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Jhansi District
Potential of rainwater management in Bundelkhand
Posted on 09 Nov, 2021 04:10 PMBundelkhand, a geographical and cultural region in north-central India covering parts of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh is one of the hotspots of poverty and malnutrition.
Overexploitation of groundwater highest in Punjab: Government
Posted on 23 Sep, 2020 01:23 PMPunjab no.1 in overexploitation of groundwater
Gender-sensitive response to the climate crisis
Posted on 14 Aug, 2020 11:19 AMA crowd of people jostling by the ticket counter at Jhansi railway station in Uttar Pradesh; men and women, some with families in tow, boarding trains to Delhi, Lucknow, Mumbai and other big cities. These are common sights during the summer months at Jhansi, a major town and railway junction.
No more thirst
Posted on 23 Mar, 2017 12:57 PMThis story is of Punawli Kalan village in Uttar Pradesh, where a community with the support of a women-led federation, solved its water woes by developing a community-owned water supply system.
Ken-Betwa river gets some respite
Posted on 08 Jan, 2016 01:03 PMIn December 2015, more than forty years after it was conceived, the Government was set to launch India’s ambitious 30-link river interlinking project linking 37 rivers.
Technology and public awareness to combat climate change
Posted on 16 Mar, 2014 10:30 PMIn Jhansi, Bundelkhand farmers experience great uncertainties in agriculture due to erratic rainfall. Covering 13 districts of southwest Uttar Pradesh and Northern Madhya Pradesh with a population of approximately 21 million, Bundelkhand is a typical semi-arid region. Around 83% of the area is rural and more than one third of the households are considered to be below the poverty line.
Right to water and sanitation : Water Drops, the Water Aid newsletter
Posted on 16 Dec, 2009 03:21 PMThe newsletter explores the ways in which national laws, court pronouncements and judgements and international commitments can be interpreted to imply a right to water and sanitation.
Specific articles cover:
-Individual court cases and Supreme Court pronouncements
Water resources in Tikamgarh and Jhansi districts – A status report by Development Alternatives
Posted on 11 Aug, 2009 03:02 PMSome of the main findings of the status report on water resources in Tikamgarh and Jhansi districts by Development Alternatives are –