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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)
Bihar villagers against asbestos plant
News this week: Bihar villagers oppose asbestos plant, J&K government restricts civilian movement near Kishanganga dam site and dams for Mumbai result in tribal displacement.
Ravleen Kaur
Posted on 22 Dec, 2013 08:40 PM

10,000 Bihar villagers file petition against asbestos plant
Asbestos inflammation (Source: Adam Cohn, Flickr)
Yamuna Nama: a book review
Born out of citizens' concern for the Yamuna, the bi-lingual Yamuna Manifesto presents a lucid and succinct snapshot of the river, it's troubles, and the potential for its resuscitation.
Chicu Lokgariwar
Posted on 22 Dec, 2013 05:51 PM

The Yamuna Manifesto -or Yamuna Nama- is a bilingual book with passages in both Hindi and English, published as part of the Yamuna Elbe project. In five deceptively short sections, the book takes us from the birth to the river to its future.
Yamuna river (Source: www.pilgrimageindia.net)
Batting for the environment
Jaideep Hardikar, recipient of 2013 Prem Bhatia Award for excellence in environmental reporting, talks about his journey and how failure pushed him to take the road less traveled.
Makarand Purohit
Sabita Kaushal
Posted on 22 Dec, 2013 04:46 PM

By his own account, Jaideep Hardikar, is simply a chronicler of the times around him. His foray into writing and reporting was neither easy nor his first choice. Like many children of his time, he dreamt of being a cricketer but stumbled into journalism and in it, found his true calling. 
Jaideep Hardikar, 2013 Prem Bhatia Award recipient
Digital tools as a catalyst for change
The Manthan Award 2013, commemorated NGOs who used Information & Communications Technology (ICT) tools to deliver their stories to a wider audience.
Sabita Kaushal
Posted on 22 Dec, 2013 04:39 PM

Can a mobile or an internet connection improve the visibility and prospects of an organization? Will it help create exposure and result in further outreach?
Digital Tools (Source: Tech Transformation)
Applications invited for the post of ''Geophysist cum Hydrogeologist', Centre for Ground Water Recharge (CGWR), Raipur, Chhattisgarh
CGWR proposes to carry out groundwater site selection , hydrogeological mapping for tubewell drilling and implemented in Odisha .
Posted on 21 Dec, 2013 07:32 PM

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Free online course 'Water in a Thirsty World (WITW)', Open2Study, January 13 - February 11, 2014
A course that will take you on the journey of water - how it began, and its availability today in light of global warming and urbanization.
Posted on 21 Dec, 2013 08:50 AM

To know more about the open platform 'Open2Study', click here.

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Call for applications for 'Training workshop for journalists in Northeast India', Himalayan Climate Change Adaptation Programme (HICAP), Assam, February 17 - 23, 2014
The objective is to improve creative thinking and effective communication on adaptation to climate change in a local context.
Posted on 17 Dec, 2013 09:51 AM

For more information on the organisers, Himalayan Climate Change Adaptation Programme (HICAP), please click here.

To apply online for the training workshop, click here.
All is 'well'
By reviving abandoned wells, a community in Ballia, Uttar Pradesh, solves the problem of arsenic contamination in its drinking water.
Sabita Kaushal
Posted on 15 Dec, 2013 09:15 PM

Dilip from Ballia, Uttar Pradesh, has finally rid himself of the itchy, black spots on his skin that bothered him for many years. How did he do it? He cleaned a dug well in his village! Seems a little disconnected, doesn't it? Dilip also failed to see this connection and did not realize that the water he drank was silently causing his own body to turn against him.
Reviving wells in Ballia,UP (Credit:Saurabh Singh)
Invite to the 11th International Exhibition & Conference on 'EverythingAboutWater', Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD), Delhi
This exhibition on water and wastewater management offers a perfect platform for end-users, manufacturers, distributors & dealers to interact with leading companies & associations.
Posted on 14 Dec, 2013 06:43 PM

For more information on the conference, please click here.

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Conference on ' EverythingAboutWater'
Invitation to the 'Sustainability Awards 2013', CII-ITC, New Delhi
Tailored to suit businesses in India, the Awards recognise companies that have successfully instituted sustainability in some element of their business.
Posted on 11 Dec, 2013 10:25 AM

To know more on the organisers, please click here.
CII-ITC Sustainability Awards 2013
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