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Well hydraulics: Difference in the hydraulics of pumping and recharge in a dug well
This article discusses the difference in the hydraulics of pumping and recharge in a dug well Posted on 12 Sep, 2012 01:31 PM

 It is well known fact that water well hydraulics is derived from the petroleum industry, therefore borrowed the concept of synonymy between pumping and injection. Two reasons which favoured the presumption are 1. Solutions for crude oil injection were never so significant as compared to pumping in the petroleum industry, and 2.

Uniform drinking water quality monitoring protocol- Draft by Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation
This is a draft protocol on the monitoring the quality of the drinking water Posted on 12 Sep, 2012 12:15 PM

This document by the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation describes various elements of laboratory management practices that will ensure that the data generated is comparable and scientifically correct and is in a form that can then be used to result in intervent

Churning still water – Briefing paper by the Centre for Science and Environment on the state of urban water bodies, conservation and management in India
This briefing paper on the state of urban water bodies, conservation and management in India, has tried to bring out the threats to the urban water bodies in India Posted on 10 Sep, 2012 10:58 PM

Urban water bodies are encroached, full of sewage, garbage or just filled up and built over these days.

"The new human revolution": Ushering universalism and a just world through sustainability
This article by Sujata D Hazarika and Saurabh Garg dwells on idea of how to create and communicate a shared vision for a sustainable and desirable future Posted on 09 Sep, 2012 03:54 PM

Contemporary society is in a transition and deep into the making of the first universal society for mankind, creation of a ‘one world’ where human wellbeing can no longer be separated from other human beings or from planetary welfare.

India’s groundwater crisis- A discussion paper by Global Water Forum
The paper states that scanty rainfall especially during the onset of monsoons of 2012, has led to a grim water situation in the country Posted on 08 Sep, 2012 07:54 PM

This discussion paper by Global Water Forum reviews the drivers of groundwater crisis and its consequent impact, in India .

Market integration and price transmission in India: A case of rice and wheat with special reference to the world food crisis of 2007/08- A paper by Food and Agriculture Organization
This paper sheds light on the significant role played by rice and wheat in the Indian economy and its food security policy Posted on 07 Sep, 2012 09:53 PM

This paper by Food and Agriculture Organization sheds light on the significant role played by rice and wheat in the Indian economy, its food security policy and the specific policy measures that were taken during the global economic crisis of 2007/08.

Guidance notes for continuous water supply (24-7): A guide to project preparation, implementation and appraisal- A report by Water and Sanitation Program
These are guidance notes for all those who considering of converting their water distribution services from intermittent to continuous (24-7) supply. Posted on 06 Sep, 2012 09:39 PM

This report by Water and Sanitation Program is a guidance notes meant for governments, municipal administrations and water utilities that are considering of converting their water distribution services from intermittent to continuous (24-7)

Community participation in South Asian sanitation - A paper published in Public World
This paper argues that improvement in sanitation is one of the most important goals that countries in South Asia need to achieve, which can lead to improvement in health outcomes Posted on 05 Sep, 2012 04:06 PM

This paper published in collaboration with Public World (London) focuses on the poor sanitation situation in South Asia, which has the highest proportion of people practising open defecation and argues that improvement in sanitation is one of the most important goals that countries i

Conservation at crossroads – Science, society and the future of India’s wildlife – A talk by Ghazala Shahabuddin
This article by Amita Bhaduri describes Ghazala Shahabuddin’s recent talk on the malaise underlying India’s dominant conservation paradigm Posted on 05 Sep, 2012 03:48 PM

Ghazala Shahabuddin’s recent talk on 30th August, 2012 at IIC, New Delhi focused on the malaise underlying India’s dominant conservation paradigm, which is for the most part one of top-down control and exclusion.

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