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Speech by Popatrao Pawar, Sarpanch of Hivre-Bazar on water conservation and sustainable agriculture, challenges for rural development in Maharashtra and possible solutions

The four video films below include a talk by Shri Popatrao Pawar, Sarpanch of Hivre-Bazar (Ahmednagar), Maharashtra and an inspiring promoter of the 'Ideal Villages Movement' on "Integrated Agriculture and Rural Development for Tomorrow's Maharashtra" on the occasion of the inauguration of Observer Research Foundation's Maharashtra@50 Study Centre on 24th June 2010.Read More

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Mumbai, MM, India
Latitude: 19.075984, Longitude: 72.877656

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Dynamic groundwater resources of Karnataka (2009) - Report by Department of Mines and Geology and Central Groundwater Board

This report by the Department of Mines and Geology, Government of Karnataka and the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB), Southwestern Region provides information on groundwater resource available and the status of utilisation of groundwater in Karnataka as on March 2009, both on watershed (sub catchment) and taluk wise areas having 2008-2009 as the base year. The methodology is improved as the estimations are carried out on watershed basis for both command and non command separately than apportioned to taluks.

The report can be very useful for planning, decision making, implementation of minor irrigation schemes, financing well schemes. The report is helpful to concentrate on such areas where immediate protective measures are to be taken to conserve irrigation and drinking water supply in order to sustain groundwater resource.Read More

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Dynamic groundwater resources of Karnataka as of March 2009 - DMG - GoK - CGWBSWR (2010)95.44 MB
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Community managed sanitation in Kerala - Tools to promote governance and improve health - A Report by the World Bank Institute

This report by the World Bank Institute describes the Kerala Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project and the efforts made by the Government of India to revolutionise sanitation services in the state of Kerala, with the aim of improving public health. Earlier experience had shown that significant governance problems had hindered water and sanitation reforms in local and national programmes in the state.

Challenges to reform included a lack of accountability and transparency, corruption, which made sanitation and hygiene problems more difficult to solve and accelerated the spread of infectious diseases throughout densely populated Kerala. It was also found that corruption affected all the sections of the population, particularly the poor and the marginalised. Read More

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Community managed sanitation in Kerala - Tools to promote governance and improve health - World Bank Institute (2010)447.9 KB
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National action plan on climate change (NAPCC) and supporting mission documents (2008-11)

The National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) is a policy document prepared by the Prime Minister's Council on Climate Change. It gives the direction which India needs to take, to mitigate and adapt to climate change. It has been prepared keeping in mind that India's economic need to tap its natural resources needs to be tempered with the need to maintain ecological balance.

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National action plan on climate change - Prime Ministers' Council on Climate Change (2008)18.1 MB
Jawaharlal Nehru national solar mission - A document prepared by Ministry for New and Renewable Energy (2009)308.45 KB
National mission for enhanced energy efficiency - A document prepared by Bureau of Energy Efficiency (2008)11.74 MB
National mission for sustainable agriculture - A document prepared by the Department of Agriculture & Cooperation and the Indian Council for Agricultural Research (2010)150.54 KB
National mission for sustaining the himalayan ecosystem - A document prepared by the Ministry of Science and Technology (2010)314.98 KB
National mission for a green India - A document prepared by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (2010)1.57 MB
National mission on strategic knowledge for climate change - A document prepared by the Ministry of Science and Technology (2010)382.23 KB
National mission on sustainable habitat - A document prepared by the Ministry of Urban Development (2011)23.38 MB
National water mission - Vol 1 - A document prepared by the Ministry of Water Resources (2009)718.73 KB
National water mission - Vol 2 - A document prepared by the Ministry of Water Resources (2008)3.24 MB

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Bangalore, KA, India
Latitude: 12.971599, Longitude: 77.594563

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Thembe thembe samruddhi (Prosperity with every drop) - An article from the magazine Anubhav

This article in Marathi from the magazine Anubhav titled 'Thembe thembe samruddhi' meaning 'Prosperity with every drop' highlights the situation of acute scarcity of water in the state of Maharashtra and argues that this has been a barrier to the progress of the state leading to dire poverty and deprivation. Read More

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Thembe thembe samrudhdhi - (Prosperity with every drop) - Anubhav (2010)5.66 MB
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Groundwater bill - Andhra Pradesh - Third draft (2010)

This document includes the third draft of the Groundwater Bill for Andhra Pradesh and is divided into the following chapters:Read More

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Groundwater Bill - Third draft - Andhra Pradesh (2010)71.32 KB
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Qualitative and quantitative water scarcity issues in Bihar - A presentation

This presentation  highlights the grave water situation in Bihar in the context of the emerging water quality and quantity issues that the world and especially developing countries will be facing in the near future. Read More

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Qualitative and quantitative water scarcity issues in Bihar - A presentation (2010)6.96 MB
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Water quality and wastewater management vision - A presentation - Central Pollution Control Board (2012 -2017)

This presentation by the Central Pollution and Control Board (CPCB) provides information on the water quality and waste water management vision plan over the time line of 2012 to 2017 and is divided into the following sections:Read More

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Water quality and wastewater management vision - A presentation - Central Pollution Control Board (2012-2017)2.67 MB
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Efficacy, effectiveness and acceptability of closed containers, Moringa oleifera and in-home chlorination to deal with drinking water contamination in rural south India - A paper from AJTMH

This study published in the journal The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (AJTMH) aimed at assessing water contamination and the relative effectiveness of three options for point-of-use water treatment in South India. A 6-month randomized, controlled intervention trial was conducted using chlorine, Moringa oleifera seeds, a closed valved container, and controls. Read More

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A decade of the Total Sanitation Campaign - Rapid assessment of processes and outcomes - A report by the World Bank

cover of the sanitation reportThis report by the Water and Sanitation Program (WSP), The World Bank analyses primary and secondary data from the Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC) of the Government of India, which has been in operation for over a decade (1999 to date).

The audience for this report includes policy-makers and implementers at national, state and district levels, and the broader sanitation and hygiene community. The report aims at gaining an understanding of the processes, outputs and outcomes of the campaign at a national level and across the states as compared with the inputs that have gone into the program.

The report draws on these indicators, which are then compared individually and in combination to benchmark the states, to understand the relative performance of the states. This benchmarking, based on a combination of eight indicators, is undertaken for both states and districts across the country.Read More

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A decade of the Total Sanitation Campaign - Rapid assessment of processes and outcomes - World Bank (2010)1.72 MB
A decade of the Total Sanitation Campaign - Rapid assessment of processes and outcomes - Annexes - World Bank (2010)2.22 MB
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