Groundwater

Depleting groundwater levels have attained severe proportions in the city, and the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) is thinking green with a new plan up its sleeve.

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Publication Date:

06/02/2010

Source: Indian Express (New Delhi)

Tags:

Pollution, Groundwater, Central Groundwater Authority (CGWA), Industrial Pollution, Water Supply, Delhi, Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP), Delhi Jal Board (DJB)

Agriculture

Evolving an integrated approach for improving efficiency of ground water pumping for agriculture using electricity

Ground water pumping using electricity is a complex issue, leaving all actors - the farmers, distribution company, State government and environment conscious analysts - frustrated and dissatisfied.

Publication Date:

01/06/2009

Author(s): Rama Mohan R V, Sreekumar N

Source: Centre for World Solidarity

Tags:

Agriculture, Groundwater, Irrigation, Groundwater Irrigation, Energy, Electricity, NGO, India, Andhra Pradesh, Medak, Warangal (D)

Environment

Energy implications of bottled water

As bottled water use continues to expand around the world, there is growing interest in the environmental, economical, and social implications of that use, including concerns about waste generation, proper use of groundwater, hydrologic effects on local surface and groundwater, economic costs, and more. A key concern is how much energy is required to produce and use bottled water.

Publication Date:

19/02/2009

Author(s): P H Gleick, H S Cooley

Source: Environmental Research Letters

Vol:

4

Issue:

0

pp:

1

Tags:

Environment, Groundwater, Water Treatment Technology, Plastics, Waste Disposal, Energy, United States Of America (US), Bottled Water Industry

Water Resources

Central Ground Water Board

Tags: Water Resources, Groundwater, Groundwater Assessment, Water Management, Hydrology, Haryana, Faridabad (D)

Environment

400 Years Of Dhaka : Dense, dirty, dying Dhaka

Lying on a bed at the labour unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), Rita Begum is indeed very happy and proud. She has become mother of an angel like baby girl. The child is now safe under her mother's observant eyes. But how will she grow up in a city of pollution, over population and traffic mismanagement?

Publication Date:

29/07/2008

Source: Daily Star (Bangladesh)

Tags:

Pollution, Groundwater, Drainage, Health, Water Supply, Bangladesh, Dhaka

Environment

Compendium of environment statistics India, 2007

The importance of environment enhanced in India in the aftermath of Stockholm Conference (1972)when steps were taken on environmental protection and conservation at the national level. This led to development of Environment Statistics which, to a large extent, are used to explain the relationship between the economic activities and their impact on the environment. Economic indicator such as GDP is no longer considered to be an adequate measure for sustainable development. The UNSD finalized a set of environmental indicators for international compilation in 1995.

Publication Date:

31/03/2008

Source: Central Statistical Organisation

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ADB pledges $450 million for Punjab agro project

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide $450 million for 'Punjab Irrigated Agricultural Development Sector Project (PIADSP)' from its Ordinary Capital Resources and Asian Development Fund durin

Publication Date:

28/03/2008

Source: Business Recorder

Tags:

Agriculture, Groundwater, Irrigation, Asian Development Bank (ADB)