53 Easy Tips to Use Less Water
Posted on June 14, 2008 | Filed Under Uncategorized, Technology, Volunteer
Forwarded to the Portal by: Fiona King
From the Ecotrekker blog
Have you wanted to do more about the current water crisis? Never found the time as you rushed through the day?! Well here through the 53 Easy tips to Use Less Water any one can be a water conservation professional! As each person implements these tips and tricks to use less water the real effects will be cumulative resulting in less water use and lower costs!
Read more about how to conserve water in your day to day activities by taking note of the following hints!
In the Bathroom
Waking up first thing in the morning, saving water might not be on your mind. Try to incorporate these tips in your daily routine, though, for some great ways to use less water.
1. Brushing teeth. Turn off the water while you are brushing your teeth, then turn it back on when you are ready to rinse. This can save nine gallons of water.
2. Bathe. Take a bath rather than a shower: it uses less water if you like to stand in your shower a while.
3. Bathe less frequently. Unless you’ve really been working up a sweat, it’s likely you could go every other day with a bath rather than bathing every day. Not only will you save water, but your skin will appreciate the break too.
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CNN-IBN: The State of The Environment Survey
Posted on May 20, 2008 | Filed Under Uncategorized
Image and News Courtesy : CNN-IBN Live
CNN-IBN, in association with Outlook and knowledge partner CSE, presents the first-ever environment survey on June 5th on the occasion of World Environment Day. The survey aims to find out more about the ordinary citizen’s perception about environmental issues. The findings of the survey, conducted by CSDS, will be discussed by a panel in a one-hour show on June 5 on CNN-IBN!
The survey at around forty-three questions has questions ranging from water supply, waste management, environmental awareness and much more! Take part in the survey here: The State of The Environment Survey
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CSE report on NREGA
Posted on May 4, 2008 | Filed Under Uncategorized
CSE’s recent policy paper on NREGA is available here:
http://www.cseindia.org/programme/nrml/pdf/NREGA_Policy_Paper_2008.pdf
More resources from CSE on NREGA are here:
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Melting Glaciers of Himalayas
Posted on April 25, 2008 | Filed Under Uncategorized, News, Climate Change
The following was was given by the Minister of State for Environment and Forests Shri Namo Narain Meena, in a written reply to a question by Shri Kailash Meghwal, in the Lok Sabha today.
The glaciers of Himalayas are melting at an alarming pace;The Government is aware of this melting process Compilations of the data on secular movement of glaciers have revealed that the majority of the glaciers of the Himalayan region are passing through a phase of recession, which is a worldwide phenomenon. No abnormal rate of recession has been reported by Geological Survey of India (GSI).
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Water News
Posted on April 25, 2008 | Filed Under Uncategorized
News updates: contributed by Binayak Das
Top Story:Water quality:In Madhya Pradesh, one can test water quality in Re 1
http://www.centralchronicle.com/20080425/2504025.htm
Drinking water: Piped water for slums in Delhi
http://www.thehindu.com/2008/04/25/stories/2008042553910400.htm
Drinking water: Women beseige office in Andhra Pradesh
http://www.thehindu.com/2008/04/25/stories/2008042551760300.htm
Water charges: Nominal charges in Tamil Nadu
http://www.thehindu.com/2008/04/25/stories/2008042550310100.htm
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Bird’s Eye View: Lonar Crater
Posted on April 16, 2008 | Filed Under Uncategorized
News and Image Courtesy the Nasa Earth Observatory
Below in the link to an image of the Lonar Crater in India, captured by the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) flying on NASA’s Terra satellite. It was identified in 1823 by a British officer named C.J.E. Alexander, it sits inside the Deccan Plateau—a massive plain of volcanic basalt rock leftover from eruptions some 65 million years ago
The stimulated true-color image offers some details on the surrounding area with pink-beige indicating bare ground, blue and offwhite indicate man made structures, dark blue indicates water, dark green indicated vegetation and dull purple fallow fields. The crater is filled by a vegetation lined lake.
The Crater is approximately 150 meters (500 feet) deep, with an average diameter of almost 1,830 meters (6,000 feet). The rim of the crater rises roughly 20 meters (65 feet) above the surrounding land surface. It is classified as an impact crater based on several lines of evidence, perhaps the most compelling being the presence of maskelynite. Maskelynite is a kind of naturally occurring glass that is only formed by extremely high-velocity impacts. A Science article published in 1973 pointed out this material’s presence, and suggested that the crater’s situation in volcanic basalt made it a good analogue for impact craters on the surface of the Moon.
Original Article on NASA’s Earth Observatory Page: Lonar Crater Article
Image from Nasa: 
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Discussing groundwater in urban areas
Posted on March 28, 2008 | Filed Under Uncategorized
Sekhar Raghavan of the Chennai Rain Center requests a discussion on groundwater on urban areas. Please add your comments to the questions below.
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As we all know, groundwater is becoming an important source of fresh water in urban areas I would very much like India Water Portal to initiate a discussion on the different aspects of groundwater as relevant to urban areas. Some of the issues that can be taken up for discussion are as follows:
Estimation of groundwater exploitation in various cities and towns over the years.
The deterioration in its quality over the years.
Impact of rainwater harvesting (as artificial recharge) on groundwater – specific examples. Success stories can be shared.
Estimation of groundwater potential in cities and towns.
The methodology of estimation – the crucial parameters to be monitored, frequency of monitoring etc.
Other Issues.
–Sekhar Raghavan, Rain Centre, Chennai
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Old man and (the) me!
Posted on January 31, 2008 | Filed Under Uncategorized, Arghyam
On 29th January, my colleague Binayak and I went to Nelmangala to participate in the “Save Arkavathy” Walk. The Walk was organized hoping that the participants would learn from the experiences of the villagers along the
One of the participants was 70 year old Narsimha Chetty. Mr. Chetty is a retired Sub-registrar who enjoys participating in such events. He is a bachelor living in
When asked what draws him to such events, he answered nonchalantly, “I don’t do this for fame or money. I just think this is a nice way to pass time. And if it helps create awareness in the process, all the better!” Though he probably did not realize it, he was my sole inspiration to keep on walking till we reached our pit stop.
- Nandini
PS: The title refers to him as ‘old man’ just so the title itself could be catchy. Otherwise, he was young enough to put the rest of the youngsters there to shame!
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50 Tips to a Greener Life
Posted on January 4, 2008 | Filed Under Uncategorized
Morgan Staley has come up with a list of 50 tips that can help tackle climate change -Little Green Book
Take a look at them. The best part is, all 50 tips can be put into action from the very next moment of reading them.
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Comparing water utilities in Indian cities
Posted on December 26, 2007 | Filed Under Uncategorized
The Ministry of Urban Development (GOI) in conjunction with the Asian Development Bank has been engaged in a detailed study of water utilities in 20 of the JNNURM cities. With the first phase of this work over, their publication 2007 Benchmarking and Data Book of Water Utilities in India provides some of the most up-to-date and clear information for parameters such as water supply coverage, per capita consumption, production versus population, unaccounted for water, metering, tariffs, production costs, operating ratios, revenue collection efficiency, accounts receivable, staff per 1000 connections and suchlike.
http://www.adb.org/Documents/Reports/Benchmarking-Data-Book-Utilities-in-India/2007-Indian-Water-Utilities-Data-Book.pdf
For another recent perspective on benchmarking urban water supply services in South Asian cities with special reference to India, including both an analysis of the actual performance of 18 Indian cities, a comparison between 18 Asian cities (including Delhi) and a detailed discussion of the difficulties involved in the benchmarking exercise, see the World Bank’s “Urban Water Sector in South Asia: Benchmarking Performance” (http://www.wsp.org/filez/pubs/urbanwater.pdf)
The following analysis is based on the Asian Development Bank report cited above:
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