Water Conservation

Shades of green

This book contains case studies of selected Natural Resource Management projects implemented by the partners of Caritas India. Promotion of natural resource management is a proactive and long-term strategy of Caritas India. Caritas India evolved an environment policy that focuses on protection, preservation and conservation of natural resources like land, water and biomass.

Publication Date:

Sep 2006

Author(s): Haridas V.R.

Source: Caritas India

Tags:

Water Resources, Water Management, Water Conservation, Roof Top Water Harvesting, Watershed Development, India, Andhra Pradesh, Karimnagar (D), Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Rajgarh (D), Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Diseases

Water Resources

Water conservation slogans mandatory on Bhopal's hoardings

Water Conservation

Publication Date:

29/06/2006

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Water Resources, Bhopal, Water Conservation, Nagarpalikas, Information, Media, Advertising

India

Catching rain

Mizos turn to rainwater harvesting as alternative option

Publication Date:

14/05/2006

Author(s): R K Srinivasan

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Pollution, Water Resources, Groundwater, Water Management, Water Distribution, Water Conservation, Water Harvesting, Dams, Water Pricing, NGO, India, Mizoram

India

Water budget

All that you wanted to know about water management schemes, but didn t know who to ask

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Publication Date:

27/02/2006

Author(s): S V Suresh Babu

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

14

Issue:

20060228

pp:

0

Tags:

Water Resources, Water Management, Water Conservation, Water Harvesting, Irrigation, Governance, India

Water Resources

Saturation to improve pollutant retention in a rain garden

Rain gardens have been recommended as a best management practice to treat stormwater runoff. Replicate rain gardens were constructed in Haddam, CT, to treat roof runoff. The objective of this study was to assess whether the creation of a saturated zone in a rain garden improved retention of pollutants. The gardens were sized to store 2.54 cm (1 in) of runoff.

Publication Date:

28/12/2005

Author(s): Michael E. Dietz, John C. Clausen

Source: Environmental Science & Technology

Vol:

40

Issue:

4

pp:

1335

Tags:

Water Resources, Groundwater Recharge, Water Management, Water Conservation, Water Quality, Environmental Science & Technology, Rainfall, Michael E. Dietz, John C. Clausen

Dams/ Irrigation

The salutary influence of irrigation on human settlement, economy and political power in pre-modern southeast Asia

The tropical monsoon rhythm for over centuries obviously occasioned the development of water works which facilitated wet rice cultivation in pre-modern Southeast Asia.

Publication Date:

01/10/2005

Author(s): Y Yagama Reddy

Source: Asian Agri-History

Vol:

9

Issue:

4

pp:

275

Tags:

Rice, Water Management, Water Conservation, Dams/ Irrigation, Irrigation, Monsoons, Traditional Knowledge, History, Asia, Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Asian Agri-History, Y Yagama Reddy

Water Resources

Rice does not need water

The system of rice intensification method shows how

Publication Date:

14/09/2005

Author(s): V VINOD GOUD

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

14

Issue:

20050915

pp:

0

Tags:

Weeds, Rice, Water Resources, Water Conservation, Irrigation, Research

Dams/ Irrigation

Water use efficiency: A study of System of Rice Intensification (SRI) adoption in Andhra Pradesh

The System of Rice Intensification (SRI) is a method of paddy cultivation, though some consider and treat it as a technology. SRI method totally deviates from the traditional way of cultivating irrigated paddy over centuries and hence it has different water saving capabilities.

Publication Date:

01/07/2005

Author(s): V. Ratna Reddy, P. Prudhvikar Reddy, M. Srinivasa Reddy & et al

Source: Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics

Vol:

60

Issue:

3

pp:

458

Tags:

Agriculture, Rice, Water Conservation, Irrigation, Farmers, India, Andhra Pradesh

Water Resources

Greater water and sanitation funding called for at UN meeting

On the last day of CSD-13, during the the High Level Segment on

Publication Date:

01/06/2005

Source: Stockholm Water Front

Vol:

0

Issue:

2

pp:

8

Tags:

Water Resources, Water Management, Water Conservation, Drinking Water, Housing, Sanitation, CSE, Sunita Narain

Water Resources

Platter of joy

People in Mendha Lekha village in Maharashtra fashion plates out of locally available leaves. avilash roul learns lessons in sustainable forest use from these villagers

Publication Date:

14/05/2005

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Water Conservation, Minor Forest Produce, Tribals, Maharashtra, Gadchiroli (D)