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July 15, 2024

Meter, Measure, Manage: Engineering a data-based approach for water conservation

Kritsnam where engineering meets hydrology, founded by K. Sri Harsha focuses on developing accurate, easy to install, tamper-proof, and weather-proof smart water metering solutions to deal with the growing water crisis in India.

An AI generated image, highlighting water shortage and use of tankers to provide water but water being wasted when available (Image Source: Praharsh Patel)

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 13, 2024

Decommissioning of open wells: Is all well in the villages?

The rising trend of abandoning open wells for borewells in Chikkaballapur and Annamayya districts, and the potential negative consequences of this shift.

Borewell proliferation may dry up open wells (Image: FES)

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)

May 15, 2024

बेहिसाब भूजल दोहन भूकंप के खतरे को विनाशकारी बना देगा

बेहिसाब भूजल दोहन भूकंप के खतरे को विनाशकारी बना देगा। हाल फिलहाल के दो अध्ययन हमारे लिए खतरे का संकेत दे रहे हैं। एक अध्ययन पूर्वी हिमालयी क्षेत्र में भूकंप के आवृत्ति और तीब्रता बढ़ने की बात कर रहा है। तो दूसरा भूजल का अत्यधिक दोहन से दिल्ली-NCR क्षेत्र के कुछ भाग भविष्य में धंसने की संभावना की बात कर रहा है। दोनों अध्ययनों को जोड़ कर अगर पढ़ा जाए तस्वीर का एक नया पहलू सामने आता है।

May 12, 2024

Atal Bhujal Yojana: Bridging ambition with reality

Rethinking community engagement in the Atal Bhujal Yojana

Towards sustainable groundwater management (Image: IWMI)

Film: Konkanchi Mega Vaat (Mega 'Vaat' in the Konkan)

The proposed power projects in the Konkan region of Maharashtra have gravely affected people's livelihoods and their drinking water. Why aren't these plants being shut down?

Kurush Canteenwala

Posted on 16 Aug, 2013 06:02 PM

24 power projects are being proposed in Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts in the Konkan region of Maharashtra, which has the second highest biodiversity in India. The 9900 megawatt (MW) nuclear power project at Jaitapur is also included in this list of projects. If sanctioned, it could be the largest nuclear power generating plant in the world.

Alphonso mango trees in Ratnagiri, Maharashtra

Invite to International Film Festival on Water, Voices from the Waters - 2013, Bangalore

Voices from the Waters is a film festival to raise awareness about various water issues, by engaging in a process of learning and debate.

Posted on 16 Aug, 2013 05:52 PM

For further details on the invite, please click here

You may download the poster for the festival from below

Amritsar - the pond of nectar

Faith, service and legends - the holy city is full of tales around water. Take a dip!

Manu Moudgil

Posted on 16 Aug, 2013 02:27 PM

“PAWAN GURU, pani pita, mata dharti mahat” (air is teacher, water is father and earth our mother) - thus goes the closing line of the Japji Sahib given by the founder of Sikhism, Guru Nanak Dev. It holds special significance for Amritsar, the holy city, which boasts of the Harmandar Sahib (also known as the Golden Temple).

The holy sarovar around the Golden Temple

Angioplasty for groundwater or a heart attack waiting to happen?

The Maharashtra Govt plans to invest Rs. 800 crore to extend the 'Shirpur Model' of groundwater recharge across the state. Is it recharge or withdrawal that this model promotes?

Chicu Lokgariwar

Harshvardhan Dhawan

Posted on 16 Aug, 2013 10:38 AM

“What is in a name? That which we call a rose, would smell as sweet by any other”, goes the line from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. There is quite a lot in a name, Juliet, especially if attaching the wrong terminology to a process is used to appropriate public funds - Rs. 800 crores, in fact.

Shirpur, Maharashtra of the 'Shirpur Model' fame

Applications invited for UN-Water Best Practices Award, United Nations University

An award to promote efforts to fulfill international commitments made on water and water-related issues by 2015 through recognition of outstanding best practices

Posted on 15 Aug, 2013 08:24 AM

Further details of the announcement can be gathered from the link here

Open Confusion: Charba and Coca Cola

The Uttarakhand State Government leased land to Hindustan Coca Cola Beverages but the villagers of Charba were completely in the dark about this. Why is there a lack of transparency?

Chicu Lokgariwar

Posted on 10 Aug, 2013 08:36 PM

Charba is a small village in Uttarakhand with a population of 10,000. It is located in the 'Vikas Nagar' area just beyond Dehradun - a section that the government has denoted an industrial area. This little village shot to fame when Hindustan Coca Cola Beverages (HCCB) decided to build a plant there.

Apply for online distance learning course on ' Water Safety Plans (WSPs)', The Water Institute

A course aimed at those in the water industry with management, engineering, or operational responsibilities, representing a new approach to managing risks of water system failure

Posted on 10 Aug, 2013 11:48 AM

For more information on the course, please click here

To access registration form, please click here