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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)
Centre approves raising Sardar Sarovar dam height
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 17 Jun, 2014 11:20 PM

Sardar Sarovar dam height to be raised by 17m
Sardar Sarovar Dam (Shahakshay in Wikipedia)
IMD predicts less rainfall thanks to strong El Nino
News this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 17 Jun, 2014 11:02 PM

Strong El Nino, less rainfall this year: IMD
IMD predicts strong El Nino (Source: MSN Weather)
The way ahead to reviving the Ganga
The newly formed Ministry must take into account the entire canvas of river science before it creates another action plan to rejuvenate the Ganga.
K. G. Vyas
Posted on 17 Jun, 2014 09:15 PM

Scene one, pertaining to promises to clean and revive the Ganga is over. The country is now watching the more complex and challenging scene two unfold. The challenge is for those who are directly involved in fulfilling the promise made by India's fifteenth Prime Minister, Narendra Modi.
Ganga near Gadmukteshwar
Doomed by displacement
The Hirakud dam in Odisha was supposed to control flooding and bring people water and power. Instead, it has taken away their livelihoods and only brought them hardship and misery.
Makarand Purohit
Posted on 11 Jun, 2014 09:07 PM

The Hirakud Dam project is the oldest of its kind in India. The dam was built across the Mahanadi river about 15 kms upstream of Sambalpur in the state of Odisha. It is the first major multipurpose river valley project in post-independent India and also one of its longest.
Hirakud, India's oldest dam
Water allocation to stay the same for Telangana and Andhra
News this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 10 Jun, 2014 11:08 AM

Telangana formed but no change in water allocation
Telangana boundaries (Source: Aditya Madhav)
CSE tells new govt to reinvent strategy for river clean-up
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 10 Jun, 2014 11:07 AM

Apply new strategy for cleaning rivers: CSE
Ganga at Gadmukteshwar
Call for nominations for the '6th Ramsar Wetland Conservation Awards',Ramsar Convention Secretariat, Switzerland
The award is meant to honour the contributions of individuals, organisations and governments towards promoting conservation and wise use of wetlands
Posted on 10 Jun, 2014 10:42 AM

Three Awards will be given in the following categories:

a) The Ramsar Convention Award for Wetland Wise Use
b) The Ramsar Convention Award for Wetland Innovation
c) The Ramsar Convention Award for Young Wetland Champions
Call for entries for 'All India Environmental Journalism Competition, 2014', Indo-German Environment Partnership, India
The competition aims to encourage improved media coverage of environmental issues and highlight solutions and positive stories in India
Posted on 10 Jun, 2014 10:08 AM

The entries should deal with urban and industrial issues of environmental protection and management. Entries related to water and climate change – and presenting positive examples, possibilities and solutions - are encouraged. All entries must be clearly associated to India. 
In-house experts: the barefoot hydrogeologists of the Himalayan regions
A nation-wide effort to create a cadre of people with a sound understanding of their local geology and groundwater is resulting in people who know the rocks beneath as well as they know their fields!
Chicu Lokgariwar
Posted on 05 Jun, 2014 03:46 PM

The fourteen women and three men were rapt as Pan-'da' explained the intricacies of Himalayan geology. Every now and then, a question would be asked. Pan-'da' would then create an impromptu geological model using a notebook or a whiteboard eraser to explain the concepts. This was essential because the audience had no prior background in geology. Only some of them were even literate.
Pan Singh explains the use of a clinometer
Applications open for Water Science Governance Programme, TERI University, New Delhi
The Programme aims to build core competencies among students, researchers, policy makers and professionals to face challenges in managing water resources
Posted on 05 Jun, 2014 12:23 AM

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