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Talaparige: The pride of Tumkur, Karnataka
Posted on 20 Feb, 2014 11:39 PM'Talaparige' is a well known traditional source of water in Tumkur region in Karnataka. These are also seen in Kolar, Bellary and Chitradurga districts of Karnataka. So far, there has been no exhaustive documentation about this source of water.
![Talaparige - Hosakere](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/talaparige.jpg?itok=kabeV0MW)
Rainwater and You: 100 ways to use rainwater
Posted on 20 Feb, 2014 11:30 PMRainwater and You:
- contains ideas that anyone can use anywhere
- gives essential details about hte background of rainwater utilisation in urban, rural and islands
- gives designs for rainwater utilisation systems and points of maintenance
- gives examples of actual uses in individual homes, large buildings and community facilities
![Rainwater harvesting and utilisation](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/rwh_roof_top_0.jpg?itok=NgbVbn9E)
Mannu Mattu Neeru
Posted on 20 Feb, 2014 11:22 PMMannu Mattu Neeru by Shree Padre gives examples of local knowledge and agricultural practices that have successfully helped overcome a drought situation in the state of Karnataka.
These age-old practices, which have been in use for generations now, have helped families survive in circumstances of accute drought and famine.
![Traditional knowledge of farming](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/s1.jpg?itok=_7rmEnP2)
Sharanu Banni Jala Kaayakake
Posted on 20 Feb, 2014 11:17 PMSharanu Banni Jala Kaayakake is a collection of features on soil and water conservation written by Shree Padre and published by the Akhila Bharata Sharana Sahitya Parishat, Mysore.
This piece of writing is based on interviews with farmers and experiences from the ground. This is one of the 8 books that was published duing the 8th Akhila Bharata Sharana Sahitya Sammelan.
![Soil and water conservation](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/soil_water.jpg?itok=lAgHaKTC)
An alternative perspective: Sabarmati Riverfront Development
Posted on 20 Feb, 2014 01:09 PMThe Sabarmati Riverfront Development has been hailed as a project towards urban regeneration & environmental improvement, which will transform the river to a focal point of leisure and recreation.
![Sabarmati Riverfront Development](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/untitledla_journal.png?itok=L_9BH_og)
My experience with e-learning courses
Posted on 20 Feb, 2014 12:55 PMThe Internet and mobile revolutions have combined to give birth to whole new generations of tools that put skills that were squarely in the domain of specialists a decade ago, in the hands of laypersons and amateurs.
![Massive Open Online Courses](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/mooc_-_massive_open_online_course_logo.jpg?itok=Y9Qfyv0D)
Sikkim achieves 100% sanitation under Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan scheme
Posted on 17 Feb, 2014 02:21 PMSikkim achieves 100% sanitation
![Sustainable sanitation](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/8356609045_b698479b8c.jpg?itok=K5l4-gvT)
The great Indian toilet tracker!
Posted on 16 Feb, 2014 10:57 PMWomen patiently wait for the sun to go down, to squat in open fields. Young children do so unabashedly on the roads under the open skies. Well into our 67th year of independence, the sanitation situation hasn't changed much in villages and towns across the nation.
![Rural sanitation scheme - Progress & Performance](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/rural_sanitation_scheme.png?itok=qhyMjhY4)
A new vision for Himalayan streams
Posted on 16 Feb, 2014 10:54 PMWatershed management, which is an integrated set of soil and water conservation techniques that retain runoff and so increase water availability, can provide an environment for fisheries development for food or trade.
![Fish harvested from a pond in Doon Valley](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/9740917098_23e5a48f91.jpg?itok=xRMJNOZg)