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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
5 years on: Mohla dam (Chattisgarh) evictees still struggling for compensation - Audio update from CGNet Swara
Bhan Sahu from Rajnandgaon in Chattisgarh says it is 5 years since Mohla dam was built but evicted people are still running from pillar to post for their compensation.
CGNetSwara
Posted on 12 Apr, 2011 06:57 PM

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Call for application "Reporting research media fellowship 2011-Dams and development in Northeast India"-Apply by 20th April 2011
Posted on 12 Apr, 2011 11:00 AM

Forwarded to the portal by: Arup Jyoti

Panos South AsiaPanos Institute South Asia’s RELAY programme invites print/web and television journalists to apply for the ‘Reporting research media fellowship programme’ on dams and development in Northeast India. 

Three print/web and one (1) television fellowship will be awarded to candidates who regularly contribute to media in Northeast India and are willing to write/ produce media outputs based on collaboration with research or researchers and primary field trips in the Northeast.

South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People(SANDRP) is looking for researchers based at New Delhi
Posted on 11 Apr, 2011 05:54 PM

Forwarded to the portal by: Bipin Chandra Chaturvedi

South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and PeopleSANDRP (South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People) is looking for researchers. The position is New Delhi based. SANDRP is a well known organization working on water, dams, rivers and related issues. It also publishes a journal titled "Dams, Rivers & People".

It will be a good opportunity to work with SANDRP for those interested in water, dams and related issues.

Hoshangabad - Towards city wide sanitation - A draft report by Hoshangabad Nagar Palika Parishad and WSP
This proposal with two-pronged approach ensures sanitation in every household and at the other end, enables a city-wide programme to ensure collection and treatment of waste
Hoshangabad Nagar Palika Parishad (Govt of Madhya Pradesh)
Water and Sanitation Program (WSP)
Posted on 10 Apr, 2011 01:57 AM

 This proposal prepared by Hoshangabad Nagar Palika Parishad, Government of Madhya Pradesh and Water and Sanitation Programme South Asia, is meant to ensure that every household in this town adopts safe sanitation practices and is to help enable the urban local body, implement a city wide sanitation programme that finally ensures collection and treatment of waste.

This document is the tenth mile stone in the process of achieving the goal of city-wide sanitation for Hoshangabad.

Golap river restoration project in Ratnagiri executed by Gogate Joglekar College, Ratnagiri and Shree Charitable Trust, Mumbai
As part of an NSS Camp restoration work of the Golap River in Ratnagiri, was executed between 26th December, 2010 to 2nd January, 2011.
Dilip Dattatraya Paranjpe
Posted on 07 Apr, 2011 03:46 PM

The total length of the river is about 8 to 10 kms, of which a 2.5 km stretch was cleaned.

Golap river restoration project in Ratnagiri executed by Gogate Joglekar College, Ratnagiri and Shree Charitable Trust, Mumbai

A compilation of original articles on rivers, dams and water management initiatives,
This note lists articles posted on India Water Portal in 2010-11
Parineeta Dandekar
Posted on 06 Apr, 2011 04:57 PM
  1. Urban local initiatives and government responses: A case of Dev Nadi in Pune
  2. Extreme water logging and flood situation in channelized areas in Pune - A report
  3. "Indian rivers have not been understood as ecos
Tonnes of fish die in Kelo river, Chattisgarh due to toxic industrial waste - Update from CGNetSwara
Savita Rath from Raigarh says when people went to take bath this morning in Kelo River they found many dead fish.
CGNetSwara
Posted on 29 Mar, 2011 03:48 PM

After exploration she found that more than 3 ton fish have died in Kelo River in last one week.

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Agitation on World Anti-Dam Day - No dam on river Pinder - Update from Ganga - Matu People's Organization
There have been continuous demonstrations by the people of the Pinder valley since January 20, 2011 against the Devsari HEP
Ganga - Matu People's Organisation
Posted on 29 Mar, 2011 03:12 PM

. On the occasion of the World Anti- Dam Day, on March 14, 2011 there was a large demonstration under the banner of Bhu- Swami Sangharsh Samiti and Matu Jansangathan in the three villages which served as venues for the drama of project ‘public hearings’. An effigy of the Land Acquisition Act was also burned by the people.
India’s water sector: The performance and challenges – A presentation by Himanshu Thakker of SANDRP
This presentation deals with performance of India’s water sector and the challenges therein.
Himanshu Thakker
South Asia Network on Dams Rivers and People (SANDRP)
Posted on 23 Mar, 2011 11:44 PM

Karcham WangtooThe sector is marked by large-scale water development projects like big dams.
Why we cannot keep silent : Women speak out for rivers
How do women feel when their rivers are dammed, their forests and villages submerged?
Latha Anantha
Susanne Wong
Posted on 23 Mar, 2011 09:48 AM

Women have long taken action to protect rivers. These women would be affected by the Sardar Sarovar Dam in India (Karen Robinson).
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