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
Down to Earth
Tags:
Groundwater, Water Conservation, Water Harvesting, Water Demand, Water Quality, Drinking Water, Irrigation, NGO, Gujarat
Industry

 Fasting for water

A Delhi resident goes on a fast to protest against the water problem

Publication Date: 
29/06/2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Water Management, Water Distribution, Water Demand, NGO, Delhi
India

 Sponsoring a scarcity

The Delhi Jal Board makes every effort to aggravate the water shortage in Delhi

Publication Date: 
14/06/2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Water Harvesting, Water Demand, Water Quality, High Court, NGO, CSE, Delhi
Environment

 water woes

As Pakistan reels under a severe drought, water scarcity has become a common problem. In Sindh province several protests have been held against the water crisis. "In a country where public

Publication Date: 
14/06/2001
A Asha
Down to Earth
Tags:
Sind, Water Demand, Drought, NGO, Pakistan, Karachi
Environment

 The transformation of Neemi

Water is an element that has been the mantra (formula) for prosperity. Yet, it is fast becoming both polluted and scarce. The revival of the

Publication Date: 
30/05/2001
Down to Earth
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20010531
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Water Demand

 Taking the lead

People pump out water as if it rains underground. There is no shortage of water but a dearth of application of mind

Publication Date: 
14/05/2001
Anil Agarwal
Down to Earth
9
20010515
24
Tags:
Malwa Plateau, Narmada, Water Conservation, Water Harvesting, Water Demand, Drought, Anil Agarwal, India, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan
Industry

 WATER SCARCITY

Ground water levels in Kathmandu , Nepal's capital , are falling because of increasing industrialisation and urbanisation.This was stated in the State of Environment Nepal 2001report , which has been

Publication Date: 
14/05/2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Water Resources, Groundwater, Water Demand, Drinking Water, Urbanisation, Industry, NGO, Kathmandu
Water Resources

 Water from waste

With water scarcity gripping many parts of the country, people are talking about rainwater harvesting, but none about wastewater, which can also be recycled to boost our fast depleting water resources

Publication Date: 
29/04/2001
Down to Earth
9
20010430
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Tags:
River Pollution, Agriculture, Water Resources, Lakes, Groundwater, Water Demand, Drinking Water, Development, Waste Treatment, Industry, Namibia, South Africa, India, Delhi
Water Resources

Water: Charting a course for the future II

Water has suddenly become a favoured subject for seminars and conferences all over the world.

Publication Date: 
07/04/2001
Ramaswamy R Iyer
Economic and Political Weekly
36
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1235
Tags:
Water Resources, India, Water Supply, Water Demand, Water Management, Watershed Development, River Basin, Water Conservation, Dams, Flood Control, Water Disputes, Women
Dams/ Irrigation

Tanks of South India

This book analyses the variations between and within tanks - in the distribution of water to different segments of the command and in productivity.

Publication Date: 
Dec 2000
A. Vaidyanathan
Centre for Science and Environment
Tags:
Periyar, Tanks, Groundwater, Water Management, Water Distribution, Water Harvesting, Water Demand, Tank Irrigation, India, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu

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