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Rain rain go away, our cities can't keep the water at bay!
Posted on 17 Jun, 2013 06:32 PMBreaking news! The monsoon is here! It hit Kerala on June 1 and with that put an end to newspapers stories on drought in India highlighted by pictures of farmers standing on cracked earth and staring up at the sunny skies. However, very soon there will be Page-1 picture spreads of water-logged cities with traffic jams and harried people titled "The city is drowning"!
![Water logging on city streets](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/monsoon-1-june-17.jpg?itok=YXDvUWwM)
Crop cultivation or construction - tough choice in Andhra Pradesh
Posted on 17 Jun, 2013 05:29 PMThe construction industry went through a boom in the 1990s due to more people demanding and affording houses. This put a lot of pressure on the Pennar area in Andhra Pradesh. Sandmining, which is the process of taking sand, became rampant at that time.
![Gonchi irrigation system in Anantapur](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/gonchi1_copy.jpg?itok=6tjTqzG-)
Celebrating Uttarakhand
Posted on 17 Jun, 2013 05:14 PMThroughout history, the Uttarakhand Himalayas have been a source of timber and water to the rest of the nation. However, this has led to severe depletion of resources in the state. Today, the mountain communities find it hard to meet their basic needs of fodder, fuel and water.
![Soil and water conservation rejuvenates forests](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/chal_and_khal_system.jpg?itok=YAmav0oW)
Training Programme on Citywide Sanitation Planning (CSP), Consortium for DEWATS Dissemination Society, Bangalore
Posted on 17 Jun, 2013 04:58 PMOffered by
Consortium for DEWATS Dissemination Society
Venue
Centre for Advanced Sanitation Solutions,
Survey # 205, Kommaghata Road, Bandmath, Bangalore
About the programme
Call for papers-National Seminar on Water & Sanitation in relation to public health, Global Science Academy, Dharmshala, Himachal Pradesh
Posted on 15 Jun, 2013 10:19 PMOrganiser details
Venue
Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India
Objective of the seminar
The purpose of the seminar is
Invite to the second Northeast Water Lecture & release of “Water Conflicts in Northeast India: A Compendium of Case Studies”, Forum and Aaranyak, Guwahati
Posted on 13 Jun, 2013 04:48 PMOrganisers
Forum for Policy Dialogue on Water Conflicts in India (Forum) & Aaranyak
Venue
Conference Hall, NEDFi Convention Centre, "NEDFi House", G. S.Road, Dispur, Guwahati-781006, Assam
About the lecture
![Forum for Policy Dialogue on Water Conflicts](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/water_conflicts.png?itok=jCFw0n2z)
How to make your home self sufficient- An open house workshop, The Alternative, Bangalore
Posted on 13 Jun, 2013 03:33 PMOrganisers
The Alternative in collaboration with Apartment ADDA
Venue
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), Domlur II Stage, Bangalore
About the workshop
![Sustainable initiatives in an apartment/ community](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/green_storey_house.png?itok=_mof2TG_)
Call for the positions of Fellow and Research Associate, Society for Promoting Participative Ecosystem Management (SOPPECOM), Pune
Posted on 13 Jun, 2013 02:38 PMOffered by
Society for Promoting Participative Ecosystem Management (SOPPECOM), Pune, on behalf of Forum for Policy Dialogue on Water Conflicts, India
About the opening
![](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/soppecom.png?itok=gcsQxeWd)
Online course on 'Sustainability of Food Systems: A Global Life Cycle Perspective', University of Minnesota
Posted on 13 Jun, 2013 01:24 PMOrganisers
![The food that we eat and its impact](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/food_course_0.png?itok=g-2KOdjE)