The Water Future Conference in Bangalore: Towards a Sustainable Water Future
The recently concluded 4 day conference in Bangalore looked at the current state of global water resource challenges & future pathways to achieve the SDGs, while ensuring equity in access to all.
Charles Vorosmarty, Chair, COMPASS Initiative, Water Future at the opening plenary on advanced water system assessments to address water security challenges of the 21st century.
वेदों का उपयोग जलवायु परिवर्तन पर आधुनिक संदर्भ में किया जाए
वेदों का उपयोग जलवायु परिवर्तन पर आधुनिक संदर्भ में किया जाए। 
Climate vulnerability map of India coming soon
DST and SDC working together to develop pan-India climate vulnerability assessment map, to help communities and states better prepare for climate change.
Dr. Akhilesh Gupta , head of the climate change programme at DST. Image source: India Science Wire
Return of the pearl millet
A women's collective in western Madhya Pradesh protects crop varieties bred by indigenous farming communities.
This variety of bajra has extended whiskers on its seeds when on the plant. This prevented the birds from eating it. Growing bajra in Pandutalav became possible only when Majlis could lay its hands on this variety. (Image: Majlis)
Groundwater markets flourish in peri-urban Hyderabad
Groundwater, drawn at rapid rates from peri-urban areas of Hyderabad is now turning into a commodity, controlled and distributed by a few, to meet the needs of the urban elite.
Groundwater in Hyderabad, in peril (Image Source: India Water Portal)
सात हजार लाख लीटर बरसात के पानी की एफडी
सात हजार लाख लीटर बरसात के पानी की एफडी। फोटो स्त्रोत-naidunia
कुसौली : स्वच्छता से गांव में स्वावलंबन
कुसौली : स्वच्छता से गांव में स्वावलंबन।
आधुनिक विकास की खुशियों पर भारी पड़ेगी अमेजन के जंगल की आग
आधुनिक विकास की खुशियों पर भारी पड़ेगी अमेजन के जंगल की आग। फोटो स्त्रोत-फाउंडेशन फॉर इकनोमिक एजुकेशन
अमेजन की आग से पृथ्वी पर बढ़ता संकट
अमेजन की आग से पृथ्वी पर बढ़ता संकट। फोटो स्त्रोत-दैनिक जागरण
Applying ethics to water management, to ensure equity in access to all
A workshop in Bangalore explored water ethics and how it can be applied to water management.
From left to right - Siddharth Krishnan (ATREE), David Groenfeldt (Water Culture Institute), Sara Ahmed (University of Cambridge), Veena Srinivasan (ATREE), KJ Joy (SOPPECOM)
Water wisdom in times of a climate crisis
New report documents India’s rich traditions of water harvesting and sustainable use.
Bandhara (in Nashik, Maharashtra), a low masonry weir of 1.2 to 4.5 m height, which is constructed across a small stream for diverting the water into a small main canal taking off from its upstream side (Image: Shailendra Yashwant, Oxfam India)
 दिशा बोध का उदाहरण है नालन्दा का सूरजकुण्ड तालाब 
प्रतीकात्मक फोटो।
Rising sea temperatures pose a threat to coral reefs
Study analysing data of sea surface temperatures since 1982 finds that three mass bleaching events impacted five major Indian coral reefs.
Image used for representational purposes only. Image source: Wikimedia Commons
झींगा मछली-पालन : आमदनी का बेहतरीन जरिया
प्रो. शांतिलाल चौबीसा, प्राणीशास्त्री एवं लेखक
मानसून की दुश्वारियाँ
मानसून की दुश्वारियाँ।
India’s deepening water crisis
Making false doomsday claims of a water crisis could support problematic mega solutions, which could lead to more problems.
water crisis india
ग्रीन सेक्टर क्लीन करियर
ग्रीन सेक्टर क्लीन करियर।
परमाडीह : जैविक खेती से गांव में आई खुशहाली
परमाडीह : जैविक खेती से गांव में आई खुशहाली।
Water levels in major reservoirs rise to 85 percent of overall capacity: CWC
News this week
Narmada river in Madhya Pradesh (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
Manual scavenging is inhumane: SC
Policy matters this week
Despite the ban, manual scavenging continues. (Image courtesy: The Hindu)
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