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Research Papers
Resource availability for water supply to Bangalore City, Karnataka - An article published in the journal Current Science
Posted on 25 Aug, 2012 03:05 PMThis article published in the journal Current Science highlights the acute water scarcity that the city of Bangalore has been facing ove
Prevalence of dental caries and dental fluorosis among 12 and 15 years old school children in relation to fluoride concentration in drinking water in an endemic fluoride belt of Andhra Pradesh- Article in Indian Journal of Public Health
Posted on 24 Aug, 2012 06:46 PMThis article in the Indian Journal of Public Health is a case study on negative effects on fluoride on 12- 15 years old school going children.
Interstate water dispute and federalism - Governance of interstate river water in India - A paper published in the journal Civil and Environmental Research
Posted on 23 Aug, 2012 11:25 AMThis paper published in the journal Civil and Environmental Research examines the methods and policies used before independence to tackle the problem of interstate river water dispute.
Urban India 2011: Evidence - A publication by the Indian Institute for Human Settlements
Posted on 23 Aug, 2012 10:58 AMThis report published by the Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS) sheds light on the gradual urban transition that India is going to go through and presents an analysis of the transition by collating evidence from different sources, which can help in developing an
Sediment contamination due to toxic heavy metals in Mithi river of Mumbai - Paper published in the journal Advances in Analytical Chemistry
Posted on 23 Aug, 2012 10:57 AMThis paper published in the journal Advances in Analytical Chemistry discusses the findings of a study that aimed at quantification of accumulated toxic heavy metals in the sediments of Mithi river of Mumbai.The study was conducted at three different sampling loca
In pursuit of energy efficiency in India’s agriculture - A working paper on fighting free power in India
Posted on 20 Aug, 2012 11:17 AMThis working paper published in Agence Française de Développement (AFD) informs that while about 70% of Indian electricity is carbon-based, a quarter of the nation’s consumption goes into agriculture, to extract groundwater
India: Improving urban water supply and sanitation service provision- Lessons from business plans for Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Haryana and international good practices- Report by the World Bank
Posted on 19 Aug, 2012 04:50 PMThis report by the World Bank identifies the key elements of a State-wide program for improving water supply and sanitation services and accountability on the basis of
Water quality assessment of the sacred Himalayan rivers of Uttarakhand - A study using biological assessment methods
Posted on 13 Aug, 2012 10:28 PMThe present study published in Current Science deals with water quality assessment of rivers in Uttarakhand using biomonitoring assess
"MGNREGA Sameeksha 2012": An anthology of research studies on the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (2006–2012) - A report by the Ministry of Rural Development
Posted on 08 Aug, 2012 07:39 AMThis report by Ministry of Rural Development is an analytical anthology of all major research studies done on Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Act (MGNREGA) that were published in various academic journals or came out as stand-alone reports.
What does it take to scale up rural sanitation ? - A working paper by Water and Sanitation Program
Posted on 04 Aug, 2012 10:22 AMThe deplorable condition of sanitation facilities in developing countries, has been gaining enormous attention in the recent times. It is no longer a “forgotten issue”.Though measure and several initiatives have been taken by national governments and international agencies to address this problem, yet a lot has to be done and learned about dealing with it.