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How forest-dwelling communities are braving the pandemic
Posted on 04 Oct, 2020 02:59 PMThe pandemic and lockdown measures have had a drastic impact on a large population of poor and marginalised communities, causing loss of livelihoods and employment, food insecurity and socio-economic distress. While vulnerabilities, atrocities and injustices faced by forest communities due to forest, conservation and economic policies have increased d
Water wisdom of the Gonds of Garha Mandla
Posted on 03 Oct, 2020 05:11 PMThe Gond dynasties mainly flourished in the Central highlands of India. This region includes Sagar, Bhopal, and nearly half of Narmada valley, including the flanks of Vindhya and the Satpuda mountain ranges of southern Madhya Pradesh. The principal states of the Gonds were Garha-Mandla (1300 to 1789), Devgarh, Kherla and Chanda.
Governance lessons that could keep us prepared for pandemics
Posted on 30 Sep, 2020 05:09 PMUnabashed assaults by human beings on the natural ecological system have caused the coronavirus to spread in the first place.
Pandemic impacts on women – Stories of survival
Posted on 30 Sep, 2020 09:52 AMThe pandemic has wrought havoc on the entire world. Pessimism, suffering, unemployment, hunger and poverty resound in all corners. To survive is a physical, mental and financial battle. And every family and individual has an anecdote to narrate that speaks volumes about their combat strategy, losses and victories.
Data, a reusable asset
Posted on 29 Sep, 2020 03:48 PMA quick search for the word data on India Water Portal results in a flood of queries - people are looking for water data - for specific villages, cities or for the entire country.
Online Training for Consultant Capacity Development for Urban Sanitation Services (ConCaD)
Posted on 29 Sep, 2020 02:37 PMOverview of the training:
Where does the water in a well come from?
Posted on 29 Sep, 2020 12:58 PMThe environment versus development debate has increasingly become more polarised, with discussions in the public domain revealing a stark contrast of views. Development has increasingly come to symbolise ‘doing something’ and ensuring ‘visible outputs’, largely in the form of infrastructure.
Towards data-driven district rural drinking water planning framework
Posted on 26 Sep, 2020 08:28 PMOnly about 29% of the 189 million rural households, in India, have potable water supply through household tap connections (Jal Jeevan Mission, September 2020).
Overexploitation of groundwater highest in Punjab: Government
Posted on 23 Sep, 2020 01:23 PMPunjab no.1 in overexploitation of groundwater
Who is the thirstiest of them all?
Posted on 23 Sep, 2020 12:34 PMAgriculture uses as high as 85 percent of the available water in India of which the irrigated area accounts for nearly 48.8 percent of the 140 million hectare (mha) of agricultural land, while the remaining 51.2 percent is rainfed.