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Call for abstracts for the seventh South Asian Conference on Sanitation (SACOSAN)
SACOSAN VII Secretariat invites professionals to submit abstract(s) for technical papers for seventh South Asian Conference on Sanitation (SACOSAN) to be held in February 2018 in Pakistan.
Posted on 16 Nov, 2017 11:00 PM

SACOSAN is a sanitation-centered biennial convention led by the governments of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) nations - Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. There will be eight thematic sessions on selected topics to be conducted by each SACOSAN member country.

Alien fish enters Telangana waters
News this week Posted on 17 Oct, 2017 01:45 PM

Alien fish spotted in Telangana waters after Krishna-Godavari interlinking

Prakasam Barrage across Krishna river (Source: Subhash Chandra via Wikipedia)
What it means to be water rich
Next Diwali, you will have the option of buying a bottle of water for Rs 65 lakh. Here are some other ways you can spend that money. Posted on 17 Oct, 2017 06:16 AM

I grew up in the Konkan, drinking water from a well that was filled by rainwater, filtered through the area's laterite aquifers and “fortified” by the leaves shed by the jackfruit tree above it. And then I moved to Pune, where I came across a cloudy, salty, heavy liquid that passed for water.

One bottle of water or 65 open wells? That's the Rs 65 lakh question!
Floods to cost $215 billion per year in South Asia by 2030
News this week Posted on 19 Sep, 2017 08:10 PM

A whopping $215 billion is lost to floods each year

A woman wades through a flooded road. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
Tel Aviv, we are looking for water
Wondering why India went to Israel for water? Here’s the reason and why we should be worried. Posted on 09 Sep, 2017 08:23 PM

After a gap of 67 years, the Indian Prime Minister made an official visit to Israel this year.

The prime ministers of the two countries, Netanyahu and Modi at Olga beach to attend a demonstration of Israeli mobile water desalination technology. 06/07/2017 Photographer- Kobi Gideon/ GPO
Portable Water Quality Tests for E. coli and Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) Bacteria
Convenient, simple tests that are ideal for on-site testing in low resource, rural areas Posted on 04 Sep, 2017 04:31 PM

Aquagenx, a company based in the U.S.

Aquagenx Basic Field Kit
MoEF for dropping seven hydel projects in Arunachal
Policy matters this week Posted on 11 Aug, 2017 10:19 AM

Environment ministry recommends dropping seven hydel projects in Arunachal Pradesh

Pristine Arunachal Pradesh (Source: Wikimedia)
Only a few large dams have disaster plans: CAG report
News this week Posted on 25 Jul, 2017 04:07 PM

Out of 4,862 large dams in the country, only 349 have disaster plans in place: CAG report

Floodwaters unsettle Muzaffarpur. (Source: IWP FLickr photos)
Asia is at high risk of flooding: Report
News this week Posted on 18 Jul, 2017 12:25 PM

Asia has the highest number of people exposed to flooding: Report

A woman wades through a flooded road. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
Locals create hurdle for the Ken-Betwa river link
News this week Posted on 11 Jul, 2017 11:36 AM

Panna locals stand against Ken-Betwa river link

A map of Ken-Betwa river link. (Source: Shannon via Wikipedia)
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