DFID calls for applications for a A2/A2L Research Specialist, New Delhi
The post will support the delivery of the South Asia Research Hub and wider DFID Research objectives in South Asia. The Department for International Development (DFID) is the United Kingdom Government...
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Kanhar: To be or not to be?
Teaser: The May 7th Kanhar judgement by the National Green Tribunal validated the protesters' claims, but then also allowed the Government to 'complete earlier work'. Isn't the NGT contradicting...
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India readies for a poor monsoon due to strong possibility of El Nino
Teaser: News this weekIndia prepares to fight the impacts of El NinoAccording to the Indian Meteorological Department, there is a 70% probability of El Nino, or a warming of sea-surface temperatures in...
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Rs. 20,000 crore sanctioned for Ganga clean-up
Teaser: Policy matters this weekCentre okays Rs 20,000 crore for the 'Namami Gange' programmeUnder the 'Namami Gange' programme, the Centre has approved Rs 20,000 crore for Ganga rejuvenation in the...
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Abandoned dams; abandoned people
Teaser: The National Green Tribunal allowed the ongoing construction on the Kanhar dam to continue despite its many illegalities. Four people who know the situation best explain why we should be...
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Heat wave claims over 500 lives in the country
Teaser: News this weekOver 500 people succumb to killer heat waveSeveral parts of the country are reeling under ever rising temperatures that have claimed over 500 lives. Most deaths have occurred in...
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Protests in Arunachal as Centre clears Dibang project
Teaser: Policy matters this week Green nod to Arunachal's Dibang projectThe Environment Ministry has given green clearance to the 2,880 MW Dibang project in Lower Dibang Valley of Arunachal Pradesh....
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Does 24x7 water supply help reduce water storage or hoarding in urban areas?
Teaser: A study at Hubli Dharwad found that there could be limits to how formal a city's water supply systems is. These depended on consumer habits, the history of a city’s water supply and...
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How has water privatisation affected Chattisgarh?
Teaser: The Mahanadi's longest tributary, the Shivnath, has borne the brunt of urbanisation and industrialisation but the impact has been felt the most by residents. We capture their story in...
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First Sikkim, now Meghalaya springs hope!
Teaser: 6000 villages in Meghalaya depend on springs and spring-fed rivers for household water needs. Their drying up threatens water security and future growth. Now, there is some hope.Meghalaya...
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Two states and a dam row
Teaser: Latha Anantha of River Research Centre, Thrissur speaks to India Water Portal on the latest developments on the Mullaperiyar dam controversy.While the states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala have...
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Puppets talk, people listen
Teaser: A small colony of puppeteers in Delhi 'pull strings' and talk on issues that plague their lives: Water, sanitation and land takeover bids.All the world’s a stage and all men and women players...
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Raising Sardar Sarovar Dam height would be disastrous: Committee
Teaser: News this week Committee warns against raising Sardar Sarovar Dam heightIn its report 'Drowning a valley: Destroying a civilization', the six-member Central Fact Finding Committee has warned...
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Centre gives a uniform definition to the term 'Open Defecation Free'
Teaser: Policy matters this weekNew criteria for villages and Gram Panchayats to be termed Open Defacation FreeThe Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation has given a uniform definition to the term...
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A 'micro' approach that's big enough to fight the growing water crisis
Teaser: Data shows that micro irrigation such as drip systems can reduce water losses and increase crop production -- if it overcomes some hurdles.Karnataka is planning the world's biggest micro...
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Barefoot hydrogeologists: The next generation
Teaser: The time taken for villages in Nainital district, Uttarakhand to resolve their spring-related disputes has shrunk from two year to six months. Here's why.I first met Kunti and Priya at a...
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Surplus yet lacking: Water supply schemes in Punjab
Teaser: The state is only focused on costly filtration solutions while little is being done to stop contamination at source, which is the cause of physical and mental disabilities especially in...
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Udaipur's water threatened by India's largest reserve of phosphate
Teaser: Pollution from the Jhamarkotra mines poses a threat to waters near and far, and also causes severe health issues in the miners. Why is there no post facto environment impact assessment?Huddled...
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Groundwater: It's not a source, but a resource
Teaser: Navraz Pradhan of ICIMOD's Sacred Landscape programme, explains how the Kailash landscape is being looked at from different aspects -- ecological, cultural and physiographic.'Sacred Landscape'...
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Himachal fails to construct 109 micro hydel projects due to lack of funds
Teaser: Policy matters this weekConstruction of 109 Kuhl projects proposed in Himachal, still on papersThe Water Ministry in the regime of the UPA Government had approved the construction of 109 micro...
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