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September 2, 2024
NGT’s uniform standards: A controversial approach to sewage management
Recommendations made by an expert committee, the NGT's subsequent orders, and a critical analysis of these developments
Drum screens at Bharwara sewage treatment plant (Image: India Water Portal)
September 2, 2024
The promise and pitfalls of India’s BioE3 Policy
The strategic objectives and challenges of India's BioE3 Policy
The transition to a bio-based economy could affect various stakeholders (Image: GetArchive; CC0 1.0)
August 2, 2024
Wayanad landslide tragedy: Balancing nature and development
There is a need for a multi-faceted approach to disaster management, combining advanced monitoring, early warning systems, community preparedness, and sustainable land use practices to mitigate future risks.
Aftermath of a 2022 landslide on Nedumpoil ghat road (Image: Vinayaraj, Wikimedia Commons; CC BY-SA 4.0)
July 28, 2024
Tap into the numbers: Budget insights on WASH
The budget allocation for the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation reflects a steady upward trajectory, underscoring the importance of scaling financial commitments to meet the growing demands of the WASH sector.
Child drinking water from handpump in Guna, Madhya Pradesh (Image: Anil Gulati, India Water Portal Flickr)
July 2, 2024
From scarcity to sharing: How farmers are managing groundwater in Rayalaseema
Community governance for groundwater management
Jasmine on the fields as part of the groundwater collectivisation agreement at Kummara Vandla Palli village, Sri Satya Sai District. (Images: WASSAN/Swaran)
June 30, 2024
How Burhanpur became India's first Har Ghar Jal District
SHGs empower women, ensure sustainability: A model for water tax collection in Burhanpur
Rural water security (Image: Shawn, Save the Children USA; CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)
VII Annual international conference on public policy and management, Centre for Public Policy at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, August 16- 18, 2012, Bangalore
Posted on 13 Aug, 2012 05:39 PM

Organiser: Centre for Public Policy at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

Venue: Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore

IIMB

A workshop on the impacts of Mini Hydel Projects (MHPs) on ecology and people in Karnataka organised by Prakruti, South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People (SANDRP) and Save Western Ghats Movement
This article describes the details of a two day workshop on Impacts of Mini Hydel Projects (MHPs) on communities and ecology in Karnataka
South Asia Network on Dams Rivers and People (SANDRP)
Posted on 10 Aug, 2012 12:22 PM

On the 4th and 5th of August 2012, Civil Society Organisations Prakruti, South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People (SANDRP) and Save Western Ghats Movement organised a two day workshop on Impacts of Mini Hydel Projects (MHPs) on Communities and Ecology in Karnataka, with a main objective to give voice to the numerous unrecorded impacts a
Water Privatisation-Commercialisation Resistance Committee's planning meeting, August 16, 2012, Society for promotion of Wastelands Development, New Delhi
Posted on 09 Aug, 2012 07:11 PM

Organiser: Water Privitization-Commercialization Resistance Committee

Venue: 5th Floor
                  Society for promotion of Wastelands Development
                  14 A Vishnu Digamber Marg
                  New Delhi 110002
World Handloom Day August 7, 2012: Promotion of handloom sector should be accompanied by advocacy of environmental conservation
This article argues for the need to encourage sustenance of environmentally friendly handloom base textile production
Dr. D. Narasimha Reddy
Posted on 08 Aug, 2012 10:35 AM

On August 7th, many groups all over the world need to come together and participate in a "World Handloom Day" in their respective countries and states to celebrate the sustenance of handloom-based textile production and asking Governments to be more responsible to the people dependent on such livelihoods.  In Asian Countries, where handloom production is a major econom
"MGNREGA Sameeksha 2012": An anthology of research studies on the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (2006–2012) - A report by the Ministry of Rural Development
This report is an analytical anthology of all major research studies done on Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Act (MGNREGA)
Mihir Shah
Neelakshi Mann
Varad Pande
Posted on 08 Aug, 2012 07:39 AM

This report by Ministry of Rural Development is an analytical anthology of all major research studies done on Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Act (MGNREGA) that were published in various academic journals or came out as stand-alone reports.
Role of thermal power plants and coal mining in local area development and addressing regional imbalance - Note by Prayas to Government of Maharashtra
This report highlights the large number of clearances accorded to thermal power plants in the country and their implications for the environment
Prayas Energy Group
Posted on 02 Aug, 2012 05:18 PM

The Prayas Energy Group, Pune had in August 2011, released a report titled “Thermal power plants on the anvil: Implications and need for rationalisation” on the large number of thermal power plants (TPPs) being pro
Share powers with panchayats in Jammu and Kashmir
This article describes the efforts made in Jammu and Kashmir to reintroduce the panchayat system
Shagufta Wani
Posted on 01 Aug, 2012 08:42 PM

A nascent step to bring back democracy firmly put on the ground a year ago by reintroducing the Panchayat System in the state of Jammu & Kashmir after a long wait of over a decade is again being jeopardized by militancy.
Why don't Jarawas of the Andaman Islands have a say in development ? An article from Charkha Development Network
This article discusses the amendments made in the Protection of aboriginal tribes regulation, 1956 and questions its implications for the role of the Jarawas in development
Zubair Ahmed
Posted on 01 Aug, 2012 05:14 PM

Five months after the infamous Jarawa Video incident featuring scantily clad Jarawa tribal women allegedly dancing for tourists in return for food and money, the Central Government finally acted on the matter by approving the proposed amendments in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Protection of Aboriginal Tribes) Regulation, 1956.
Strengthen participatory urban governance to prevent pollution in Ganga at Kanpur and recognise the need to look for decentralized solutions
This article describes the proceedings of the one day Area Water Partnership Conference held on 22nd July, 2012
Shramik Bharti
SACH and SPWD
Posted on 31 Jul, 2012 02:17 PM

A one day Area Water Partnership Conference was held on 22nd July, 2012 by Shramik Bharti, Kanpur; Society for Action in Community Health (SACH) and Society for Promotion of Wastelands Development (SPWD), New Delhi at Jajmau, Kanpur, an industrial city on the banks of the Ganga which also happens to be a major centre for leather tanneries, which let out

The growth of the Goa iron ore mining industry : Has stretched its infrastructure to the breaking point
There has been much debate on the rampant increase in iron ore mining in Goa and this has been putting tremendous pressure on the resources in Goa
Micheal Lobo
Posted on 31 Jul, 2012 08:14 AM

Over the last eighteen months, there has been much debate on the rampant increase in iron ore mining in Goa.
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