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Climate Change
Water fables from around the world
Posted on 12 Mar, 2014 09:55 AMChildren love bedtime stories. Fairy tales about kings, princesses, ogres and other magical creatures. For a change, what if we could tell them stories to make them aware of pressing issues that we are faced with. Like water, for example. 'Water Stories from Around the World' is one such compilation. It is a neat mix of stories with simple messages on conserving, using and respecting water.
![Book cover (Source: Tulika Publishers)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/water_stories_cover.jpg?itok=lNq9GXR5)
Invite to the talk on 'Climate & Ecological Crisis: Why Capitalism cannot solve the problem?' by Pablo Solon, Centre for Marxist Studies (CMS), New Delhi
Posted on 11 Mar, 2014 12:30 PMVenue: USO House, USO Road, Jeet Singh Marg, New Delhi - 110067
Ph : 26561103/26857276/26525146
http://www.uso-usi-india.org/
![Climate & Ecological Crisis](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/8357660792_7a1400afb9_z.jpg?itok=DbXs7BYd)
Envisioning the future
Posted on 07 Mar, 2014 10:33 AMLooking through that peephole where the future seems dark and bleak conjures up discomfort. We would all rather envision a better, happier tomorrow but anticipating a possible bleak future is crucial for communities to plan in the context of changes, says Dr. Petra Tschakert, Professor of Geography at Pennsylvania State University, USA.
![Floods in Jiadhol river (Source: Amita Bhaduri)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/9319675333_d310b01330_b.jpg?itok=dr7Ip368)
Krishi Vigyan Kendra to the rescue!
Posted on 07 Mar, 2014 10:27 AMNidhan is about 30 km away from its district headquarter Morena, Madhya Pradesh. The village receives an annual average rainfall of 450 mm concentrated in the months of July and August. While much of the village depends on rainfed agriculture, the main source of irrigation in the rabi (winter) season is borewells.
![The farmer got bumper crop of pigeon pea](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/pigeon_pea.jpg?itok=CB9UpSsg)
Princely' private ponds
Posted on 07 Mar, 2014 10:14 AMCharkhari, a princely state of India in the colonial period was once a beautiful settlement founded by Saurabh Singh Bundela, a Rajput King. Acceded to India post-Independence, the town is now located in Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh. The place was home to intricate water management systems in the past.
![A talab in the fort city of Charkhari](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/charkhari.jpg?itok=xNS1h9D6)
Adapting to a changing climate
Posted on 24 Feb, 2014 04:24 PMMeghalaya, the wettest place in the world till date, has started facing the consequences of climate change. In the recent past, the state has seen pronounced variability in rainfall. This has given rise to myriad problems in the predominantly agricultural state.
![Arecanut is susceptible to climate change impact](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dscn8254.jpg?itok=uTyk2jpc)
Invitation to the 'Conference on Climate Change Adaptation: Priorities for Research, Policy and Practices in North East India', ICIMOD, Guwahati, Assam
Posted on 21 Feb, 2014 03:18 PMObjectives:
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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)
Authority bans sale of packaged drinking water without BIS mark
Posted on 02 Feb, 2014 10:07 PMNo sale of packaged drinking water without BIS mark: FSSAI
![Packaged drinking water (Source: Ricardo Bernando)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/packaged_drinking.jpg?itok=SGwZ2XWM)
Small schemes, big impact
Posted on 13 Jan, 2014 01:54 PMDespite being endowed with adequate rainfall, most parts of the Himalayas are considered water-stressed for both agricultural and domestic purposes. This is mainly due to the seasonality of precipitation, which is concentrated to the monsoon months. It remains dry for rest of the year.
![A recharge pit under construction (Source: HIMCON)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/chaal_construction_jpg.jpg?itok=KwEImPNU)