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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)
Training programme on "Result-Based Management of Development Interventions", December 1-2, 2011, New Delhi
Posted on 07 Nov, 2011 11:57 AM

Organization: Sambodhi Research and Management Institute

Venue: New Delhi

 Sambodhi

Sambodhi Research and Management Institute is a leading research and advocacy organisation that works to promote and demystify areas of knowledge, which would contribute to social as well as organizational development.

Water data at your fingertips !
Today India Water Portal is introducing a new tool that will bring a wide range of water and related information to your fingertips.
Nisha Thompson
Posted on 02 Nov, 2011 11:21 AM

The Data Finder aims to bring together all water data from all over the web and put them in one convenient searchable tool so you can use it for any projects you are working on.
Use of ICT for effective urban governance and service delivery in India - A selection of cases - ASCI and CISCO
Selective cases on the use of ICT for effective urban governance and service delivery in India have been presented in the compendium.
Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI)
Posted on 31 Oct, 2011 09:17 AM

This compendium published by Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI) and CISCO presents selective cases on the use of ICT for effective urban governance and service delivery in India. The document includes the following chapters/sections:

Chemical fertilizers in our water - An analysis of nitrates in the groundwater in Punjab by Greenpeace
This study by Greenpeace India Society is an initial investigation into the effects of synthetic nitrogen fertilizer on groundwater pollution in intensive agriculture areas in Punjab.
Greenpeace Research Laboratories
Reyes Tirado
United Kingdom
University of Exeter
Posted on 31 Oct, 2011 09:00 AM

NitratesThe level of nitrate in drinking water was tested from groundwater artesian wells located within farms and surrounded by crops (mostly rice and wheat rotations).

Nitrate pollution in groundwater is associated with nitrogen loads in the environment. In urban areas, it is associated with sewage and in agriculture areas, with livestock sources and nitrogen fertiliser inputs. Nitrate pollution in drinking water can have serious health impact on humans, especially for babies and children. The most significant potential health effects of drinking water contaminated with nitrate are the blue-baby syndrome (methemoglobinemia) and cancer.

Deciphering environmental flows - An article in Seminar magazine - Jayanta Bandyopadhyay
All stakeholders related to water systems need to increasingly understand the basis of various claims of assessing environmental flows, the study says.
Jayanta Bandyopadhyay
Posted on 30 Oct, 2011 10:45 AM

Author: Jayanta Bandyopadhyay

This article published in the Seminar 626, October 2011 argues that our current state of knowledge of water systems and ecological modelling related to flows of water, which includes projecting a single quantitative figure of water requirements, is inadequate. Such a unilateral prescription of environmental flows or water requirements of aquatic systems as a method for the resolution of water conflicts may actually become the source of many new conflicts.

Where and how is the state - Accessing water and the state in Mumbai and Johannesburg - Journal of Asian and African Studies
It is difficult for 'poor' to access institutions as they are often created by closing down avenues of access, the report says.
Zainab Bawa
Posted on 29 Oct, 2011 05:28 PM

This paper published in the Journal of Asian and African Studies examines the argument that the political and institutional contexts of service delivery shape people's access to the state and its resources and also the mediation between citizens and g
Water Hackathon, sponsored by the World Bank's Water and Sanitation Program (WSP), Indian Institute of Human Settlements and India Water Portal in October 2011
People from the water sector and software developers come together for the Water Hackathon.
Nisha Thompson
Posted on 28 Oct, 2011 12:27 PM

SIRCA calls for proposal on for research projects on information societies and ICT in development – Apply by October 14, 2011
Posted on 10 Oct, 2011 02:41 PM

SIRCA

The The Strengthening Information Society Research Capacity Alliance (SIRCA) Program establishes and brings together the endeavors of the International Development Research Centre (IDRC, Canada) and the Singapore Internet Research Centre (SiRC, Singapore) to identify future research leaders, particularly emerging researchers who are relatively new to ICTD/Information Society research and to facilitate their development through the support of research grants.

IDS/POSHAN invites applications for Knowledge Systems Consultant, Delhi - Apply by October 10, 2011
Posted on 06 Oct, 2011 01:41 PM

Content courtesy: DevNetJobsIndia

IDS 

The Institute of Development Studies (IDS) is a leading global organisation for research, teaching and communication on international development. The IDS, Brighton, UK, is seeking a Knowledge Systems Consultant to play a key role in developing a knowledge mobilisation strategy as part of a nutrition project Partnerships and Opportunities to Strengthen and Harmonize Actions for Nutrition in India (POSHAN) we are contributing to.

Health on Stage open day, September 30 2011 in Bangalore
Priya Desai writes about the event "Health on Stage Open Day".
Priya Desai
Posted on 03 Oct, 2011 05:16 PM
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