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Water Resources

 No respite for Ridleys

Turtle excluder devices can reduce turtle deaths. But a web of politics and government laxity prevents their use

Publication Date: 
29/04/2001
Avilash Roul
Down to Earth
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CITES, Rivers, Indian Ocean, Marine Fisheries, Aquaculture, Trade, WTO, Endangered Species, Fisherfolk, Turtles, Migratory Species, United States Of America (US), Andhra Pradesh, Orissa (Odisha)
Water Resources

 Betrayed

Nepal s forest bureaucracy prepares for the funeral of the much hailed community forest management programme

Publication Date: 
14/04/2001
Richard Mahapatra
Down to Earth
Tags:
Forest Resources, Forest Management, Forest Policy, Joint Forest Management (JFM), Public Participation, Governance, Community Groups, Nepal
Water Resources

 Ecofriendly additive

the Union government's much-delayed plan to introduce ethanol-blended petrol is finally being implemented. Field trials will soon begin at Miraj

Publication Date: 
14/04/2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Pollution Control, Green Products, Petrol, MTBE, Research, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh
Water Resources

 Confluence of thoughts

Water warriors from across India shared their experiences in harvesting water at a conference, which aimed to Make Water Everybody s Business

Publication Date: 
14/04/2001
Richard Mahapatra
Down to Earth
Tags:
Water Resources, Water Management, Water Conservation, Water Harvesting, Traditional Knowledge, Information, CSE, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Sustainable Development
Water Resources

 WATERSPEAK

"CSE's book is a Jai Veda.Like the sacred vedasit is based on experiences" -RAJENDRA SINGHTarun Bharat SanghAlwarRajasthan "I have not found a better place to take pride in my work (water

Publication Date: 
14/04/2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Water Resources, Water Management, Water Conservation, Water Harvesting, Traditional Knowledge, Information, CSE, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Sustainable Development
Water Resources

 Water is wealth

Excerpts from the Statement of Shared Concern by the participants of the CSE conference on Potential of Water Harvesting: Traditions, Policies and Social Mobilisation New Delhi, October 3 5, 1998 voiced the new paradigm for water management

Publication Date: 
14/04/2001
Down to Earth
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Water Resources, Water Management, Water Conservation, Water Harvesting, Rural Habitat, Traditional Knowledge, Public Participation, Community Groups, India, Sustainable Development
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
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Water Resources, India, Water Supply, Water Demand, Water Management, Watershed Development, River Basin, Water Conservation, Dams, Flood Control, Water Disputes, Women
Water Resources

Water: Charting a course for the future I

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

Publication Date: 
31/03/2001
Ramaswamy R Iyer
Economic and Political Weekly
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1115
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Water Resources, India, Drought Prone Areas, Cost Benefit Analysis, Irrigation, Watershed Development, Dams, Displacement, Rehabilitation, Water Quality, Floods
Water Resources

 Plying dirty

diamler Chrysler's decision to market the Unimog , a converted German military vehicle, as a sports utility vehicle (suv) in the us has been questioned by the Sierra Club, a us

Publication Date: 
30/03/2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Vehicular Pollution, Germany, United States Of America (US), Vehicles
Water Resources

 Rajasthan cries foul

rajasthan farmers will not get water for irrigation purposes after March 15, 2001. The state irrigation ministry has recently issued a circular to this effect. The decision will affect people

Publication Date: 
30/03/2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Water Resources, Water Distribution, Irrigation, Interstate Disputes, Punjab, Rajasthan

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