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Water Management
Training and facilitation in hydrogeology, groundwater and watershed management , organised by ACWADAM, May 28 – June 12, 2012, Pune
Posted on 15 Apr, 2012 11:31 PMOrganizers: Ford Foundation, Arghyam and Advanced Center for Water Resources Development and Management (ACWADAM)
Venue: To be decided
ACWADAM is a not-for-profit organization that aims to develop solutions to groundwater problems of today and tomorrow. It is a premier education and research institution and facilitates work on groundwater management through action research programmes and trainings.
Rohini Nilekani, Chairperson of Arghyam announces transition in leadership: Jayamala Subramaniam to take over from 1st June, 2012
Posted on 13 Apr, 2012 05:44 PMShe comes to Arghyam with a background in the corporate and not for profit sectors, both in India and abroad. She has a record of achievement in taking initiatives to scale in the financial and education sectors and substantial experience as a coach and mentor.
Workshop on water-energy-climate change nexus organized by TERI, 17-18 April 2012, New Delhi
Posted on 13 Apr, 2012 01:00 PMThe issues of climate change, water and energy are central to any attempt for bridging the gap between “developed” and “developing” nations. These three critical issues have thus far been addressed in isolation from one other, in countries like India.
Toolkit for integrated urban water management, developed by Institute for Resource Analysis and Policy
Posted on 12 Apr, 2012 11:24 PMThe review included, but was not limited to urban hydrology, management of water supply infrastructure, water resources management, water quality management (WQM), groundwater management, technical and economic instruments for water demand management, technical and economic aspects of leakage reduction, environmental and economic aspects of wastewater treatment and reuse, storm water management
A student uses India Water Portal on Twitter (@indiawater) for research
Posted on 12 Apr, 2012 04:10 PMShe found Twitter to be a useful place to conduct her research on issues of governance and institutions in watershed management programs in India and the U.S., because it enabled her to pick the resources she found useful without having to go through lots of articles and research papers.
Central Water Commission and ISRO launch Water Resources Information System (WRIS), a comprehensive solution for accessing data on water in India
Posted on 11 Apr, 2012 02:36 PMDear India Water Portal readers,
Reviving dying springs: A paper documenting the Sikkim experience of groundwater recharge using geo-hydrology
Posted on 09 Apr, 2012 09:12 AMIntroduction
The paper begins with a description of Sikkim. The sources of water in the Himalayas and the geology of the area are also described.
Literature review of spring related studies
Water Scarcity and Security in India
Posted on 03 Apr, 2012 03:43 PMWater is life because plants and animals cannot l
The what, why and how of environmental flows: Presentations made during an IUCN training programme in Kathmandu, 2011
Posted on 03 Apr, 2012 01:42 PMBagmati River at Pashupatinath Temple, Kathmandu, Nepal (Photo: IUCN\Stefano Barchiesi)