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Groundwater
Model bill to regulate and control the development of groundwater by Ministry of Water Resources (1992, 1996 and 2005)
Posted on 30 May, 2009 09:29 AMModel bill to regulate and control the development and management of ground water, 1992
Water security for residents of apartments & gated communities in Bangalore - An article by SS Ranganathan
Posted on 29 May, 2009 04:27 PMMr. S.S. Ranganathan, author of this guest post, is a retired senior executive of Ion Exchange and currently a consultant based in Bangalore.
He can be reached at: ss.ranganathan@gmail.com , +91-9343734229
WATER SECURITY FOR THE RESIDENTS OF APARTMENTS & GATED COMMUNITIES - S.S.Ranganathan
ITC Limited, Kolkata, implements integrated watershed development programme as a corporate initiative (2007)
Posted on 29 May, 2009 11:39 AMThis presentation deals with the Integrated Watershed Development Programme being implemented by ITC Limited, Kolkata. Given that it is a large agro-based company with a pan-India presence, it is hardly surprising that ITC's soil and water conservation interventions are on a major scale, covering 66,723 acres in 450 villages from 23 districts in 7 states.
Groundwater quality of Indian states: information sheet from WaterAid and British Geological Survey
Posted on 29 May, 2009 11:05 AMEffect of climate change on water resources - a preliminary consolidated report by Central Water Commission and the National Institute of Hydrology
Posted on 28 May, 2009 01:12 PMThis report on the Effect of Climate Change on Water Resources, prepared by the Central Water Commission and the National Institute of Hydrology, under the guidance of the Ministry of Water Resources in 2008, is one of the first official reports made available by the Government of India, of a reliable quantitative assessment based on field data, of the likely effect of climate change on the availability of water resources, i.e. on the glaciers and snow melt, on rainfall and their effect on run off into the river system and their contribution to ground water.
Pepsico India's efforts to achieve a positive water balance as a corporate initiative (2007)
Posted on 26 May, 2009 12:48 PMThis multinational soft drinks, bottled water and food products manufacturer is currently engaged in an effort to reduce water consumption with the ambitious goal of achieving a positive water balance, or in other words going even beyond zero water balance.
Down the borewell hole ! Unique video footage
Posted on 26 May, 2009 11:12 AMMr. P. Ganesh of Ayyappa Aqua Solutions has invented a technique of lowering a camera with a flashlight down a borewell hole in order to understand what is going on inside. (Mr. Ganesh specializes in hydrofracturing which is a process of using high pressure water to crumble rock and open up fissures in order to rejuvenate borewells that have gone dry).
Corporate initiative 'Project Boond' by Bharat Petroleum and the Bridge Charitable Trust , Thane district , Maharashtra (2007)
Posted on 25 May, 2009 10:46 AMThis presentation describes Bharat Petroleum's 'Project Boond', funded by the Oil Industry Development Board and with
Protecting groundwater for health - A World Health Organisation report
Posted on 22 May, 2009 12:21 PMThis report by the World Health Organisation provides a structured approach to analysing hazards to groundwater quality, assessing the risk they may cause for a specific supply, setting priorities in addressing these
Groundwater quality scenario in India by ministry of water resources
Posted on 21 May, 2009 04:52 PMThis site by the Ministry of Water Resources provides details of the groundwater quality scenario and the efforts undertaken to monitor groundwater quality in India.