Ponnala checks water sources
Warangal, April 4: Major irrigation minister Ponnala Laxmaiah made a whirlwind tour to city
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River-linking needs int'l agreements, Says Indian high official
India's Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia yesterday said a variety of environmental, economic and technical issues need to be settled before implementation of the ambitious inter-linking
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Water for cities: responding to the urban water challenge
<p>The objective of World Water Day 2011 is to focus international attention on the impact of rapid urban population growth, industrialization and uncertainties caused by climate change, conflicts and natural disasters on urban water systems.
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Global water security: an engineering perspective
In the simplest terms, water stress occurs when the demand for water exceeds the available amount during a certain period or when poor quality restricts its use. A March 2010 report by World Bank
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Parting the waters
A source of conflict between Israel and its neighbors for decades, the Jordan River is now depleted by drought, pollution, and overuse. Could the fight to save it forge a path toward peace?
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Sustaining water for all in a changing climate
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">This review of World Bank’s water strategy, calls for better information and an integrated approach to water management. </span>It calls for renewed emphasis on integration of new technologies, hydro power; climate change adaptation, agriculture and sanitation. It also describes implementation of the strategy on the ground within seven countries and provides regional cases.</p>
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Report on status of City lakes soon
Water bodies in the City are fast vanishing due to rampant encroachment. A report on the condition of lakes in the City is being prepared by lake activists under the aegis of Save Bangalore Lake Trust. Under the initiative, the volunteers will document the quality of water, the extent of encroachment on the lakes and other crucial information. The photographs of the lakes will also be taken for documentation. The data is being gathered from the local community and also through RTE queries.
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Controversy over Pappinissery eco-tourism project
The eco-tourism project being launched by Pappinissery Eco-Tourism Society in the mangrove-rich areas on the banks of the Valapattanam River is in the centre of a controversy in the wake of allegations that the Society is encroaching river bank in the guise of developing it into an eco-tourism spot.
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Water bodies drying up in Balangir
BALANGIR: Infamous for starvation deaths, migration and poverty, Bangomunda block in Balangir district is reeling under water crisis. The scorching heat and drying water bodies are not only taking a toll
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Water as vital to national security as defense, U.N. says
Stresses on water supplies aggravated by climate change are likely to cause more conflicts and water should be considered as vital to national security as defense, the United Nations report said on Friday.
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Towards sustainable, productive and profitable agriculture: case of rice and sugarcane
Indian agriculture is estimated to be consuming about 78 percent of total fresh water resources available in the country. Yet, more than half of the gross cropped area is still dependent on rains. Extremely
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Cauvery water sharing: SC asks Karnataka to file report
The Supreme Court today directed Karnataka to furnish all the information on the quantum of Cauvery river water shared by it to Tamil Nadu since 1992 and said that out of box thinking is required on the
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Desperate measures
As Spain faces another year of drought, the government has imposed drastic restrictions and plans to recycle all water used in the capital, Madrid, by 2012. The plan will come into effect in April,
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Karunanidhi stresses need for better water management
CHENNAI: Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi on Sunday stressed the need for better water management and schemes to harvest rainwater, reiterating experts' warning that a water crisis would lead to major problems in the world.
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No water in Nohkalikai Falls; watchdogs unaware
By Rajib Roy SHILLONG: Nohkalikai Falls in Cherrapunjee is one of the prime attractions for tourists visiting the second wettest place on earth. With the 'viewpoint' just a few metres away from it -- known as one of the 'highest' in the world - Nohkalikai is a mind-boggling site. But it won't be so for long.
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Risk to Everglades is Florida's shame
Efforts to keep the unique wetlands of Everglades from dying have been credit crunched, says Jeff Hecht.
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River interlinking in India not to hit Dhakas interests
Appreciative of the action taken by Bangladesh against Indian insurgent groups operating from its soil, India has assured Dhaka that it would not take any unilateral decision on its proposed river-interlinking project that might affect the neighbouring country.
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Eight central ministries join hands for the ambitious clean Ganga mission
Seeking to use different arms of the government in pursuing the gigantic task of Ganga cleaning, the Union water resources ministry has signed a joint memorandum of understanding (MoU) with seven ministries
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If only cities could see wetlands
Sixty people died in a building collapse in Chennai earlier this month. There is much more than the municipal incompetence that needs to be fixed to avoid such tragic incidents. This building was located
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TN approaches Apex court on Cauvery row
The Tamil Nadu Government has approached the Supreme Court to prevent Karnataka from using the Cauvery water stored in its four main reservoirs for irrigation between February and May. This demand is