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Restoring the San Joaquin river in California
Restoring the San Joaquin river in California Posted on 04 Nov, 2007 01:55 PM

Following 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.

The Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, California. Image source: Cavan Images/Offset
New website on "rainfed farming" by WASSAN
The website is setup and maintained by WASSAN and focusses on rainfed farming Posted on 09 Oct, 2007 04:55 AM

 Click here to view the website

"Himalayan Water Portal" launched by Himalaya Seva Sangh
The website aims to share the information, analysis and research regarding water and sanitation related issues of the Himalayan region Posted on 29 Sep, 2007 12:01 AM

Himalaya Seva Sangh, an NGO, has just launched a "Himalayan Water Portal" - www.himalayanwater.org. Quoting from their site:

Statement on groundwater from SANDRP
Statement on groundwater from SANDRP Posted on 12 Sep, 2007 07:34 AM

Groundwater - India's Water Lifeline needs urgent intervention

Govt is non serious about the crisis

The World Ocean Observatory
A website dedicated to oceans Posted on 15 Aug, 2007 11:52 AM

www.thew2o.net

Down To Earth features rainfed farming as its cover story
Without addressing the problems of majority of farmers in unirrigated land, India will not achieve food security Posted on 05 Aug, 2007 08:41 AM

downtoearth.bmp 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
Appropriate water resources information system should be put in place at the earliest for better monitoring, Prof. Saifuddin Soz, 17:42 IST Posted on 24 Jul, 2007 01:41 AM

soz.jpgProf. 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
The Celebration of Floods Posted on 05 Jul, 2007 04:44 AM

This 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
Water-related targets can benefit from community and NGO involvement and oversight, supplementing slow political processes. NGOs such as Arghyam have considerable financial and advocacy resources to influence policy and intervene directly in the area of water. Posted on 29 Jun, 2007 08:10 AM

The 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
Notes from C-DAC ICT for socio-economic development conference held in Bangalore. Rural kiosk was the topic of discussion in the conference Posted on 20 Mar, 2007 11:32 AM

Nandini 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.

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