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Groundwater
Don't cut my oak trees: A film on afforestation in Uttarakhand by the Himalaya Seva Sangh
Posted on 30 Dec, 2012 07:40 PMA growing concern - How soon will India run out of water - Paper published in the Journal of Global Health
Posted on 29 Dec, 2012 05:33 PMThe paper informs that groundwater accounts for about 50%-80% of domestic water use and 45%-50% of the irrigation in the country.
Briefing papers on ‘Jal kothis’, ‘Matka filter’, 'Dug wells' and ‘Phayedemand shauchalaya’: Local innovative solutions in flood prone Bihar by Megh Pyne Abhiyan (2011)
Posted on 29 Dec, 2012 03:14 PMThe briefing papers include the following:
Exploring linkages between the agricultural sector and the environment - Report on the Kerala Environment Congress organised by the Centre for Environment and Development at Thiruvananthapuram, between 16 -18 August 2012
Posted on 24 Dec, 2012 05:27 PMThe Congress was jointly organised by Centre for Environment and Development (CED), Thiruvananthapuram and the Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB), Thiruvananthapuram
Inauguration of the conference
Around 350 participants including eminent scientists, agricultural experts and students participated in the event. The conference was inaugurated by the Chief Minister of Kerala, Sri. Oommen Chandy. Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Minister, highlighted that development and environment were linked and that the approach to the cause of agriculture and environment needed to be realistic since the state could not neglect both development and environment. He also pointed out that Kerala was one state having a very high reputation in preserving and protecting the forest cover, which was much higher than the national average in the state. This was possible due to the will and awareness of the people of Kerala. He emphasised the need for a more realistic approach to deal with issues related to the agriculture and environment.
Inaugural speech by the Chief Minister of Kerala
Solid and liquid waste management - Proceedings of the Kerala Environment Congress organised at Thiruvananthapuram, 24th to 26th June 2010
Posted on 24 Dec, 2012 04:06 PMThis document published by the Centre for Environment and Development (CED) includes the proceedings of the Kerala Environment Congress 2010 jointly organised by the Centre for Environment and Development (CED), Thiruvanathapuram, Kerala, sponsored by the Ministry of Environment and Fo
Climate change adaptation in water management for food security - A consultation meeting by India Water Partnership
Posted on 19 Dec, 2012 09:20 AMThe meeting held on 22nd November, 2012 at the Institute for Human Development, New Delhi was followed by a discussion which included comments and suggestions of the experts and participants. The meeting was chaired by Prof. S R Hashim, President, India Water Partnership who was accompanied by Dr.
The APWELL Project: Andhra Pradesh's experience with participatory hydrological monitoring
Posted on 18 Dec, 2012 02:04 PMPreventing groundwater abuse depends on the users' knowledge of what constitutes this over-exploitation and abuse, and why it is undesirable. The success of APWELL, therefore, depends on participatory hydrological monitoring in which the users were trained in basic hydrology and charged with monitoring the hydrological balance of the watershed.
Ajit Pawar reinstated as Maharashtra deputy CM, despite being involved in a multi-crore irrigation scam - Roundup of the week's news (December 10 – 16, 2012)
Posted on 17 Dec, 2012 09:42 PMAjit Pawar reinstated as deputy CM of Maharashtra
Guidelines for groundwater abstraction- A document by Central Groundwater Authority, Ministry of Water Resources (2012)
Posted on 12 Dec, 2012 12:00 PMThis document by Central Groundwater Authority provides a set of guidelines to evaluate proposals/requests for the withdrawal of ground water. This is done with the following objectives: