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 CHINA

The Yellow River of China may soon dry up. The reasons behind this are drought, deforestation and mismanagement of water waste. "The situation has worsened significantly since the beginning of the

Publication Date: 
29/11/2000
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Hwang-ho, Water Management, Deforestation, Floods, Drought, China
India

 Banking on water

The Union government earmarks Rs 500 crore for augmentation of traditional water sources

Publication Date: 
14/11/2000
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Water Management, Water Harvesting, Traditional Knowledge, Aid, NGO, India, Sustainable Development
India

 Tryst with rain

Following the monsoon failure of 1999 2000, two states Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh launched crash programmes to encourage water harvesting. An appreciable shift, because governments in India have always gone in for high cost, high technology solutions

Publication Date: 
30/10/2000
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Environment Politics, Water Management, Water Harvesting, Narmada Valley Project, Watershed Development, Traditional Knowledge, Subsidies, Governance, Government Of India (GOI), Community Groups, CSE, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Rainfall, Rural Development
Industry

 Learning the mantra

Report card: The government realised its failures and learned from the civil society. Despite cases of corruption and some errors in planning, the government programme is an achievement
Success level: Good

Publication Date: 
30/10/2000
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Industry

 Political harvest

Report card: A scheme that can help solve the water crisis has become a tool to promote political interests of the ruling party
Success level: Poor

Publication Date: 
30/10/2000
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Environment Politics, Water Management, Water Harvesting, Narmada Valley Project, Watershed Development, Traditional Knowledge, Subsidies, Governance, Government Of India (GOI), Community Groups, CSE, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Rainfall, Rural Development
India

 Drought is in the mind

GOOD NEWS: There is more evidence to show that water harvesting can go a long way in dealing with drought and solving the water crisis, and even governments in India are learning
BAD NEWS: Crash programmes are not the answers by themsel

Publication Date: 
30/10/2000
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Environment Politics, Water Management, Water Harvesting, Narmada Valley Project, Watershed Development, Traditional Knowledge, Subsidies, Governance, Government Of India (GOI), Community Groups, CSE, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Rainfall, Rural Development
India

 A decentralised system will lead to sustainable water use

S Vishwanath, a Bangalore based engineer and planner, started the Rainwater Club to help people manage rainwater efficiently. He spoke to Binayak Das about his work and the viability of rainwater harvesting

Publication Date: 
14/10/2000
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Water Management, Water Harvesting, Traditional Knowledge, Public Participation, Community Groups, Bangalore (D), Sustainable Development, Rainfall
India

 Irrigation policy

an environmental policy has been chalked out for Haryana state irrigation department. The main objective of this policy is to create environmental awareness among the officials of the irrigation

Publication Date: 
30/07/2000
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Groundwater, Water Management, Water Conservation, Irrigation, Haryana
Industry

 I am green by choice , not by chance

Probably the first chief minister of Delhi to have taken a keen interest in the environment, Shiela Dixit has got a mixed response for her efforts. While a large number of people have come forward to pa

Publication Date: 
30/07/2000
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Pollution Control, River Pollution, Water Management, Water Harvesting, Urban Water Supply, Drinking Water Scarcity, Automobiles, Natural Gas, Industry, Public Participation, Governance, Delhi
Wildlife

 Workshop by CSE

as part of its People's Management of Water campaign, the Centre for Science and Environment (cse) organised a workshop recently. A number of architects, builders and engineers were invited to share

Publication Date: 
14/07/2000
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Water Management, Water Harvesting, CSE

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