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Budget 2019 talks big on water
Teaser: But have the crucial schemes received more money than last year? We talk to some experts in the water sector to find out.Nirmala Sitharaman, Finance Minister alluded to gaon, garib and kisan as...
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The many facets to the fluoride problem in Chikballapur, Karnataka
Teaser: INREM Foundation and The Fluoride Network have worked in Chikballapur extensively, to battle the problem of fluoride contamination in groundwater.Chikkaballapur is a district in the state of...
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Meghalaya draft water policy, Inter-State River Water Disputes (Amendment)...
Teaser: Policy matters this weekMeghalaya's draft water policy gets approvalTo address conservation and protection of water sources in the state, the Meghalaya cabinet has approved a draft water policy...
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Floods grip Assam and Bihar
Teaser: News this weekBihar and northeast India reel under floodsAs the water level of the Brahmaputra River rose above the danger level across Assam, 30 of the 33 districts in the state were deluged...
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One-day pre-conference workshop: Introduction to Water Ethics
One-day Pre-conference Workshop Introduction to Water Ethics Organised by: Forum for Policy Dialogue on Water Conflicts in India (Pune) Water-Culture Institute (New Mexico) Ashoka Trust for Research in...
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Rajasthan's ancient yet ever-evolving water heritage
Teaser: 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...
View ArticleWater Future Conference: Towards a Sustainable Future
At Indian Institute of Science Bangalore, September 24 to 27 2019A Future Earth ConferenceOpening new frontiers in water system diagnostics and innovative solutions to mitigate the 21st-century global...
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Gender in hydropower development: A long way to go
Teaser: A study finds that hydropower organisations in India continue to maintain a culture of hierarchy, follow masculine norms and are insensitive to the needs of women and the marginalised.Large...
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How do farmers perceive soil erosion?
Teaser: A study in Telangana argues that farmers’ expertise is important while assessing the severity of soil erosion.Regionally and globally, soil erosion is a major contributor to total land...
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Is the Jalayukt Shivar Abhiyan just a quick fix to manage droughts?
Teaser: 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...
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All work and some play
Teaser: Collective action games trigger conversations around the nature of the invisible and immeasurable common pool resource - groundwater.India is, by far, the world’s largest groundwater economy....
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Fertiliser sector’s bleak record on water use in India
Teaser: A recent report by CSE rates fertilizer plants on how green the sector is.Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), a New Delhi based non-profit has rated the country’s fertilizer sector on...
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Lok Sabha passes inter-state river disputes bill
Teaser: Policy matters this weekLok Sabha passes Inter-State River Water Disputes (Amendment) Bill, 2019 The Lok Sabha has passed the Inter-State River Water Disputes (Amendment) Bill, 2019, which...
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"Digging recharge wells is the only way Bengaluru won’t run out of water"
Teaser: A million recharge wells for BangaloreVishwanath Srikantaiah, popularly known as the 'Rainman', has been in the news recently for his ambitious project to build one million recharge wells in...
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Jolted by water shortage, Chitlapakkam RWA takes up roadside rainwater...
Teaser: Chennai residents take matters into their hands in a novel initiativeChennai had a severely deficient monsoon in 2018 with 40% less rain than normal. Since then, the city has been bracing...
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Government undertakes 3D mapping of aquifers in all villages
Teaser: Policy matters this weekGovernment to 3D map aquifers in all villagesUnion Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekawat said that the Centre is carrying out 3D aquifer mapping of every village...
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Jal Shakti Abhiyan hits ground rolling as India ranks 13th most...
Teaser: News this week Over 3.5 lakh water conservation measures taken up in a single month as nationwide Jal Shakti Abhiyan hits groundIn a countrywide effort to enhance water security, especially in...
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Protecting the kidneys of Kolkata – the East Kolkata Wetlands
Teaser: A real estate boom is tightening its grip on the East Kolkata Wetlands, a unique waste processing ecosystem. Cooperation and coproduction, not conflict are needed to save them. The East...
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P Sainath: The water crisis is not caused by drought
Teaser: 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?P Sainath has...
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Government set to conserve India's springs
Teaser: Policy matters this weekGovernment rolls out plan to revive springs across the countryThe Jal Shakti Ministry has proposed a pilot project for spring inventory and rejuvenation in the Tehri...
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