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Invite to 'Water Seminar & Gujarat Water Summit 2014', Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Ahmedabad

The theme for the seminar is 'Securing our Water future', where the aim is to focus on various water related issues and suggest possible solutions.

Posted on 31 Dec, 2013 05:56 PM

Organiser details

Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)

Venue

Gujarat University Convention Centre, Ahmedabad

Why visit the summit

Invitation for National Conference ' Piped water supply and sewerage systems', Institution of Public Health Engineers, New Delhi

A national conference on the subject of water supply and sewerage systems with focus on pipe materials, construction techniques, life cycle costs and related aspects.

Posted on 30 Dec, 2013 04:18 PM OrganisersDelhi Regional Centre of the Institution of Public Health Engineers, India Venue Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi Themes of the sessions • National strategy and policy framework for water supply and sanitation in urban and rural areas. • Approaches for project formulation. • Pipes of different materials – metallic, plastic, cement, dual wall and their specifi

How do rural India's toilets measure up?

The Total Sanitation Campaign now called the Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan is the country's flagship programme for improving rural sanitation, with a spend of Rs. 7000 crore every year. How is it faring?

Accountability Initiative

Arghyam

Posted on 28 Dec, 2013 12:21 AM

India's rural sanitation programme- Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC) was started in 1999, with a goal of eradicating open defecation. Renamed to Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (NBA) in April 2012, the focus and approach of this programme was supposed to undergo a paradigm shift.

Toilets constructed under Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan

A peak at the future: Simulating Coonoor’s water situation

Using computer simulation, Keystone Foundation demonstrates the impact of domestic use, tourism, plantation and farming on the water situation in Coonoor in the Nilgiris.

Balachander T

Posted on 23 Dec, 2013 03:40 PM

The Nilgiris have undergone an incredible amount of change in the last 10 years. Coonoor, an area well endowed with natural resources, is the second largest tourist destination here. However, over the last year (2012-13), the town has been reeling under a water crisis [1].

Coca Cola plant in UP lowers groundwater level

Policy matters this week: Coca Cola plant in Mehdiganj lowers groundwater level, Haryana plans water misuse bill and Punjab makes water recycling compulsory for water consuming industries.

Ravleen Kaur

Posted on 22 Dec, 2013 08:41 PM

Coca Cola plant in Mehdiganj lowers groundwater level

Bihar villagers against asbestos plant

News this week: Bihar villagers oppose asbestos plant, J&K government restricts civilian movement near Kishanganga dam site and dams for Mumbai result in tribal displacement.

Ravleen Kaur

Posted on 22 Dec, 2013 08:40 PM

10,000 Bihar villagers file petition against asbestos plant

Asbestos inflammation (Source: Adam Cohn, Flickr)

Yamuna Nama: a book review

Born out of citizens' concern for the Yamuna, the bi-lingual Yamuna Manifesto presents a lucid and succinct snapshot of the river, it's troubles, and the potential for its resuscitation.

Chicu Lokgariwar

Posted on 22 Dec, 2013 05:51 PM

The Yamuna Manifesto -or Yamuna Nama- is a bilingual book with passages in both Hindi and English, published as part of the Yamuna Elbe project. In five deceptively short sections, the book takes us from the birth to the river to its future.

Yamuna river (Source: www.pilgrimageindia.net)

Where are the toilets?

Policy matters this week: Ministry sets up committee to investigate discrepancy in toilet data and India and Asian Development Bank fund embankments in Nepal and Assam.

Ravleen Kaur

Posted on 15 Dec, 2013 09:23 PM

Committee to investigate discrepancy in data on toilets

Troubled waters of the Northeast

Modern development models for the remote hills of the Northeast are replacing age-old conventions thereby creating inequity in the distribution of water.

Samhita Barooah

Posted on 15 Dec, 2013 09:12 PM

On a train journey from Nagaland, a friend and I began talking on the subject of water. He said to me, "You have so much water in the Brahmaputra Valley and your lands are always flooded but we have to struggle for a drop of water in the hills".

Hills of Northeast India Source: Wikipedia

Indian troops polluting Siachen glacier: Pakistan

Policy matters this week: Pakistan says its main source of water supply is affected by Indian troops polluting the Siachen glacier, and Karnataka to increase the height of Almatti dam.

Ravleen Kaur

Posted on 09 Dec, 2013 08:24 AM

Remove troops from Siachen: Pakistan

Indian Army, Siachen Source: defenceforumindia.com

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