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Ecology and Environment
Rainwater harvesting in India: Traditional and contemporary
Posted on 21 Aug, 2009 12:41 PMThe document informs that traditionally Indians worshipped both water and rain as “Jala” and “Varuna”. Even rivers were worshipped. Till 3000 B.C., RWH happened without human effort as rain got collected in rivers and natural depressions. Civilizations flourished on river banks all over the world Indus valley civilization in India.
Impact of climate change in India: An agro - ecological zone level analysis
Posted on 20 Aug, 2009 06:04 PMIndia is gifted with heterogeneous landforms and variety of climatic conditions such as the lofty mountains, the raverine deltas, high altitude forests, peninsular plateaus, variety of geological formations endowed with temperature varying from arctic cold to equatorial hot, and rainfall from extreme aridity with a few cms (<10 cm) to pre humid with world's maxim
Hiware Bazar water balance sheet 2007: From scarcity to surplus
Posted on 20 Aug, 2009 05:03 PMThe work done by the villagers of Hiware Bazaar (Maharashtra) in transforming their village, through soil and water conservation works with Government / Panchayat funds is well known.
Paper and pulp mills pollute Uttarakhand hills
Posted on 20 Aug, 2009 04:49 PMVillagers and townsfolk of Lalkuan, Bindukhatta, Pantnagar, Kichha, Bazpur and Kashipur in Uttaranchal's terai belt are beset by water and air pollution, and have picked up a struggle against a number of red-category (most polluting) paper and pulp units and distilleries in the districts of Nainital, Udham Singh Nagar and Hardwar, which are polluting the Uttarakhand hills with impunity.
Mapping water pollution and groundwater depletion due to industrial activities in India
Posted on 20 Aug, 2009 04:28 PMThis map provides the of levels of water pollution and groundwater depletion due to industrial activities in different parts of India.
Technologies for lake restoration: A paper from Helmut Klapper on water quality and restoration of lakes
Posted on 20 Aug, 2009 03:46 PMDownload this guide to technologies which can assist you in your goal to restore lakes.
Ramsar convention policies: Concept and mission
Posted on 20 Aug, 2009 03:31 PMThe Ramsar Convention’s ‘wise use’ concept defined as ‘the maintenance of the wetlands ecological character, achieved through the implementation of ecosystem approaches, within the context of sustainable development’, has guided various measures for the sustainable use of wetlands and their resources, for the benefit of humankind.
Save the lakes campaign - Restore Hyderabad's Hussain Sagar
Posted on 20 Aug, 2009 02:48 PMRead the report for a comprehensive background on the campaign, along with the techniques used, chronology and dateline as well as the important people to contact.
This link was sourced from the website of Centre of Science and Environment
Save the lakes campaign - Voicing concerns about the state of the Pulicat lake in Tamilnadu
Posted on 20 Aug, 2009 02:46 PMLearn more about the campaign and to find out how you can contribute.
The document has been sourced from Global Nature Fund's website, an initiative of Pulicat Lake, Crenieo, Global Nature Fund, and Living Lakes.
Collection of articles on climate change with special reference to India
Posted on 20 Aug, 2009 12:36 PMClimage Change, Indias perceptions, positions, policies and possibilities, written by Jyoti K Parikh and Kirit Parikh, Indira Gandhi