Surface Water
Companies finally disclose their water-related risks
Posted on 24 Apr, 2014 03:17 PMBusinesses increasingly face water risks in the context of climate change. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), India will face changes in rainfall patterns, increase in frequency and severity of extreme weather events along with droughts and flood.
More power, but no water security to MP and Gujarat
Posted on 22 Apr, 2014 11:10 PMMore power, but no water security to MP and Gujarat, observes SANDRP
Goa-Karnataka dispute over Kalasa-Banduri project resolved
Posted on 22 Apr, 2014 11:07 PMTribunal's order over Kalasa-Banduri Project brings respite to Goa and Karnataka
Water woes of a different kind
Posted on 19 Apr, 2014 01:03 AM'Rabba Rabba Meeh Barsa, Saadi Kothi Daane Paa' (Make it rain God, so our homes remain filled with grains)”, is a popular song taught to children in Punjab. Not all of Punjab. In Southwest Punjab, farmers are praying for the monsoon to fail!
Invitation to the course on 'Urban Lakes and Wetlands', INTACH, New Delhi
Posted on 17 Apr, 2014 12:57 PMGet more information of the course on 'Urban Lakes and Wetlands'.
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Gujarat among the most water-starved states in India:UN
Posted on 15 Apr, 2014 09:10 PMGujarat among the most water-starved states in India: UN
Close 23 out of 24 hydel projects in Uttarakhand: SC committee
Posted on 15 Apr, 2014 09:09 PMSC committee rejects 23 of 24 hydel projects in Uttarakhand
IPCC alarms India of a severe water shortage
Posted on 06 Apr, 2014 06:23 PMIPCC releases its climate change report, alarms India of severe water shortage
Water for friends- for free!
Posted on 05 Apr, 2014 03:17 PM“Water flows humbly to the lowest level. Nothing is weaker than water, yet for overcoming what is hard and strong, nothing surpasses it.”– Lao Tzu
Ancient engineering marvels of Tamil Nadu
Posted on 05 Apr, 2014 02:06 PMSouth India has a rich tradition of tanks with the three southern states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh contributing to close to 92% of the total irrigation by tanks in the 1970s. Two decades later, this number dwindled to close to 53%. A decade after that, in 2001, the total contribution of tank irrigation in all of India was estimated to be just around 5.18%.