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Bangalore needs to break class barriers if its lakes are to be saved
The govt. has started reclaiming encroached lake beds in the IT city but unless citizens interact across class divides, these urban water bodies will continue to spew foam, says Leo F. Saldanha. Posted on 25 Oct, 2015 12:15 PM

Lakes spewing foam and catching fire in Bangalore made big news for several weeks but this is just an indication of the times to come as we fill up water bodies with effluents or turn them into sewage dumps in most cities across India. India Water Portal talks to Leo F. Saldanha of Bangalore-based Environment Support Group on how to manage these precious resources. 

Foam from lake engulfs vehicles in Bangalore. Source: Yoga Priya
Monsoon 2015: Nearly half of Indian districts reeling under drought
News this week Posted on 05 Oct, 2015 11:38 PM

Monsoon leaves the country with 39% area still parched

Drought affected area in Karnataka (Source: Pushkarv via Wikipedia)
Activists demand Environmental Impact Assessment for Yettinahole project
News this week Posted on 29 Sep, 2015 05:05 PM

Social Impact Assessment alone not enough for Yettinahole, say activists

River Nethravathi (Source: Parineeta Dandekar via SANDRP)
Job opportunity for a WATSAN professional for the Government of Karnataka project
Avantika Foundation is looking for passionate and driven individuals to join as WATSAN professional for the Government of Karnataka project
Posted on 04 Sep, 2015 04:31 PM

Job Title: Senior Associate-WATSAN

Recruitment agency: Centre for Decentralised Local Governance, Avantika Foundation

Training support: Arghyam & WASSAN

Call for Concepts for the Short Term Research Grants, Groundwater- Sanitation Nexus Research Programme, Arghyam
Arghyam invites ideas for the short-term (6 – 12 months duration) research studies in the GW-SAN sector
Posted on 05 Aug, 2015 01:04 PM

About Arghyam’s GW-SAN Nexus Research Programme

India set to become water scarce in 10 years
News this week Posted on 04 Aug, 2015 10:20 PM

India set to become water scarce in 10 years time: Govt tells Parliament

Water scarcity: A reality in 2025? (Source: Wikipedia)
Maharashtra tops India in farmers' suicide during 2014
News this week Posted on 20 Jul, 2015 10:21 PM

Maharashtra recorded highest number of farmers' suicides during 2014

A farmer working on his field
NGT quashes environment clearance to 10 irrigation projects in Maharashtra and Karnataka
Policy matters this week Posted on 13 Jul, 2015 09:57 PM

NGT cancels MoEF's go ahead to 10 irrigation projects 

Irrigation Canal taking off from the Bhima Dam (Source: Nvvchar on Wikipedia)
Solar irrigation pumps: A boon and bane
Karnataka's Surya Raitha scheme provides farmers with cash income for “growing” solar energy as a remunerative cash crop, to prevent overusing solar powered pumps for groundwater extraction. Posted on 03 Jul, 2015 09:26 PM

Solar energy, which was until now only considered for small scale lighting is now slowly gaining tremendous popularity among farmers to pump irrigation water. The paper titled 'Karnataka’s smart, new solar pump policy for irrigation' published in the

Solar power use in a Tamil Nadu farm (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
80% of India's surface water is polluted
News this week Posted on 29 Jun, 2015 08:55 PM

Domestic sewerage responsible for 75-80% of water pollution in the country

Yamuna river in Agra
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