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The Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Government of India, formerly under the Ministry of Rural Development as Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation. The Accelerated Rural Water Supply Programme (ARWSP) was the first major intervention in the water sector that started in 1972-1973. To accelerate coverage, a Technology Mission on Drinking Water was launched in 1986.

Organiser: OMICS Group

Venue: HICC Novotel & HICC Complex
               Near Hitech City

OMICS Publishing Group is an Open Access publication model that enables the dissemination of research articles to the global community. Thus, all articles published under open access can be accessed by anyone.

The National Institute of Rural Development (NIRD), Hyderabad – premier National Center of Excellence in rural development announces its Fifth fully residential "One-year ‘Post Graduate Diploma in Rural Development Management (PGDRDM)" especially for the North-Eastern candidates with an aim to create a committed and competent cadre of Rural Development professionals from North-Eastern states.

What do we see our rivers as? Are they merely conduits for water that is to be used to its fullest extent? Or are they valued and revered ecosystems? The Himmotthan Society, Dehradun and International Rivers, U.S.A., hosted a discussion a workshop on ‘Environmental Flows’ at Hotel Madhuban, Dehradun on 08 June 2012 that sought to clarify the issues around these questions.

A Primer on the What, Why and How of environmental flows, authored by Dr. Latha Anantha (River Research Centre, Kerala) and Parineeta Dandekar (South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People, SANDRP) and published by International Rivers, was shared with the participants.  The presentations made during this workshop are presented in this article.

The legendary Jog falls are a shadow of their former self after damming (Courtesy: Dr.Latha Anantha)

I have made a reed bed for treating bath,wash basin and washing machine water. The aim was to reuse the water for gardening without doing major changes in the plumbing of existing houses. I had posted a query in this regard on IWP and you can view that query/comment thread here : https://www.indiawaterportal.org/ask/12646

After close to two years from the first post here is an update:

The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) aims at enhancing the livelihood security of people in rural areas by guaranteeing hundred days of wage-employment in a financial year to a rural household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work.

While the whole globe is enjoying its fishy favorites, very few are taking into account that there’s something else lurking in the water: Garbage.

Organiser: Muse Art Gallery,  Arghyam, and The Yacht Club of Hyderabad

Venue: Muse Art Gallery
                 II Floor, Skyway
                 Hyderabad Marriott Hotel,
                 Hussain Sagar

WWF-India has been working to promote harmony between human beings and nature for more than four decades.Today, it is recognized as a premier conservation NGO in the country dealing with nature conservation, environmental protection and development-related issues. At a time when the Web of Life has come under increasing threats, WWF-India's attempts have been to find and implement solutions so that human beings can live in harmony with nature, and leave for future generations a world rich in natural resources and natural wonders.

Forest fires occur with distressing regularity in the Himalayan states in the summer. This article presents some information of the scale of forest fires in Uttarakhand, and a first-hand account of their  impacts.