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And the 2014 UN ‘Water for Life’ award goes to …
Posted on 31 Mar, 2014 09:52 PMIWMI-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](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/iwmi.png?itok=RjJqtuUa)
Their land lost to a dam, 2,000 farmers take to fishing -- in cages
Posted on 25 Mar, 2014 08:28 PMThe Chandil dam reservoir is located 30 kms from Jamshedpur on the Subernarekha river in Jharkhand. While this dam is a 'tourist hotspot', its construction has resulted in the displacement of more than 20,000 families from 116 surrounding villages. “We lost our farmlands because of the project and now, to support our families, we have to take any job available", says Narayan Gope.
![Modular cages used for cage culture in Chandil](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dsc05976tp.jpg?itok=9eLwk-lG)
The key to successfully managing groundwater in India
Posted on 23 Mar, 2014 10:47 PMDr. Himanshu Kulkarni is the Executive Director of the Advanced Center for Water Resources Development and Management (ACWADAM), a non-profit organisation in Pune. It is a premier education and research institution, which facilitates work on groundwater management through action research programmes and training.
![A study group observing groundwater in a well](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dsc_0222tp.jpg?itok=ZG5mq6SO)
Submissions invited for 'Compendium on Innovations and Best Practices in Managing Water for Sustainable Water Supply, Sanitation and Irrigation Services', SuGWM and Vrutti
Posted on 21 Mar, 2014 02:55 PMSustainable Ground Water Management (SuGWM) & Vrutti are inviting 'Innovations and Best practices in Managing Water for Sustainable Water Supply, Sanitation and Irrigation Services'.
Water - not a gender-neutral resource
Posted on 19 Mar, 2014 10:46 PMWater is not ‘gender-neutral’, especially in India. It is the woman of the house who walks an average of 6 km each day to collect water for household use. In the Kumaon region, a newly married bride visits the family spring to fetch water a day after the wedding, in a symbolic tradition of water responsibility.
![Women & water ( Source: Arghyam)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/women_and_water.png?itok=2btpZMbF)
An 'Umbrella' for sustainable growth
Posted on 16 Mar, 2014 11:11 PMThe dependence on natural resources is ever increasing, and so is the need to manage it better. Rural communities are relatively more dependent on crucial natural resources such as land, water and forest, the exploitation of which directly affects their livelihood.
![Marginal farmers cultivating vegetables in Erode](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dsc08980.jpg?itok=cMqiJ3Rw)
Managing tanks - a bottom-up approach
Posted on 12 Mar, 2014 10:31 AMOur day-to-day dependence on fresh water is tremendous, whether for domestic or agricultural use. Theoretically, we know that it is a finite resource and that it can't be taken for granted but in practice, we do. India has an average rainfall of around 1150 mm but lets out nearly 1263 billion cubic metres of water into the sea unutilized.
![Chengalpattu Eri](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/ce.jpg?itok=79r2vt0A)
Shifting cultivation for a changing climate
Posted on 12 Mar, 2014 10:07 AMShifting cultivation, locally called 'Jhum', is a widely practiced system of crop cultivation among the indigenous communities of Northeast India. While it is generally contested as a destructive method of farming, it is also argued that the system lends itself as much more than just a farming practice.
![Jhum farmer sifting rice](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/jhum_farmer.jpg?itok=kZv_UAzJ)
Invite to the talk on 'Climate & Ecological Crisis: Why Capitalism cannot solve the problem?' by Pablo Solon, Centre for Marxist Studies (CMS), New Delhi
Posted on 11 Mar, 2014 12:30 PMVenue: USO House, USO Road, Jeet Singh Marg, New Delhi - 110067
Ph : 26561103/26857276/26525146
http://www.uso-usi-india.org/
![Climate & Ecological Crisis](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/8357660792_7a1400afb9_z.jpg?itok=DbXs7BYd)
Integrated Farm Development: A user guide
Posted on 08 Mar, 2014 10:29 AMIntegrated Farm Development (IFD) is an innovative concept in farming where various resources (farm waste) are integrated and utilised in order to reap maximum benefits.
![Integrated farm development: A user guide (Source: Seetha Gopalakrishnan, IWP)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dp.jpg?itok=eyMMbSoC)