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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
Toolkit for integrated urban water management, developed by Institute for Resource Analysis and Policy
This toolkit published by the Institute for Resource Analysis and Policy (IRAP) is an outcome of a study that involved exhaustive review of research undertaken all over the world on various aspects of urban water management by scholars and practitioners. It is not only relevant for water managers of urban local bodies, but also senior policy makers, scholars and practitioners concerned with water resources, particularly urban water.
Institute for Resource Analysis and Policy (IRAP)
Posted on 12 Apr, 2012 11:24 PM

The review included, but was not limited to urban hydrology, management of water supply infrastructure, water resources management, water quality management (WQM), groundwater management, technical and economic instruments for water demand management, technical and economic aspects of leakage reduction, environmental and economic aspects of wastewater treatment and reuse, storm water management
A student uses India Water Portal on Twitter (@indiawater) for research
Pranietha Mudliar, a student in the United States recently connected with India Water Portal on Twitter.
Pranietha Mudliar
Posted on 12 Apr, 2012 04:10 PM

She found Twitter to be a useful place to conduct her research on issues of governance and institutions in watershed management programs in India and the U.S., because it enabled her to pick the resources she found useful without having to go through lots of articles and research papers.
Central Water Commission and ISRO launch Water Resources Information System (WRIS), a comprehensive solution for accessing data on water in India
Guest post by: Dr. J.R. Sharma, Indian Space Research Organisation
India-WRIS
Posted on 11 Apr, 2012 02:36 PM

Dear India Water Portal readers,
PPP models for irrigation projects – Why and why not?
Last month India’s Finance Minister announced that henceforth irrigation projects shall also be considered for the Viability Gap Funding (VGF) scheme. VGF is provided by the Government of India in form of grants (one-time or deferred) for infrastructure projects which are commercially unviable and where the private sector is encouraged to participate. Governments support in the form of VGF is expected to bring action in this area, which has see lackluster response in the past where states have tried to initiate some sort of PPP projects and which have largely been considered unfeasible by the private sector.
Rasika Gokhale Athawale
Posted on 10 Apr, 2012 11:17 AM

Author : Rasika Gokhale Athawale
Climate change and water sources: Strengthening community preparedness and water use regulations hold the key
Climate change is one of the most serious threats to the environment, health and economy of our nation as well as the whole world. Recent scientific studies show that global warming is already causing environmental changes that will have significant global economic and social impacts. As the world's 4th largest emitter of greenhouse gases, India has to juggle the imperative demand for economic development with pressures for greater efficiency in the use of energy.
Neelima Garg
Posted on 10 Apr, 2012 10:34 AM

Author : Neelima Garg
Scientific and technological approaches for sustainable use of water resources: Summary of the Global Indian Scientists and Technocrats Forum convention held at Pune, in December 2010
The Global Scientists and Technocrats Forum (GIST) organised a convention on ‘Scientific and technological approaches for sustainable use of water resources’ in Pune on the 27 and 28 of December 2010 . The keynote address was presented by Hon. Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, and the conference was attended by about 600 delegates.
AB Pandya
Anil D Mohile
Anupam Prasad
Anuradha Bajpayee
Arun C Mudgerikar
Asit K Biswas
Avinash Tyagi
BD Kulkarni
BSK Naidu
CD Thatte
Chetam Pandit
CK Agarwal
Deepak Kantawala
Deepashree Raje
Dinesh Kumar
DS Kulkarni
JP Mahale
JT Kshirsagar
JT Nankar
Kaustubha Mohanty
Madhav Chitale
Manohar Arora
MD Pendse
ML Shaikh
NB Desai
NR Deshpande
PB Deolalikar
PK Tiwari
Pradeep Mujumdar
Rajan Nair
Rajendra Hollani
Rakesh Kumar
RC Jha
RD Singh
Rishi Srivastava
RR Kelkar
RR Sonde
SA Kulkarni
Sally T Panicker
Sanjay Belsare
SB Varde
SD Chitaley
SG Koli
Shahid Ali Khan
Shankar Mahro
sP Bagade
SP Jadhav
SR Shukla
Subimal Ghosh
Sudhir Thakre
Ulhas K Kharul
VC Shelke
YVV Satyanarayana
Posted on 09 Apr, 2012 11:17 PM

The sessions were as follows:
Workshop on Aviral and Nirmal Ganga and Yamuna, Ganga Action Parivar, April 8 -10, 2012, Parmarth Niketan, Rishikesh
Posted on 08 Apr, 2012 01:18 PM

Organiser: Ganga Action

Venue: Ganga Action Office,
            Parmarth Niketan,
            Rishikesh

Ganga Action 

Ganga Action is a global family of professionals, engineers, scientists, activists, government leaders and devoted volunteers from all across the world dedicated to serving Mother Ganga. It is a sincere effort to provide effective and sustainable solutions for the millions of people whose lives depends on the purity of the river.  This project has been blessed and supported by saints, scholars, yogis, economists, scientists, environmentalists and agriculturalists.

Critical analysis of the overarching issues in Indian agriculture - State of Indian agriculture report (2011-2012)
The report on the State of Indian Agriculture placed by the Government to the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha, calls for wide-ranging reforms in agriculture sector to enable it to meet the growing demands and meet the challenges posed by various human and environmental factors. The first issue of State of Indian Agriculture series had been published by the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS) in 2009.
National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
Posted on 06 Apr, 2012 06:57 PM

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The what, why and how of environmental flows: Presentations made during an IUCN training programme in Kathmandu, 2011
IUCN organised a two-day e-flows training workshop in Kathmandu between 5-6 August 2011 that focused on the means of ensuring sufficient water in rivers, for all stakeholders including the environment. This article collates the various presentations made during that workshop, with a short summary of each.
International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN)
The Nature Conservancy
WWF India
Posted on 03 Apr, 2012 01:42 PM

Bagmati river at Kathmandu, NepalBagmati River at Pashupatinath Temple, Kathmandu, Nepal (Photo: IUCN\Stefano Barchiesi)

Supreme Court order in February 27, 2012 on the interlinking of rivers project A statement and an appeal by concerned citizens to think of all the implications
A number of citizens have made a public statement, expressing serious concern about the Supreme Court’s Order of Feb 27, 2012 on the Interlinking of Rivers Project. The statement endorsed by more than sixty eminent persons has urged the Supreme Court to put this order on hold and reconsider the matter. The statement first states the concerns relating to the propriety of the apex court making this specific order, and then proceeds to state the concerns relating to the Project itself.
Ramaswamy R Iyer
Posted on 29 Mar, 2012 06:37 PM

The full statement is as follows -

We, the signatories to this statement, wish to record our utmost concern at the Hon’ble Supreme Court’s judgment of 27 February 2012 on the Inter-Linking of Rivers Project (ILR), on the following grounds:
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