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Interlinking of rivers project: A disquieting judgement - Ramaswamy Iyer's perspective in the EPW on the recent Supreme Court decision
Posted on 20 Apr, 2012 10:52 PM
1. Introduction
Two writ petitions were filed in 2002 on the subject of interlinking. The judgement finally passed in 2012 directs the implementation of this project. This judgement is disturbing for the following reasons:
"Resources, tribes and the State" - A report on an international seminar, organized by the Arunachal Institute of Tribal Studies at Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh, in February 2012
Posted on 11 Apr, 2012 04:10 PMGuest post by: Raju Mimi
Reviving dying springs: A paper documenting the Sikkim experience of groundwater recharge using geo-hydrology
Posted on 09 Apr, 2012 09:12 AMIntroduction
The paper begins with a description of Sikkim. The sources of water in the Himalayas and the geology of the area are also described.
Literature review of spring related studies
Supreme Court order in February 27, 2012 on the interlinking of rivers project A statement and an appeal by concerned citizens to think of all the implications
Posted on 29 Mar, 2012 06:37 PMThe full statement is as follows -
We, the signatories to this statement, wish to record our utmost concern at the Hon’ble Supreme Court’s judgment of 27 February 2012 on the Inter-Linking of Rivers Project (ILR), on the following grounds:
Soil endowments, production technologies and missing women in India - A World Bank working paper
Posted on 19 Mar, 2012 03:08 PMThe paper argues that in India, where 72 percent of the population is rural, there is a significant and important association between the geographical variation in exogenous soil texture and rural infant sex ratios. In agriculture, the depth of land and seedbed preparation are exogenously determined by the soil texture.
Basin-level impact assessment study of the Lohit river - A study by WAPCOS & Ministry of Environment and Forests (2011)
Posted on 19 Mar, 2012 11:29 AMOur water woes: Ecological imbalance is the culprit!
Posted on 12 Mar, 2012 12:01 PMAuthor : Madhuranthakam Prabhakar Rao
Implementation of the interlinking of rivers project (ILRP): Bangladesh raises concerns
Posted on 12 Mar, 2012 11:50 AMAuthor : Md. Khalequzzaman, P.D.
Towards a progressive Indian and global climate politics - A CPR Climate Initiative Working Paper
Posted on 09 Mar, 2012 07:04 PMHowever, on each of these issues, there is a healthy under-current of domestic debate. Moreover, broad agreement on this perspective does not translate to strategic unanimity. There are three divergent positions within India: growth-first stonewallers, progressive realists, and progressive internationalists.
A critical assessment of climate change impacts, vulnerability and policy in India - Paper published in Present Environment and Sustainable Development
Posted on 09 Mar, 2012 05:40 PMThere is considerable disagreement on the extent of the changes in the variables of climate.