Water Resources

In conversation with Dr. Himanshu Kulkarni, ACWADAM, Pune on aquifer management in India

The article on Groundwater: Towards an aquifer management framework by Dr. Himanshu Kulkarni and P.S. Vijay Shankar, published in the Economic and Political Weekly (Feb 07-13, 2009) was very insightful. The current debates on groundwater issues are quite encouraging as better solutions are being sought to cope through the crisis.

Publication Date: 
01/02/2009
Surya Prakash Rai
Water Moves
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Tags:
Water Resources, Groundwater, Groundwater Assessment, Water Management, Water Policy, India
Climate Change

National Water Mission under National Action Plan on Climate Change Comprehensive Mission Document

A National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) has been drawn up by the government on realising the degree of dependency that India's masses and economy have on the climate. This is with the objective of best charting out India's adaption techniques to the changing climate as well as to enhance it's sustainability initiatives.

Publication Date: 
01/02/2009
Alisha Vasudev
Water Moves
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Tags:
Water Resources, Water Management, Water Policy, Climate Change, Climate Impacts, Climate Adaptation, National Water Mission (NWM), National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC)
Dams/ Irrigation

 Inordinate delay

An excuse to privatize irrigation project STARTED in 1984, the yet to be completed Nira Deoghar irrigation project in Maharashtra has run into rough weather. A recent judgement by the three-member water regulatory authority has put on hold the privatization of the project in Bhor taluka, Pune district. Aimed at irrigating 45,000 hectares the project when conceived was to cost Rs 62

Publication Date: 
30/01/2009
Nidhi Jamwal
Down to Earth
Tags:
Water Policy, Dams/ Irrigation, Dams, Irrigation, Water Privatisation, Finance, Private Sector, Advertising, Legislation, Prayas, Maharashtra, Pune (D)
Health

 News 360 Briefs

food safety China lists illegal additives China has come out with its first official compilation of 17 illegal food additives used in the country. The banned substances include boric acid, commonly used as an insecticide but also mixed with noodles and meatballs to increase elasticity, and industrial formaldehyde, used in making soap and drains cleaner but also used as a common

Publication Date: 
30/01/2009
Down to Earth
Tags:
Forests, Food Additives, Mining, Water Resources, Amazon, Water Policy, Tropical Forests, Deforestation, Atmosphere And Ozone Layer, Health, Water Pricing, Radiation, Food Safety, Legislation, Environmentalists, China, Indonesia, Chile, India
Climate Change

Indus Basin water resources

In this article the author advocates demand management for optimal adaptation to changes in water resources in the Indus Basin resulting from climate change.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2009
Agha Ali Akram
Tiempo
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Tags:
Water Resources, Rivers, Water Management, Water Policy, Water Demand, Reservoirs, Irrigation, Climate Change, Glacial Melt, Hydrology, Pakistan, Rainfall Pattern, River Basin
Climate Change

Troubled waters: climate change, hydropolitics, and transboundary resources

A recent analytical report examining the multiple challenges that global climate change raises for the management of shared freshwater resources.Assesses the prospective risks to human security and explores how policies and institutions can evolve to ensure sustainable water supplies in a warming world.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2009
David Michel, Amit Pandya
The Henry L. Stimson Center
Tags:
Water Resources, Surface Water, Groundwater, Water Management, Water Policy, Climate Change, Global Warming, Climate Impacts, Climate Adaptation, Water Supply, Global, South Asia
Water Resources

Fallacies in Indian watershed management programme

The spatial and temporal variability experienced in the weather conditions of a local area as well as the landmass on which they act makes the overall system highly dynamic and therefore complex to understand in terms of its water resources.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2009
A. K. Gosain
Tags:
Watershed Development, India, Water Resources, Water Conservation, Public Participation, Water Management, Geographical Information Systems (GIS), Ministry Of Rural Development, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Dryland Farming, Special Economic Zones (SEZ), Wasteland Development, Water Policy, Agriculture
Water Resources

Selling drinking water is not Govt policy, says Minister

KOLLAM: Water Resources Minister N.K. Premachandran said that selling drinking water was not the policy of the Government.

Publication Date: 
24/12/2008
New Indian Express (Kochi)
Tags:
Water Resources, Water Policy, Drinking Water, Water Pricing, Kerala, Kollam (D)
Water Resources

Indias Master Plan for groundwater recharge: An assessment and some suggestions for revision

The government

Publication Date: 
20/12/2008
Tushaar Shah
Economic and Political Weekly
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Tags:
Water Resources, Groundwater, Groundwater Recharge, Central Groundwater Board (CGWB), Water Management, Water Policy, Government Of India (GOI), India
Climate Change

Water implications of biofuel crops: understanding tradeoffs and identifying options

Biofuels are being touted as a solution to rising fuel prices, growing energy demands, and the need to curb emissions of greenhouse gases. Governments have good reasons for promoting biofuels. Yet, a headlong rush into growing biofuel crops will bring its own problems.

Publication Date: 
08/12/2008
International Water Management Institute
Tags:
Bio Fuel Crops, Water Resources, Water Policy, Climate Change, Biofuel, India, Developing Countries

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