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India ranked 13th in the list of most water-stressed country in the world (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
Thursday, 8 August 2019 1:29
Jal Shakti Abhiyan hits ground rolling as India ranks 13th most water-stressed country in the world
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Groundwater drops to alarming levels. Illustration credit: KN Balraj. Source: India Water Portal on Flickr
Wednesday, 7 August 2019 23:07
Government undertakes 3D mapping of aquifers in all villages
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Quick fix solutions to droughts will not work (Image Source: Wikimedia Commons)
Friday, 2 August 2019 10:29
Is the Jalayukt Shivar Abhiyan just a quick fix to manage droughts?
A research paper argues that quick fix solutions to drought management will not work unless they are backed up by proper planning, implementation, monitoring and regulation of water use.
Freshwater fish species across the world under grave threat (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
Wednesday, 24 July 2019 17:01
Global freshwater fish species under grave threat: IUCN
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The design of Chand baodi (stepwell) in Abhaneri village, Rajasthan, was intended to conserve as much water as possible (Image: Unseen Horizons, Flickr Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0)
Sunday, 21 July 2019 11:10
Rajasthan's ancient yet ever-evolving water heritage
A book documents the enormous range of water harvesting systems still in use in Rajasthan.
People take a boat to cross the flood-ravaged Brahmaputra (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
Wednesday, 17 July 2019 1:54
Floods grip Assam and Bihar
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  • Jal Shakti Abhiyan hits ground rolling as India ranks 13th most water-stressed country in the world
     Over 3.5 lakh water conservation measures taken up in a single month as nationwide Jal Shakti Abhiyan hits ground In a countrywide effort to enhance water security, especially in water stressed districts, the Centre initiated Jal Shakti Abhiyan (JSA) has reported over 3.5 lakh water conservat...
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  • Government undertakes 3D mapping of aquifers in all villages
    Government to 3D map aquifers in all villages Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekawat said that the Centre is carrying out 3D aquifer mapping of every village in India, to help target water conservation measures at a micro level across the country. Such an exercise will help the governmen...
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  • Is the Jalayukt Shivar Abhiyan just a quick fix to manage droughts?
    Maharashtra is reeling under drought this year too, with the situation in Marathwada particularly bad. As high as twenty four out of thirty six districts in the state are facing deficient monsoons and about 4,920 villages and 10,506 hamlets are now completely dependent on water tankers for drinking ...
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  • Global freshwater fish species under grave threat: IUCN
    Alarming decline in global freshwater fish species: IUCN The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)’s Red List reports an alarming decline in global freshwater fish species. Over half of Japan’s endemic freshwater fishes and more than a third of freshwater fish in Mexico are faci...
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  • Water Future Conference: Towards a Sustainable Future
    A Future Earth Conference Opening new frontiers in water system diagnostics and innovative solutions to mitigate the 21st-century global water crisis The Sustainable Water Future Programme (Water Future) of Future Earth is organizing its first international conference in partnership with Divecha C...
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  • Rajasthan's ancient yet ever-evolving water heritage
    The state of Rajasthan has an immense range of ancient and ingenious water harvesting systems, like the famous johads or step wells managed by communities in the arid Thar desert, which receives very low rainfall. A recent book 'Wise water solutions in Rajasthan' by Om Prakash Sharma, Mark Everard a...
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  • Dam breach analysis using 2D HEC-RAS Model
    I plotted my results for dam breach analysis using HEC-RAS model. Velocity vs time graph shows maximum velocity of flood flow at any place is 0.06 m/s to 0.08 m/s after modelling, there are also other velocity but one of them is in this range. Please, can anyone tell me is it correct or not. Is ther...
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  • Scarcity of water in so many states, due to deficiency in rainfall
    How we may contribute our best to the Jal Shakti Mantralaya of the Government of India. Can we get the details of their efforts in controlling drought situation in many states? Is it true that 20 years down the line there will not be water and fossil fuel.
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  • Floods grip Assam and Bihar
    Bihar and northeast India reel under floods As the water level of the Brahmaputra River rose above the danger level across Assam, 30 of the 33 districts in the state were deluged by floods, affecting nearly 43 lakh people and claiming 15 lives. In Bihar, incessant rains in neighbouring Nepal ca...
    swatiposted 3 weeks 2 days agoread more
  • Meghalaya draft water policy, Inter-State River Water Disputes (Amendment) Bill both get approval
    Meghalaya's draft water policy gets approval To address conservation and protection of water sources in the state, the Meghalaya cabinet has approved a draft water policy for the state. The policy was drafted by the state water resources department in consultation with experts in wate...
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  • Budget 2019 talks big on water
    Nirmala Sitharaman, Finance Minister alluded to gaon, garib and kisan as the centre of all policies of this government, while announcing a clutch of schemes aimed at the rural and urban poor. Her budget speech last week reiterated the government's commitment to ensuring piped water supply to al...
    Amita Bhaduriposted 1 month 10 hours agoread more
  • Neglect and lack of monitoring behind country's water scarcity: CWC
    India not a water defict country. Neglect and lack of monitoring behind country's water scarcity: CWC As per the report, Reassessment of water availability in India using space inputs, by the Central Water Commission (CWC) with technical support of the National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC), Hyderab...
    swatiposted 1 month 14 hours agoread more
  • Is it all downhill from here for Leh?
    Across South Asia, small and medium-sized towns are rapidly expanding. Urbanisation has made inroads into the entire Himalayan region. Mountain urbanisation poses a need for assessments of emerging risks and vulnerabilities in environmentally sensitive regions. These areas are marked by po...
    Amita Bhaduriposted 1 month 1 day agoread more
  • Glacier melt threatens water reserves in Satluj basin
    River Satluj, the powerhouse of the Himalayas The river Satluj, a major source of irrigation and hydroelectric power in Northern India, is the longest of the five tributaries of the Indus River. It originates in the northern slopes of the Himalayas, in Lake La’nga in southwestern Tibet. Flowing n...
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  • How can forecasting of extreme rainfall events be improved?
    Mumbai, July 5 (India Science Wire): On July 2, the Maharashtra government decided to close private and public schools in Mumbai based on IMD’s rainfall forecast which predicted "intermittent rain in city and suburbs, with heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places for the next 24 hours." T...
    priyadposted 1 month 6 days agoread more
  • Combating water crisis needs people's participation: PM Modi
    Prime Minister Modi pitches for a collective effort to overcome water crisis in the country Taking note of the looming water crisis in the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made three requests to the nation during his Mann Ki Baat radio address this past Sunday. He urged all Indians to crea...
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  • Government launches Jal Shakti Abhiyan to tackle water crisis
    Centre launches Jal Shakti Abhiyan To tackle the water crisis looming the country, the Centre launched the Jal Shakti Abhiyan, a water conservation campaign focussing on 1,592 stressed blocks in 256 districts across the country. The Jal Shakti Abhiyan will focus on five key aspects - water cons...
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  • Economics of land degradation: India’s new environment targets
    Managing natural resources, the sustainable way On the occasion of World Day to Combat Desertification (WDCD 2019), India elaborated on its plans for managing its natural resources, undertaking sustainable land management and combatting droughts.  The highlighted actions are expected to help I...
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  • Temperatures in India becoming more extreme
    The frequency and severity of heatwaves have risen considerably in India. Our cities are facing periods of ‘extreme’ weather as urbanization continues to modify the landscape. The temperature moderation provided by soil and vegetation is being substituted with heat-absorbent construction materia...
    Amita Bhaduriposted 1 month 2 weeks agoread more
  • High Court takes note of acute water crisis in Chennai
    High Court raps Tamil Nadu government over water crisis in Chennai Taking note of the severe water crisis looming in the state, the Madras High Court has come down strongly on the Tamil Nadu government for not taking adequate steps to battle the crisis. The court has now sought a state-wide compreh...
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A research paper argues that quick fix solutions to drought management will not work unless they are backed up by proper planning, implementation, monitoring and regulation of water use.

Maharashtra is reeling under drought this year too, with the situation in Marathwada particularly bad. As high as twenty four out of thirty six districts in the state are facing deficient monsoons and about 4,920 villages and 10,506 hamlets are now completely dependent on water tankers for drinking water.

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A book documents the enormous range of water harvesting systems still in use in Rajasthan.

The state of Rajasthan has an immense range of ancient and ingenious water harvesting systems, like the famous johads or step wells managed by communities in the arid Thar desert, which receives very low rainfall.

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Posted Date : Thu, 2019-07-18 16:26

I plotted my results for dam breach analysis using HEC-RAS model. Velocity vs time graph shows maximum velocity of flood flow at any place is 0.06 m/s to 0.08 m/s after modelling, there are also other velocity but one of them is in this range. Please, can anyone tell me is it correct or not. Is there any range of velocity that have to occur during floods?  My study area comes under Tarai region of Uttarakhand.

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Posted Date : Thu, 2019-07-18 14:52

How we may contribute our best to the Jal Shakti Mantralaya of the Government of India. Can we get the details of their efforts in controlling drought situation in many states? Is it true that 20 years down the line there will not be water and fossil fuel.

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Posted Date : Wed, 2019-07-17 01:54
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Bihar and northeast India reel under floods

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Meghalaya's draft water policy gets approval

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