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Drinking and other Domestic Uses
Water Supply and Sanitation: India Assessment – A WHO-UNICEF sponsored study by the Planning Commission of India
Posted on 19 Nov, 2010 08:52 PMThis country-level report on the assessment of drinking water supply and sanitation in India is the result of a collaborative exercise between the Planning Commission of India, the World Health Organization (WHO), and the
Water treatment - Extended user testing of water treatment devices in Andhra Pradesh - A research paper by PATH
Posted on 16 Nov, 2010 12:12 AMIn this research paper, PATH hopes to identify, adapt and develop water treatment devices and business models for water treatment devices for the ecnomically weaker sections of society.
Climate change and its impact on groundwater – A presentation by ACWADAM
Posted on 13 Nov, 2010 09:38 PMThis presentation by ACWADAM deals with climate change and its impacts on long-term replenishment of groundwater. The presentation provides an overview of the current insights and knowledge on climate change impacts and gives an overview of best options for developing and safeguarding groundwater resources.
"Gujarat farmers fight against climate change: Adopt technoloxxgy to conserve resources and maximize benefits" : News roundup (15-21 October 2010)
Posted on 22 Oct, 2010 11:25 AMClimate Change
Right to drinking water in India - A working paper by Centre for Economic and Social Studies
Posted on 21 Oct, 2010 10:31 PMThis working paper by Centre for Economic and Social Studies (CESS), Hyderabad deals with the issue of right to drinking water, an issue that has assumed greater significance in India in recent years. Declarations by the United Nations and other international organisations, and judic
Takeaways from NEERI brainstorming workshop - Water technology developers and other stakeholders
Posted on 11 Oct, 2010 03:21 AMThe National Environment Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) is a premier CSIR laboratory. On September 7th, NEERI held a brainstorming workshop entitled "Interface between water technology developers and other stakeholders”. The purpose of the workshop was to engage better with other players involved with bringing scientific innovation in the water sector to reach large numbers of people who need the innovations. Attendees included scientists from many CSIR laboratories involved with water research, senior central government officials from the Rural Water Supply Department and the Dept of Science and Technology, State government officials, representatives from leading corporate houses including Eureka Forbes and Unilever and NGOs.
Brainstorming workshop on interface between water technology developers and other stakeholders by NEERI
Posted on 08 Oct, 2010 08:17 PMA workshop on developing interface between water technology developers and other stakeholders particularly those who actively address water policy issues namely officials of Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Public Health Engineering Department, NGOs, International Organisations and Professional Associations was held by the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) with support of the Department of Science and Technology (DST) at Nagpur on 7th September, 2010.
Indian farmers fight billionaire Mittal and Posco, a leading company in steel making, for water rights in Orissa : News roundup (1-7 October 2010)
Posted on 08 Oct, 2010 10:24 AMWater for Industry
Drinking Water/Urban Water/Water Quality
- The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) loses money on half of water it supplies
- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is paying a hefty price for supplying water to Mumbai with outstanding water supply dues upto Rs 3,065 crore
- 40% water is lost in leakages in Mumbai: The water level over the catchment area at 12.9 lakh ml, but the city still wrangling with water woes
- Poor access to safe and good quality drinking water: water contamination is an important public health concern in Bihar
- After several years of suffering, the villagers of Hebani Gram Panchayat in Mulbagal Taluk of Kolar have found a way to get safe drinking water by themselves
- 1650 water supply schemes planned for meeting the drinking water needs of people in rural areas in Madhya Pradesh
- Diarrhoea cases on the rise in Orissa
- Cholera incidence second highest in Kolkata
Water Resources Engineering and Management - A Civil Engineering Course under the National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning
Posted on 29 Sep, 2010 07:42 AMThis Civil Engineering Course under the National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL) on the broad subject of Water Resources Engineering and Management is being carried out by Indian Institute of Technology’s and the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore as a collaborative project supported by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (Government of India) to enhance the quality of engineering education in the country, by developing curriculum based video and web courses. In these web based lectures, the authors have developed the subject in detail and in stages in a student-friendly manner. The broad group of Water Resources Engineering is structured into modules on the topic by IIT Kharagpur as follows:
Manual on water supply and treatment - CPHEEO (MoUD)
Posted on 15 Sep, 2010 11:17 PMThis manual has been developed by the Central Public Health and Environmental Engineering Organisation (CPHEEO), a department under the Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) and serves as a standard guide in public health engineering by providing a code of day to day practice for public health engineers to follow.