Groundwater

Once polluted by industry, groundwater is very difficult to clean up. This is the lesson learnt from the Bichhri experience. Situated about 12 km from Udaipur, the groundwater of Bichhri, spread over

Publication Date:

30/08/1999

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

8

Issue:

19990831

pp:

0

Tags:

Groundwater Pollution, Groundwater, Wells, Heavy Metals, Arsenic, Health Effects, Waste Disposal, Industry, Governance, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana, Corruption

India

Evergreen options

The National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS) organised the Third Agricultural Science Congress in collaboration with the Punjab Agricultural University in Ludhiana, Punjab, on March 12. The

Publication Date:

14/04/1997

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Land Use, Agriculture, Pesticides, Pest Control, Food Policy, Groundwater, Water Conservation, India

Environment

The challenge of the balance: environmental economics in India - proceedings of the national environment and economic meeting

The number of institutions trying to integrate environmental concerns with economics is still small in India, especially given the size of the country and the diversity of its environmental problems and challenges, but a small beginning has already been made. This volume presents the proceedings of the national environment and economics meeting held in January 1994, in New Delhi.

Publication Date:

Dec 1996

Author(s): Anil Agarwal

Source: Centre for Science and Environment

Tags:

Environment Economics, Land Use, Animal Care, Lakes, Tanks, Groundwater, Water Management, Irrigation, Forest Management, Watershed Development, Trade, Energy, Biodiversity, Poverty, Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), Sustainable Development, Agriculture

Agriculture

The politics of water

SPANNING 9 chapters, Tushaar Shah's book focuses on a very specific but vital component of India's agricultural development -- groundwater markets (GWMs) and its effect on the economy, society and

Publication Date:

14/06/1994

Author(s): Pranab Mukhopadhyaya

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

3

Issue:

19940615

pp:

0

Tags:

Agriculture, Groundwater, Tubewells, Irrigation

India

New look farming fumbles to an erratic start

The Planning Commission is embarking on a new approach to agriculture planning. But state governments and the finance ministry are reluctant to invest in "untried" concepts.

Publication Date:

29/06/1993

Author(s): Anumita Roychowdhury

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

2

Issue:

19930630

pp:

0

Tags:

Agriculture, Groundwater, Irrigation, Agroecosystem Planning, India

India

Key issues in Agro Climatic Regional Planning

Plan priorities ACRP assumes that once land and water resources are developed, the desired levels of yield and productivity will be achieved. Soil conservation and reclamation, irrigation

Publication Date:

29/06/1993

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

2

Issue:

19930630

pp:

0

Tags:

Agriculture, Groundwater, Irrigation, Agroecosystem Planning, India

India

Soil salinity threatens the command areas

INDIA is in "imminent danger of losing a large part of its productive lands through soil salinisation", says N T Singh of the Central Soil Salinity Research Institute in Karnal. Soil salinity is

Publication Date:

Sunday, March 14, 1993

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

Issue:

pp:

Tags:

Soil Salinisation, Agriculture, Groundwater, Irrigation, India, Statistics

India

Fluorosis hit villages caught in red tape

While more villages in UP's Unnao district are gripped by fluorosis each year, the state's ground water board remains entangled in bureaucratic procedures.

Publication Date:

27/02/1993

Author(s): Shachindra

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Groundwater, Drinking Water, Health, Rural Habitat, Fluorosis, India