India

 Sinking feeling

Of rising temperatures and dipping groundwater levels

Publication Date: 
14/04/2004
Down to Earth
Tags:
Groundwater, Water Management, Legislation, India, Delhi, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu
Natural Disasters

Kerala's plight

A failed monsoon brings distress to Kerala; its second longest river, the Bharathapuzha, is virtually dry, and Palakkad district faces the worst drought in its history.

Publication Date: 
26/03/2004
R. Krishnakumar
Frontline (Chennai)
Tags:
Kerala, Palakkad (D), Drought, Malampuzha, Dams, Irrigation, Farmers, Tamil Nadu, High Court, Coca Cola, Groundwater, Malappuram (D)
Industry

 Why liquidate our future?

Who does the water under the ground belong to? Who has the right to exploit it? Are there limits on what can be extracted? Till three months ago, the answers to such questions were simple.

Publication Date: 
14/03/2004
Sunita Narain
Down to Earth
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Tags:
Groundwater, Irrigation, Electricity, Legislation, High Court, Panchayats, India, Kerala
India

 For India, with fizz

JPC report sets serious reform agenda on food safety, water security and public health

Publication Date: 
28/02/2004
Kushal P S Yadav
Down to Earth
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Tags:
Groundwater, Water Quality, Pesticide Residues, Legislation, Governance, Parliament, Government Of India (GOI), India
India

 Dhamaal Growth

NIDHI JAMWAL wonders what happened after Gurgaon got colonyfied

Publication Date: 
30/01/2004
Down to Earth
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Tags:
Noise Pollution, Water Resources, Groundwater, Drinking Water, Urbanisation, Urban Development, Solid Waste, Waste Disposal, Population, Planning, Industry, Private Sector, Legislation, History, India, Haryana, Statistics
Industry

 That sinking feeling

46 cities in China are sinking due to excessive pumping out of groundwater. According to a survey conducted by the Ministry of Land and Resources, rapid depletion of groundwater has lead to the soil

Publication Date: 
14/01/2004
Down to Earth
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Tags:
Groundwater, China
Water Resources

A water harvesting manual for urban areas: case studies from Nairobi

This manual is built out of CSE's experience in providing technical advice to implement rainwater harvesting in the urban context.

Publication Date: 
Dec 2003
Centre for Science and Environment
Tags:
Groundwater, Urban Water Harvesting, Kenya
India

 Pesticides in our food

There is never any end to learning. And so, surprises. We have learnt, over 20 years, that environmental governance in India is lackadaisical. Still, the extent of irresponsibility never fails to surprise...

Publication Date: 
30/12/2003
Down to Earth
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Tags:
Pesticides, Milk Products, Food Contamination, Bottled Water Industry, Groundwater, Water Treatment Technology, Trade, DDT, Malathion, Pesticide Residues, Legislation, Governance, India, Global, European Union (EU)
Water Resources

Judgement of the Kerala High Court in the case of Perumatty Grama Panchayat vs State of Kerala dated 16/12/2003 (Coca-Cola groundwater exploitation case)

Judgement of the Kerala High Court in the case of Perumatty Grama Panchayat vs State of Kerala dated 16/12/2003 (Coca-Cola groundwater exploitation case).

Publication Date: 
16/12/2003
High Court of Kerala
Tags:
Groundwater, Coca Cola, Panchayats, Kerala, High Court, Multinational Corporations (MNCs), Palakkad (D), Industrial Pollution, Water Pollution
Water Resources

 Help is at hand

Beneath the ongoing conflict in the Gaza Strip is a groundwater crisis that's rapidly depriving Palestinians of drinking water. Israel and the Palestinian authority share the Mediterranean Coastal

Publication Date: 
14/12/2003
Down to Earth
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Tags:
Groundwater, Drinking Water, Israel

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