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Inland fishery in a traditionally vegetarian state: A Gujarat story by CAREWATER
Posted on 07 Aug, 2010 08:12 PMFloods, drinking water contamination, mining and waterbodies, water bills, water conflicts - News roundup (1-7 August 2010)
Posted on 07 Aug, 2010 04:51 PMFloods: lessons to be learnt from the massive flooding in Surat city
A report by IIM criticises the way in which dams are managed in the country and calls for the need to apply Management Science / Operations Research techniques and information technology to improve dam management and prevention of floods
State of MGNREGS in Bundelkhand - A report by Centre for Environment and Food Security (2010)
Posted on 06 Aug, 2010 11:05 PMThis report describes the findings of a rapid survey conducted by Centre for Environment and Food Security (CEFS) to evaluate the performance of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) in the 50 poorest dalit villages of Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh. The rapid survey was conducted in the districts of Chitrakoot, Banda, Mahoba, Jhansi and Lalitpur.
Chemistry Project Assistant vacancy
Posted on 06 Aug, 2010 04:25 PMChemistry Project Assistant Level 2 date posted 4 Aug, 2010
Groundwater and well water quality in alluvial aquifer of Central Gujarat - A paper by CAREWATER
Posted on 03 Aug, 2010 08:58 PMThe report by Carewater INREM Foundation deals with groundwater and well water quality in the alluvial aquifers of Central Gujarat. Gujarat has a hydrogeology representative of almost all aquifer types and depositional & formation eras. Contamination of aquifers along with scarcity of groundwater resources due to increase in water demand and reduction in recharge of groundwater from changing landuse, is a problem in Central Gujarat.
UN affirms the right to safe and clean drinking water
Posted on 02 Aug, 2010 02:56 PMA remarkable piece of water history should have been headline news everywhere this week.
Deaths due to water pollution
Posted on 02 Aug, 2010 02:38 PMDeaths due to water pollution occur mainly as a consequence of drinking of contaminated water. The common diseases caused by consumption of contaminated water are Cholera, Viral Hepatitis, Enteric Fever (Typhoid) and Acute Diarrhoeal Diseases (ADD).
The number of deaths reported State-wise on account of Cholera, Viral Hepatitis, Enteric Fever (Typhoid) and Acute Diarrhoeal Diseases (ADD) for the years 2007, 2008 and 2009 are given in Annexure – I-III.
India WASH forum e-newsletter - Update 13 July 2010
Posted on 02 Aug, 2010 11:56 AMWe see this newsletter as a platform for independent credible voice in the water and sanitation sector. Our emphasis is on bringing together critical news and information with analysis. In this issue we share news and analysis on topical issues and developments.
The Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation(DDWS) has simultaneously invited inputs to Discussion Papers on Drinking Water and Sanitation, circulated on Solution Exchange. Inputs given by India WASH Forum, on this, is enclosed in this Update. We have pointed out the missing elements of sanitation improvement strategy that include, criticality of providing water as an inseparable component to household sanitation, the tendency to see behavior change as a lifestyle issue and not linked to the hardware components, peoples livelihoods and living conditions. Suggestions for what needs to be done to strengthen the implementation mechanism of the flagship sanitation programme(TSC) and partnerships.