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Dug wells- A potentially safe source of drinking water for the arsenic and iron contaminated region of Bihar - A paper by Megh Pyne Abhiyan (MPA)
Posted on 03 Aug, 2012 01:00 PMThis paper published by Megh Pyne Abhiyan argues that dug wells slowly started losing their significance following the invention and large scale marketing of hand pumps,.
Role of thermal power plants and coal mining in local area development and addressing regional imbalance - Note by Prayas to Government of Maharashtra
Posted on 02 Aug, 2012 05:18 PMThe Prayas Energy Group, Pune had in August 2011, released a report titled “Thermal power plants on the anvil: Implications and need for rationalisation” on the large number of thermal power plants (TPPs) being pro
Soil health and support systems - Contradictions and missing links - Paper published in the Economic and Political Weekly
Posted on 25 Jul, 2012 10:10 PMThis paper published in the Economic and Political Weekly explores the contradictions in soil health management policies and its impact on farming and food production in India in the context of the declining vitality of Indian soils and the resultant threat to food sec
Whose river is it anyway - Political economy of hydropower in the Eastern Himalayas - A paper published in the Economic and Political Weekly
Posted on 25 Jul, 2012 05:38 PMThis paper published in the Economic and Political Weekly, highlights the various debates that have emerged in India the context of the highly controversial issue of large dams being built on the rivers of the eastern Himalayas, the recent campaigns by the people from the Nor
Flood control policies in India - A paper in the journal Golden Research Thoughts
Posted on 25 Jul, 2012 10:37 AMThis paper published in the journal Golden Research Thoughts aims at describing the different initiatives undertaken by the expert committees and Government of India in tackling the flood problem of India.
Impact of climate change on food security in India - A paper published in the journal Advances in Asian Social Science
Posted on 24 Jul, 2012 12:14 AMThis paper published in the journal Advances in Asian Social Science analyses the food security condition of India during the last few decades and the impact of climate change on food security of India.
Total sanitation campaign: Budgeting for change series - A report by CBGA and UNICEF
Posted on 20 Jul, 2012 05:56 PMThis report by the Centre for Governance and Budget Accountability (CGBA) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), India, attempts to assess the magnitude of public spending on sanitation in India, specifically on the Total Sani
Accelerated Rural Water Supply Programme in Uttarakhand - Performance review - A CAG audit report
Posted on 20 Jul, 2012 11:45 AMThis report published by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) presents the findings of an audit that was conducted in the state of Uttarakhand that evaluated the perfor
Cleansing of the river Ganga and the World Bank loan - An article in the Observer Research Foundation's Energy News Monitor
Posted on 19 Jul, 2012 09:52 AMThis article published in the Observer Research Foundation's Energy News Monitor reflects o
Water quality and quantity analysis in Sikkim, North Eastern Himalaya - A paper published in Current Science
Posted on 11 Jul, 2012 11:24 AMThis paper in the journal Current Science presents the findings of a study that aimed at taking an overview of the water resources and their management in the East and South districts of Sikkim and understand issues related to quality and quantity of water resources in the are