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July 2, 2024
From scarcity to sharing: How farmers are managing groundwater in Rayalaseema
Community governance for groundwater management
Jasmine on the fields as part of the groundwater collectivisation agreement at Kummara Vandla Palli village, Sri Satya Sai District. (Images: WASSAN/Swaran)
June 30, 2024
How Burhanpur became India's first Har Ghar Jal District
SHGs empower women, ensure sustainability: A model for water tax collection in Burhanpur
Rural water security (Image: Shawn, Save the Children USA; CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)
January 7, 2024
Evolution of state's role in rural drinking water governance in India
Need to nudge state governments to evolve a detailed roadmap (planning, implementation and operations related strategies)—immediate, medium and long-term—for ensuring drinking water security.
Demand-responsive approach became the mainstay of the project with the initiation of sectoral reforms (Image: India Water Portal Flickr)
December 28, 2023
Creating scalable, sustainable agriculture programs
The report presents six case studies on how sustainable agriculture programmes scaled up in the past in India
A farmer uses a hosepipe to irrigate crops at her farm in the Nilgiris mountains, Tamil Nadu (Image: IWMI Flickr Photos; CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 DEED)
December 19, 2023
Employment potential of India's Jal Jeevan Mission
This IIM Bangalore study highlights the spillover effects of public investments in rural water supply systems in the form of employment generation.
The employment structure under Jal Jeevan Mission encompasses both direct and indirect employment during construction and O&M phases. (Image: Wallpaperflare)
December 12, 2023
Insights from Atal Bhujal Yojana in Rajasthan
Learnings from India's Participatory Groundwater Management Programme
Launched in 2019, Atal Bhujal Yojana aims to mainstream community participation and inter-ministerial convergence in groundwater management. (Image: Picryl)
Report of the national seminar on decentralized governance in water and sanitation in rural India organised by NIAR: Status and means of strengthening decentralized governance systems in India
The National Institute of Administrative Research (NIAR) organised a two-day conference on 'Decentralized governance in water and sanitation in rural India' at LBSNAA, Mussoorie, in June 2012.
Aidnan Cronin
AL Radhakrishnan
BP Kothyari
BS Bisht
Hemant Joshi
Hemant Khosla
Jaswinder Karu
Joysula Lakshmi
Kapil Lall
Namit Kumar
PP Dhyani
RD Singh
Renu Gera
Shantha Sheela Nair
Suneet Sethi
VC Goyal
VK Sinha
Posted on 11 Jul, 2012 06:53 PM

This seminar aimed to provide a platform for the effective sharing of experiences of PRI-implemented WATSAN service delivery programmes  and so understand the various factors affecting the effective decentralisation of water and sanitation. 
Soil health, conservation agriculture and climate change - Symposium in February 2012 by CASA and SPWD at NASC, New Delhi
This article provides the details of the day long seminar organised by CASA and SPWD that aimed at sharing experiences and approaches to address soil health and climate change related issues
Center for Advancement of Sustainable Agriculture (CASA) and Society for Promotion of Wastelands Development (SPWD)
Posted on 10 Jul, 2012 08:51 PM

conservation agriculture

Image courtesy: Center for Advancement of Sustainable Agriculture (CASA)
Report of the 4th national conference of the Forum of forest people and forest workers (NFFPFW): Dehradun, 26-28 May 2012
This article includes the proceedings of the Forum for forest people and forest workers organised at Dehradun
Forum of forest people and forest workers
Posted on 10 Jul, 2012 10:03 AM

Around 500 delegates from around 19 states and three neighboring countries Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal participated in the 4th National Conference on the Forum of forest people and forest workers organised in Dehradun on 26-28 May 2012. More than 80% delegates were from the forest communities. A summary report of this conference is presented in this article.
Privatisation of water services in New Delhi : Myth and reality - Report by Water Privatisation - Commercialization Resistance Committee
This booklet argues that are attempts being made in India to privatise and commodify water, which is a retreat from our constitutional and economic duty and from our own human obligations
Water Privatisation-Commercialization Resistance Committee
New Delhi
Posted on 09 Jul, 2012 12:40 PM

Residents of Delhi have been protesting against privatisation of water atleast since 2005.
Living rivers, dying rivers: Rivers of Tamil Nadu and Kerala
The seventh lecture in the series titled "Living rivers, dying rivers" was on the 'Rivers of Tamil Nadu and Kerala' by S Janakarajan and A Latha.
Amita Bhaduri
Posted on 28 Jun, 2012 04:35 PM

Introduction
Cooum river, Tamil Nadu (Source: Wikipedia)
International conference on biodiversity & sustainable energy development, OMICS Group, September 14-15, 2012, Hyderabad
Posted on 25 Jun, 2012 12:35 PM

Organiser: OMICS Group

Venue: HICC Novotel & HICC Complex
               Near Hitech City

OMICS


OMICS Publishing Group is an Open Access publication model that enables the dissemination of research articles to the global community. Thus, all articles published under open access can be accessed by anyone.

Monsoon Regatta presents Waterscapes, Muse Art gallery, The Yacht Club of Hyderabad and Arghyam, June 23 to July 8, 2012, Muse Art Gallery, Hyderabad
Posted on 20 Jun, 2012 11:17 PM

Organiser: Muse Art Gallery,  Arghyam, and The Yacht Club of Hyderabad

Venue: Muse Art Gallery
                 II Floor, Skyway
                 Hyderabad Marriott Hotel,
                 Hussain Sagar
Background information for the Twelfth Year Plan: Reports of the Planning Commission working groups
This article includes the details of working group reports related to water, agriculture and environment by the Government of India
Planning Commission
Posted on 16 Jun, 2012 04:53 PM

The Twelfth Five Year Plan of the Government of India commences during the year 2012-13. This plan has been developed following the recommendations of a number of Working Groups covering 26 different areas.
The International Workshop on Resource Mobilisation (IWRM), Resource Alliance, July 3-6, 2012, Kuala Lumpur
Posted on 14 Jun, 2012 07:48 PM

Organiser:  The Resource Alliance

Venue:  Kuala Lumpur

The Resource Alliance

The Resource Alliance is an international charity which builds skills, knowledge and promotes excellence within civil society. Our mission is to be the global network for fundraising, resource mobilisation and philanthropy.

Two talukas, Jat & Atpadi, in Sangli district of Maharashtra face worst drought despite river Krishna flowing just 100 kms away
Drought has again hit large parts of Maharashtra this year. But the worst affected are two talukas in Sangli district
Ashwin Aghor
Posted on 05 Jun, 2012 02:09 PM

 
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