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Uttarakhand submits Rs. 9478 crore Ganga clean-up plan proposal
Policy matters this week Posted on 22 Sep, 2014 05:52 PM

Uttarakhand Government submits to Centre the Rs 9,478 crore Ganga Action Plan

Ganga river at Gadmukteshwar
Gujarat allocates 3 MLD of Narmada water to upcoming Coca Cola plant
News this week Posted on 21 Sep, 2014 10:27 PM

Gujarat Government allocates Narmada water to Coca Cola plant at Sanand

Coca Cola bottling plant (Source: S. Subramanium)
Applications invited for 'Water for All 2015- Global Conclave and Exhibition', Sakal Group, Mumbai
"Water for All" 2015 is all set to be India's largest conference covering all aspects of water from source to distribution for all stakeholders in the water value chain
Posted on 19 Sep, 2014 01:53 PM

 About the event:

Water for All- 2015
Applications invited for the 'Certificate Course on Soil & Water Conservation and Watershed Management' Central Soil & Water Conservation Research & Training Institute, Dehradun, Uttarakhand
Nominations are invited for four month regular training entitled 'Certificate Course on Soil & Water Conservation and Watershed Management', commencing from 08 October, 2014 at Dehradun.
Posted on 18 Sep, 2014 03:01 PM

Get more information on the training course.

Know more about Central Soil & Water Conservation Research & Training Institute

The benevolence of a flood
Floods are generally considered damaging but this story is one where the farmers of Bihar willingly invited a flood to bless their fields! Posted on 18 Sep, 2014 10:10 AM

Bihar is no stranger to floods. The high-volume, high-velocity floods caused by large infrastructure projects regularly disrupt lives and decimate entire villages. This is the oft-repeated narrative, one of a helpless population as victims.

People of Laksena watch over their temporary dam
The eight-fold path to gender inclusion
Development workers often do not have the tools to better integrate gender issues into water planning. Here are tips to help from two women who have created gender-inclusive water management systems. Posted on 18 Sep, 2014 09:18 AM

"The men say that the well is perennial", I said. "Do you use it"? "No", replied the women. "It might be perennial, but the water is unclean. Our dals don't cook, and there are sometimes worms in the water".

Meetings as usual: Men talk, while women watch
Invitation to the Media Workshop on 'Climate Change in the Indian Himalayan Region', Centre for Environment Education and The Third Pole, Sikkim
The media workshop will focus on imparting knowledge to journalists on climate change effects and adaptation in the eastern Himalayas.
Posted on 17 Sep, 2014 11:28 PM

About the workshop:

Climate Change in the Indian Himalayan Region
The Ganga has its own website!
News this week Posted on 15 Sep, 2014 09:36 PM

Water Ministry launches a portal on the Ganga river

Ganga river at Kaudiyala
Supreme Court gets strict with illegal river sand miners
Policy matters this week Posted on 15 Sep, 2014 09:25 PM

SC gets strict with illegal river sand miners

Sand mining in the Narmada valley
National River Linking Project: Dream or disaster?
The project is back in the news now but how much do you know about it? We cover the basics including its history, aim, costs and impact on the environment and people in this comprehensive piece. Posted on 14 Sep, 2014 08:19 PM

The National River Linking Project (NRLP) formally known as the National Perspective Plan, envisages the transfer of water from water ‘surplus’ basins where there is flooding to water ‘deficit’ basins where there is drought/scarcity, through inter-basin water transfer projects.

Interlinking of rivers (Source: NIH)
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