India

 Think institution

The need of the hour is to decentralise drought management and think long term

Publication Date: 
14/06/2001
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Drought Prone Areas, Water Resources, Drought, Drought Relief, Famine, Planning, India, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Orissa (Odisha), Rajasthan, Corruption
Biodiversity

 Human induced Famine

Official negligence turns a dry spell into a famine

Publication Date: 
30/05/2001
Amjad Bhatti
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Deserts, Agriculture, Livestock, Sind, Irrigation, Drought, Famine, Pakistan
India

 Water riots

The struggle for water continues in drought hit Gujarat

Publication Date: 
14/05/2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Groundwater, Water Distribution, Water Harvesting, Drought, Gujarat, Jamnagar (D), Rajkot

 Taking the lead

People pump out water as if it rains underground. There is no shortage of water but a dearth of application of mind

Publication Date: 
14/05/2001
Anil Agarwal
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Malwa Plateau, Narmada, Water Conservation, Water Harvesting, Water Demand, Drought, Anil Agarwal, India, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan
Water Resources

 The myth of Kalahandi

The death of traditional water harvesting structures prepare Kalahandi for its worst ever drought

Publication Date: 
30/03/2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Starvation, Tanks, Water Harvesting, Drinking Water Scarcity, Deforestation, Drought, Traditional Knowledge, Public Participation, Governance, Government Of India (GOI), Community Groups, Orissa (Odisha), Bolangir (D), Kalahandi, Koraput (D), Environment Management, Rainfall
Water Pollution

 Neglected structures

Simple, yet effective, rainwater harvesting structures provided succour in the face of drought

Publication Date: 
30/03/2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Starvation, Tanks, Water Harvesting, Drinking Water Scarcity, Deforestation, Drought, Traditional Knowledge, Public Participation, Governance, Government Of India (GOI), Community Groups, Orissa (Odisha), Bolangir (D), Kalahandi, Koraput (D), Environment Management, Rainfall
India

 Holding water

A village that has kept its date with history

Publication Date: 
30/03/2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Starvation, Tanks, Water Harvesting, Drinking Water Scarcity, Deforestation, Drought, Traditional Knowledge, Public Participation, Governance, Government Of India (GOI), Community Groups, Orissa (Odisha), Bolangir (D), Kalahandi, Koraput (D), Environment Management, Rainfall
Environment

 Tanked!

What led to the decline of tanks

Publication Date: 
30/03/2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Starvation, Tanks, Water Harvesting, Drinking Water Scarcity, Deforestation, Drought, Traditional Knowledge, Public Participation, Governance, Government Of India (GOI), Community Groups, Orissa (Odisha), Bolangir (D), Kalahandi, Koraput (D), Environment Management, Rainfall
Natural Disasters

 Community initiative

after three years of drought and the government's indifferent attitude, villagers in Rajasthan are gearing up to combat the situation through intensive water conservation. Two meetings were

Publication Date: 
27/02/2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Water Management, Water Conservation, Afforestation, Drought, Public Participation, Governance, Tarun Bharat Sangh (TBS), Rajasthan
Natural Disasters

 Boiling point

Greenhouse gas emissions could raise global temperatures much more than previously forecast leading to drought and flooding as weather patterns shift and polar ice melts

Publication Date: 
27/02/2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Green House Gases, Global Warming, Natural Disasters, Floods, Drought, Global

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