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An increasing population, pollution, waste and global warming all threaten the world’s water supplyRohini Nilekani YaleGlobal, 31 May 2007 BANGALORE: Is water the next oil? Motives behind the question vary, depending on who asks the question. Those who see water as a future core commodity – therefore as profitable a prospect as oil – pose the question to create the right market conditions for water trade. Those who see the potential for conflict arising from scarcity compare diminishing freshwater to oil’s depleting reserves. Those who see an environmental threat from mismanagement of water see parallels with the abuse and waste of oil. |
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National Rural Employment Guarantee Act - Watershed Works Manual |
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By Baba Amte Centre for People’s Empowerment
Samaj Pragati Sahayog
July 2006 In December 2005, the Union Ministry of Rural Development requested Samaj Pragati Sahayog (SPS) to prepare a training manual for the recently passed National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA). After consultations and peer reviews by eminent experts, SPS has come out with this comprehensive document filled with clear, targetted instructions, tools, sketches, tabulated information and examples as a rich guide to different stakeholders in the NREGA. |
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Is a serious water crisis inevitable? |
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Times News Network [Tuesday November 21, 2006]
Rohini Nilekani
Chairperson
Arghyam There is little doubt that we have a major crisis on our hands when it comes to safe, sustainable and universal access to water. And there are both grave challenges and exciting opportunities for those who have to find solutions for sharing and managing water in India. |
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