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July 15, 2024
Meter, Measure, Manage: Engineering a data-based approach for water conservation
Kritsnam where engineering meets hydrology, founded by K. Sri Harsha focuses on developing accurate, easy to install, tamper-proof, and weather-proof smart water metering solutions to deal with the growing water crisis in India.
An AI generated image, highlighting water shortage and use of tankers to provide water but water being wasted when available (Image Source: Praharsh Patel)
May 8, 2024
Ecosystem-based approach to water management: Key to Karnataka’s water future
What is the ecosystem based approach to water management? How can it help in solving the water woes of states in the Deccan Plateau?
An ecosystem based approach to water management (Image Source: India Water Portal)
April 18, 2024
Collaborative approaches to water governance in Indus, the Ganga and the Brahmaputra basin
As the demand for water from the Hindu Kush Himalaya region is expected to rise due to population growth, the impacts of temperature increases, and development requirements, researchers emphasise the urgent need to enhance scientific collaboration and rejuvenate existing treaties and governance structures.
Rivers of destiny (Image: Vikramjit Kakati/Wikimedia Commons; CC BY-SA 3.0 DEED)
April 7, 2024
Exploring smart irrigation: Drip and sprinkler systems
Advancements in smart irrigation: IoT integration for sustainable agriculture
Enhancing efficiency through sprinkler irrigation (Image: Rawpixel; CC0 License)
April 4, 2024
Water in agriculture: Navigating the nexus of efficiency, innovation, and collaboration
Tackling India's water crisis: A blueprint for agricultural water efficiency
Women working in the field in India (Image: IWMI Flickr/Hamish John Appleby; CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 DEED)
March 22, 2024
The Onus is on us
Our role in decentralized water management to solve water crisis in cities.
Sunil Mysore talking about his inputs on solving the water crisis in cities
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Indore among the cleanest cities in India
Storms in India: Science and survival
Free online course on 'Designing and implementing successful water supply and sanitation utility reform', The World Bank, September 23 - November 19, 2013
A core learning program to provide government officials, senior managers of utilities and technical staff with the knowledge, skills and tools for initiating and sustaining reform.
Posted on 29 Aug, 2013 08:54 AM

For further details on the online course, please click here.
Vedanta loses the bauxite battle
News this week - No bauxite from Niyamgiri, Delhi government to incentivise solar power and amphibian species near extinction.
Ravleen Kaur
Posted on 25 Aug, 2013 04:33 PM

Dongria Kondhs win the mining battle
Niyamgiri hills Source: Amnesty International
The Water Catchers
The book is a must-read for children to help them understand the importance of water conservation. Bhairavi Parekh, the author, shares her experience on writing the book and on water.
Sabita Kaushal
Posted on 23 Aug, 2013 09:58 PM

'The Water Catchers’ is a story of an unlikely hero, an unassuming boy living in the concrete, water-deprived city of Mumbai. The boy named Chintu, has a simple wish - to find water in the village called Tintodan of his forefathers.
A children's book on water Source-Clker
Blue technologies to fight the water crisis
Industry experts, water purifier companies and civil society groups talk about buyers expectations, market-centric strategies and future trends in household water purifiers for rural areas.
Amita Bhaduri
Posted on 23 Aug, 2013 09:49 PM

A recent news report said that UNICEF was promoting a machine that purifies sweat from people’s clothes to get potable drinking water (Fox News). Sounds gross?
Conserve drinking water!
Launch of global competition for innovators - 'Securing Water for Food: A Grand Challenge for Development', Stockholm
A programme that will identify and accelerate innovative technologies and market-driven approaches that improve water sustainability for boosting food security.
Posted on 23 Aug, 2013 10:29 AM

For more information on the programme, please click here

For further details please download the concept paper from below.
Securing water for food
Training programme for engineers ’ Design & implementation of DEWATS', Consortium for DEWATS Dissemination Society, Bangalore, December 2- 6, 2013
A residential training programme that aims to introduce and impart engineering skills to professionals for designing and implementing decentralised wastewater treatment systems.
Posted on 21 Aug, 2013 10:53 AM

For more information on the programme please contact capacitybuilding@cddindia.org

To register for the trainig programme, please click here.

For more details, you may refer to the brochure here.
Consortium for DEWATS Dissemination (CDD) Society
Invite to International Film Festival on Water, Voices from the Waters - 2013, Bangalore
Voices from the Waters is a film festival to raise awareness about various water issues, by engaging in a process of learning and debate.
Posted on 16 Aug, 2013 05:52 PM

For further details on the invite, please click here

You may download the poster for the festival from below

 
Voices from the Waters 2013
Applications invited for UN-Water Best Practices Award, United Nations University
An award to promote efforts to fulfill international commitments made on water and water-related issues by 2015 through recognition of outstanding best practices
Posted on 15 Aug, 2013 08:24 AM

Further details of the announcement can be gathered from the link here
Countrywide ban on sand mining
News this week - National Green Tribunal bans sand mining, Ukai dam authorities save Surat from floods and the Central Government decides to release water data.
Ravleen Kaur
Posted on 11 Aug, 2013 05:41 PM

Countrywide ban on sand mining
Sand mining on the Pennar river bed
Invite to a Public talk on 'Uttarakhand Disaster: Can the nation learn any lessons ?', by Himanshu Thakkar, Environment Support Group, Bangalore
Himanshu Thakkar from SANDRP will discuss and try to answer some of the many questions that arise from the horrific Uttarakhand disaster
Posted on 11 Aug, 2013 09:37 AM

For more information on the event please download the invitation for the talk from below.

 
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