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Flood extent in Pakistan - Updates from NASA Earth Observatory
Monsoon rains are a regular occurrence in parts of Pakistan, but the monsoon rains that arrived in the summer of 2010 were anything but normal. content-team posted 13 years 5 months ago
Census: India, a nation of 1.21 billion - Article from Down to Earth
India is home to 1,210 million people, almost equal to the combined population of the US, Indonesia, Brazil, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Japan (1,214 million). content-team posted 13 years 5 months ago
Peel potential - Bananas can filter heavy metals from water - Article from Down to Earth
Banana peels may be notorious for causing slips in daily lives, but they can also prevent harmful chemicals from slipping into the body. content-team posted 13 years 5 months ago
Citizen's uprising against encroachment and pollution of Ram Nadi, an urban river in Pune, Maharashtra
Local activists and citizens of Bavdhan (from where Ram Nadi flows) in Pune city, have staged a dharna and are on a hunger strike, content-team posted 13 years 5 months ago
Between the city and the salty sea - The wells of Bhuigaon, Thane, Greater Mumbai - Guest post by MS Gopal
Bhuigaon’s fields are watered by small rain- fed Bhowkal (large wells) maintained by women. content-team posted 13 years 5 months ago
‘SACOSAN IV special issue’ - WASH news and policy update: Bi-monthly e-newsletter of India WASH Forum, Issue 17, March 2011
SACOSAN IV special issue Bi-monthly e-newsletter of India WASH Forum, Issue 17, March 2011. Newsletter focuses on the following activities: content-team posted 13 years 5 months ago
National Green Tribunal (NGT) – Relevant notifications from the Ministry of Environment and Forests
The National Green Tribunal is a specialized body equipped with the necessary expertise to handle environmental disputes involving multi-disciplinary issues. content-team posted 13 years 5 months ago
‘Revival of Siddh Baba Kodiya talaab’ - Janhit Foundation's e-newsletter of March 2011
This issue of the Janhit newsletter presents the revival of a lake,and the proceedings from two workshops. content-team posted 13 years 5 months ago
Country to have normal monsoon this year - PIB release
The country will have normal monsoon this year. There is very low probability for season rainfall to be deficient (below 90% of LPA) or excess (above 110% of LPA). content-team posted 13 years 5 months ago
Energy from Water
What is the chain of technology development and delivery that enables small scale decentralised electrification of unelectrified rural areas? content-team posted 13 years 5 months ago
Vedanta’s red mud pond leaks into Vamsadhara river, Lanjigarh, Orissa - A Down To Earth report
Reports from Lanjigarh say a crack in the western part of the red mud pond of Vedanta Alumina refinery has leaked into the Vamsadhara river. content-team posted 13 years 5 months ago
Dam cost Rs. 1 crore but village in Dantewada, Chattisgarh depends on dying hand pump ! - An audio update from CGNet Swara
Yashwant Ramteke from Dantewada says as the summer is just arriving the water problem is again becoming severe. content-team posted 13 years 5 months ago
Lives wasted in gutters - A film from Video Volunteers
Two manual scavengers were killed while working without any safety masks or gloves which necessarily have to be provided by the government. content-team posted 13 years 5 months ago
Bhisti community in Kolkata usurped by taps - A film from Video Volunteers
Bhisti Community, who used to provide water to Kolkata’s inhabitants, is slowly disappearing. content-team posted 13 years 5 months ago
Transparent & participatory governance in functioning of the decision-making committees on water resources
This article presents the text of an open letter to Ministry of Water Resources from a group of civil society representatives, 13 April 2011 content-team posted 13 years 5 months ago
Heavy rains and dry lands don t mix: Reflections on the 2010 Pakistan flood - Article from NASA Earth Observatory
Each summer, monsoon rains soak India and Bangladesh. In nearby Pakistan, the rains are usually less intense, more intermittent, and centred in the northeast. content-team posted 13 years 5 months ago
SRI sammans for 2010-11 awarded to 35 farmers at symposium organised by Pragati in Koraput, Orissa - A report
The SRI sammans for the year -2011 were received by thirty five farmers in the symposium on System of Rice Intensification (SRI) organized by Pragati at Koraput on Tuesday. content-team posted 13 years 5 months ago
Demography and development: Preliminary interpretations of the 2011 Census - EPW Articles
The pace at which India’s population is growing is slowing, but not as rapidly as expected; India will become the largest country in the world sooner than earlier forecast content-team posted 13 years 5 months ago
"I want my father back" - A 50-min film by Suma Josson on farmers' suicides in Vidarbha
I Want My Father Back' is a 50 minutes film on the suicide of farmers in Vidarbha. Vidarbha is in the eastern region of Maharastra State in India. content-team posted 13 years 5 months ago
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