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Climate Change

 Truly global woes

While UK faces increased incidence of floods, the US water resources are threatened by global warming

Publication Date: 
30/01/2001
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Water Resources, Climate Change, Global Warming, Floods, Environmental Science, Research, United Kingdom (UK), United States Of America (US)
Water Resources

 Knowing the plant

the genetic makeup of a plant has been deciphered for the first time by a team of scientists. The decoding of the genetic makeup of Arabidopsis thaliana , also known as thale cress, will

Publication Date: 
14/01/2001
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Plant Breeding, Research, United States Of America (US)
Water Resources

 Chattisgarh

Fighting the drought preoccupies the new government. Charting a mining policy to explore the rich mineral deposits is next on the agenda

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14/01/2001
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Water Resources, Forest Resources, Forest Policy, Joint Forest Management (JFM), Economic Development, Public Participation, Governance, Panchayats, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Sustainable Development
Water Resources

 Uttaranchal

The process of alienating people from natural resources has not stopped, even with the attainment of statehood

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14/01/2001
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Water Resources, Forest Resources, Forest Policy, Joint Forest Management (JFM), Economic Development, Public Participation, Governance, Panchayats, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Sustainable Development
Water Resources

 Jharkhand

Most politicians and activists see the Forest Conservation Act as a hurdle towards empowering the tribal population. They want the act amended

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14/01/2001
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Water Resources, Forest Resources, Forest Policy, Joint Forest Management (JFM), Economic Development, Public Participation, Governance, Panchayats, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Sustainable Development
Water Resources

 Poor little rich states

Rich in natural resources but extremely poor, the three new states are in need of a new strategy for development. But no blueprints have been drawn so far. DOWN TO EARTH reports on the posers thrown up by the birth of Chattisgarh, Uttaranchal and J

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14/01/2001
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Water Resources, Forest Resources, Forest Policy, Joint Forest Management (JFM), Economic Development, Public Participation, Governance, Panchayats, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Sustainable Development
Water Resources

Mapping, monitoring and conservation of Harike wetland ecosystem, Punjab, India, through remote sensing

The Ramsar Convention of IUCN held in 1971 in Iran raised global

Publication Date: 
01/01/2001
P. K. Sharma, V. K. Verma, R. Chopra
International Journal of Remote Sensing
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Lake Pollution, Ecosystems, Wetlands, Land Use, Water Resources, Lakes, Harike SA, Water Quality, Sedimentation, Hyacinth, Wetland Conservation, Remote Sensing, India, Punjab
Water Resources

Making water everybody's business: practice and policy of water harvesting

This publication documents traditions, practices technologies and policies of water harvesting in the country. It also assesses state government efforts to deal with drought. The book has a clear message for the thirsty times ahead: Water must be made everybody's business.

Publication Date: 
Dec 2000
Anil Agarwal, Sunita Narain, Indira Khurana
Centre for Science and Environment
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Water Harvesting, Urban Water Harvesting, Rural Water Harvesting, Water Harvesting Techniques, Drought, India
Water Resources

 FOLLOW UP

Rajya Sabha members have recently demanded that the Union government should speed up its efforts to sign a treaty with Nepal, that will allow the government to channelise the waters flowing into

Publication Date: 
30/12/2000
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Dams, Flood Control, Nepal, Bihar
Water Resources

 The story of a thirsty Kumaon

The book looks at the value of water as a basic need instead of valuing water in terms of productivity in agriculture and industry, or in terms of the costs of supply. It examines water in the

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30/12/2000
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Kumaon Himalaya, Water Resources, Water Policy, Drinking Water Scarcity, Women

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