Water Supply

Between citizens and institutions: the dynamics of the integration of water supply and sanitation services in Hyderabad

Urban growth in Hyderabad has underscored the need for restructuring urban services, starting with public utilities.
This paper focuses on institutional changes with regard to the main service providers

Publication Date: 
01/02/2008
Agns Huchon, Guillaume Tricot
Centre for Social Sciences and Humanities
Tags:
Urban Water Supply, Urbanisation, Urban Development, Water Supply, Urban Sanitation, India, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad (T)
India

 National plan on non communicable diseases

the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare recently launched a national programme on prevention and control of non-communicable diseases

Publication Date: 
30/01/2008
Down to Earth
Tags:
Health Effects, Health Care, Health Policy, Heart Diseases, Diabetes, Non Communicable Diseases, Ministry Of Health And Family Welfare, India, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Karnataka, Kerala, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu
Climate Change

 Polavaram project in legal wrangle

The multi-crore Polavaram project in Andhra Pradesh is currently embroiled in legal issues. But now, the project is being contested on technical issues as well. A study carried out by the

Publication Date: 
30/01/2008
Kirtiman Awasthi
Down to Earth
Tags:
Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Godavari Delta, Godavari, Krishna, Dams, Polavaram, Surface Water Irrigation, Riverine Ecology, Displacement, Tribals, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Orissa (Odisha), Statistics, River Linking
Industry

 Polavaram factfile

Proposes to irrigate around 230,000 hectares in Vijaywada, West & East Godavari and Visakhapatnam districts

Publication Date: 
30/01/2008
Down to Earth
Tags:
Dams, Irrigation, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Andhra Pradesh, East Godavari, Vijayawada, Vishakhapatnam (D), West Godavari, Chhattisgarh, Orissa (Odisha)
India

 Environmental clearance for Polavaram quashed

Much to the Andhra Pradesh government's dismay, the National Environmental Appellate Authority has quashed the environmental clearance for the state's multi-crore Indira Sagar Project, formerly known

Publication Date: 
14/01/2008
Down to Earth
Tags:
Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Dams, Indira Sagar, Polavaram, Irrigation, Displacement, High Court, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), India, Andhra Pradesh, East Godavari, West Godavari, Chhattisgarh, Orissa (Odisha)
India

 National Centre for Advocacy Studies' new report 'Sponge iron industries'

Report>>Sponge Iron Industries

Publication Date: 
14/01/2008
Nivit Kumar Yadav
Down to Earth
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Tags:
Pollution, Land Resources, Land Ownership, Mineral-Based Industry, Iron And Steel Industry, India, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa (Odisha), West Bengal
Water Pollution

Physical characteristics of Godavari river water at Nanded and Rajahmundry

The present study was undertaken to ascertain the quality of Godavari river water.

Publication Date: 
04/01/2008
V. Srinivasarao, A.M. Khan, Y.L.N. Murthy & et al
Pollution Research
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173
Tags:
River Pollution, Godavari, Water Quality, India, Andhra Pradesh, Rajahmundry, Maharashtra, Nanded (D), Statistics
Agriculture

An economic analysis of adoption of integrated pest management in groundnut

This paper attempts to analyse the determinants and impact of adoption of IPM practices in groundnut. This study is a part of a project "Assessment of Adoption and Impact of IPM in Rainfed Crops" funded by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2008
M. Srinivasa Rao, C. A. Rama Rao, P. Naraiah & et al
Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics
63
1
97
Tags:
Agriculture, Pest Control, Integrated Pest management (IPM), Oilseeds, Groundnut, Andhra Pradesh, Anantapur (D)
People

Resource rich tribal poor: displacing people, destroying identity in Indias indigenous heartland

The report examines the nature and extent of development-induced displacement in Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Orissa. More than 40 percent of India's indigenous people live in this zone.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2008
Action Aid
Tags:
Land Acquisition, Displacement, Tribals, India, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Orissa (Odisha)
Habitat And Urbanisation

Fiscal performance of urban local bodies in Andhra Pradesh: An assessment

Urbanization is an outcome of development process. The increase in infrastructure and basic services is lagging behind the increase in population and income in urban areas. In this context, Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) have to play a role in providing the required urban services. The ability of the ULBs to provide these services depends upon their fiscal performance.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2008
S. Sudhakar
Urban India
28
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49
Tags:
Habitat And Urbanisation, Urban Development, Urban Finance, Nagarpalikas, Private Sector, Andhra Pradesh

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