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April 18, 2024
Collaborative approaches to water governance in Indus, the Ganga and the Brahmaputra basin
As the demand for water from the Hindu Kush Himalaya region is expected to rise due to population growth, the impacts of temperature increases, and development requirements, researchers emphasise the urgent need to enhance scientific collaboration and rejuvenate existing treaties and governance structures.
Rivers of destiny (Image: Vikramjit Kakati/Wikimedia Commons; CC BY-SA 3.0 DEED)
February 20, 2024
Sewage will overtake agriculture as the biggest polluter of river sub basins in India
This study predicts that sewage will become the dominant source of nitrogen pollution in rivers due to urbanisation and insufficient wastewater treatment technologies and infrastructure in worse case scenario projections in countries such as India.
The polluted river Yamuna at Agra (Image Source: India Water Portal)
October 16, 2023
शोध : गंगा नदी की ही भाँति सरयू नदी में भी पाई गई जीवाणु भोजी बैक्टीरियोफेज की उपस्थिति
अब वह दिन दूर नहीं कि गंगाजल की तरह सरयू जल को भी बोतल में सुरक्षित किया जा सकेगा और वह खराब नहीं होगा।सरयू नदी में पाए जाने वाले जीवाणु एवं विषाणुओं पर अध्ययन हेतु विज्ञान एवं प्रौद्योगिकी मंत्रालय के विज्ञान एवं अभियांत्रिकी विभाग की आर्थिक सहायता प्राप्त की है। इनके निर्देशन में शोध छात्रों द्वारा अस्पताल में संक्रमण करने वाले जीवाणुओं की पहचान और उनकी एंटीबायोटिक प्रतिरोधी बनने पर अध्ययन किया जा रहा है।
गंगा नदी,गंगोत्री
October 8, 2023
India's rivers: From conservation movements to legal personhood
While the current push for legal personhood for rivers is facing obstacles and is stalled, it holds potential as a viable long-term strategy for the preservation of India's rivers
River quality deteriorates as demand for hydropower to support economic growth continues to expand. (Image: Yogendra Singh Negi, Wikimedia Commons; CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED)
July 18, 2023
जलांगी नदी को पश्चिम बंगाल चुनाव में 58 वोट मिले
पश्चिमबंगाल पंचायत चुनाव-2023 में पर्यावरण एक बड़ा अहम मुद्दा बना। नदी और पर्यावरण राजनीतिक दलों के एजेंडे से कहीं अधिक आम लोगों के आकर्षण का केन्द्र बने।
पश्चिमबंगाल पंचायत चुनाव
June 17, 2023
सहस्त्रधारा-बाल्दी नदी के सभी कब्जे हटाए जाएं - एनजीटी
सहस्त्रधारा-बाल्दी नदी के किनारे के धनौला गांव में नदी पर अवैध निर्माण गतिविधियों के मुद्दे को सबसे पहले याचिकाकर्ता मीनाक्षी अरोड़ा ने उठाया था, जिनका इस साल 6 मार्च 2023 को निधन हो गया। उनके पति केसर सिंह अब सहस्त्रधारा-बाल्दी नदी मामले की पैरवी कर रहे हैं।
सहस्त्रधारा-बाल्दी नदी पर अतिक्रमण,फोटो सभागार:- केसर सिंह
Barrages would prevent Polavaram dam from being an economic and environmental disaster : Analysis reveal
An analysis/study on the Polavaram dam project and the need for barrages to prevent submersion of villages and help in inland water navigation of sea going vessels
Centre for Environmental Studies
Posted on 12 Jan, 2010 02:20 PM

 Prof.T.Shivaji Rao,

Director, Centre for Environmental Studies,

Gitam University, Visakhapatnam.

Historical Developments: Initially the Polavaram project was proposed as a storage reservoir with FRL at +150ft  with a water storage of about 150TMC in 1941.  Subsequently many changes were made and in 1948 it emerged as Rampada Sagar dam with FRL at +208ft. with water storage of 836  TMC including 150 MW of hydro-power generation at an estimated cost of 129 crores (at 1948 rates) This scheme was abandoned because it was too costly and was bristled with foundation and construction problems.  Subsequently several expert committees were appointed by the Government of India to study the problems of Godavari water utilisation.  These committees under the Chairmanship of  Dr.A.N. Khosla (1953), Mr.Gulhati (1963) and Mr.A.C.Mitra  (1965) suggested to the state Government to build a barrage at Polavaram for improving the irrigation facilities and also to divert Godavari flood water into Krishna river.  https://www.thehindu.com/2009/05/02/stories/2009050260540600.htm

Mulla Periyar dam: Safety aspects to save farmers of Tamil Nadu and Kerala
A review of the Mulla Periayr dam
T.Shivaji Rao
Posted on 09 Jan, 2010 01:17 AM

 EXPERTS MUST  HOLD TIMELY DEBATES AND RESOLVE ON  SAFETY OF MULLAPERIYAR DAM TO HELP THE FARMERS ?

Prof.T.Shivaji Rao,
International river festival, 2010 in Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh
Posted on 29 Dec, 2009 02:44 PM

People’s Science Institute Calendar 2010- Pictures of the Gori Ganga
2010 calendar of the PSI features Gori Ganga, one of Uttarakhand’s remote and pristine rivers.
Ravi Chopra
Posted on 29 Dec, 2009 12:30 PM

Guest Post by: Ravi Chopra (People’s Science Institute)

I have before me PSI’s new calendar for 2010.  Even at the risk of sounding immodest, I think it is stunning.  I thought that our 2009 calendar on river Ganga could not be topped.  But I think that aesthetically this one is better! A pdf version is attached. 

I would like to urge you to order your copies before they are sold out.  The pricing structure is

In India

(includingpostage)

 Abroad

(including postage)

1 to 49 calendars @ 150 each1 to 9 @ US $ 15 each
50 to 99 calendars @ 125 each10 to 49 @ US $ 12 each
100 or more calendars @ 100 each50 or more @ US $ 10 each

The 2010 calendar features Gori Ganga, one of Uttarakhand’s remote and pristine rivers.  The photographs capture the sun-bathed beauty of the lower valley, the wilderness of the upper catchment and the quietude that comes with the remoteness.  Our dynamic photographers, Devraj Agrawal and Salil Das trekked on foot and pony for four days from Munsiyari to Milam glacier, the source of the river, to bring you some rare and breath-taking photos.

Workshop on pollution abatement in Ganga basin - Need for effective waste water management
A report on the workshop held in Kanpur - Living Ganga Programme
Anshuman Atroley
Posted on 28 Dec, 2009 05:08 PM

Kanpur, November 24, 2009: Shri Alok Ranjan, IAS, Principal Secretary, UP Urban Development and Environment, inaugurated the workshop organized by WWF India, Kanpur Nagar Nigam and IIT Kanpur.
Letter from Rajendra Singh to Jairam Ramesh to withdraw environmental clearance to Athirappilly project
Letter addressed to Jairam Ramesh by Rajendra SInghji on Athirappilly Issue when he visited the river and the dam site
Rajendra SInghji
Posted on 14 Dec, 2009 10:27 AM

Please see the letter addressed to Jairam Ramesh by Rajendra SInghji on Athirappilly Issue when he visited the river and the dam site on the 8th December. To read the letter Click Here.
International River Festival - 2010,Hoshangabad, MP
Posted on 13 Dec, 2009 12:03 PM
The Narmada Samagra is a non-profit-making Association.
Its objective is to gather public and private partners involved i
WIO press release on COP 15- Orissa Farmers’ Agenda for the World Leaders attending COP 15
Withdraw your support from polluting industries, invest in organic agriculture and remunerate us at par with the government and corporate employees.
Ranjan K Panda
Posted on 08 Dec, 2009 03:23 PM

Sambalpur, 7th December 2009 - The Fifteenth Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and Fifth Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (COP 15 and COP/MOP 5) begins today, just a day after the Orissa Legislative Assembly’s current session was wrapped up in a hush half way through.  The otherwise strong and majority government of Orissa has been i
Speakers and presentations at the IWMI : Bharat Sharma speaks on the use of GIS for estimating basin level water productivity
An amalgamation of the presentations and discussions at the IWMI on water productivity
Sachin Tewari
Posted on 07 Dec, 2009 02:25 AM

 

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Curious case of Ganga Action Plan
An in depth analysis on the Ganga Action Plan
Suresh Babu
Posted on 04 Dec, 2009 06:40 PM

The news is out. On December 2, 2009, Government of India announced its plans of taking a loan to clean the Ganga. This time around the World Bank is extending Rs $1 billion [Rs 4500 crore] loan to India.
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