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Revised composition of working group on rural domestic water and sanitation for the Twelfth Five-Year Plan (2012-2017)

Planning Commission has recently revised the composition of the Working Group on Rural Domestic Water & Sanitation for the Twelfth Five-Year Plan (2012-2017).

अकाल के कपाल पर तरक्की की इबारत

अंटार्कटिका-दुनिया का सबसे ठंडा महाद्वीप

Irrigation tanks and their traditional local management - A remarakable ancient history of India - Paper presented at the National Seminar on Water and Culture (2007)

Irrigation and traditional managements systems were community led. The recent past has seen sharp decline of both. A road back to the future leads us to the revival of these: discusses this paper

Ancient water and soil conservation ecosystems of Sri Lanka – Some aspects - Paper presented at the National Seminar on Water and Culture (2007)

The old water and soil conservation systems of Sri Lanka are preserved in text. A comparison of the text, history and present systems

Applicability of traditional wisdom in water management in Konkan region of Maharashtra - Paper presented at the National Seminar on Water and Culture (2007)

This paper describes some traditional water management techniques of the Konkan region of Maharashtra, with the hope that an effort will be made to revive them to ensure water supply for rural areas.

Dying wisdom of medieval water management of Aurangabad city - Paper presented at the National Seminar on Water and Culture (2007)

This paper discusses the water management techniques and technology known as Neher.

Glimpses of Bhagiratha Vidya - Irrigation engineering in ancient India - Paper presented at the National Seminar on Water and Culture (2007)

This paper looks at various ancient Indian texts to highlight irrigation techniques used at that time.

India's participation at the UN Climate Change Conference at Cancun, Mexico - MoEF press release and ninister's statement

Indian event at Cancun re-emphasizes importance of equity, 7th December 2010

Summary report - Maharashtra government consultation on Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts - MoEF

Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel presents a brief summary of the key issues that were dwelt on to understand the situation of the Western ghats and the key findings of the evaluation.

Assessment of fluoride in drinking water in Andhra Pradesh - A report by Arghyam

This document presents the findings of a study conducted by Arghyam, in fluoride-affected areas in selected villages in Andhra Pradesh.

Yale University releases Environmental Performance Indices for 2010

Environmental Performance Index (EPI) is a method for quantifying and numerically benchmarking the environmental performance of a country.

Water and its quality in ancient encyclopedias of Karnataka - Paper presented at the National Seminar on Water and Culture (2007)

This paper highlights how ancient texts of Karnataka have dealt with various issues of water which range from cloud formation to finding ground water.

Traditional water management practices and water sector reforms in South India - A comparative analysis of three systems and Participatory Irrigation Management policy - Paper presented at the National Seminar on Water and Culture (2007)

This paper deals with the comparative analysis of traditional water management practices in tanks systems and water sector reforms carried out in three southern states of India.

Traditional water management practices in coastal Karnataka - Paper presented at the National Seminar on Water and Culture (2007)

This paper highlights traditional water management practices that were practised in coastal Karnataka.