Whose river is it anyway - Political economy of hydropower in the Eastern Himalayas - A paper published in the Economic and Political Weekly
This paper highlights the various debates that have emerged in India the context of the highly controversial issue of large dams being built on the rivers of the eastern Himalayas
Flood control policies in India - A paper in the journal Golden Research Thoughts
The paper traces the history of flood management in India, its successes and failures, the methods and structures used for flood management and suggests the way forward
Environmental management system at Infosys headquarters, Bangalore
This article shows the dedication towards the environment shown by Infosys by implementing an Environmental Management System called the Ozone Initiative.
A lake in Bangalore city. Image used for representational purposes only. Image courtesy India Water Portal.
National seminar on decentralized governance in water and sanitation in rural India at LBSNAA, Mussoorie: Video recordings of selected presentations
This article provides the details of the two-day conference on 'Decentralized governance in water and sanitation in rural India' organised at LBSNAA, Musoorie
Impact of climate change on food security in India - A paper published in the journal Advances in Asian Social Science
This paper analyses the food security condition of India during the last few decades and the impact of climate change on food security of India
The Bhungroo (Straw)- An intervention for water logging and irrigation in saline soils- A video interview with a women farmer in the Rann of Kutch
This video features a woman farmer from a small village in Rann of Kutch, who talks about the practice of “Bhungroo” in the region
Groundwater markets - A video interview with a social entrepreneur in Gujarat.
This video sheds light on the functioning of groundwater markets in Sami village in Patan district of Gujarat
"Eco-sustainable agriculture and rural livelihood" - Natural farming and environment festival organised by Kheti Virasat Mission at Bathinda, Punjab in May 2012
This article by Amita Bhaduri highlights the proceedings of the Natural Farming and Environment Festival by Kheti Virasat Mission held at Bathinda, Punjab
"Aajao Pukur Aamader" by Nirupama Adhikari - Bengali translation of Anupam Mishra’s book “Aaj Bhi Khare Hain Talaab”
This book titled “Aajao Pukur Aamader” is the Bengali translation of Anupam Mishra’s book in Hindi “Aaj Bhi Khare Hain Talaab” which has been a runaway success for several years.
Has the revised draft of the National Water Policy 2012, released by the Ministry of Water Resources in June 2012 incorporated the public's feedback ?
This article by Chicu Lokgariwar presents the salient features of the revised draft of the National Water Policy and compares it to the previous version
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