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Scientific and technological approaches for sustainable use of water resources: Summary of the Global Indian Scientists and Technocrats Forum convention held at Pune, in December 2010

The Global Scientists and Technocrats Forum (GIST) organised a convention on ‘Scientific and technological approaches for sustainable use of water resources’ in Pune on the 27 and 28 of December 2010 . The keynote address was presented by Hon. Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, and the conference was attended by about 600 delegates. The sessions were as follows:

River basin hydrology and climate change
Water for irrigated agriculture
Research and development initiatives by industries
Water for energy
Water for domestic and industrial use
Water for environment

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Papers presented at the GIST convention - Pune-2010	20.96 MB

Location

Pune, MM, India
Latitude: 18.520430, Longitude: 73.856744

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Content Type: Research
Category: Agriculture, Dams, Hydropower, Irrigation, Safe Drinking Water
Associated People / Organizations: Agharkar Research Institute, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Brahmaputra Board, Central Water Commission (CWC), Central Water and Power Research Station (CWPRS), Groundwater Survey and Development Agency (GSDA), IIT, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), Institute of Engineers, Ministry of Urban development (MoUD), Ministry of Water Resources (MoWR), NHPC, National Chemical Laboratories, National Institute of Hydrology (NIH), National Water Academy, United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF), University of Pune, Water and Land Management Institute (WALMI), World Meteorological Organisation (WMO)
Author: YVV Satyanarayana, VC Shelke, Ulhas K Kharul, Sudhir Thakre, Subimal Ghosh, SR Shukla, SP Jadhav, sP Bagade, Shankar Mahro, Shahid Ali Khan, SG Koli, SD Chitaley, SB Varde, Sanjay Belsare, Sally T Panicker, SA Kulkarni, RR Sonde, RR Kelkar, Rishi Srivastava, RD Singh, RC Jha, Rakesh Kumar, Rajendra Hollani, Rajan Nair, Pradeep Mujumdar, PK Tiwari, PB Deolalikar, NR Deshpande, NB Desai, ML Shaikh, MD Pendse, Manohar Arora, Madhav Chitale, Kaustubha Mohanty, JT Nankar, JT Kshirsagar, JP Mahale, DS Kulkarni, Dinesh Kumar, Deepashree Raje, Deepak Kantawala, CK Agarwal, Chetam Pandit, CD Thatte, BSK Naidu, BD Kulkarni, Avinash Tyagi, Asit K Biswas, Arun C Mudgerikar, Anuradha Bajpayee, Anupam Prasad, Anil D Mohile, AB Pandya
Source: Global Indian Scientists and Technocrats Forum (GIST)
Location / Time: Brahmaputra, Godavari, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Pune, 2010
Difficulty Level: Beginner

Hydropower in the Northeast: Potential and harnessing analysis - A critique

This paper was commissioned as an input to the study “Development and Growth in Northeast India: The Natural Resources, Water, and Environment Nexus” by the World Bank. The main objectives of the hydropower study are as follows:

An analysis of the hydropower potential in the Northeast and key elements of the strategy that should be followed for optimal realization of this potential
An overview of the hydropower development options in the Northeast with regard to the water resources in the different river basins, including consideration of flood control and irrigation