Global water monitor 2023: summary report
The Global Water Monitor provides free, rapid and global information on climate and water resources. This summary report contains information on rainfall, air temperature, humidity, soil and groundwater
The Global Water Monitor provides free, rapid and global information on climate and water resources. This summary report contains information on rainfall, air temperature, humidity, soil and groundwater
What led to the decline of tanks
The government and people of Madhya Pradesh have joined hands in their fight against drought through various <I>jan sahyog</I> programmes
the book is truly an international effort, both in terms of contributors as well as the content. With articles authored from various parts of the world, the book documents rainwater harvesting
Following the monsoon failure of 1999 2000, two states Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh launched crash programmes to encourage water harvesting. An appreciable shift, because governments in India have always gone in for high cost, high technology solutions
There is a need to learn from the rainwater harvesting drive that has been carried out in Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat
<b>Report card:</b> The government realised its failures and learned from the civil society. Despite cases of corruption and some errors in planning, the government programme is an achievement<br> <b>Success level:</b> Good
<b>Report card:</b> A scheme that can help solve the water crisis has become a tool to promote political interests of the ruling party<br> <b>Success level:</b> Poor
<b>GOOD NEWS:</b> There is more evidence to show that water harvesting can go a long way in dealing with drought and solving the water crisis, and even governments in India are learning<br> <b>BAD NEWS:</b> Crash programmes are not the answers by themsel
<font color=red>S Vishwanath</font>, a Bangalore based engineer and planner, started the Rainwater Club to help people manage rainwater efficiently. He spoke to<font color=red> Binayak Das</font> about his work and the viability of rainwater harvesting
raging forest fires have consumed more than four hundered thousands hectares of natural forest in the us in areas ranging from Arizona to the Canadian border. Over 70 large fires which are