Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it provides employment to people. Most importantly, cooking and eating give us pleasure. …
Guntur, June 2: The Guntur Municipal Corporation (GMC) has taken steps to protect groundwater levels in the city. To encourage apartments or house owners to set up rainwater harvesting pits the corporation is implementing the G.O. issued by the government to protect groundwater level. According to the G.o, if an …
Try economic pricing to save water Water, water everywhere, and so many committees to deal with it. On top of so many ministries and committees that think about water, the government has decided that India needs a Water Mission. Apart from the water resources ministry, the ministries of rural development, …
Bhopal: The Water Resources Department of the State Government has invited entries for the underground water regeneration award and National Water Award till June 15, 2010. In this regard the water resources department of the state government has sent letters to seven departments of the government and invited proposals from …
The U.S. has abundant natural gas resources within the Barnett Shale, Haynesville/Bossier Shale, Antrim Shale, Fayetteville Shale, New Albany Shale, and Marcellus Shale. This article is focused on the Marcellus Shale because it is the most expansive shale gas in play in the U.S. The Marcellus Shale, which is Devonian …
Increasing depletion of groundwater has turned Agra into a desert. The groundwater table has gone down to 45 metres while the soil has lost its moisture and turned to coarse sand at places.
Even as Pakistan withdrew its objections to the construction of Uri-II and Chutak hydel power projects in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, the differences over Nimmo-Bazgo hydro-power plant to be built in J-K
Five films on the environment will be screened on June 5 at NGMA Panel discussion to follow screening Fellowships awarded to young filmmakers Talking dirty:The impactful short films are made by young Indian filmmakers on water resource conservation, one of the themes. Bangalore: To mark World Environment Day on June …
NEW DELHI: Leader of Opposition in Delhi Assembly V. K. Malhotra has said that about 1,700 unauthorised colonies and slums would be deprived of water if the Delhi Government introduces the groundwater Bill. Reacting to the proposed Bill, Prof. Malhotra said these colonies are dependent on groundwater for their daily …
Rajesh B. Nair A sewage treatment plant is being planned on the southern side bund of Kanakaneri at Thattanchavady in Puducherry. PUDUCHERRY: The Kanakaneri, one of the oldest waterbodies in the town, is once again in the news. Environmental activists have come out against the government's decision to establish a …
Watershed prioritization has gained importance in natural resources management, especially in the context of watershed management, especially in the context of watershed management. Morphometric analysis has been commonly applied to prioritization of watersheds. The present study makes an attempt to prioritize sub-watersheds based on morphometric and land use characteristics using …
The possible links between climate change and health form one of the most controversial topics of our time. In this interview, Dr Colin Summerhayes talks about how the world
A statistical downscaling known for producing station-scale climate information from GCM output was preferred to evaluate the impacts of climate change within the Mount Makiling forest watershed, Philippines. The lumped hydrologic BROOK90 model was utilized for the water balance assessment of climate change impacts based on two scenarios (A1B and …
As defined by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, adaptation includes a set of actions to moderate harm or exploit beneficial opportunities in response to climate change. To date, little research has addressed public policy options to frame the nation
If mitigation is about energy, adaptation is about water. This is the opening statement of a new essay on water and adaptation, written by two of the worlds leading profiles in the water sector, professor Torkil J
Adaptation to climate impacts on groundwater resources in developed and developing countries has not received adequate attention. This reflects the often poorly understood impacts of climate change, the hidden nature of groundwater and the general neglect of groundwater management. Many developing countries are highly reliant on groundwater. Given expectations of …
Thispaper explores issues in sustainable consumption and production (SCP) in the Asia-Pacific region and provides unique insights on stakeholder roles, natural resources, and transboundary issues in light of SCP. Although both consumption and production are intertwined, when talking about sustainability in the region, the primary focus here is on sustainable …
Even as India and Pakistan are at loggerheads over the Kishanganga hydro power project in Jammu and Kashmir, the Indus Commissioners of both countries on Monday looked set to resolve the differences over two other hydro-power projects in J-K. The Indus Commissioners are learnt to have discussed 240MW Uri-II project …
