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Living rivers, dying rivers: Rivers of Tamil Nadu and Kerala
Posted on 28 Jun, 2012 04:35 PMIntroduction
![Cooum river, Tamil Nadu (Source: Wikipedia)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/cooum.jpg?itok=sXROTlac)
"Burning mountains": A first-hand account of the forest fires in summer in Uttarakhand
Posted on 19 Jun, 2012 06:38 AMForest fires occur with distressing regularity in the Himalayan states in the summer. This article presents some information of the scale of forest fires in Uttarakhand, and a first-hand account of their impacts.
Background information for the Twelfth Year Plan: Reports of the Planning Commission working groups
Posted on 16 Jun, 2012 04:53 PMThe Twelfth Five Year Plan of the Government of India commences during the year 2012-13. This plan has been developed following the recommendations of a number of Working Groups covering 26 different areas.
Groundwater scenario of India - A report by Central Ground Water Board, Ministry of Water Resources (2009-10)
Posted on 07 Jun, 2012 07:55 PMThis document by Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) sheds light on ground water scenario of India for the year 2009-10. The major issues discussed in the document are categorised under three broad sections:
Tenda, a traditional system to draw water from open wells that is still practiced even today in Chattisgarh and Odisha
Posted on 05 Jun, 2012 10:00 PMTwo talukas, Jat & Atpadi, in Sangli district of Maharashtra face worst drought despite river Krishna flowing just 100 kms away
Posted on 05 Jun, 2012 02:09 PM
Traditional water management systems - An overview of the Ahar-Pyne system in the South Bihar plains in India and the need for its revival - A paper from the Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge
Posted on 23 May, 2012 04:45 PMThis paper published in the Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge provides a brief overview of the the Ahar-Pyne system, a traditional water harvesting system still practised in the sout
Fighting water borne disease at the household level
Posted on 16 May, 2012 12:58 PMBeing the second most populous nation in the world with 1.22 billion people, India is all set to take the first position, replacing China by 2030. As per the present population growth rate of 1.58%, India is expected to be a 1.53 billion plus nation by 2030.
Water resources of Andhra Pradesh - An atlas by VIStA, IWMI and GoAP
Posted on 14 May, 2012 06:25 PMThis atlas on water resources in Andhra Pradesh by International Water Management Institute (IWMI), IWMI-Tata Water Policy Program (ITP), Visual Information Systems for Action (VIStA) and
Training workshop on hydrogeology and water quality, People's Science Institute, June 11-22, 2012, Dehradun
Posted on 14 May, 2012 12:04 PM
Organiser: People’s Science Institute
Venue: Dehradun