World Water Day 2016
India Industry Water Conclave on Nov 28, 2017 at FICCI, New ??Delhi
posted 3 years 3 months agoThe theme for the Conclave this year is “Water Use Efficiency: An Imperative for India” to highlight the imperative of water use efficiency in the industry, agriculture and urban contexts.

Should we look beyond 'jobs' to 'livelihoods' this World Water Day?
posted 4 years 11 months agoWith water resources dwindling at a rapid rate globally and its predicted serious impacts on economies and livelihoods, World Water Day 2016

Courting catastrophe: Unplanned urbanisation and flooding
posted 4 years 11 months agoSouth India's rivers are rain-fed unlike those in the North, which are glacier-fed due to the contrasting topography and climate. Unlike the Himalayan system, many of India’s peninsular rivers dry up during the hotter half of the year, leaving lips and fields equally parched.

Water is more than a job for them
posted 4 years 11 months ago"A job isn’t just a job. It’s who you are". That quote seems to define the five people who are being honoured for their extraordinary dedication in ensuring water to the people in Nagaon and the newly declared Hojai district of Assam.

Bihari bait for Punjabi fish
posted 4 years 11 months ago“This is my business, I am nobody’s slave,” says Kapal Nishad. He is one of the over two million migrants who came to Punjab over 20 years ago.

Think livelihoods, not only jobs
posted 4 years 11 months agoThe theme for the 2016 UN World Water Day is 'Water and Jobs'. What is your opinion of the chosen theme?

Small scale fishworkers fishing for jobs elsewhere
posted 4 years 11 months agoChinna, 35, harvests fish and is engaged on a piece rate basis by the local contractor who has rights to fishing in the village tank in Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh. At times, Chinna also uses family labour to complete his work.
