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Towards a new horizontal water federalism
Posted on 09 Oct, 2019 08:04 PMThe execution of India’s institutional framework for preventing and solving conflicts over river water is still evolving. A new thinking on federalism in the field of water management to meet local aspirations and national ambition is needed.
![Odisha and Chhattisgarh have locked horns over the distribution of waters of the Mahanadi river at Hirakud dam (Image: Makarand Purohit, India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/mahanadi_0.jpg?itok=M4wrDxqS)
River as a cultural mosaic
Posted on 02 Oct, 2019 10:41 AM"River conversations are critical to re-evaluate histories, reconnect civilisations, cultures and peoples, ideas and regions and open streams of thought for a future with exciting possibilities," says Kishalay Bhattacharjee, Associate Professor and Vice Dean, Jindal School of Journalism and Communication who has conceptualized a new series of quarterly river conversations.
![Yamuna near Taj Mahal (Image: Flickr Commons, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/yamuna_6.jpg?itok=sCZ_ivE3)
The Water Future Conference in Bangalore: Towards a Sustainable Water Future
Posted on 30 Sep, 2019 12:38 PMThe Water Future Conference in Bangalore last week, saw many from the scientific community, academia, research, civil society and the media come together to discuss the state of water resources across the world and in India, as well as future pathways and scenarios, and different technological a
![Charles Vorosmarty, Chair, COMPASS Initiative, Water Future at the opening plenary on advanced water system assessments to address water security challenges of the 21st century.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/img_7269.jpeg?itok=y8Th5XHv)
Applying ethics to water management, to ensure equity in access to all
Posted on 26 Sep, 2019 03:57 PMAt a workshop on Water Ethics leading up to the Water Future Conference in Bangalore in September 2019, the idea of, and the need for an ethical framework for water management and legislation was discussed.
![From left to right - Siddharth Krishnan (ATREE), David Groenfeldt (Water Culture Institute), Sara Ahmed (University of Cambridge), Veena Srinivasan (ATREE), KJ Joy (SOPPECOM)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/img_7243.jpeg?itok=AaUciMXh)
GIS and Remote Sensing Workshop on Natural Resource Management
Posted on 18 Sep, 2019 12:49 PMSpatial and temporal information of agriculture, forest, topography, land use change, climate and socio-economic factors are very useful in the planning and implementation of Natural Resource Management (NRM) programs.
Experts say cold desert regions need special attention
Posted on 06 Sep, 2019 10:38 AMGreater Noida, September 5 (India Science Wire): Degradation of land, which leads to the process of desertification, is not limited to arid and semi-arid areas but is also visible in high altitude regions that get very little rainfall and are known as cold deserts.
![A view of cold desert in Ladakh (Photo: Annu Anand)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/isw_desertification_article_lead_image.jpg?itok=plytDgNJ)
Water Talk Series at TISS, Mumbai on 7th September 2019
Posted on 04 Sep, 2019 02:30 PMTeam Malhar, students of Water Policy and Governance (WPG) and alumni of Tata Institute of Social Science, Mumbai in partnership with RRA Network proudly present the third annual session of "WATER TALK SERIES" on 7th September, 2019 at TISS, Mumbai
3rd Indian National Groundwater Conference (INGWC-2020), CWRDM, Kozhikode
Posted on 02 Aug, 2019 01:26 AMCentre for Water Resources Development and Management (CWRDM) is organizing the Indian National Groundwater Conference (INGWC-2020) to discuss 'Groundwater Resources Management for Sustaina
![CWRDM INGC](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/ingwc-2020_emblem.jpg?itok=vP9hLw9Q)
Water Future Conference: Towards a Sustainable Future
Posted on 22 Jul, 2019 11:56 AMA Future Earth Conference
Opening new frontiers in water system diagnostics and innovative solutions to mitigate the 21st-century global water crisis
One-day pre-conference workshop: Introduction to Water Ethics
Posted on 19 Jul, 2019 06:12 PMOne-day Pre-conference Workshop
Introduction to Water Ethics
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