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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)

May 22, 2024

Mainstreaming gender in participatory irrigation management: Why does empowerment matter?

Bridging the gender divide in Participatory Irrigation Management

Woman member of water user association is giving fish feed to a community pond in West Midnapore in West Bengal (Image: Tanmoy Bhaduri/IWMI)

May 19, 2024

How do your everyday choices impact the world's resources?

The surprising connection between Wikipedia, beaches, and your water bottle.

A top down image of a lush green forest in a sacred grove in Meghalaya (Image created by: Sreechand Tavva)

April 18, 2024

Collaborative approaches to water governance in Indus, the Ganga and the Brahmaputra basin

As the demand for water from the Hindu Kush Himalaya region is expected to rise due to population growth, the impacts of temperature increases, and development requirements, researchers emphasise the urgent need to enhance scientific collaboration and rejuvenate existing treaties and governance structures.

Rivers of destiny (Image: Vikramjit Kakati/Wikimedia Commons; CC BY-SA 3.0 DEED)

February 14, 2024

Sustainable water management to enhance rural livelihoods

The event underlined the need to create a skilled workforce with multi-skilling abilities, embodying the concept of a one-stop-shop and service, particularly relevant for the organised sector.

The release of the reports prepared under the Jal Kaushal Project, led by the JustJobs Network and funded by Arghyam (Image: Arghyam)

Campaign planning against the US Water Trade Mission to India, 15th February, 2011, Bangalore

Posted on 14 Feb, 2011 03:58 PM

The Americans are coming for our water. Stop the water Terrorists!

Organizer: The Right to Water Campaign Karnataka

Venue: SCM House, off Mission Road, Bangalore

POSCO unplugged - Villagers of Jagatsinghpur, Odisha, have no choice

Sayantan Bera travels to Jagatsinghpur in Odisha to find that villagers labeled ‘pro’ POSCO do not have a choice otherwise

Sayantan Bera

Posted on 14 Feb, 2011 11:38 AM

Study of ancient water storage systems on forts in Nashik district of Maharashtra - Paper presented at the National Seminar on Water and Culture (2007)

Adapting ancient understanding of water collection, storage, supply and distribution in forts to present day urban needs.

Shriram Vaijapurkar

Siddharth Vaijapurkar

Posted on 14 Feb, 2011 05:11 AM

This paper studies the water supply, distribution, collection and storage in the forts around Nashik with the idea of testing the viability of implementing such systems in areas of similar topography. The history of forts in Maharashtra and the forts around Nashik and the water collection and distribution systems thereof are described.

Water and culture vis-à-vis river diversions - Paper presented at the National Seminar on Water and Culture (2007)

Ancient knowledge and tradition of linking rivers. A study of the Koyna dam to understand this further

Suresh Shirke

Posted on 14 Feb, 2011 04:48 AM

This paper discusses river linking, as a part of an ancient tradition, and suggests how NGOs can play a role in this attempt. The example of the Koyna dam is taken, and the effective handling of the technical and human angle of the dams construction is detailed through in-depth study and detailed field visits.

Participatory Irrigation Management (PIM) in Andhra Pradesh - An overview - Paper presented at the National Seminar on Water and Culture (2007)

Inadequate and unreliable water in the lower command area of Andhra, leaves the farmers with little hope

C Sithapathi Rao

Syed Turabul Hassan

Posted on 14 Feb, 2011 02:57 AM

This paper describes a PIM initiative undertaken by the Government of Andhra Pradesh. The need for PIM in Andhra Pradesh, was felt because farmers, especially those in the lower reaches of the command area of the project, suffer from inadequate and unreliable supplies.

Non-compliance of dam agencies in construction of hydro-electric projects in Himachal Pradesh - A photo-essay by SANDRP

This photo essay by SANDRP shows the violations of environment norms by 4 large Hydro-electric projects in Himachal Pradesh, regarding muck disposal and freshwater flows in rivers.

Himanshu Thakkar

Posted on 13 Feb, 2011 03:02 PM

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Financial aspects of irrigation projects in India – A report by the Central Water Commission

In view of water resources projects being largely funded by the Government from Public funds, the financial performance analysis assumes important role in developing these projects.

Central Water Commission

Posted on 13 Feb, 2011 08:28 AM

CWC This publication by the Central Water Commission presents data on Major and Medium Irrigation and Multipurpose projects, Minor Irrigation projects, Command Area Development scheme as available in the Finance A

State Forest Policy of Jammu and Kashmir (2010)

The State is richly endowed with diverse forest resources which play an important role in preserving the fragile ecosystem of the region and also serve as catchments for important Himalayan rivers.

Forest Department (Government of Jammu and Kashmir)

Posted on 12 Feb, 2011 08:33 PM

In the backdrop of the essential need for maintaining a healthy forest resource, the valid concern for its continued depletion and degradation, and, being aware of the close association between people and forests, the Forest Department (Government of Jammu and Kashmir), has recently adopted a Forest Policy.

Coastal Regulation Zone (2011) Notification, Island Protection Zone (2011) Notification and Traditional Coastal and Marine Fisherfolk (Protection of Rights) Act (2009) by the Ministry of Environment and Forests

For the first time an Island Protection Zone Notification (2011) is being notified and published covering Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep.

Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF)

Posted on 11 Feb, 2011 09:22 PM

The Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) notification of 1991 has been replaced recently in January 2011 by the latest CRZ notification of the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF).