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Has the revised draft of the National Water Policy 2012, released by the Ministry of Water Resources in June 2012 incorporated the public's feedback ?
Posted on 21 Jul, 2012 07:45 PMOn 31st January 2012, the Ministry of Water Resources (MoWR) had released the draft of the National Water Policy 2012 and invited comments till 29 February. Following the meeting of the National Water Board on 7th June 2012, the MoWR has now put up a revised draft on their website.
Cleansing of the river Ganga and the World Bank loan - An article in the Observer Research Foundation's Energy News Monitor
Posted on 19 Jul, 2012 09:52 AMThis article published in the Observer Research Foundation's Energy News Monitor reflects o
Environmental sustainability index for Indian states 2011: Informing environmental action by Centre for Development Finance
Posted on 16 Jul, 2012 02:42 PMThis document by Centre for Development Finance sheds light on environmental sustainability index (ESI), a diagnostic tool that informs and empowers about state level sustainability issues.
Background information for the Twelfth Year Plan: Reports of the Planning Commission working groups
Posted on 16 Jun, 2012 04:53 PMThe Twelfth Five Year Plan of the Government of India commences during the year 2012-13. This plan has been developed following the recommendations of a number of Working Groups covering 26 different areas.
Water quality of the Bhagirathi, Ganga in the Himalayan region: A study by NEERI
Posted on 19 May, 2012 05:00 PM
The Bhagirathi in its upper reaches, here seen near Dharali (Photo: Chicu Lokgariwar)
Viability of Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects in India: Study of Chanju CDM project in Chamba district,Himachal Pradesh
Posted on 03 May, 2012 06:30 PMThe present paper is an attempt of the researcher to make a comparative analysis between the expected benefits received by the executing agency under CDM and the actual benefits people are expected to receive from Chanju-I Hydro Electric Project.
Critical review of the impacts, challenges, prospects and conflict management for vitally needed inter-linking of rivers in India
Posted on 23 Apr, 2012 12:17 PMGuest post by : Er. Radhey Shyam Goel
1. Introduction
Interlinking of rivers project: A disquieting judgement - Ramaswamy Iyer's perspective in the EPW on the recent Supreme Court decision
Posted on 20 Apr, 2012 10:52 PM
1. Introduction
Two writ petitions were filed in 2002 on the subject of interlinking. The judgement finally passed in 2012 directs the implementation of this project. This judgement is disturbing for the following reasons:
Water law in a globalised world - Philippe Cullet discusses the need for creating a new framework
Posted on 09 Apr, 2012 11:09 PM1. Introduction