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Colourful fabrics lead to murky waters
The textile printing cluster at Sanganer near Jaipur presents a Catch-22 situation on the right to pollution free water versus the right to livelihoods. Posted on 17 Aug, 2015 09:55 PM

Amanishah nallah flowing through Sanganer, a town located 15 kms from Jaipur, is getting murkier by the day as the the textile hand printing industry in the area is getting more prosperous.

Bleaching, dyeing and printing of cottons causes water pollution at Sanganer
Delhi’s Bhalaswa landfill contaminates groundwater
The landfill, which was supposed to be shut down in 2010 once the trash reached a height of 22m still remains functional at a height of 41m, polluting groundwater and areas around it. Posted on 17 Aug, 2015 09:51 PM

With more than 8360 tons of trash created daily in Delhi, the city has three trash pile sites at Bhalaswa, Ghazipur and Okhla. In these sites technically known as landfills, garbage is buried between layers of earth to build up low-lying lands.

Pushpa has been leading the struggle of Bhalaswa residents to clean water
Agriculture Ministry renamed by Prime Minister Modi
Policy matters this week Posted on 17 Aug, 2015 08:59 PM

This I-Day new name given to the Agriculture Ministry and the Swachh Vidyalaya mission accomplished 

Agriculture fields in Uttarakhand (Source: India Water Portal Flickr Photos)
Study reveals reduction in water flow of the Ganga in the Himalayan catchment areas
News this week Posted on 17 Aug, 2015 08:52 PM

Ganga catchment area has lost over 1500 billion cusecs of water flow: Study

Ganga at Gadmukteshwar  (Source: India Water Portal Flickr Photos)
Creaking cities, vanishing ecosystems
An ecosystems-approach based on an understanding of the importance and contribution of ecosystem services is needed if both urban and peri-urban areas are to be developed sustainably and inclusively. Posted on 14 Aug, 2015 12:43 PM

Ecosystems are complex functioning units that include living as well as non living entities and build on interdependent relationships among these living resources, surrounding habitats and reside

Ecosystems and their role in climate change resilience
Water treated royally in Mandu's Jahaz Mahal (Ship Palace)
It was not enough for the Mughals to just harvest rainwater but the structure needed to form a lilting backdrop to life in their palaces as exemplified by the Jahaz Mahal. What can we learn from it? Posted on 12 Aug, 2015 07:56 PM

Ghiyas-ud-din-khilji is a man about whom history is confused. Contemporary records speak of 'a lover of peace, particular in his daily prayers'.

An intricate set of curlicues set in the floor leads rainwater from the roofs to a tank in Jahaz Mahal, Mandu
No tunnel for the Luhri hydel project in Himachal
Policy matter this week Posted on 11 Aug, 2015 12:07 PM

Villagers win as SJVNL drops its tunnel plan for Luhri hydel project 

Sutlej river in Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh (Sanyam Bahga, Wikipedia)
Mysore ranks first in Swachh Bharat rankings
News this week Posted on 10 Aug, 2015 09:56 PM

South India performs better in the Swachh Bharat rankings

Mysore tops in Swachh Bharat Rankings (Source: India Water Portal Flickr Photos)
The nonexistent bridge in Punjab
At Punjab's Mand island, not many children go to school and pregnant women deliver at the river bank -- all because there is no bridge connecting it to the mainland. Posted on 10 Aug, 2015 12:14 PM

Bakshish Singh once had 13 acres of farmland; now he only has one. He lost the rest in 2013 when the Beas river changed its course and started flowing near his house. Bakshish lives at Rampur Gaura village in Kapurthala district of Punjab, the state generally known for good roads, urbanised villages and wealthy farmers.

The only connection of the island with mainland is through a pontoon bridge which the Public Works Department removes as the water level rises during monsoon.
Reflections on managing water: A book review
Scarcity, pollution, inequity, floods and drought -- words that are synonymous with water today. Is the water crisis for real or is it simply a case of mismanagement? Posted on 06 Aug, 2015 05:40 PM

Water, a valuable resource that is magical and mystical, is both mistreated and misunderstood today. Jacques Yves Cousteau once said, "We convenientl

Water reflections: A new way of thinking & innovation
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