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Media
Awards and Fellowships, the National Water Award and
Bhoomijal Samwardhan Puraskars
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The
WASH Media Awards for reporting on Water Supply, Sanitation
and Hygiene
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The
Anupama Jayaraman Memorial award for young women journalists
reporting on human rights and water
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The
Sanjay Ghose Media Fellowships for women journalists reporting
on the perspectives of women in areas of conflict
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The National
Water Award and Bhoomijal Samwardhan Puraskar were awarded on
September 11th at the National Ground Water Congress organised
by CGWB in New Delhi . The National Water Award was given to
the Panchayat of Hiware Bazaar. 14 organisations from across
the country were selected for the Bhoomijal Puraskars.
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Notable New
Content on the Portal
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UNDP
posters on water: Four posters that dramatically highlight
critical water issues
http://www.indiawaterportal.org/blog/index.php/2007/10/29/undp-posters-on-water/
A
compilation of some alarming water
facts
http://www.indiawaterportal.org/water_facts/
Detailed water
and natural resource maps of Gujarat from the ENVIS website,
Gujarat State center
http://www.indiawaterportal.org/data/datastats/gj/
The Updated
Manual on Artificial Groundwater Recharge brought out in
September 2007 by the CGWB (5.3MB)
http://www.indiawaterportal.org/tt/gwm/courses/CGWB_GW_Recharge.pdf
Research and
farmer experiences on SRI from Orissa
http://www.indiawaterportal.org/tt/agri/case/SRI_Orissa.pdf
"Water Resources
of Tikamgarh and Jhansi districts" : A status report from
Development Alternatives (2.4MB)
http://www.indiawaterportal.org/data/datastats/mp/DevAlt_Bundelkhand.pdf
The September
2007 report of the Expert Group on "Ground Water Management
and Ownership" of the Planning Commission
(4MB)
http://www.indiawaterportal.org/tt/gwm/policies/PC_Groundwater.pdf
Tirupur Textile
Industry cluster: A study by 'Technology Informatics Design Endeavour' on the current state of water issues in Tirupur
Executive Summary : http://www.indiawaterportal.org/data/datastats/tn/Executive_summary.doc
Full Report :
http://www.indiawaterportal.org/data/datastats/tn/TIDE_Arghyam.zip
Full list
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Interviews
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on the India Water Portal can be used in media reporting with
acknowledgement of the original author/source of the content.
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Mitali
Kakkar - Director, Reef Watch Marine
Conservation
From being a 'mountain person' to diving deep into the
sea, Mitali Kakar has done it all. In this interview, Mitali,
who is the Director, Reef Watch Marine
Conservation, talks passionately about her underwater
adventures, the condition of and threats to Coral reefs and
her plans for making marine eco-system a priority with the
Government of India.
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English
Harnath Jagawat
- Director, N. M. Sadguru Foundation
Harnath Jagawat
is the Grand Old Man of water management in Gujarat. Director,
N. M. Sadguru Foundation, he has brought about a silent
revolution in Dahod region, transforming the lives of hundreds
of tribals. His mantra is simple. Water holds the key to all
development.
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>>
English
Munshi Ram - MP,
Bijnor Lok Sabha constituency, Uttar
Pradesh
Read More in >> Hindi
Ravi
Prakash Varma - MP, Kheri Lok Sabha constituency, Uttar
Pradesh
Ravi
Prakash Varma, MP from Kheri Lok Sabha constituency in UP, is
one of the most vocal members in the current Lok Sabha on
water issues. He has asked the most number of water related
questions to the Government. He talks about problems being
caused in his constituency due to changes in the nature of the
rivers flowing into India from Nepal. "For instance, a river
with carrying capacity of 3 lakh cusecs today holds more than
10 lakh cusecs of water and silt"
Read More in >> English | >> Hindi
A.
R. Shaheen - MP, Baramullah Lok Sabha constituency, Jammu
& Kashmir
"We cannot
violate Indus Treaty today. That would destabilize the
subcontinent. But, we can find a way out. If the problem
between both the countries is resolved, we can start moving
towards South Asian Union. We can bring Nepal, Bhutan and even
Kabul into our fold"
Read More in >> English
Upcoming
Events:
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Nov 13-16:
Short-term training programme on "Meeting the Challenge: River
Pollution", New Delhi, Center for Science and
Environment
Nov 14-16: Water
Expo 2007 - Water and Wastewater Management, Mumbai, Water
Today
Nov 19: World
Toilet Day
Nov 28-30: 1st
World Aqua Congress, New Delhi.
Nov
29-30: CII-Godrej Green Business Center "National Award for
Excellence in Water Management",
Chennai
Dec4-5: National
Seminar on Climate Change, National Water Academy,
Pune
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events
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