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Springs are more than just a source of water for humans
Springs exist in the most biodiverse regions of the country and anchor entire ecosystems. That fact must be respected while undertaking springs conservation work. Posted on 02 Dec, 2015 09:04 PM

"If you do good work on the ground, policy will happen", says Himanshu Kulkarni of ACWADAM. This has proven to be in true at least in the case of springs.

Springs not only provide humans with water but anchor entire ecosystems.
2016 might show worse impacts of El Nino, predicts WMO
News this week Posted on 01 Dec, 2015 08:51 PM

2015 the warmest year since 1850: WMO

Annual average temperature map (Source: Robert A. Rohde via Wikimedia Commons)
Uttarakhand finally recognises the land rights of three villages displaced by Tehri dam
Policy matters this week Posted on 01 Dec, 2015 08:44 PM

Three villages displaced by Tehri dam finally recognised as revenue villages

Tehri dam in the lean season (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)
New CGWA guidelines mandate NOC for industries to extract groundwater
Policy matters this week Posted on 24 Nov, 2015 05:45 PM

Industries can extract groundwater only after obtaining a NOC: CGWA

Groundwater, a scarce resource (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)
Be careful while bathing if you're in these six districts of UP!
News this week Posted on 24 Nov, 2015 11:30 AM

UP's rivers and groundwater are loaded with harmful effluents: CPCB

View of the Yamuna in UP (Source: IWP Flickr Photo)
India needs to radically overhaul its water institutions
Can India draw some lessons from the Singaporean water story? Prof Asit Biswas, founder of the Third World Centre for Water Management in Mexico, talks to India Water Portal. Posted on 23 Nov, 2015 09:53 PM

There was a recent report in the Times of India on how Singapore, listed among the 20 smallest countries in the world, made water management and conservation efforts over the years. What lessons can India, a mammoth country draw from this small but densely populated country?

India's water sector: Endemic corruption and public apathy (Source: K N Balraj, IWP Flickr Photos)
Saaf Mathe Ka Samaaj: A treasure of essays on life and water
In our blind pursuit of progress, has the equation between man and nature been lost? Anupam Mishra talks about people, the environment and the mislaid empathy between the two. Posted on 19 Nov, 2015 01:04 PM

Saaf Mathe Ka Samaaj’ is a compilation of 23 essays on people, land, air and water, on issues and concerns that plague them, and the deep and direct connect between society and the environment they live in. Anupam Mishra is a simple, down to earth man and a true Gandhian.

Saaf mathe ka samaaj': Essays by Anupam Mishra (Source: Anupam Mishra)
Intern / Part-time Research Assistant for documenting case studies on water enterprises
The purpose of this research is to identify and document various case studies of various water enterprises delivering potable water services.
Posted on 18 Nov, 2015 05:30 PM

S3IDF is part of a national team (commissioned by the IWMI Tata water mission) conducting a landscape study on “Water Enterprises” in rural India addressing the issue of potable water.  S3IDF’s focus geographies in this study are Kolar District and Chittoor District.  

Position: Intern / Research Assistant

Rains bring relief to Chennai's water security but expose city's under-preparedness
News this week Posted on 16 Nov, 2015 09:42 PM

Heavy rain water logs Chennai and other parts of Tamil Nadu

A water logged street (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
CPCB gets strict with non-compliant industries along the Ganga
Policy matters this week Posted on 16 Nov, 2015 09:34 PM

Respond immediately or face closure: CPCB to non-compliant industries along the Ganga

Ganga river at Sangam in Allahabad (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)
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