolk in Kerala and their special relationship with the sea
Aarti Kelkar-Khambete
Posted on 13 Aug, 2012 04:04 PM

Fisherfolk form an important community in Kerala, but remain neglected and marginalised inspite of the higher socio-economic progress the state has made as a whole.
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