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Contamination, Pollution and Quality
Ingenious system to manage sewage in Kolkata
Posted on 11 Sep, 2013 08:48 PMThey take your pain and give you what you need. They will absorb the excess showers that our cities can’t handle and replenish water underground when our taps run dry. Often underestimated, these shallow water bodies are also home to countless life forms and serve as winter destinations for distant migratory birds. Blame me for being philosophical but I equate wetlands to mothers.
![Fishermen use wastewater of Kolkata to rear fish](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/ecw_3_048.jpg?itok=iLgEAhVu)
Food Security Bill sees light of the day
Posted on 01 Sep, 2013 10:28 PMPOLICY MATTERS
Food security bill passed
![Affordable food for all (Source: Google Images)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/pds_140629f.jpg?itok=F3WzwQRf)
Unbalanced - Bangalore's water supply and demand
Posted on 01 Sep, 2013 09:02 PMWater consumption varies based on many factors – how much water is available, where one lives, one’s personal habits, the weather, the seasons and so on and so forth. Each of these contributes to varying usage patterns.
![Integrated water resource management](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/integrated_water_resource_mgt.png?itok=3JstudAD)
The missing water bodies of Western Uttar Pradesh
Posted on 01 Sep, 2013 11:54 AMTraditional water bodies such as bawdis and talabs have long since been an integral part of rural life in India providing water, fish and sometimes even just a venue for people to chit chat. The flat plains in Western Uttar Pradesh, where the Ganga and Yamuna rivers meet, is no exception.
![Suraj kund at Meerut; Source: www.meerut-live.com](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/s_kund_0.jpg?itok=TmJJqMwe)
Invitation for Madurai Symposium 2013 themed 'Governance for Advancing Development', Dhan Foundation, Madurai
Posted on 31 Aug, 2013 01:03 PMFor details on the symposium, please click here.
For further information on the various events, workshops & conferences , please click here.
For brochure on event, please see attachment below.
![Madurai Symposium 2013](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/madurai_symposium.png?itok=0EfWuNBM)
Free online course on 'Designing and implementing successful water supply and sanitation utility reform', The World Bank, September 23 - November 19, 2013
Posted on 29 Aug, 2013 08:54 AMFor further details on the online course, please click here.
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Blue technologies to fight the water crisis
Posted on 23 Aug, 2013 09:49 PMA recent news report said that UNICEF was promoting a machine that purifies sweat from people’s clothes to get potable drinking water (Fox News). Sounds gross?
![Conserve drinking water!](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/drinking-water.jpg?itok=k5YvjiwL)
Training programme for engineers ’ Design & implementation of DEWATS', Consortium for DEWATS Dissemination Society, Bangalore, December 2- 6, 2013
Posted on 21 Aug, 2013 10:53 AMFor more information on the programme please contact capacitybuilding@cddindia.org
To register for the trainig programme, please click here.
For more details, you may refer to the brochure here.
![Consortium for DEWATS Dissemination (CDD) Society](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/cdd_society.png?itok=wtVJNt8A)
Call for Abstracts, Geospatial World Forum 2014, May 5-9, 2014
Posted on 20 Aug, 2013 01:17 PMFor more information on the conference, please click here.
For details on Abstract submission, click here.
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Tehri dam nears danger mark
Posted on 19 Aug, 2013 02:33 AMWater level in Tehri dam near danger mark
![Tehri dam in lean season](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/tehri_0.jpg?itok=5716_Jl7)