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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)
October 1, 2021
Community videos: By the community, for the community
Community videos as a tool to influence behaviour change and adoption in rural communities
Community videos are produced by farmers themselves and feature local participants and agents from the rural communities themselves (Image: Digital Green)
September 17, 2021
Villagers’ shramdaan revives canal, enhances area under cultivation
Benefits of well-managed commons on livelihoods
Collective efforts revived the canal structure of Bichhiya dam bringing water to the village (Image: Foundation for Ecological Security)
September 4, 2021
How Paani Foundation harnesses the power of communication for social transformation
Committed to use the power of all forms of communication to bring about behavioral change and transformation at scale
Villagers participating in shramdaan for making watershed structures (Image: Paani Foundation)
September 3, 2021
Learning about safe water practices and solutions
Safe water learning cards being used to train a wide spectrum of stakeholders
Different combinations of safe water learning cards can be customised for a session based on the target audience (Image: INREM)
June 4, 2021
Not all heroes wear capes, some fight amongst us
Meet these real-life heroes, who with their consistent and tireless efforts created an impact and turned their local areas into examples to follow.
Meet the water warriors who made a significant change in their own unique way (Image Source: Environment Club)
Gastro-enteritis rears its head due to contaminated water in Bangalore
S.Vishwanath on the recent incidence of gastro-enteritis due to possibly sewage contaminated water in Bangalore
S.Vishwanath
Posted on 30 Jan, 2008 01:46 AM

There is a spurt of gastro-enteritis in the city today. Residents think that it is the contaminated mains supply from the BWSSB that is the source of the gastroenteritis. The Bangalore water supply and Sewerage Board thinks it is water bought by residents from the private water tankers that is the cause but then seems to change its mind.
Call for volunteers to help with building a photo repository
Posted on 22 Jan, 2008 10:36 PM

Its an obviously useful thing for India Water Portal to have a photo repository with a free-use-with-acknowledgement license of some sort. But we have not had the opportunity to think through all the details on this. What is the best way to create this (Google Picasa, Flickr or some other tool) ? What are the details of the copyright that we would use. How would users upload their photos ?
Sankat Mochan Foundation and the Ganga
Sankat Mochan Foundation and the Ganga
Maadhu Ramaswamy
Veer Bhadra Mishra
Posted on 15 Dec, 2007 07:31 AM

veer-bhadra-mishra.jpg How polluted are our rivers? Assessments vary, but all point to serious contamination.
New water management system in Cape Town, South Africa ensures that everybody gets 6000 litres free every month as a right
The landmark thing they have done in S. Africa is ensure that everybody gets 6000 litres free every month as a right, since water is essential to life
Amitangshu Acharya
Posted on 10 Dec, 2007 11:53 AM

South Africa: New Water Management System in Cape BuaNews (Tshwane) 5 December 2007 Cape Town The City of Cape Town is introducing a new water demand management system for its residents. It consists of a water management device, which is installed in residents' houses, and a central control team in the City administration that regulates the functioning of these devices with the help of a computer set up. "This system will help our customers to save water and to manage their monthly water bills, and it will help the city to manage debt," the city council said. It will also help residents to identify any leaks and have them fixed, instead of running up a huge water bill and then being unable to pay.

"Ripples" - Newsletter of Water Partners International
"Ripples" - Newsletter of Water Partners International
Water Partners International
Posted on 15 Nov, 2007 10:52 AM

The recent issue of their newsletter is now available at their website: http://www.water.org/waterpartners.aspx?pgID=909 It contains information of partner NGOs success stories, case studies and water and sanitation issues.
UNDP posters on water
UNDP posters on water
UNDP
Posted on 29 Oct, 2007 09:58 PM

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Hiring a content and community manager for the Water Portal
Posted on 26 Sep, 2007 03:20 AM

Job: To manage the content and community on India Water Portal.

List of tasks will be:
Book review: "Community Based Natural Resource Management"
Theory & practice of NGO-driven community-based natural resource management within the framework of emerging critiques of dominant discourses of development & the micro-politics of decentralisation
Sage India
Posted on 05 Sep, 2007 07:44 AM

"Community Based Natural Resource Management"

Issues and Cases from South Asia

Ajit Menon, Praveen Singh, Esha Shah, Sharachchandra Lele, Suhas Paranjape, K.J. Joy
Saving mangrove forests in Kerala
The work of some committed amateur naturalists in Kerala- a story from Good News India
Good News India
Posted on 15 Aug, 2007 11:47 AM

"Water Initiatives Orissa", a five-year old campaign to work on water issues in Orissa
Orissa may suffer from severe food insecurity, if desertification is not reversed. Its time to wake up from the deep slumber and to face and mitigate the challenges with firm and committed actions
India Water Portal
Posted on 28 Jul, 2007 02:38 AM

"Water Initiatives Orissa is a five-year-old campaign which draws strength from civil society organsations, grassroots communities, academicians and others who are determined to work on water, disasters and climate change issues". Email: waterinitiativesorissa@gmail.com

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