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Rainwater harvesting in India: Traditional and contemporary
Posted on 21 Aug, 2009 12:41 PMThe document informs that traditionally Indians worshipped both water and rain as “Jala” and “Varuna”. Even rivers were worshipped. Till 3000 B.C., RWH happened without human effort as rain got collected in rivers and natural depressions. Civilizations flourished on river banks all over the world Indus valley civilization in India.
20 tips to help you choose your rainwater harvesting design from Mihir Maitra
Posted on 21 Aug, 2009 11:08 AMFrom collection to storage and recharge, Maitra explains in layman's terms the basics of rainwater harvesting.
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Impact of climate change in India: An agro - ecological zone level analysis
Posted on 20 Aug, 2009 06:04 PMIndia is gifted with heterogeneous landforms and variety of climatic conditions such as the lofty mountains, the raverine deltas, high altitude forests, peninsular plateaus, variety of geological formations endowed with temperature varying from arctic cold to equatorial hot, and rainfall from extreme aridity with a few cms (<10 cm) to pre humid with world's maxim
Augmenting groundwater: The basics on how to construct a recharge well
Posted on 20 Aug, 2009 05:10 PM
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Hiware Bazar water balance sheet 2007: From scarcity to surplus
Posted on 20 Aug, 2009 05:03 PMThe work done by the villagers of Hiware Bazaar (Maharashtra) in transforming their village, through soil and water conservation works with Government / Panchayat funds is well known.
Paper and pulp mills pollute Uttarakhand hills
Posted on 20 Aug, 2009 04:49 PMVillagers and townsfolk of Lalkuan, Bindukhatta, Pantnagar, Kichha, Bazpur and Kashipur in Uttaranchal's terai belt are beset by water and air pollution, and have picked up a struggle against a number of red-category (most polluting) paper and pulp units and distilleries in the districts of Nainital, Udham Singh Nagar and Hardwar, which are polluting the Uttarakhand hills with impunity.
Fed by rain - India's rainfed and poorest areas overlap
Posted on 20 Aug, 2009 03:52 PMConsisting mainly of arid and semi-arid areas and the country's 200 backward districts, these rainfed regions are concentrated in 13 states.
Ramsar convention policies: Concept and mission
Posted on 20 Aug, 2009 03:31 PMThe Ramsar Convention’s ‘wise use’ concept defined as ‘the maintenance of the wetlands ecological character, achieved through the implementation of ecosystem approaches, within the context of sustainable development’, has guided various measures for the sustainable use of wetlands and their resources, for the benefit of humankind.
Revival of ancient water tanks in India: Case studies from Karnataka and Tamilnadu
Posted on 20 Aug, 2009 03:26 PMCenturies old dried up water tanks have been revived with the combined efforts of the local community and the authorities.
Save the lakes campaign - Restore Hyderabad's Hussain Sagar
Posted on 20 Aug, 2009 02:48 PMRead the report for a comprehensive background on the campaign, along with the techniques used, chronology and dateline as well as the important people to contact.
This link was sourced from the website of Centre of Science and Environment