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Nutrient-based fertiliser subsidy: Will farmers adopt agricultural best management practices? An article in EPW

The new nutrient-based fertiliser subsidy policy provides implicit incentives to farmers to test soil samples regularly and get crop-wise recommended doses of nutrients, and offers prospective benefits from the agro-environmental management point of view. A study of six villages in the lower Bhavani Basin in Tamil Nadu by Sacchidananda Mukherjee in Economic and Political Weekly reveals that despite a strong willingness on the part of farmers to adopt agricultural best management practices, inadequate infrastructure and the high transaction costs involved in accessing such services make them reluctant to test soil samples regularly. This paper looks at the institutional, infrastructural and agronomic factors influencing farmers’ willingness, and concludes that the new policy needs to be supplemented with basic agricultural extension services through public-private partnerships.Read More

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Water: Policy and performance for sustainable development - India Infrastructure Report 2011

The India Infrastructure Report (2011) brought out by the Infrastructure Development Finance Company focuses on 'water' and seeks to 'evolve an appropriate policy framework from the perspective of rights, entitlements, and conflict resolution mechanisms'. The report aims to answer the following questions:

  • How clear is the strategic vision for water resource management and sustainable development?
  • How effective and equitable is the legal framework?
  • Given that only the supply-side approach will not help in meeting future demand, what legal, regulatory, institutional, and pricing mechanisms will be necessary to efficiently manage and restrain demand?
This information-rich report has data on various topics such as water resources in India (present and projections), irrigation, groundwater, rainfall, urbanization, water institutions, water infrastructure(urban and rural), water economics, and waste water.

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Looking beyond Durban:Where to from here- An article in EPW

The Durban climate negotiations have set into motion new negotiations, with the possibility of re-opening old and contentious issues, while at the same time leaving the global climate regulatory framework unchanged. While disappointing, this does create a possibility of starting anew. In this paper published in the Economic and Political Weekly, Navroz Dubash argues that 'India needs to re-articulate and enrich its position on equity in climate negotiations'.Read More

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The unquiet river: An overview of select decisions of the courts on the river Yamuna

This report by Ritwick Dutta presents an overview of the legislation on the river Yamuna, which has attained the distinction of being perhaps the river attracting the most judicial attention in india, after the Ganga. This report analyses the various laws and judicial decisions pertaining to the Yamuna and their effects on the river.Cover page of 'The unquiet river'Read More

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River Yamuna- Dying by default or by design: A public lecture on river Yamuna

Source: Peace Institute Charitable Trust

This presentation is part of a lecture organised by Toxics Link as part of the Yamuna Jiye Abhiyaan and held at the India International centre in September 2007. It aims to inform, enlighten and suggest solutions to bring back the river Yamuna to a healthy and resilient state. slide showing factories on the banks of the Yamuna

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delhi, , India
Latitude: 28.635308, Longitude: 77.224960

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Sustainable groundwater management – Report of the Working Group of the Planning Commission for the 12th Five Year Plan

This is the report on “Sustainable Groundwater Management” by the Working Group set up by the Planning Commission as a part of the process to prepare the 12th Five Year Plan. The existing methodology of groundwater resources assessment is appropriate and suitable for country-wide groundwater resources estimation, considering the present status of database available with the Central and State agencies.

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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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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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Guidelines for water quality management and monitoring - Central Pollution Control Board (2008)

The documents titled 'Guidelines for water quality management' and 'Guidelines for water quality monitoring' are published by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in 2008, under the guidance of the Water Quality Assessment Authority formed under the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF).Read More

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Interstate river water disputes (IRWD) act (1956) and its legal provisions

Author : N. Sasidhar

This paper elaborates the techno – legal aspects of Interstate river water disputes act – 1956 which was enacted to resolve the water disputes among the basin states of an interstate river / river valley. This Act’s main purpose is to protect the interests of a downstream state when water resources available in an upstream state are put to additional use.

Interstate River Water Disputes Act – 1956 (IRWD Act) was first enacted on 28th August, 1956 by Indian parliament on the eve of reorganization of states on linguistic basis to resolve the water disputes that would arise in the use, control and distribution of an interstate river or river valley. This Act further has undergone amendments subsequently and its recent amendment took place in 2002. It also validates the previous agreements (if any) among the basin states to harness water of an interstate river/ river valley.

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