Water Conservation

The Rajasthan government believes that it has a right over every raindrop and makes a move to demolish a water harvesting structure set up by local people to meet their water requirements

Publication Date:

30/07/2001

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Water Resources, Arvari, Ruparel, Water Conservation, Water Harvesting, Irrigation, Drought, Panchayats, NGO, CSE, Tarun Bharat Sangh (TBS), Rajasthan, Alwar (D), Bharatpur (D)

Energy

Greening young minds

A school near Kodaikanal nurtures children for an ecofriendly future

Publication Date:

14/07/2001

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

10

Issue:

20010715

pp:

0

Tags:

Palni Hills, Water Conservation, Children, Energy, Electricity, Education, Tamil Nadu

Agriculture

More shocks

The Gujarat government turns a blind eye to the quake ravaged water storage facilities. More bad news for a state facing its second drought

Publication Date:

29/06/2001

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Groundwater, Water Conservation, Water Harvesting, Water Demand, Water Quality, Drinking Water, Irrigation, NGO, Gujarat

Spreading message

Increasing water harvesting and water conservation is the only way to ensure food security

Publication Date:

29/06/2001

Author(s): Anil Agarwal

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

10

Issue:

20010630

pp:

3

Tags:

Land Degradation, Agriculture, Animal Care, Water Resources, Water Conservation, Water Harvesting, Irrigation, Economic Development, Poverty, FAO, Africa, Asia, Switzerland, Cuba, India, Food Security, Rural Poverty

Water Resources

Need to save Goa s lifelines

Goa s water security depends on nine rivers considered to be the state s economic veins

Publication Date:

29/06/2001

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

10

Issue:

20010630

pp:

0

Tags:

Estuaries, Wetlands, Water Resources, Surface Water, Rivers, Groundwater, Water Conservation, Legislation, Goa, Karnataka

India

Neemi s water conference

Jal biradari launches movement to drought proof villages

Publication Date:

30/05/2001

Author(s): Gopal Krishna

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

10

Issue:

20010531

pp:

0

Tags:

Water Management, Water Conservation, Water Harvesting, Public Participation, NGO, CSE, India, Jaipur (D), Crops

Water Pollution

FOLLOW UP

Despite the shortcomings of the Neeru Meeru (water and you) programme reflected during its first and second phase, the Andhra Pradesh chief minister, Chandra

Publication Date:

14/05/2001

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Water Conservation, Water Harvesting, Rural Development, Community Groups, Panchayats, NGO, Andhra Pradesh