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Cloud seeding for increasing rainfall
Posted on 16 Nov, 2007 08:18 PMDue to the heat from the Sun the water in the rivers, lakes and Oceans becomes water vapour. As this hot moist air rises into the sky the temperature gets reduced at 7oC per km height in the sky.
Hydrology links compiled by C.P Kumar of NIH, Roorkee
Posted on 16 Nov, 2007 09:47 AMC.P. Kumar of the National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee provides a list of web communities on hydrology:
Book review: "Waterscapes"
Posted on 15 Nov, 2007 09:52 AMWaterscapes: Cultural Politics of a Natural Resource edited by Amita Baviskar
Watershed cartoons from WASSAN
Posted on 05 Nov, 2007 10:28 AMThere isn't a lot of humour we have come across so far, in the water sector. Here is something though, from WASSAN (www.wassan.org) WASSAN has a set of cartoons on their site, based on their watershed project experiences.
Water resource website-www.allaboutwater.org
Posted on 04 Nov, 2007 02:03 PMwww.allaboutwater.org is an interesting site for laypersons but also to an extent for water resources researchers, covering a wide range of facts relating water vis-Ã -vis our planet and the human race and presenting its information in a clear, user-friendly way.
Excel spreadsheet for groundwater budgeting
Posted on 23 Oct, 2007 03:37 AMMr. R.V. Rama Mohan of Center for World Solidarity has come up with freeware (an Excel spreadsheet) to calculate the groundwater extraction vs. recharge in an area. He has made the software available to the public and is soliciting feedback.
New website on "rainfed farming" by WASSAN
Posted on 09 Oct, 2007 04:55 AMClick here to view the website
Eco-Sanitation resources compiled by Solutions Exchange
Posted on 03 Oct, 2007 02:16 AMSolutions Exchange recently compiled its discussion on "Use of Human Excreta for Agriculture" , closely related to the concept of Eco-Sanitation.
Planning Commission report on groundwater
Posted on 29 Sep, 2007 12:11 AMThe September 2007 report of the Expert Group on "Ground Water Management and Ownership" of the Planning Commission is available from the Commission. The report looks primarily at the problem of rural depletion of groundwater and feasibility and necessity of changing groundwater law.