Scaling up rural sanitation: Findings from the impact evaluation baseline survey in Madhya Pradesh – A report by the Water and Sanitation Program of the World Bank
It is part of a series of papers analyzing the baseline data from all countries where the Global Scaling Up Rural Sanitation program has been implemented.
Indigenous pest management practices prevalent among hill farmers in Uttarakhand – A paper in the Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge
Indigenous pest management practices were used before the arrival of chemical pest management and were location and pest specific besides being cheap.
Paddy and water management with the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) – A special issue of the journal "Paddy and Water Environment"
The international journal “Paddy and Water Environment” has brought out a special issue on “Paddy and Water Management with the System of Rice Intensification (SRI)”
Operation and maintenance for rural water supplies – A manual by Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation and the Water and Sanitation Program of World Bank
This manual provides information on the process through which village level water supply schemes are operated and maintained to ensure sustainable service delivery.
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
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.
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.
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
"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.
Let Pinder river flow free - Thousands gather in people's public hearing and vow to oppose the dam
"There is no place like our Pinder valley. What is Rs. 10- 20 lakhs to us? Have you ever thought about the lakhs worth of salt and grains that you have eaten from this land?
Forest and environment clearance given to 7 new projects in Uttarakhand - Press release by MoEF
The Ministry of Environment and Forests has granted forest and environment clearances to seven projects in Uttarakhand. This meets a long-standing demand of the State.
Landmark initiative of Karnataka High Court stops the destruction and degeneration of lakes of Bangalore – ESG's submission and the report of the Committee constituted by the Court
Over 400 lakes spread over 1200 sq kms of Bangalore are to be immediately protected and rehabilitated in an ecologically wise and socially just manner .
Lingering floods in Pakistan - Updates from Earth Observatory
Monsoon rains fall on Pakistan every summer, but the summer of 2010 was extraordinary.
Death of a river - On the Yamuna in Delhi - Article from Kafila
The Final scene in the epic tragedy of the Jamna is being enacted at these very moments.
Maharashtra gifts farmers’ water to industries - Dams, Rivers and People - Newsletter from SANDRP of March 2011
South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People (SANDRP) news letter of March 2011 (Volume 9 Issue 2), focuses on the following topics.
Arsenic and chromium hyper-accumulation by an ecotype of Pteris vittata - Possibility of remediation of contaminated water and soil – A paper in Current Science
The remediation of arsenic and chromium contaminated soil and water has become an important environmental issue.
Farming practices in different water regimes: Action - Newsletter of AFPRO for April 2011
Action for Food Production(AFPRO) news letter - Volume 2, Issue 1 of April 2011, focuses on the following topics.
Urban lakes - A series of current articles from Down To Earth magazine
This presents information on lakes in Delhi, Hyderabad, Bhimtal, Surajkund and Kolkata.
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