Hydrology

Status paper on river Ganga: state of environment and water quality

The status paper on Ganga by the Ministry of Environment. Provides a critical analysis of GAP & says that river water quality has improved at many locations however, the critical parameters of water quality, which affect human health, exceed the prescribed standard limits at major locations.

Publication Date:

01/08/2009

Source: Ministry of Environment and Forests

Tags:

River Pollution, Ganga, Water Quality, Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD), Industrial Pollution, River Action Plan, Ganga Action Plan, Hydrology, India

Agriculture

Addicted to Rubber

Long infamous for heroin, opium, and other poppy products, the Golden Triangle, the mountainous, thickly forested intersection of Laos, Myanmar (formerly Burma), and China, is now becoming known for another plant: Hevea brasiliensis, the Par

Publication Date:

31/07/2009

Author(s): Charles C. Mann

Source: Science

Vol:

325

Issue:

5940

pp:

564

Tags:

Land Use, Land Degradation, Soil Erosion, Agriculture, Plant Diseases, Plantation Crops, Rubber, Hydrology, China, Laos

Water Resources

Estimation of natural recharge and its relation with aquifer parameters in and around Tuticorin town, Tamil Nadu, India

This article describes the estimation of natural recharge and determination of aquifer parameters of a watershed located in coastal belt around Tuticorin town, Tamil Nadu, India, using radioactive tracer and pumping test methods. Recharge measurements were made at several spots to weathered gneiss, shale limestone, quartzite and coastal alluvium formations using tritium injection technique.

Publication Date:

25/07/2009

Author(s): N. C. Mondal, R. Rangarajan, V. S. Singh & et al

Source: Current Science

Vol:

97

Issue:

2

pp:

217

Tags:

Water Resources, Groundwater Recharge, Groundwater Assessment, Watershed Development, Hydrology, Tamil Nadu, Tuticorin, Rainfall

Dams/ Irrigation

Downstream of India

Bangladesh protests dam in Manipur sunamgonj in Bangladesh, a few kilometres from the border with India, looks stirred up. On June 21, the town citizenry gathered at the public library to listen to five speakers from India

Publication Date:

14/07/2009

Author(s): Arnab Pratim Dutta

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

North East, Rivers, Barak, Dams/ Irrigation, Riverine Ecology, Earthquakes, Displacement, Tribals, Conflicts, Hydrology, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Bangladesh, Manipur, Churachandpur (D)

Water Resources

Lake levels low, but hopes high

MUMBAI/SHAHAPUR/NASHIK: While Saturday's heavy rains brought a smile to the faces of Mumbaikars, the city's six catchments did not get the showers that could lessen Mumbai's water woes. However, officials and former civic commissioners remained hopeful that Mumbai would not have a water shortage by the end of the monsoon.

Publication Date:

06/07/2009

Source: Times Of India (Mumbai)

Tags:

Water Resources, Lakes, Hydrology, Maharashtra, Mumbai, Rainfall

Water Resources

Reduced hyrologic risks to plant growth from carryover effect of rainfall within a watershed

Hydrological risks to agriculture are mainly due to inadequate or erratic rainfall resulting in deficit water stress to crop plants. The susceptibility of agriculture production system to such risks can be assessed from the characteristics of rainfall, soil and plant.

Publication Date:

01/07/2009

Author(s): D. C. Das

Source: Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Vol:

8

Issue:

3

pp:

43

Tags:

Agriculture, Water Resources, Watershed Development, Hydrology, Rajasthan, Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, Rainfall, D. C. Das

Water Resources

MoU signed for data sharing

A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed for hydrological data sharing between the government of Himachal Pradesh and various projects on different river basins in the state here today.

Publication Date:

01/07/2009

Source: Tribune (New Delhi)

Tags:

Water Resources, Sutlej, Groundwater Assessment, Water Quality, Hydrology, World Bank, Himachal Pradesh, Statistics, River Basin

Climate Change

Climate science 2008: major new discoveries

This annual review highlights the latest major research and innovations in climate change science and technology. It presents a timely synthesis of current understanding of global
warming at a critically important time for the United States and the world.

Publication Date:

01/07/2009

Author(s): Dennis Tirpak, Kelly Levin

Source: World Resources Institute

Tags:

Ecosystems, Ecosystem Services, Climate Change, Climate Science, Green House Gases, Climate Mitigation, Hydrology, United States Of America (US), Global

Water Resources

Hydrological extremes in small basins

This volume constitutes the proceedings of the 12th Biennial Conference of the Euromediterranean Network of Representative and Experimental Basins (ERB) held in Krakow, Poland, from 18-20 September 2008.

Publication Date:

01/07/2009

Author(s): W. Chelmicki, J. Siwek

Source: UNESCO

Tags:

Energy

Environmental impact assessment for 1750 MW Demwe Lower HE Project, Arunachal Pradesh

The main objective of the study is to prepare the Environmental Impact ssessment report and formulation of Environmental Management Plan for obtaining Environmental Clearance from the regulatory agencies.

Publication Date:

01/07/2009

Source: Centre for Inter-Disciplinary Studies of Mountain & Hill Environment

Tags:

Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Land Use, Rivers, Dams, Reservoirs, Sedimentation, Hydroelectricity, Industry, Hydrology, Arunachal