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. …
Yamuna in spate, people leave homes four drown in Yamuna in separate incidents2010 Games: govt goes green, will procure 10 ...Residents protest police apathy, SSP suspends... New Delhi, September 4 The Yamuna could have been tamed this monsoon, experts say, if the Centre and the Delhi government had carefully gone …
The Kuwait government is to finance the Kalu Ganga Development Project which aims to develop and inject into the Mahaweli irrigation systems the untapped water resources of Kalu Ganga. President Mahinda Rajapaksa as Minister of Finance and Planning is to enter into an agreement with the Kuwait Fund for Arab …
TUTICORIN: Scientists of Agricultural Research Station, Kovilpatti, visited Ettayapuram recently where rainfed black cotton soil cultivation is always at prime. The team met the farmers to know how much they spent on soil and water conservation measures. A majority of farmers said loss of space and unavailability of labour were …
Since India gained Independence, the Krishna basin has seen an increasing mobilization of its water resources. Warnings of basin closure (minimal flow to the ocean) emerge during dry periods. Basin water development and local rural dynamics have led to a degradation of downstream ecosystems manifesting itself by salinizing soil and …
Dipak Gyawali, former Minister for Water Resources, heads Nepal Water Conservation Foundation and is hydropower expert. Q: Why did the Koshi breach its embankment? Who was responsible for the repair work-- India or Nepal? DipakG: It is important to step back a bit to realize that this catastrophe happened because …
Despite Surplus Showers, The Much-Hyped Rainwater Harvesting System Fails To Make Any Headway In City TIMES NEWS NETWORK Lucknow: Despite a heavy monsoon this year, the Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) has failed to reap its benefits. All plans of the authority on the installation of rain water harvesting (RWH) plants …
This report is a case study on the Krishna River Basin in South India. The basin has witnessed intense water development resulting in downstream environmental degradation. The observed decline in discharge to the ocean sends a strong signal: there is only little scope for further water supply development, and further …
Drought swept Bundelkhand desperately needs a drinking water secured future. It can only happen when government and communities converge their experiences and efforts seamlessly. This report focuses on the consecutive five years of drought in the Bundelkhand region of India, and the resultant impact on drinking water availability. Documenting the …
Shivalik foothills in Himachal Pradesh are marked by frequent crop failures due to erratic rainfall, lack of irrigation facilities, serious soil erosion problem, unemployment and poverty. During the earlier days the villages of the region had their own ponds, which served the society. Over the period of time bond of …
The solution to the decline of water resources is today often addressed to the revival of community traditions and people's participation in water management. The success of water management crucially entails working out collective protocols of equitable and sustainable use of surface and ground water, bringing together of scientists and …
The Southern part of Banswara district of Rajasthan state is mostly dominated by tribal populations. The socio-economic conditions of the tribals are pathetic by all standards. Even though the average rainfall is very good, the region is always under influence of drought. This mainly due to the lack of management, …
This article presents data illustrating the networked structure of the water sector in two Nile Basin states, Egypt and Ethiopia. Social network analysis is applied to quantify network characteristics. Implications for water policy design and implementation processes are discussed. Governmental agencies occupy the most central network positions in both countries. …
Ganga is one of the largest rivers of the world which supports millions of population on its banks. It is a tectonically controlled Himalayan river which also creates havoc due to perennial floods every year. Like most large river systems, it also shifts its course in the Gangetic plains in …
This article examines the role of the United States in international institutions and practices for governing water. Water is a critical global challenge of environmental protection and human security. Water is also characteristic of a set of
This paper explores the scope and sustainability of a self-enforcing cooperative agreement in the framework of a game theoretic model, where the upstream and downstream country, Burkina Faso and Ghana respectively in the Volta River Basin, bargain over the level of water abstraction in the upstream. In the model it …
Karnataka forest department critiques model to save lakes the Karnataka forest department has recently come out with its assessment of the impact of leasing lakes to private players in Bangalore. Saying that the lakes were being destroyed, the department has come down heavily on the activities of private players. The …
