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Water Management
Flood control policies in India - A paper in the journal Golden Research Thoughts
Posted on 25 Jul, 2012 10:37 AMThis paper published in the journal Golden Research Thoughts aims at describing the different initiatives undertaken by the expert committees and Government of India in tackling the flood problem of India.
Environmental management system at Infosys headquarters, Bangalore
Posted on 24 Jul, 2012 05:44 PM“We want to give back this planet to our children in a condition better than the one in which we borrowed it from them.”
N.R. Narayana Murthy, Chairman of the Board and Chief Mentor, Infosys Limited
![A lake in Bangalore city. Image used for representational purposes only. Image courtesy India Water Portal.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/23800841926_60bc57d2be_z.jpg?itok=zp2xamO_)
Watershed Organisation Trust invites applications for its Technical Training in Watershed Management, August 7-10, 2012, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra
Posted on 23 Jul, 2012 05:11 PMOrganiser: Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR)
Venue: Watershed Training Centre
Village Darewadi,
Taluka Sangamner,
Ahmednagar, Maharashtra
WOTR is a not-for-profit NGO founded in 1993 operating currently in five 5 Indian states – Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Jharkhand. WOTR provides capacity building and advisory services to developmental practitioners from 23 other Indian states as well as, occasionally, from 27 countries.
"Aajao Pukur Aamader" by Nirupama Adhikari - Bengali translation of Anupam Mishra’s book “Aaj Bhi Khare Hain Talaab”
Posted on 21 Jul, 2012 09:49 PMAnupam Mishra is an environmental activist and currently works with the Gandhi Peace Foundation, New Delhi. The inspiring contribution dealing with the indigenous water systems of central India has been translated by Nirupama Adhikari into Bengali.
Has the revised draft of the National Water Policy 2012, released by the Ministry of Water Resources in June 2012 incorporated the public's feedback ?
Posted on 21 Jul, 2012 07:45 PMOn 31st January 2012, the Ministry of Water Resources (MoWR) had released the draft of the National Water Policy 2012 and invited comments till 29 February. Following the meeting of the National Water Board on 7th June 2012, the MoWR has now put up a revised draft on their website.
"Taral Darpane Samajer Mukh" by Joya Mitra – Bengali translation of Anupam Mishra's booklet "Tairne Wala Samaj Doob Raha Hai" on floods in Bihar
Posted on 21 Jul, 2012 04:19 PMThe second edition of the book came out in 2008 just after the devastating Bihar floods in the year when the river thundered down from the Himalayas on its way to the sea sweeping half of Bihar.
Wastewater recycle and reuse: The need of the hour - Report of a workshop in April 2012 organised by Ministry of Urban Development
Posted on 18 Jul, 2012 07:12 PMA one day workshop on "Wastewater Recycle and Reuse: The need of the hour' was organized by Ministry of Urban Development, Government of Indi
"Pani, hum aur Anupam" - A talk on rainwater harvesting by Anupam Mishra on NDTV
Posted on 14 Jul, 2012 05:00 PMWater quality and quantity analysis in Sikkim, North Eastern Himalaya - A paper published in Current Science
Posted on 11 Jul, 2012 11:24 AMThis paper in the journal Current Science presents the findings of a study that aimed at taking an overview of the water resources and their management in the East and South districts of Sikkim and understand issues related to quality and quantity of water resources in the are
The International Workshop on Resource Mobilisation (IWRM), Resource Alliance, July 3-6, 2012, Kuala Lumpur
Posted on 14 Jun, 2012 07:48 PMOrganiser: The Resource Alliance
Venue: Kuala Lumpur
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.