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October 11, 2022
Visualizing the Vrishabhavathi river to keep it alive
In an effort to inform the general public, especially citizen activists, policymakers, researchers, and students, about the current status of the Vrishabhavathi river, Paani.Earth has created the necessary maps, data, analysis, and information to drive conservation awareness and action around the river.
Vrishabhavathi river (Image Source: Paani.Earth)
August 9, 2022
MGNREGS becoming the quintessential scheme for tribal agriculture
Ensuring irrigation through farm ponds in tribal Chhattisgarh
Many tribal farmers opted for individual farm ponds under MGNREGA ensuring protective irrigation. (Image: Meenakshi Singh)
November 8, 2020
Breaking down data silos in the water sector
The National Hydrology Project has created a national platform for water data and is working to enhance the technical capacities of agencies dealing with water resources management.
Breakthrough cloud computing facilities and remote sensing applications have helped showthe filling pattern of a water body (tank or reservoir) through freely available satellite imagery at an interval of five days. (Image: Maithan dam, Wikimedia Commons)
December 26, 2019
Centre holds green signal to Kalasa-Banduri project
Policy matters this week
The Mandovi river disputed between Karnataka and Goa (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)
December 19, 2019
Parliamentary committee expresses disappointment over slow pace of Namami Gange
Policy matters this week
The Ganga at Varanasi (Source: India Water Portal Flickr Photos)
December 19, 2019
Only one out of five river basins in the country resilient to climate change: Study
News this week
Narmada river in Madhya Pradesh (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
Crop cultivation or construction - tough choice in Andhra Pradesh
Excessive sand quarrying to meet the demands of the construction industry is destroying local irrigation systems in Anantapur. Which will prevail - agriculture or construction?
Amita Bhaduri
Posted on 17 Jun, 2013 05:29 PM

The construction industry went through a boom in the 1990s due to more people demanding and affording houses. This put a lot of pressure on the Pennar area in Andhra Pradesh. Sandmining, which is the process of taking sand, became rampant at that time.
Gonchi irrigation system in Anantapur
Celebrating Uttarakhand
The Uttarakhand Himalayas are home to several small but significant attempts by locals to conserve the region's forest and water resources.
Ramesh Pahari
Sacchidanand Bharti
Prabhat Upreti
Puran Bhist
Shekhar Pathak
Posted on 17 Jun, 2013 05:14 PM

Throughout history, the Uttarakhand Himalayas have been a source of timber and water to the rest of the nation. However, this has led to severe depletion of resources in the state. Today, the mountain communities find it hard to meet their basic needs of fodder, fuel and water.
Soil and water conservation rejuvenates forests
Smaller is better in Maharashtra!
Smaller dams to fight drought, help for Delhi’s rainwater harvesting programme and a flyover that recharges groundwater are the highlights of this week’s news.
Sabita Kaushal
Posted on 17 Jun, 2013 02:17 PM

Smaller is better in Maharashtra
Smaller dams to be built in Maharashtra
Krishna river saves Chennai
Krishna river saves Chennai, rain halts life in Bangalore and doctors rescue the Yamuna are the highlights of this week’s news.
Sabita Kaushal
Posted on 10 Jun, 2013 02:30 PM

Kerala welcomes the monsoons!

The monsoons finally hit Kerala on June 1, bringing respite for the drought-ridden southern state. Things are looking up this year with an expected 98% of rainfall in the state.
Monsoon hits Kerala
Book review - ‘Conserving resources in the Himalayas’
The Himalayas, rich in natural resources is now under stress due to overuse. These 21 essays contain information about conservation efforts made in the region, especially Uttarakand.
Kaushal Kumar Sharma
S.K. Bandooni
V.S. Negi
Posted on 09 Jun, 2013 07:29 AM

Uttarakhand is blessed with an immense amount of natural resources such as forests, wildlife and water, but if you are looking for some research-based information that quantifies, classifies and organizes this information, there isn’t much out there.
A man tries to beat out a wildfire in pine forest
International Conference- Political Economy of Water: A Social Work Response, College of Social Work, Nirmala Niketan, Mumbai
An attempt to examine specific nuances of water scarcity and develop viable socialwork intervention strategies based on the experiences of successful intervention models
Posted on 08 Jun, 2013 12:48 PM

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College of Social Work, Nirmala Niketan
Cool off at Kuruvadweep island
This photo essay showcases Kuruvadweep island, a picture- perfect summer getaway in Kerala.
Seetha Gopalakrishnan
Posted on 05 Jun, 2013 12:09 PM

Wayanad Map - Kuruwa DweepWhat’s the best way to find out if a spot is ‘touri
The Kabini as it flows through Wayanad (Source: Seetha Gopalakrishnan, IWP)
Call for Participation-Ecosystems for Life Media Fellowship, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), July-December 2013
An initiative to create a knowledge hub that will facilitate developing a shared vision in both India and Bangladesh, for effective governance of trans-boundary ecosystems
Posted on 04 Jun, 2013 04:11 PM

Ecosystems for life

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Training workshop on hydrogeology and water quality, People's Science Institute (PSI), Dehradun, June 14 -27 , 2013
A workshop to promote integration of geohydrology and mainstream watershed management with a key focus on creating local “barefoot geohydrologists” in India’s Himalayan region.
Posted on 04 Jun, 2013 03:26 PM

PSI
Does your packaged drinking water contain minerals or pollutants?
Unsafe bottled water, the ‘stink report’ and the British rescuing a river are the highlights of this week’s news.
Sabita Kaushal
Posted on 03 Jun, 2013 08:36 PM

Does your packaged drinking water contain minerals or pollutants?
Unsafe bottled water
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