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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
Basin maps of Mahanadi river showing basin indicators, landcover classes and biodiversity information and indicators
World Resources Institute presents basin maps of Mahanadi river showing basin indicators, landcover classes and biodiversity information and indicators
World Resources Institute
Posted on 17 Apr, 2009 02:07 PM

Basic Indicators of Mahanadi Basin

Basin indicators map of Mahanadi river basin
Basin maps of Krishna river showing basin indicators, landcover classes and biodiversity information and indicators
World Resources Institute presents basin maps of Krishna river showing basin indicators, landcover classes and biodiversity information and indicators
World Resources Institute
Posted on 17 Apr, 2009 01:25 PM

Map of Krishna Basin Basic Indicators

Basin indicators map of Krishna river basin
Basin maps of Indus river showing basin indicators, landcover classes and biodiversity information and indicators
World Resources Institute presents basin maps of Indus river showing basin indicators, landcover classes and biodiversity information and indicators
World Resources Institute
Posted on 17 Apr, 2009 01:05 PM

Map of Indus Basin Basic Indicators
Basin maps of Narmada river showing basin indicators, landcover classes and biodiversity information and indicators
World Resources Institute presents basin maps of Narmada river showing basin indicators, landcover classes and biodiversity information and indicators
World Resources Institute
Posted on 17 Apr, 2009 12:55 PM

Basic Indicators of Narmada Basin

Basin indicators map of Narmada river basin
Basin maps of Godavari river showing basin indicators, landcover classes and biodiversity information and indicators
World Resources Institute presents basin maps of Godavari river showing basin indicators, landcover classes and biodiversity information and indicators
World Resources Institute
Posted on 17 Apr, 2009 12:42 PM

Map of Godavari Basin Basic Indicators

Basin indicators map of Godavari river basin
Basin maps of Ganga river showing basin indicators, landcover classes and biodiversity information and indicators
World Resources Institute presents basin maps of Ganga river showing basin indicators, landcover classes and biodiversity information and indicators
World Resources Institute
Independent Broadcasting Associates
Posted on 17 Apr, 2009 11:08 AM

Ganga river basin
Basin maps of Tapti river showing basin indicators, landcover classes and biodiversity information and indicators
World Resources Institute presents basin maps of Tapti river showing basin indicators, landcover classes and biodiversity information and indicators
World Resources Institute
Posted on 17 Apr, 2009 10:37 AM

Basic Indicators of Tapi Basin

Basin indicators map of Tapti river basin
Compilation of data for Cauvery basin for river basin planning along with maps of major river basins of India
River basin planning allows observation of all relevant parameters in a basin in an integrated manner
Department of Economics and Statistics
World Resources Institute
Posted on 17 Apr, 2009 09:49 AM

Water flows without regard to political and administrative boundaries. Water planning with respect to rivers should therefore be done for the river basin (or sub-basin) as a whole. River basin planning also has to look in an integrated way at all the relevant parameters like urban and rural populations, water usage patterns, water pollution, wastewater flows.
Cauvery basin: its culture, places of historical significance, birth place, climate, precipitation, catchment, tributaries, state-wise spread, landuse
The article describes the journey of Cauvery river from its birthplace Talakaveri to Bay of Bengal alongwith climate, landuse, distribution and water quality pattern of the basin
Clare Arni
Oriole Henry
Posted on 14 Apr, 2009 12:21 PM

Culture and places of historical significance

The river Cauvery has been the inspiration for various civilizations who have thrived on the banks of the river. This can be seen manifested in the various forms of art, culture and philosophy that have originated along the course of the river.
Kosi Katha - The making of a famine': Video highlighting the growing famine in the wake of the floods in Bihar
This video from Janmadhyam highlights the plight of those regions badly hit by the recent floods in Bihar where the ugly threat of famine is looming large
Janmadhyam
Posted on 14 Apr, 2009 04:05 AM

The latest loss figures (24 Feb. 09 is five districts, 35 blocks, 33.29 lakh peopla, 9.97 lakh live stock., affected area 3.68 lakh hectares, 2.37 lakh houses, 527 human death a and 19,323 loss of cattle.
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