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Watershed prioritisation atlas for Maharashtra – A resource database by MRSAC on 1:2,50,000 scale using GIS technique
This document by the Maharashtra Remote Sensing Applications Centre (MRSAC) presents the “Atlas on Watershed Prioritisation” using resources database on 1:2,50,000 scale adopting advanced techniques such as Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System (GIS). This watershed prioritisation to plan the activities on priority basis and facilitate judicious utilization of the available financial resources was done for the Water Conservation Department (Government of Maharashtra), the nodal agency to service watershed development in the State.
Read MoreThe World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) - Global Water Tool
The WBCSD's Global Water Tool, launched at World Water Week 2007 in Stockholm and updated in 2009 for the 5th World Water Forum in Istanbul, and further upgraded in 2010, is a free and easy-to-use, high-level tool for companies and organizations to map their water use and assess risks relative to their global operations and supply chains. Read More
Met Data 2004-2008
In response to an RTI petition by the South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People (www.sandrp.in), the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has made rainfall data for the past few years available at a monthly level, for each district of the country on their website: IMD . Read More
Efficient effluent treatment and usage of waste
Investments in efficient effluent treatment are rapidly becoming an across the board measure as sensitivity to toxic discharge issues increases, and this has been match Read More
CSR activities in water harvesting and watershed interventions
Water harvesting has become a major focus of CSR for companies across the country, with check dams, bunds, drain water recovery, rooftop systems and percolation ponds b Read More
Attitudinal and awareness drives like water audits
Alongside the physical modifications are attitudinal and operational ones: water audits, awareness drives, the formation of special teams to monitor water use and the d
Read MoreThe case of Bangladesh
Bangladesh has the highest population density of the world (1000 inhabitants/sq. km). According to the World Bank sea level rise is presently of 4 to 8 mm/year in the Bay of Bengal. Ninety percent of Bangladesh territory is composed of flood plains and nearly 20% of the land is within one meter of sea level.
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Indian Industry Launches National GHG Inventory Program
Indian Industry Launches National GHG Inventory Program by Neelam Singh, 30th May 2008 Read More
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