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"Protests rock Cauvery basin as Karnataka releases water to Tamil Nadu in keeping with Supreme Court directive" - Roundup of the week's news (24-30 September 2012)
Posted on 09 Oct, 2012 04:10 PMProtests rock Cauvery basin as Karnataka releases water to Tamil Nadu in keeping with Supreme Court directive
Bacterial contamination in water affects more than half of Chennai
Posted on 09 Oct, 2012 03:44 PMChennai formerly known as Madras, the capital of Tamil Nadu is the sixth most populous city in India with 4.68 million residents as of 2011. Until 1870, it had no piped water supply within the city and people were dependent on public and private wells. The construction of a piped water supply system was started in 1872. This laid the foundation for the present water supply system.
Strategy for the development of mineral industry for the 12th five year plan- Report of sub-group-II on metals and minerals of the Planning Commission
Posted on 09 Oct, 2012 03:27 PMThis report by Planning Commission is an outcome of the study the output levels of various mineral industries.
MGNREGA: Operational guidelines- Draft by Department of Rural Development, Ministry of Rural Development
Posted on 08 Oct, 2012 04:13 PMThis draft by Department of Rural Development under Ministry of Rural Development, is on the operational guidelines of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNERGA).
The Nirmal Bharat Yatra - My Yatra Your Yatra Our Yatra - Jairam Ramesh, Union Minister, Rural Development inaugurates the event from Bapu’s Wardha
Posted on 08 Oct, 2012 11:47 AM5 Oct 2012, Helipad Ground, Wardha, Maharashtra.
Towards Sustainable Sanitation, CDD, Bangalore, October 8 - 12, 2012
Posted on 07 Oct, 2012 10:24 PMOrganizer: CDD
Venue: Centre for Advanced Sanitation Solutions
Kengeri, Bangalore
CDD Society is working to provide one million marginalised people with access to water, sanitation and energy by 2015.
From our headquarters in Bangalore, we work through a network of likeminded organisations across South Asia to provide cost effective, environmentally sound, and community specific basic needs services.
NREGS: Interpreting the official statistics- A paper in Economic and Political Weekly
Posted on 07 Oct, 2012 03:53 PMThis article in Economic and Political Weekly evaluates the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS’) according to the following four criteria:
There is much to know about water filter systems: A brief look at the main types of water filters in the market
Posted on 07 Oct, 2012 11:09 AMMany of us live in areas where water quality is not as good as we would like, in some cases long-term exposure to contaminants in public water systems or private may be hazardous to your health. Fortunately, there are many water systems different filter on the market, ranging from relatively inexpensive to more expensive whole-house systems.
The Nirmal Bharat Yatra - A different mindset, a different thought - The story of Goonj
Posted on 06 Oct, 2012 12:57 AMThe basic facilities that the government promises is food, shelter and clothing; but so many a times in the midst of fulfilling the food and shelter criteria, they forget about the clothing aspect which actually is one of the most important of them all. But one such NGO realized it’s importance and took it in their hands to ensure that this aspect was taken care of.
River and people on collision course
Posted on 05 Oct, 2012 05:11 PMThis bilingual book written in Hindi and English appearing side-by-side titled “Bagawat par majboor Mithila ki Kamla nadi” and “Kamla: River and the people on collision course” respectively attempts to study the irrigation and flood control schemes that were taken up in the Kamla basin following independence and depicts how people have been left in a blind alley.