Proposed dumping site threatens water source - Video Volunteers
Chennai's main drinking water source will be affected if a proposed dumping site is built
Ancient, traditional water and agricultural management systems - A collection of papers from the national seminar on water and culture, organised at Hampi, by Sahayoga and Kannada University (2007)
Integrating traditional techniques with modern practices for those working towards providing sustainable access to water and food, for all common citizens.
Sethusamudram channel project - An epoch making event - Paper presented at the National Seminar on Water and Culture (2007)
This paper discusses the Sethusamudram project which is an attempt to make a shipping canal between Sri Lanka and India.
Study of ancient water storage systems on forts in Nashik district of Maharashtra - Paper presented at the National Seminar on Water and Culture (2007)
Adapting ancient understanding of water collection, storage, supply and distribution in forts to present day urban needs.
Two ancient irrigation systems of India - Paper presented at the National Seminar on Water and Culture (2007)
This paper presents two different types of irrigation systems used in ancient India. Both are based on the overflow system of irrigation.
Water and culture vis-à-vis river diversions - Paper presented at the National Seminar on Water and Culture (2007)
Ancient knowledge and tradition of linking rivers. A study of the Koyna dam to understand this further
Khazana Bawali - Historical wisdom needing protection - Paper presented at the National Seminar on Water and Culture (2007)
The loss of ancient knowledge: the Kazana Bawali lost to the want or urbanization or sheer callousness
Palaeochannels as groundwater storage - A promising option to cope with hydro-hazards in Rajasthan - Paper presented at the National Seminar on Water and Culture (2007)
Understanding the role of paleochannels to foresee, asses and meet the current and future requirements in the valley systems
Participatory Irrigation Management (PIM) in Andhra Pradesh - An overview - Paper presented at the National Seminar on Water and Culture (2007)
Inadequate and unreliable water in the lower command area of Andhra, leaves the farmers with little hope
Revival of swadeshi, vedic and traditional wisdom of water - Paper presented at the National Seminar on Water and Culture (2007)
This paper highlights various ancient Indian texts which mention various ways to find, conserve, purify and harvest water.
Water management in the Vijaynagar empire - Paper presented at the National Seminar on Water and Culture (2007)
The ancient systems were built with a reverence for the environment and water. Understanding these from the Vijaynagar Empire
Ideal historical river water use systems - Paper presented at the National Seminar on Water and Culture (2007)
This paper explains an ancient surface water irrigation technique known as "Phad" and its management in parts of Maharashtra.
Idol immersion activities and their management in water bodies in India - Paper presented at the National Seminar on Water and Culture (2007)
This paper discusses the programme that was initiated to shift the venue of immersion of Hindu idols in the city of Bhopal.
State of knowledge of coastal and marine biodiversity of Indian Ocean countries – An article from the Public Library of Science
This article in the Public Library of Science deals with the state of knowledge of coastal and marine biodiversity of Indian Ocean countries.
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