Fwd: Newsletter: Central Water Commission launches Water Resources Information System

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From: India Water Portal <contact@indiawaterportal.org>
Date: Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 12:56 PM
Subject: Newsletter: Central Water Commission launches Water Resources Information System
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Greetings from India Water Portal! This is our fortnightly newsletter bringing you news and knowledge from the past 15 days. Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Lead Stories Central Water Commission launches Water Resources Information System   Central Water Commission (CWC) and ISRO have launched a GIS-based Water Resources Information System on World Water Day 2012. This is meant to be a comprehensive solution for accessing data on water in India. India Water Portal requests its readers to register on the WRIS Portal to get updates and full access, and give their feedback. Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Contact us Students from Chennai come up with innovative system for wastewater discharge in railway coaches Travel along river Nila in Kerala and discover its beauty and charm Emerging challenges of the forest rights movement - Interview with Jharkhand Jangal Bachao Andolan PM highlights need to have solutions to help recycle, reuse and recharge water Knowledge Reviving dying springs - A paper documenting the Sikkim experience of groundwater recharge using geo-hydrology The what, why and how of environmental flows - Presentations at an IUCN training programme, Kathmandu, 2011 Blog Water scarcity and security in India - A presentation by Narayan Hegde at the Indian Science Congress 2012 International seminar on 'Resources, tribes and the State', Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh, 2012 - A report Events India Water Expo, April 27-29, 2012, Chennai   Opportunities International Water Management Institute invites applications for Soil Hydrologist, Delhi - Apply by April 30 ICDS and Jan Jagaran Shakti Sangathan looking for volunteers, who can help organise MGNREGA social audits and surveys in Bihar - Apply by April 20 You are receiving this email because you subscribed to our newsletter at www.indiawaterportal.org, or you requested us to add you to our mailing list, or you are special. Contact us here. subscribe to this newsletter | unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences