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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)

The Bhilai Steel Plant, a symbol of modern India, is running out of iron ore

Once filled with dense forests, the Dalli Rajhara area which supplies iron ore to the Bhilai Steel Plant, is now a reddish vast expanse taking a toll on the villagers and their water resources.

Makarand Purohit

Posted on 06 Jul, 2013 09:31 AM

For the last 50 years, the Bhilai Steel Plant, which is India's largest integrated steel plant has got its supply of iron ore from Dalli Rajhara's mines. Dalli Rajhara, a municipality which is also an industrial city is located 90km south of Durg in Chhattisgarh. It is a part of the Rajhara group of mines. Iron ore mined in this area are of two types - hematite and magnetite.

Call for abstracts, International Symposium on Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM - 2014), CWRDM, Kozhikode, Kerala

IWRM is the process of supporting the synchronized development and management of water, land and related natural resources, in order to maximize the resultant economic and social welfare

Posted on 04 Jul, 2013 12:11 PM

Organisers

Centre for Water Resources Development and Management (CWRDM)

Venue

Kozikhode, Kerala

About the symposium

Seawater entering coastal towns in Goa causes big problems

Our first data story, which analyses the sea water intrusion in Goa, helps you look at this data in a simple way – analytically and visually.

Shubham Singh

Posted on 01 Jul, 2013 03:18 PM

India waterportal’s data finder has over 300 datasets. A non-data or non-analytics person can feel overwhelmed trying to pull out important information and understand it. A data story will help do just that.

A 'green' house like no other!

Most of us understand the problems with water availability but how much do we know about implementing rainwater harvesting strategies and reusing grey water at home?

Ketaki

Puneetha

Posted on 01 Jul, 2013 02:50 PM

“I want to live in a house like this!” was my first thought when I entered Vishwanath’s home. (Vishwanath is Founder, Director of Biome Solutions). My colleague and I had gone to visit his house to see and understand how he has implemented ranwater harvesting systems and other green initiatives there.

Rainwater harvesting tank in a Bangalore house

Sustainable living: it's simple!

Sustainable living and making apartment complexes environmentally friendly - these were the themes of a recent workshop organized by Apartment Adda and The Alternative in Bangalore.

Ketaki

Posted on 26 Jun, 2013 04:00 PM

Oasis Breeze and Mana Sarovar Apartments are two apartment complexes like any other in Bangalore. They have a huge water problem. Residents use water without realising how much they are wasting and depend on water tankers without realising how much they are using. To monitor better usage, individual water meters were set up in each household of the apartments.

Sustainable living Source: Mercer Island Pulse

Rain rain go away, our cities can't keep the water at bay!

Poor urban planning and reckless construction leave India incapable of welcoming the much-needed monsoon.

Ravleen Kaur

Posted on 17 Jun, 2013 06:32 PM

Breaking news! The monsoon is here! It hit Kerala on June 1 and with that put an end to newspapers stories on drought in India highlighted by pictures of farmers standing on cracked earth and staring up at the sunny skies. However, very soon there will be Page-1 picture spreads of water-logged cities with traffic jams and harried people titled "The city is drowning"!

Crop cultivation or construction - tough choice in Andhra Pradesh

Excessive sand quarrying to meet the demands of the construction industry is destroying local irrigation systems in Anantapur. Which will prevail - agriculture or construction?

Amita Bhaduri

Posted on 17 Jun, 2013 05:29 PM

The construction industry went through a boom in the 1990s due to more people demanding and affording houses. This put a lot of pressure on the Pennar area in Andhra Pradesh. Sandmining, which is the process of taking sand, became rampant at that time.

Celebrating Uttarakhand

The Uttarakhand Himalayas are home to several small but significant attempts by locals to conserve the region's forest and water resources.

Posted on 17 Jun, 2013 05:14 PM

Throughout history, the Uttarakhand Himalayas have been a source of timber and water to the rest of the nation. However, this has led to severe depletion of resources in the state. Today, the mountain communities find it hard to meet their basic needs of fodder, fuel and water.

Soil and water conservation rejuvenates forests

Smaller is better in Maharashtra!

Smaller dams to fight drought, help for Delhi’s rainwater harvesting programme and a flyover that recharges groundwater are the highlights of this week’s news.

Sabita Kaushal

Posted on 17 Jun, 2013 02:17 PM

Smaller is better in Maharashtra