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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)
Rashtrita Jal Chetna Yatra: Efforts of Tarun Bharat Sangh and Rajendar Singh in addressing water related concerns across the country
A detailed write up about the aims, aspirations and achievements of the Rashtriya Jal Chetna Yatra
Rashtriya Jal Chetna Yatra
Posted on 20 Aug, 2009 02:20 PM

Tarun Bharat Sangh and Rajendar Singh started a massive campaign to spread awareness of traditional water harvesting structures in order to restore the water resources of arid Rajasthan. The aim was to popularize the use of such traditional structures across the country.
Total Sanitation Campaign's Eco-san drive
TSC and Ecosan's initiative to ensure sustainable sanitation solutions for India
Urvashi Prasad
Posted on 20 Aug, 2009 01:55 PM

TSC and Ecosan's initiative to bring about sustainable sanitation in India based on technologically advanced and eco friendly approaches towards sanitation, involving NGO, Community and Individual participation. Read more
Collection of articles on climate change with special reference to India
The following documents address various issues related to climate change, particularly highlighting the Indian context
India Water Portal
Posted on 20 Aug, 2009 12:36 PM

Climage Change, Indias perceptions, positions, policies and possibilities, written by Jyoti K Parikh and Kirit Parikh, Indira Gandhi
Teaching climate change: An interactive toolkit that will help communicate related ideas better
Are you tired of trying to communicate the issue of climate change to young students? This toolkit designed exclusively for school teachers maybe your answer to the problem
WWF Nepal
Posted on 20 Aug, 2009 11:50 AM

It offers modules on various aspects of climate change in an interactive student friendly manner designed to making teaching fun for you.

Download the toolkit here - WWF Nepal
Seminar on Emerging Green Business Opportunities, 27 Aug. 2009 Ahmedabad
Posted on 20 Aug, 2009 05:11 AM

Image & Content Courtesy: Confederation of Indian Industries.

CII Gujarat is organizing Seminar on “Emerging Green Business Opportunities" on 27 August 2009 at Hotel Pride, Ahmedabad, With the objective of advancement in development, commercialization and global adoption of clean technologies and sustainable industry practices.

CEOs, Senior and Middle level Managers, Department Heads, Environment Specialists, Consultants, Maintenance Engineers, Operation/Production Managers, Architects, Civil & Structural Engineers, Institutes involved in designing and constructions, Students / Academia are all invited to attend this seminar.

Registration fee: CII Member:Rs 1,650.00 Non- Member:Rs 2,250.00 Students: Rs 1,100.00

Government of India's National Environment Awareness Campaign: Entry forms
Download entry forms to the National Environment Awareness Campaign
Ministry of Environment & Forests
Posted on 19 Aug, 2009 10:03 PM

The Indian Government conducts a National Environment Awareness Campaign every year.
Fighting climate change: Greenpeace
Efforts of Greenpeace in raising awareness about climate change
Greenpeace
Posted on 19 Aug, 2009 08:55 PM

Greenpeace has done a lot of commendable work in the field of climate change. This link takes you through their climate change campaigns involving the masses.

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Chennai metropolitan area's water woes: CMWSSB's plans for the future
Steps outlined by the Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board to meet the water demands of Chennai city
Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board
Posted on 19 Aug, 2009 04:01 PM

CMWSSB or Metro Water was established in 1978 and serves 180 sq kms of area and 5.5 million population.
Ozone depletion trend map for India from Down to Earth
This map shows the difference between predicted and observed ozone trends in 14 cities of India, based on data collected over a decade
Down to Earth
Posted on 19 Aug, 2009 03:52 PM

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District level vulnerability to climate change: An IPCC assessment
The map indicates that most of India's peninsular region (starting from North Karnataka and Rayalseema) including Saurashtra, Kutch and the Thar desert are the most vulnerable to climate change
IPCC
Posted on 19 Aug, 2009 03:26 PM

On a scale of 5, from lowest to highest, this map shows the vulnerability of various districts of the country to climate change. The map shows many of these regions are doubly exposed to the risk of climate change.
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