India's Water Wealth


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This Volume Has Proved To Be A Pioneering Study Of India S Water Resources. It Brings Together An Unparalleled Wealth Of Information On The Subject And Provides Assessments And Projections That Are Equally Valuable For The Practising Engineer And The Student. Thoroughly Revised, The Text Now Carries Additional Material And Substantial Modifications. This Book Is Divided Into Three Parts. Part I Deals With The Practice And Problems Of Assessment Of Water Resources. Part Ii Focuses Attention On The Multifaceted Use Of Water. Part Iii Concerns Itself With The Projection And Utilisation Of Water Resources.




India's Water Wealth


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Thirsty Nation


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Water is the most precious natural resource in the world—far ahead of oil and minerals. Blue Gold not only analyses the impending water crisis to hit the world and more importantly India—but also explores the investment opportunities possible in the water sector. Presented in the book are innovative, cutting edge ways to combat the water crisis and ways of investing in the right projects. The roles of technology, finance, and a general view of domestic and foreign investment in water are explored by the authors and practical and lucrative financial advice is offered making it an important book in the present ecological and financial environment.




Water


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Far more than oil, the control of water wealth throughout history has been pivotal to the rise and fall of great powers, the achievements of civilization, the transformations of society's vital habitats, and the quality of ordinary daily lives. Today, freshwater scarcity is one of the twenty-first century's decisive, looming challenges, driving new political, economic, and environmental realities across the globe. In Water, Steven Solomon offers the first-ever narrative portrait of the power struggles, personalities, and breakthroughs that have shaped humanity from antiquity's earliest civilizations through the steam-powered Industrial Revolution and America's century. Meticulously researched and masterfully written, Water is a groundbreaking account of man's most critical resource in shaping human destinies, from ancient times to our dawning age of water scarcity.




The Politics of Water Resource Development in India


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"This book is about the politics of water resource development and management in India, with special reference to the Narmada river water dispute. The author draws on a wealth of studies on Narmada as also his own research to analyse the controversy from the perspective of a political scientist."-- couverture




India's Global Wealth Club


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"The Indian entrepreneur is spearheading India's advance towards the forefront of the world economy. This book reviews and retraces the formidable path of those individuals who have spurred the growth of Indian businesses and are at the heart of India's economic fabric today. Be they ‘first’ or ‘second’ wave businessmen and women, they stand out by their creativity, sharp-mindedness, and hard work and self confidence. They have opened a new chapter in India's history by propelling their businesses into internationally competitive multinationals and are sources of inspiration and hope for the young citizens of India." —Colette Mathur, Senior Advisor to the World Economic Forum for India, Co-President of the EuroIndia Centre BI"India's Global Wealth Club is a fascinating read on today's India and what it can offer for the future. It provides rich insights on the confusing topic of what makes India tick, by describing it through the minds and intellects of Indian business leaders from a wide spectrum of industries." —Rama Bijapurkar, Author of Winning in the Indian Market: Understanding the Transformation of Consumer India "Mr Hiscock’s book will prove an essential resource for anybody contemplating venturing into the highly lucrative but deeply complex Indian marketplace. The industry case studies and personal profiles hold valuable and often unmatched insights into the financial secrets of the subcontinent’s restive tiger." —Grant Holloway, Managing Editor, The Australian - Online







IRRIGATION WATER MANAGEMENT


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The book, now in its second edition, fulfills the need for an up-to-date comprehensive text on irrigation water management for students of agriculture both at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The scope of the book makes it a useful reference for courses in agricultural engineering, agronomy, soil science, agricultural physics and environ-mental sciences. It can also serve as a valuable guidebook to persons working with farming communities. The coverage in sixteen chapters brings out different aspects of irrigation including irrigation situation in the world, rainfall, evaporation, water wealth and progressive development of irrigation in India, measurement of soil water and irrigation water, methods of irrigation, irrigation with saline water, formulating cropping pattern in irrigated area and management of high water table. In the second edition, a new chapter on ‘On-farm Irrigation System’ has been included and a few chapters have been updated to include latest development. The book has useful research data and a large number of diagrams for easy comprehension of the topics. The end-of-chapter problems and numerous worked-out examples serve to aid further understanding of the subject. The book also contains an extensive glossary.




Climate Change and India


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Contributed articles on climate change.