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Why a right to sanitation is necessary
The Millenium Development Goals aimed to halve the number of people with no access to water & sanitation. "Who are these people?", asks Leo Heller of the UN Office for Human Rights. Posted on 28 Aug, 2015 09:43 AM

Indian activists have been campaigning for the last three years for a justiciable right to water and sanitation.

Definitions of the human rights to water and sanitation (Source: SIWI)
Water problems with quality and access plague Sambalpur, Odisha
Groundwater in Talabeda village in Sambalpur, Odisha has high concentrations of iron but more urgently, its water supply system is dysfunctional for the last 2 weeks due to electricity issues. Posted on 27 Aug, 2015 04:00 PM

It's been more than 15 days and the drinking water crisis in Talabeda village in Sambalpur, Odisha is yet to be addressed. The water supply system of the village collapsed due to a fault in the transformer located within the premises of the Talabeda pump house, and no one has the time to fix this and restart the water supply system. 

The colour of the tiles around the public stand-post at Talabeda, Odisha have changed from white to red due to iron contamination.
Training Programme on Introduction to SWAT by IIT Madras
IIT Madras is organising a short-term training programme on 'Introduction to Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT)' using open source tools- QGIS and QSWAT
Posted on 25 Aug, 2015 04:03 PM

The primary objective of this short term training program is to provide college teachers and professional engineers with a comprehensive understanding of GIS techniques relevant for studies related to water resources assessment.

Can India become groundwater secure?
Understanding scientific principles and spreading this knowledge among communities to design their water solutions could be an answer to tackling both groundwater crises and flood situations. Posted on 24 Aug, 2015 09:59 PM

Over the last few months, rains--whether they flooded India enough or not--have certainly flooded the news.

Depleting groundwater levels in the country (Source:Wikipedia)
Okhla Bird Sanctuary takes a backseat to real estate development in Noida
Policy matters this week Posted on 24 Aug, 2015 09:20 PM

Centre approves bringing down protected zone around Okhla Bird Sanctuary from 10 km to 1

Okhla Bird Sanctuary (Source: Amit Pratap via Wikipedia)
Europe's Rhine river inspires the Ganga revival
News this week Posted on 24 Aug, 2015 09:13 PM

Ganga clean-up takes its inspiration from the Rhine river

Ganga river at Varanasi (Source: India Water Portal Flickr Photos)
International Seminar on 'Challenges to Groundwater Management: Vision 2050'
Centre for Ground Water Studies, Kolkata is organizing a Seminar on “Challenges to Groundwater Management: Vision 2050” on 13th and 14th November, 2015 at Kolkata, West Bengal
Posted on 24 Aug, 2015 03:49 PM

The seminar is intended to provide a platform for professionals involved in groundwater resources development and management to exchange knowledge and to have an insight into the state of the art in current technology and solution in sustainable groundwater management as have been applied in different countries and in India. 

Half of India's interstate rivers plagued by pollution and poor water quality
While the Central Pollution Control Board's recent study highlights the problems with rivers today, it does not have clear cut recommendations or actions to resolve them. Posted on 23 Aug, 2015 03:42 PM

According to a recent study by the Central Pollution and Control Board (CPCB), almost half of India's

The Krishna river, Wai, Maharashtra
Training programme on 'Water Conflicts in India'
The training programme aims to foster and strengthen a community of people working in the water sector and who need to engage with legal issues.
Posted on 18 Aug, 2015 04:27 PM

The Forum for Policy Dialogue on Water Conflicts in India (Forum to be brief), the National Law Universi

Agriculture Ministry renamed by Prime Minister Modi
Policy matters this week Posted on 17 Aug, 2015 08:59 PM

This I-Day new name given to the Agriculture Ministry and the Swachh Vidyalaya mission accomplished 

Agriculture fields in Uttarakhand (Source: India Water Portal Flickr Photos)
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