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Invitation to the fifth edition of 'Aquatech India 2014', New Delhi, India
Posted on 17 Mar, 2014 04:29 PMAbout Aquatech India 2014:
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A multi-pronged approach to improve livelihoods in MP
Posted on 17 Mar, 2014 03:46 PMA little less than 40 km away from the district headquarters of Tikamgarh in northern Madhya Pradesh lies a watershed, which is an area of land where all of the water that is under it or drains off of it goes into the same place (US Environmental Protection Agency).
![Farmer looks at the water conservation efforts](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/farmer_2_0.jpg?itok=HjaWO5lq)
An 'Umbrella' for sustainable growth
Posted on 16 Mar, 2014 11:11 PMThe dependence on natural resources is ever increasing, and so is the need to manage it better. Rural communities are relatively more dependent on crucial natural resources such as land, water and forest, the exploitation of which directly affects their livelihood.
![Marginal farmers cultivating vegetables in Erode](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dsc08980.jpg?itok=cMqiJ3Rw)
Kolkata's grossly undervalued natural sewage management system
Posted on 16 Mar, 2014 10:34 PMThe city of Kolkata is blessed to have its very own natural urban wastewater treatment system in the form of the East Kolkata Wetlands.
![Fish rearing on wastewater, East Kolkata Wetlands](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/ecw_3_031_0.jpg?itok=Pt07_VLb)
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.
![Crops appropriate to deal with climate change](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/aonla.jpg?itok=RcOu-9zx)
It takes more than money to make a difference
Posted on 16 Mar, 2014 10:28 PMTamilnadu has a rich tradition of tank management at the village level. Every village had one or more irrigation tanks, locally known as ‘kanmais’ or ‘eris’, and a drinking water tank called ‘ooranis’. This system worked for centuries with the support of residents and the local administration.
![View of a 'Kanmai' in Madurai](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/img_2752_0.jpg?itok=Uytq3U6N)
Applications invited for the post of 'State Coordinator Jharkhand', The World Bank, Water and Sanitation Program
Posted on 14 Mar, 2014 03:26 PMSupervisor and Department: Joep Verhagen, India, WSP-SA, TWISA
Location: India
Assignment Duration: 100 days
Assignment Type: STC
International Recruitment: No
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Applications invited for the post of 'State Coordinator Bihar', The World Bank, Water and Sanitation Program
Posted on 14 Mar, 2014 03:18 PMSupervisor: Joep Verhagen, India, WSP-SA, TWISA
Assignment Duration: 100 days
Location: India
Email ID to Receive Application: wspsa@worldbank.org
Know more about WSP approach on scaling up rural sanitation.
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Call for Papers for the 'International Conference & Exhibition for Filtration & Separation Technologies- FILTECH -2015', Cologne, Germany
Posted on 13 Mar, 2014 08:46 AMAbout FILTECH-2015:
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Protectors of the lost ponds of Darbhanga
Posted on 12 Mar, 2014 12:20 PMIn 1989, Bihar's Darbhanga town boasted 213 ponds. Today nearly 25% of them have been drained, leveled to the ground, filled up and built over. Hotels, houses and highrise buildings have bulldozed their way onto these water bodies. Do we not need these ponds any longer? Are they better of as bedrocks of development in these land-starved times?
Once upon a time
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