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Gujarat among the most water-starved states in India:UN
News this week: Groundwater depletion makes Gujarat a water-starved state, says UN; Surat units all set to use recycled water; SANDRP urges Maharashtra CM to withdraw irrigation projects.
Swati Bansal
Posted on 15 Apr, 2014 09:10 PM

Gujarat among the most water-starved states in India: UN
Water scarcity in Gujarat (Source: WebGovernments)
Close 23 out of 24 hydel projects in Uttarakhand: SC committee
Policy matters this week: SC committee rejects 23 of 24 hydel projects in Uttarakhand; WB govt planning to amend Land Reform Act; HC orders Gujarat to properly implement the water project.
Swati Bansal
Posted on 15 Apr, 2014 09:09 PM

SC committee rejects 23 of 24 hydel projects in Uttarakhand
Bhagirathi river in Uttarakhand (Source:Wikimedia)
And the 2014 UN ‘Water for Life’ award goes to …
... IWMI-Tata Water Policy Program, a project that focuses on water and energy, and throws light on how the fortunes of groundwater and energy economies are intertwined.
Shilp Verma
Posted on 31 Mar, 2014 09:52 PM

IWMI-Tata Water Policy Program (ITP), a project that focusses on policy research in the co-management of energy & groundwater, has been awarded the 2014 UN ‘Water for life’ award!
Project leader Tushaar Shah with the award
MoEF accepts Kerala's recommendations on Western Ghats
Policy matters this week: MoEF approves Kerala's demands on Western Ghats; Committee finds Singrauli pollution a matter of serious concern; Panels set up to manage those displaced by Alamatti dam.
Swati Bansal
Posted on 09 Mar, 2014 05:17 PM

MoEF accepts Kerala's recommendations on Western Ghats
A view of Western Ghats (Source: Wikipedia)
Gujaratina neera tijori: Taankaa
Taankaas are considered as safe deposit lockers of water in Gujarat. They have been storing every drop of water that falls down and quenching the thirst of households for decades.
Shree Padre
Posted on 20 Feb, 2014 11:56 PM

Rainwater harvesting is not a new science in India. There are several traditional practices across the country where rainwater was stored safely and used in times of need. One such example is the 'Taankaa' system in Gujarat.
86,000 litres tanka in Ahmedabad
An alternative perspective: Sabarmati Riverfront Development
A critical review of the Sabarmati Riverfront Development project, Ahmedabad, from an environmental perspective.
Mohan S Rao
Posted on 20 Feb, 2014 01:09 PM

The Sabarmati Riverfront Development has been hailed as a project towards urban regeneration & environmental improvement, which will transform the river to a focal point of leisure and recreation.
Sabarmati Riverfront Development
New crop insurance scheme for Pudukottai, TN
Policy matters this week: Crop scheme for Pudukottai gets govt. approval; Delhi govt. plans to revive defunct RWH system in schools; NGT orders vigil against illegal coastal sand mining.
Swati Bansal
Posted on 10 Feb, 2014 07:06 PM

Pudukottai gets crop insurance scheme to mitigate nature's fury
Villagers planting paddy crops (Source: Wikipedia)
Applications invited for JRF Position in Department of Science and Technology (DST), Indian Centre for Climate and Societal Impacts Research (ICCSIR), Mandvi, Kutch.
The project is looking for candidate who is motivated towards working in frontier areas of research.
Posted on 08 Feb, 2014 12:40 PM

Title: Investigation of the role of black carbon on aerosol radiative forcing over western India

Duration: Three Years

Eligibility criteria:

(1) Academic qualifications: M.Sc./M. Tech. in any of the following subjects:
Channel Mandakini to its original course: GSI
News this week: GSI recommends channeling Mandakini river to its original course; Sohra experiences one of the driest year; HC orders close down of 12 units in Mundra SEZ, Gujarat.
Swati Bansal
Posted on 21 Jan, 2014 03:29 PM

GSI report suggests channeling Mandakini river
Uttarakhand floods (Source: The Hindu)
Free water for the Capital
Policy Matters this week: AAP government in Delhi announces free water, nuclear plant in Haryana and hydel projects in Arunachal get green nod.
Ravleen Kaur
Posted on 08 Jan, 2014 12:04 PM

Two days into power, AAP announced free water
Free water but for how long? (Source: Wikipedia)
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