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Restoring the San Joaquin river in California
Posted on 04 Nov, 2007 01:55 PMFollowing an 18-year legal battle, a great California river once given up for dead is on the verge of a comeback. For more on this inspirational example of river restoration through civil society efforts, see the Natural Resources Defense Council site. The example may be from America, but the inspiration is universal.
New website on "rainfed farming" by WASSAN
Posted on 09 Oct, 2007 04:55 AMClick here to view the website
"Himalayan Water Portal" launched by Himalaya Seva Sangh
Posted on 29 Sep, 2007 12:01 AMHimalaya Seva Sangh, an NGO, has just launched a "Himalayan Water Portal" - www.himalayanwater.org. Quoting from their site:
Statement on groundwater from SANDRP
Posted on 12 Sep, 2007 07:34 AMGroundwater - India's Water Lifeline needs urgent intervention
Govt is non serious about the crisis
Down To Earth features rainfed farming as its cover story
Posted on 05 Aug, 2007 08:41 AM
Down To Earth's latest issue (July 31st 2007) features rainfed farming as their cover story.
Water resources minister Saifuddin Soz's letter to chief ministers to draw their attention towards water issues
Posted on 24 Jul, 2007 01:41 AM
Prof. Saifuddin Soz, the Union Minister of Water Resources has written to Chief Ministers drawing their attention to some of the important issues related to water resources, viz.
Water and culture : Celebration of floods in Kosi
Posted on 05 Jul, 2007 04:44 AMThis is a snippet from Dinesh Kr. Mishra's book "Living With the Politics of Floods: The Mystery of Flood Control".
The Water Portal and Arghyam mentioned in an article in the Hindu
Posted on 29 Jun, 2007 08:10 AMThe Water Portal and Arghyam were mentioned quite prominently in an article on "Water Access and Citizens' Movements" on the Hindu Op-Ed page http://www.hindu.com/2007/06/28/stories/2007062860351300.htm
ICT applications for socio-economic development of farmers
Posted on 20 Mar, 2007 11:32 AMNandini and I attended the C-DAC ICT for Socio-Economic Development conference on 11th,12th and 13th of this month in Bangalore. Primarily we were interested in spreading awareness about the Portal among the attendees. Following are some notes from there: Overall I thought the conference was very good. There was a lot of energy and interest and several good initiatives, and many of the speakers came across as smart and committed.