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Featured Photo
(courtesy Amitangshu Acharya): A Persian Wheel
in Kolar District of Karnataka
S.Vishwanath
and Amitangshu Acharya document one of the last remaining
Persian wheels in Karnataka and reflect on the history and
relevance of the Persian Wheel
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In
the news
Water
design competition
http://www.indiawaterportal.org/design
Gastro-enteritis
outbreak in Bangalore
http://www.indiawaterportal.org/blog/index.php/2008/01/29/bangalore-gastro-enteritis-rears-its-head/
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Case
Studies, Courses
A case study
from IWMI on the use of untreated urban wastewater for
agriculture in Haroonabad, Pakistan.
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The WES-Net
Resource Center on Ecological Sanitation is a rich database of
case studies, learning material and movies on ecological
sanitation.
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A "Learning
Package in Hydrology" developed by the National Institute for
Hydrology, Roorkee.
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Research
and Policy
The Asian Water
Development Outlook 2007, by the Asian Development Bank is
"cautiously optimistic" on Asia's water future. It has a
chapter on India.
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The "Brisbane
Declaration" of 2007: A gathering of more than 800 scientists,
economists, engineers, resource managers and policy makers
from 57 nations came out with the Brisbane Declaration on
Environment Flows.
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2007
Benchmarking and Data Book of Water Utilities in India" from
Asian Development Bank and the Government of India. Contains a
wealth of information on the performance of water utilities in
20 cities in India
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The National
Workshop on New Paradigm for Rainfed Farming, 27th - 29th
September 2007, New Delhi.
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Opinion
Rajendra
Singh talks on the Yamuna Satyagraha
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Marcella
D'Souza talks about WOTR's (Watershed Organisation Trust) work
on watersheds in Ahmednagar and elsewhere.
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We
caught up with Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak at the World Toilet
Summit in New Delhi, November 2007
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Water
Calendar
We
have updated our calendar to include several international
events that may be of interest to readers. Take a look
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Children's
Section
We
have added two important pieces of content.
A
description of the work done by CMCA (Childrens Movement for
Civic Awareness) in Bangalore in using children to both gather
information and spread awareness on urban water issues. The
work is well worth taking up in other cities.
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Dr.
Madhav Gadgil has come up with an excellent collection of
science projects for students of class X - XII as part of the
compulsory curriculum on Environmental Studies. These projects
show the highest quality in genuine experimental and
hypothesis-based scientific approach and will go a long way to
inculcate a genuine scientific temper when properly
implemented.
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Recent
Questions in Parliament
Questions
asked in the Loksabha in this session from 15th November till
22nd November 2007
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State-wise
Resources
Punjab:
The Water Portion of the 2007 State of the Environment Report
in Punjab
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Assam: Discussion and
concerns of the Rural Volunteers Center on the Draft State
Water Policy
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Himachal Pradesh: Pushpendra Rajput,
DC of Chamba, talks about water development in his district
English and Hindi. Mohinder Slariya, a local lecturer,
provides a counter-point, and critiques NHPC projects in
the province.
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for Pushpendra Rajput
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for Pushpendra Rajput (Hindi)
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Maharashtra:
"Economic issues in the management of water resources in the
drought prone Pune district of Maharashtra State, India" - a
study by Dr. Subhash B. Bhagwat.
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AP:
The Andhra Pradesh State of the Environment report
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Orissa:
The Orissa State of the Environment report
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Sikkim: The Sikkim State
of the Environment report
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Kerala:
The Kerala State of the Environment report
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Goa: A paper modelling the
saline water intrusion in the Bardez taluk of Goa
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From
our blog
A
Consolidated list of all Solution Exchange discussions
on Water since 2005 -- A very rich repository of knowledge and
experiences from cross the country in all water sectors
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A
short film on the H2S Strip test and SODIS
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Year
End Review of the Ministry of Water Resources:
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Comparing Water Utilities
in Indian Cities: Maadhu Ramaswamy extracts some interesting
data from a recent ADB study of 20 major water utilities in
India. How does your city far ?
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Professor
T. Shivaji Rao talks about cloud-seeding
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You
can also write for the blog
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Humour
Driving
home the message on global warming
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(More on climate
change)
The
I-India shower bus
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