"Battles over land" - Land as commodity and land for livelihoods - Special issue from Infochange
All over India, the battle lines are drawn between land as commodity and land for livelihoods. How much agricultural land is actually transitioning to non-agricultural use?
Union Cabinet approves amendment to Damodar Valley Corporation Act, 1948 in 2011
The Union Cabinet has approved introduction of Damodar Valley Corporation (Amendment) Bill 2011
National Wetland Atlas – An updated database of wetlands in India by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (2011)
This publication presents the updated database and status of wetlands, compiled in an atlas format.
Women at the center of climate friendly approaches to agriculture and water use - A report by the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy
This report identifies three principles and two sets of policy-level interventions necessary to enhance water and food security for marginalised communities
Accelerated programmes - What can the water sector learn from the power sector? – An article in EPW by Tushaar Shah
This commentary by Dr. Tushaar Shah presents a critical analysis of the Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme (AIBP)
Independent water regulatory authorities in India - Analysis and interventions - A compendium of analytical work by PRAYAS
This compendium by PRAYAS includes the outcome of an analysis and advocacy based study on water regulation in the context of Water Sector Reforms (WSRs),
Guidelines for successful well site selection – A paper in Current Science
This article presents a few easily applicable rules to guide the selection of well sites
Managing shallow aquifers in a city
BWSSB must take a hard look at its cross-subsidisation and tariff policy and provide incentives for good practices.
MoEF signs three agreements with World Bank for cleaning Ganga and conservation of biodiversity in June 2011
The Government of India and the World Bank signed three agreements to for cleaning Ganga River and to Strengthen Rural Livelihoods and Biodiversity Conservation in India.
Villages in north Bihar sinking in Bagmati's sand - Entire flood control planning needs thorough review - Article by Dinesh Kumar Mishra in d-sector.org
As habitats caught between the embankments in north Bihar are getting buried under the sediments brought in by flood-water, the entire flood control planning needs a thorough review.
The economic impact of forest hydrological services on local communities - A case study from the western ghats of India by South Asian Network for Development and Environmental Economics (SANDEE)
This working paper describes a study that examines the link between stream flow, agricultural water use and economic returns to agriculture in the Western Ghats of peninsular India.
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