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December 11, 2019
Scientists intervene to save dry toilets
Dry toilets have long been hailed as a sustainable solution to the sanitation and waste management crisis facing India today, but have been overshadowed by more modern toilet designs.
A traditional dry toilet. Image: India Science Wire
October 11, 2019
Saving Aarey, the last lungs of Bombay
Mumbai’s citizens came out in droves to save trees from being felled in Aarey to make way for the metro. Collective action is crucial to save the green lungs of India's rapidly urbanising cities.
Aarey, the green lungs of Mumbai (Image Source: Wikimedia Commons)
September 30, 2019
The Water Future Conference in Bangalore: Towards a Sustainable Water Future
The recently concluded 4 day conference in Bangalore looked at the current state of global water resource challenges & future pathways to achieve the SDGs, while ensuring equity in access to all.
Charles Vorosmarty, Chair, COMPASS Initiative, Water Future at the opening plenary on advanced water system assessments to address water security challenges of the 21st century.
August 21, 2019
In photos: How temple tanks are helping Chennai conserve rain water
During the monsoon, temple tanks in Chennai fill to the brim with water, helping in groundwater recharge.
Parthasarathy temple in Triplicane has the biggest tank. Recently, volunteers belonging to the Central Industrial Security Force cleaned the tank. Pic: Laasya Shekhar
August 7, 2019
"Digging recharge wells is the only way Bengaluru won’t run out of water"
A million recharge wells for Bangalore
Ramakrishna Bovi is a traditional well-digger in Bengaluru. Image credit: Citizen Matters
July 2, 2019
The need for survival edge technology
Decentralised communitarian technology can mitigate the water crises facing us today.
Digging an open well that had some water at lesser depths ranging from 5-10 m using local technology in which a motor run winch draws up the dug up mud from the well bottom. (Image: Rahul Banerjee)
Policies and laws related to urban infrastructure - A collection
Urbanisation has become a unsolvable question for most part with growing influx of rural population and meeting the demands for housing and basic amenities. Seeking to bridge a gap...
Government of India
Posted on 13 Nov, 2010 01:07 AM

India Water Portal has recently uploaded a set of important policies and laws. This collection pertains to urban infrastructure, water supply and more.
Civil Engineering Management - A Civil Engineering Course under the National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning
Making development greener; the Indian Institute of Technology’s and the Indian Institute of Science together enhance the quality of engineering education
Indian Insitute of Science (IISc)
Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs)
National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL)
Posted on 13 Oct, 2010 08:31 AM

This Civil Engineering Course under the National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL) on the broad subject of Civil Engineering Management is being carried out by Indian Institute of Technology’s and the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore as a collaborative project supported by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (Government of India) to enhance the quality of engineering education in the country, by developing curriculum based video and web courses. In these web based lectures, the authors have developed the subject in detail and in stages in a student-friendly manner. The broad group of Civil Engineering Management is structured into modules on the following topics:

Analytical Methods - A Civil Engineering Course under the National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning
Indian Institute of Technology’s and the Indian Institute of Science enhance the quality of engineering education in the country, by developing curriculum based video and web courses.
Indian Insitute of Science (IISc)
Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs)
National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL)
Posted on 12 Oct, 2010 10:36 PM

This Civil Engineering Course under the National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL) on the broad subject of Analytical Methods in Civil Engineering is being carried out by Indian Institute of Technology’s and the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore as a collaborative project supported by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (Government of India) to enhance the quality of engineering education in the country, by developing curriculum based video and web courses. In these web based lectures, the authors have developed the subject in detail and in stages in a student-friendly manner. The broad group of Analytical Methods in Civil Engineering is structured into modules on the following topics:

Soil and Rock Mechanics, Dynamics and Structures, Foundation Engineering and Geology - A Civil Engineering Course under the National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning
Enhancing the Civil Engineering Course on subjects of soil rock mechanics, dynamics and structures, foundation engineering and geology.
Indian Insitute of Science (IISc)
Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs)
National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL)
Posted on 11 Oct, 2010 10:18 PM

This Civil Engineering Course under the National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL) on the broad subject of  Soil and Rock Mechanics, Dynamics and Structures, Foundation Engineering and Geology is being carried out by Indian Institute of Technology’s and the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore as a collaborative project supported by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (Government of India) to enhance the quality of engineering education in the country, by developing curriculum based video and web courses. In these web based lectures, the authors have developed the subject in detail and in stages in a student-friendly manner. The broad group of Soil and Rock Mechanics, Dynamics and Structures, Foundation Engineering and Geology is structured into modules on the following topics:

Steel and Concrete Structures: Design and Technology - A Civil Engineering Course under the National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning
Enhancing the Civil Engineering Course on the broad subject of Design and Technology of Steel and Concrete Structures
Indian Insitute of Science (IISc)
Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs)
National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL)
Posted on 08 Oct, 2010 07:23 PM

This Civil Engineering Course under the National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL) on the broad subject of Design and Technology of Steel and Concrete Structures is being carried out by the Indian Institute of Technology’s and the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore as a collaborative project supported by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (Government of India) to enhance the quality of engineering education in the country, by developing curriculum based video and web courses. In these web based lectures, the authors have developed the subject in detail and in stages in a student-friendly manner. The broad group of Design and Technology of Steel and Concrete Structures is structured into the following topics:

Surveying, Mapping, Geographical Information Systems and Global Positioning Systems - A Civil Engineering Course under the National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning
Civil Engineering Course develops on the broad subject of Surveying, Mapping, Geographical Information Systems and Global Positioning Systems
Indian Insitute of Science (IISc)
Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs)
National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL)
Posted on 02 Oct, 2010 08:37 PM

This Civil Engineering Course under the National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL) on the broad subject of Surveying, Mapping, Geographical Information Systems and Global Positioning Systems is being carried out by Indian Institute of Technology’s and the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore as a collaborative project supported by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (Government of India) to enhance the quality of engineering education in the country, by developing curriculum based video and web courses. In these web based lectures, the authors have developed the subject in detail and in stages in a student-friendly manner. The broad group of Surveying, Mapping, Geographical Information Systems and Global Positioning Systems is structured into modules on the following topics:

Solids, Materials and their Mechanics – A Civil Engineering Course under the National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning
A web-based course on solids, materials and their mechanics to enhance the quality of engineering education in the country
Indian Insitute of Science (IISc)
Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs)
National Program on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL)
Posted on 27 Sep, 2010 09:31 PM

This Civil Engineering Course under the National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL) on the broad subject of Solids, Materials and their Mechanics has been developed by Indian Institute of Technology’s and the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore as a collaborative project supported by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (Government of India) to enhance the quality of engineering education in the country, by developing curriculum based video and web courses. In these web based lectures, the authors have developed the subject in detail and in stages in a student-friendly manner.

Emerging groundwater crisis in urban areas – A case study of Bangalore city
Urbanisation and its toll on the groundwater recharge; Bangalore losing in the bargain
Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC)
K V Raju
N Latha
S Manasi
Posted on 16 Aug, 2010 07:14 AM

The paper by the Institute for Social and Economic Change documents the case of Ward No. 39 situated at the outskirts of the Bangalore city to understand the emerging groundwater crisis due to overdraft in urban areas. Bangalore has no perennial river, which resulted in the growth of many lakes, acting as a source of groundwater recharge earlier.

Auroville Green Practices Seminar, Pondicherry
Posted on 06 May, 2010 05:13 PM

Topics:

  • Landscaping
  • Water harvesting,
  • Waste management
  • Organic food
  • Renewable energy
  • Appropriate building technologies
  • Environmental awareness

Description:

Auroville, the international township near Puducherry in India is well known for its green thinking and sustainable practices. More than 30 Auroville experts are presenting their recent projects and experiences in this seminar which also includes visits to demonstration sites. The event is meant for project developers, consultants, architects and decision makers involved in the planning of eco-friendly townships and residential complexes.

Buying an apartment? Demand better water management from the builders
Buying an apartment? Demand better water management from the builders
IWP
Posted on 05 Jun, 2008 04:30 AM

We at the Water Portal, came up with some questions to ask the builder when you are buying an apartment. The more educated you are regarding the way the apartment is handling water, the better decision you are likely to make and one that will benefit you immensely in the long term.
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