Water Resources

 Book review: Water s many nuances

The Rule of Water Statecraft, Ecology and Collective Action in South India By David Mosse Published by Oxford University Press New Delhi 2003 Rs 675

Publication Date: 
14/03/2003
Arjun Mandaiker
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Ecology, Water Resources, Water Distribution, Tank Irrigation, India
Water Resources

 For good measure

An index that also uses socio economic parameters

Publication Date: 
27/02/2003
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Water Resources, Water Distribution, Water Demand, Africa, Statistics
India

 River politics: Krishna changes course

The Krishna river waters have changed course. They are suddenly flowing in the reverse direction, from the lower riparian state of Karnataka to Maharashtra which is an upper riparian state. But the

Publication Date: 
14/02/2003
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Rivers, Krishna, Water Distribution, Water Demand, Reservoirs, Political Parties, Politics, India, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
Industry

 Controversial plan to sell water from Sheonath river

Ajit Jogi, Chhattisgarh chief minister, has announced an enquiry into the legality of India"s first private project to supply water to industry from the Sheonath river. Speaking at a press conference after a cabinet meeting on January 21 in Ambikapur, Sar

Publication Date: 
14/02/2003
Sopan Joshi
Down to Earth
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Rivers, Water Distribution, Water Demand, Industry, Private Sector, NGO
India

 The Krishna lesson

River waters are contested ground. What is needed is an equity based agenda

Publication Date: 
30/12/2002
K J Joy And Suhas Paranjape
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Rivers, Krishna, Water Distribution, Water Demand, Governance, India, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
Water Resources

 On the boil

It's a battle for the basics now between Israelis and Palestinians. Israeli infrastructure minister Effie Eitam has ordered a ban on all water drilling by Palestinians in West Bank. He alleges that

Publication Date: 
29/11/2002
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Water Resources, Water Policy, Water Distribution, Legislation, Israel
Water Resources

 Churning issue

Does the concept of interlinking India's rivers hold water? The debate rages on...

Publication Date: 
29/11/2002
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Ecology, Waterlogging, Water Resources, Rivers, Cauvery, Mahanadi, Water Distribution, Canal Irrigation, Economy, Flood Control, Displacement, Interstate Disputes, Hydrology, Research, Supreme Court, Ganga
India

 Going off course

As the Cauvery river dispute between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu gets reduced to a politico legal wrangle, focal issues remain unaddressed

Publication Date: 
14/11/2002
Sumita Dasgupta, Suresh Babu S V
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Agriculture, Agricultural Systems, Rice, Rivers, Cauvery, Water Distribution, Dams, Irrigation, Canal Irrigation, Conflicts, Industry, Legislation, Supreme Court, Political Parties, India, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Statistics
India

 Shallow pledges

The country's new water policy is nothing more than noble intentions

Publication Date: 
30/10/2002
Gopal K Kadekodi
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Ecology, Water Policy, Water Distribution, Water Harvesting, Private Sector, India, Human Rights
India

 For a smooth flow

At a time when the Cauvery river dispute rages on, the Supreme Court (SC) has directed the Union government and all the states to respond on the crucial issue of networking of inter-state rivers.

Publication Date: 
30/10/2002
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Rivers, Cauvery, Water Distribution, Interstate Disputes, Supreme Court

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