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Groundwater
How soil and water conservation transformed the lives of people in a remote village - The case of Gulliyada village in Talavadi block of Erode district, Tamil Nadu
Posted on 09 May, 2012 04:12 PMAuthor: Seetha Gopalakrishnan
MYRADA and the Krishi Vigyan Kendra in Erode district, Tamil Nadu
Privatisation of urban water supply in Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh - An update from Manthan Adyayan Kendra
Posted on 09 May, 2012 09:53 AMStartling conditionalities
Effects of industrial and agricultural activities on properties of groundwater - A paper published in the Bulletin of Environment, Pharmacology & Life Sciences
Posted on 05 May, 2012 03:24 PMThe main sources of groundwater contamination are industrial, municipal and agricultural wastes (both solid and liquid), rocks, sludge and slimes, refuse, pesticides, herbicides, effluents from livestock and poultry farms. Many pollutants are even able to penetrate into groundwater aquifers.
People in National capital territory of Delhi are far away from safe drinking water: Role of governance and civil society
Posted on 30 Apr, 2012 09:56 PMAdaptive sustainable agriculture: Crop system intensification in Andhra Pradesh
Posted on 30 Apr, 2012 07:01 PMWOTR has been extensively promoting sustainable agriculture practices as part of its adaptive sustainable development approach. The objective is to promote low external inputs, increase land productivity, use of indigenous seeds, and reduce cost of cultivation.
Precious Kaveri water down the drain; wasted to wash vehicles: Letter to the Chairman, Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board
Posted on 23 Apr, 2012 12:47 PMDear Chairman BWSSB,
Critical review of the impacts, challenges, prospects and conflict management for vitally needed inter-linking of rivers in India
Posted on 23 Apr, 2012 12:17 PMGuest post by : Er. Radhey Shyam Goel
1. Introduction
Depleting water resources in Thalassery, Kerala: Huge effort is required to address water supply and sewerage handling issues
Posted on 22 Apr, 2012 02:57 PMAuthor : Fazal Maliyakkal
A framework for rural drinking water quality management, based on experiences from the voluntary sector - A learning document by Arghyam
Posted on 20 Apr, 2012 04:33 PMThe phases that have been identified for a sustainable WQM programme are:
(1) Assessment of baseline situation
(2) Participatory planning
(3) Water quality monitoring
(4) Implementation
The sanitation crisis in India - An urgent need to look beyond toilet provision
Posted on 18 Apr, 2012 12:14 PMGuest post by: Aarti Kelkar-Khambete
Image Courtesy: Wikimedia Commons
The sanitation crisis and the recent evidence on lack of toilet facilities