Water Resources

Ganesh pandals focus on farmer welfare and water conservation

Mumbai: Ganpati pandals often seem to be the conscience keepers of society given that they focus on topical causes apart from entertainment.

Publication Date: 
30/08/2016
Times Of India (Mumbai)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Water Conservation, Droughts, Water Harvesting, Farmers, Festival, Religious Beliefs, Water Resources
Energy

Dhundi farmers receive first payment for their 'solar crop'

ADODARA/ANAND: India's first solar cooperative - the 'Dhundi Saur Urja Utpadak Sahakari Mandali (DSUUSM)' in Kheda district- received the first payment of Rs 36,005 for selling 5,097 units electric

Publication Date: 
30/08/2016
Times Of India (Vadodara)
Tags:
Gujarat, Kheda (D), Solar Energy, Farmers, Renewable Energy, Electricity, Water Policy, Water Conservation, Energy
Water Resources

NTPC Kobra to implement ‘Water Conservation Scheme’

NTPC Ltd's Korba Thermal Power Station would soon start working on implementing a ‘Waste Water Conservation Scheme’, official sources informed.

Publication Date: 
22/08/2016
Pioneer (Raipur)
Tags:
Chhattisgarh, Korba (D), Water Conservation, National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), Wastewater Recycling, Water Resources
Water Resources

CII to work with state on water conservation

Nagpur: Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) has tied up with the state government to work on water conservation.

Publication Date: 
18/08/2016
Times of India (Nagpur)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Nagpur (T), Water Conservation, Water Resources, Drinking Water
Water Resources

Dying Devika in Udhampur to get fresh lease of life

Govt proposes Rs 60 cr rejuvenation plan

Publication Date: 
12/08/2016
Avtar Bhat
Daily Excelsior (Jammu)
Tags:
Jammu (D), Rivers, Water Conservation, Udhampur (D), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Water Resources
Water Resources

Implications of water scarcity for economic growth

Global freshwater demand is projected to increase substantially in the coming decades, making water one of the most fiercely contested resources on the planet. Water is linked to many economic activities, and there are complex channels through which water affects economic growth.

Publication Date: 
08/08/2016
Thomas W. Hertel, Jing Liu
OECD
Tags:
Water Demand, Water Supply, Water Conservation, Economic Development, India, Global, Agriculture, Irrigation, Climate Change, Energy
Water Resources

Draft National Water Framework Bill, 2016

An Act to provide an overarching national legal framework with principles for protection, conservation, regulation and management of water as a vital and stressed natural resource, under which legislation and executive action on water at all levels of governance, as also water-use and water-related actions by persons and their associations, publ

Publication Date: 
18/07/2016
Ministry of Water Resources
Tags:
Water Resources, Water Management, Water Conservation, Water Quality, River Basin, Water Disputes, Groundwater, Water Pricing
Water Resources

CM promises to preserve Sasthamcotta Lake

Thiruvananthapuram: The state government has decided to take up the preservation of Sasthamcotta Lake, the biggest freshwater lake in the state, giving top priority, and would explore the possibili

Publication Date: 
18/07/2016
Times Of India (Thiruvananthapuram)
Tags:
Kerala, Lakes, Water Conservation, Kollam (T), Wetlands, Water Resources
Agriculture

Research shows how to get more crop per drop

Boosting food production with limited water availability is of great importance to humanity. However, our current water usage is already unsustainable today.

Publication Date: 
13/07/2016
Eurek Alert
Tags:
Agriculture, Irrigation, Food Security, Carbon Dioxide, Scientists, Water Conservation
Water Resources

Innovative water storage helps Kenyans thrive in drought

Even after the heavy rains that drenched East Africa in April, Makueni County in eastern Kenya remains dry – and it's not clear when increasingly elusive rainfall will come again.

Publication Date: 
11/07/2016
Reuters
Tags:
Water Resources, Reservoirs, Droughts, Kenya, Natural Disasters, Water Conservation, Africa, Water Management

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