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Floods in Majuli Assam. Photo credit: Mitul Baruah
Monday, 19 August 2019 12:53
Beyond the death toll: The everyday violence of Assam’s floods
Mitul Baruah from Ashoka University narrates personal experiences of people affected by floods in Majuli, Assam.
Many springs in the Himalayas have reduced discharge. (Source: India Water Portal)
Wednesday, 14 August 2019 8:32
Government set to conserve India's springs
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Picture: The semi-arid regions of the Moyar-Bhavani River basin in Tamil Nadu. Picture credit: Prathigna Poonacha, Tanvi Deshpande; Indian Institute for Human Settlements from India Water Portal on Flickr. Picture used for representational purposes only
Tuesday, 13 August 2019 11:47
P Sainath: The water crisis is not caused by drought
Magsaysay award winner & founder-editor of PARI, P Sainath analyses India's water scarcity, the agrarian crisis & farmer suicides, before asking: what can we do about it?
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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Ramakrishna Bovi is a traditional well-digger in Bengaluru. Image credit: Citizen Matters
Wednesday, 7 August 2019 14:29
"Digging recharge wells is the only way Bengaluru won’t run out of water"
A million recharge wells for Bangalore
There is need to improve the environmental performance of the fertiliser sector through multi-directional initiatives (Image: MaDailyGist)
Tuesday, 6 August 2019 14:09
Fertiliser sector’s bleak record on water use in India
A recent report by CSE rates fertilizer plants on how green the sector is.
  • Making water available for all
    India, the second largest population in the world, is facing a water crisis with over 600 million people facing acute water shortage, as per a report by Niti Aayog, the government think-tank. India’s water crisis is expected to worsen, threatening the country’s food security as over 80 percent o...
    Amita Bhaduriposted 3 months 4 weeks agoread more
  • Almost half of the country reels under drought: Study
    Study reveals that nearly 42 percent of India’s land area is facing drought According to the Drought Early Warning System (DEWS), a real-time drought monitoring platform, nearly 42 percent of India’s land area is facing drought, with six percent exceptionally dry. Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat...
    swatiposted 4 months 2 weeks agoread more
  • DDA allows waste dumping on Yamuna floodplains
    DDA allocates 42.5 acre plot on Yamuna floodplains for waste dumping As an alternative dumping site to the oversaturated Ghazipur landfill, the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has allocated a 42.5 acre plot, located in the Yamuna floodplains, to the East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) to dump...
    swatiposted 4 months 2 weeks agoread more
  • Solution Exchange Consolidated Reply: Regenerating Traditional Irrigation Systems from Kalpataru, Orissa: Experiences
    Compiled by Pankaj Kumar S., Resource Person and Ramya Gopalan, Research Associate, 22 December 2006 From Sarbeswara Sahoo, Kalpataru, Angul, Orissa, Posted 21 November 2006Kalpataru is an NGO working in central Orissa on common property resources, specifically sustainable water resources manag...
    aarti kelkar kh...posted 4 months 3 weeks agoread more
  • Solution Exchange Consolidated Reply: Removing Fluoride Contamination, from SPWD, Udaipur: Experiences
    Compiled by Pankaj Kumar S., Resource Person and Ramya Gopalan, Research Associate, 13 December 2006 From Kanishk Negi, Society for Promotion of Wastelands Development (SPWD), Udaipur, RajasthanPosted: 29 September 2006 I work in the western arid zone of India with the Society for Promotio...
    aarti kelkar kh...posted 4 months 3 weeks agoread more
  • Need help in recycling of wastewater treatment
    Want to recycle wastewater produced from my house (bungalow with around 10 people), the current quantity of wastewater generated is approximately 3000 ltrs. Want to use it for gardening and recharging the groundwater. Please suggest manufacturers around my area (PIN:401203) or steps to assemble the ...
    Anonymous (not verified)posted 4 months 3 weeks agoread more
  • SC sets aside NGT order on Lower Subansiri hydel project
    Lower Subansiri hydel project: SC seeks review of NGT's order granting nod to the project Setting aside the order of the National Green Tribunal giving a go-ahead to the 2,000-MW Lower Subansiri hydroelectric project, the Supreme Court has called for a review of the project. The court has found fau...
    swatiposted 4 months 3 weeks agoread more
  • Bullet train project worries activists
    Activists seek President, PM intervention to protect mangrove trees in Maharashtra Environmental groups Nature Connect and Shree Ekvira Aai Pratishtan (SEAP) have written to President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to protect 53,465 mangrove trees from destruction by the bull...
    swatiposted 4 months 3 weeks agoread more
  • Could the water towers of Asia be drying up soon?
    The Hindu Kush Himalayas (HKH) cover 3500 kms across eight countries namely Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal and Pakistan. Commonly described as the “water towers for Asia” the HKH are the source of 10 major rivers including the mighty Ganges, Brahmaputra and the Ind...
    aarti kelkar kh...posted 5 months 2 hours agoread more
  • Number crunching helps farmers manage water
    At 42 years, Bhagwat Ghagare seems young. But he is old enough to have seen his village prosper and decline many times. Farming had traditionally been small and distress migration rampant at Kumbharwadi in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra. Between 1998 and 2002, a non-profit organisation, Watersh...
    Manu Moudgilposted 5 months 14 hours agoread more
  • UN World Water Development Report out
    UN releases the World Water Development Report 2019 During the 40th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), and in conjunction to the World Water Day, the United Nations has launched the World Water Development Report titled Leaving no one behind. The report demonstrates how imp...
    swatiposted 5 months 2 days agoread more
  • Only 31 pc big projects done under AIBP
    In a decade, only a quarter of centrally funded major to medium irrigation schemes completed: Report As per the government's audit report, between 2008-17, only 31 percent of 201 big projects and 71 percent of 11,291 minor schemes have been completed under the accelerated irrigation benefit program...
    swatiposted 5 months 3 weeks agoread more
  • Solution Exchange Discussion: Roof water harvesting in urban areas for groundwater recharge, from ICEF, New Delhi - Experiences
    Compiled by Pankaj Kumar S., Resource Person; additional research provided by Ramya Gopalan, Research Associate, 22 August 2006 Original Query: Mihir Maitra, India-Canada Environment Facility (ICEF), New Delhi Posted: 26 July 2006 Recent discussions on the Solution Exchange WES-Net community have...
    aarti kelkar kh...posted 5 months 3 weeks agoread more
  • Is there any alternative to concrete rings in open well ?
    We have an open well in our agriculture land but the soil from the sides are falling frequently into the well. The soil is preventing the water coming to the well from its sides. We want to fix this permanently but the option we see is concrete rings, but by considering the size of our well it looks...
    Anonymous (not verified)posted 6 months 2 days agoread more
  • TN to pay fine for failing to restore Chennai's waterways
    NGT slaps a fine of Rs 100 crore on TN government for failing to restore Chennai's waterways Taking note of the consistent failure of the state in restoring the Chennai waterways—Adyar, Cooum and Buckingham Canal—the National Green Tribunal has slapped a fine of Rs 100 crore on the Tamil Nadu g...
    swatiposted 6 months 2 days agoread more
  • World Bank approves Rs 11,000 crore for dam safety
    World Bank to provide Rs 11,000 crore for dam safety Under the ongoing Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Programme (DRIP), the World Bank has approved Rs 11,000 crore for improving the safety and operational performance of 733 large dams across 18 states over the next 10 years. Besides operation, ...
    swatiposted 6 months 2 days agoread more
  • The Himalayan glaciers shrink
    The Himalayas are often called the water towers of Asia because of the vast amount of water locked in the form of ice in thousands of glaciers there. But concerns relating to climate change have often put a question mark on future water availability from these glaciers. Now a new study on ice thickn...
    arathiposted 6 months 2 days agoread more
  • After 40 years, Hilsa migrates to Allahabad again
    Navigation lock at Farakka Barrage redesigned for Hilsa migration This monsoon, the Hilsa fish will be able to swim down the Ganga all the way up to Allahabad from the Bay of Bengal. The migration of the fish till Allahabad had been stopped after the Farakka Barrage was built on the ...
    swatiposted 6 months 1 week agoread more
  • Can we gain from changing rains?
    India is undergoing a major transition with changes in rainfall patterns leading to increased frequency of droughts, floods, heat waves amidst fear of a major water crisis in the years to come. Why are these threats increasing? Head of Indian Meteorological Department’s (IMD) Climate Application a...
    aarti kelkar kh...posted 6 months 2 weeks agoread more
  • Time to enact groundwater bill
    Country's groundwater crisis showcases need to enact model groundwater bill As per the Central Groundwater Board (CGWB) data, there is a rapid fall in water tables over the past decade with a fall of two to four metre in 61 percent wells between 2007 and 2017. Even the data on the depth of wells sh...
    swatiposted 6 months 3 weeks agoread more

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Posted Date : Wed, 2019-06-26 10:53
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Monsoon makes slowest progress across India in 12 years (source: Times of India)

Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) records show that this year's monsoon has so far been the slowest progressing monsoon in the past 12 years.

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Posted Date : Tue, 2019-06-18 20:23
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The threat of desertification increases in 26 of 29 states

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Posted Date : Mon, 2019-06-17 18:20
While WOTR’s work has contributed to improving SDG outcomes, what are the learnings from the efforts made by the organisation to map and identify the pathways that have brought about this change?

Sustainable development, still an unfinished agenda

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Posted Date : Fri, 2019-06-14 11:34
An analysis of the effectiveness of the Composite Water Management Index as a policy-making tool

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Posted By : swati
Posted Date : Wed, 2019-06-12 12:24
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HC orders Haryana government to supply adequate water to Delhi and monitor Yamuna through live Google maps

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Posted Date : Wed, 2019-06-12 12:09
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Swachh Bharat Mission reduced groundwater contamination: UNICEF

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Posted Date : Tue, 2019-06-04 21:34
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Jal Shakti ministry formed by merging water ministry and drinking water ministry

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Posted Date : Thu, 2019-05-30 15:56
Study finds 2.34 crore people in rural UP exposed to high levels of arsenic in groundwater

New Delhi, May 30 (India Science Wire): A new study has found that as many as 2.34 crore people in rural areas of Uttar Pradesh are exposed to high levels of arsenic in groundwater.

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Posted Date : Tue, 2019-05-28 15:15
Samples from the Laxmi Basin uncover fascinatingly complex evolution of Indian Ocean

New Delhi, May 28 (India Science Wire): An international team of scientists has unearthed ancient rock samples from the seabed near Laxmi Basin located on the western margin of the Indian continental plate. An analysis of these samples shows that the evolution of the northern Indian Ocean was far more complex than previously thought.

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Posted By : Anonymous (not verified)
Posted Date : Sun, 2019-05-26 12:32

Our apartment complex in Bengaluru has sloping roof which does not allow us to have a roof top collection of rainwater. All that water comes down and flows on the roads of the complex to the lowest point in our complex before it goes out. Can this water which has traversed the complex on ground level be used to recharge the borewell directly using just layers of differently sized gravel and sand or more sophisticated filtering will be required to remove cleaning chemicals and fertilisers (used in gardens) before it can recharge the borewell ?

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