Water Resources

The water bearer

ANNA HAZARE bids a heavy hearted farewell to the late Vilasrao Salunkhe, better known as pani baba . Salunkhe s revolutionary concept of pani panchayats worked on one simple precept: water is a common property resource an

Publication Date:

30/05/2002

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

11

Issue:

20020531

pp:

0

Tags:

Water Resources, Water Management, Water Distribution, Water Conservation, Education, India, Maharashtra

Water Resources

$4.5 billion question

Where does Afghanistan go from here? Does it have the capacity to utilise the funds? There are too many players, too many interests and too much confusion

Publication Date:

30/05/2002

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

11

Issue:

20020531

pp:

0

Tags:

Ecology, Land Resources, Agriculture, Water Resources, Groundwater Irrigation, Economy, Drought, Famine, Rehabilitation, Governance, World Bank, War, Nuclear Weapons, Peace, Afghanistan, United States Of America (US), Kerala, Climate, Development

Water Resources

The Die Hards

Despite marathon wars, Afghan resilience is intact. So is their affiliation to localised independence

Publication Date:

30/05/2002

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

11

Issue:

20020531

pp:

0

Tags:

Ecology, Land Resources, Agriculture, Water Resources, Groundwater Irrigation, Economy, Drought, Famine, Rehabilitation, Governance, World Bank, War, Nuclear Weapons, Peace, Afghanistan, United States Of America (US), Kerala, Climate, Development

Water Resources

Back To Beginning

Afghanistan, the badland of international politics, faces its toughest challenge: life and peace. Two decades of war, six months of non stop bombing and incessant US efforts to establish a friendly government, make this a bitter dream. One tenth of its po

Publication Date:

30/05/2002

Author(s): Richard Mahapatra Marinella Correggia And Animesh Roul

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

11

Issue:

20020531

pp:

0

Tags:

Ecology, Land Resources, Agriculture, Water Resources, Groundwater Irrigation, Economy, Drought, Famine, Rehabilitation, Governance, World Bank, War, Nuclear Weapons, Peace, Afghanistan, United States Of America (US), Kerala, Climate, Development

Water Resources

D list

Demands made by the All India Conference of Heads of Panchayats for the state and Union governments to implement within December 31, 2002. Hold elections to Panchayats; State

Publication Date:

14/05/2002

Source: Down to Earth

Water Resources

Water wars

Thirst pangs lead to violence in various states

Publication Date:

14/05/2002

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Water Resources, Water Management, Water Demand, Governance, India, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh

Water Resources

Power to the people

Heads of panchayats arrived in the Capital to demand the power to effectively run the traditional self government

Publication Date:

14/05/2002

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Minerals, Water Resources, Minor Forest Produce, Rural Development, Finance, Legislation, Governance, Parliament, Panchayats, Gram Sabhas, NGO, Kerala

Water Resources

Encashing a crisis

Water tankers are cashing in on water shortage in Karachi. Residents of the water-starved localities have complained that private water tankers are charging between Rs 450 and Rs 500 per tanker. The

Publication Date:

14/05/2002

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Water Resources, Water Demand, Karachi

Water Resources