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	<description>On Veracity Of Development And Himalayan Mountains</description>
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		<title>Reassuring Guarantee For The People Of India</title>
		<link>http://vajpai.org/2012/03/09/reassuring-guarantee-for-the-people-of-india/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 02:52:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vajpai</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 (MNREGA 2005) enacted by the Government of India in 34 Indian States and Union Territories aimed at enhancing the livelihood security of people in rural areas by guaranteeing 100 days of wage-employment annually to an adult member of a rural household to do unskilled manual work. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vajpai.org&amp;blog=2495192&amp;post=563&amp;subd=vajpai&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Feel Green Factor!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 12:07:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vajpai</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
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		<title>Monitoring Challenges: In Water and Sanitation Sector</title>
		<link>http://vajpai.org/2012/02/21/monitoring-challenges-in-water-and-sanitation-sector/</link>
		<comments>http://vajpai.org/2012/02/21/monitoring-challenges-in-water-and-sanitation-sector/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 08:05:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vajpai</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Water]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Drinking water]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gram Panchayat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[India]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are facing a number of monitoring challenges in drinking water supply and rural sanitation in India. This generally is hampering the overall pace of water sanitation infrastructure development to achieve the targets in access to safe water and availability of sustainable sanitation. In this article I will discuss the developmental processes and monitoring systems [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vajpai.org&amp;blog=2495192&amp;post=542&amp;subd=vajpai&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Mountain Perspective and India&#8217;s Water Policy</title>
		<link>http://vajpai.org/2012/02/20/mountain-perspective-and-indias-water-policy/</link>
		<comments>http://vajpai.org/2012/02/20/mountain-perspective-and-indias-water-policy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 08:35:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vajpai</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mountain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Water]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Government of India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hindu Kush Himalayan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Indian Himalayan Region]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Water resources]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://vajpai.org/?p=524</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In this article suggestions have been given to the government of India in context to its draft National Water Policy 2012 towards water resource planning, development and management in the Mountains of India. This policy document talks about national level water related issues like; legal, usage, climate change adaptation, availability, management, pricing, infrastructure, planning, R [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vajpai.org&amp;blog=2495192&amp;post=524&amp;subd=vajpai&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">Women fetching water</media:title>
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		<title>Poor Water Governance and Scarce Water: A Status Quo in Indian Himalayas</title>
		<link>http://vajpai.org/2012/01/11/poor-water-governance-and-scarce-water-a-status-quo-in-indian-himalayas/</link>
		<comments>http://vajpai.org/2012/01/11/poor-water-governance-and-scarce-water-a-status-quo-in-indian-himalayas/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:03:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vajpai</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mountain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Water]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Drinking water]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Himalaya]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[India]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://vajpai.org/?p=495</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This discourse questions the concept of the reform in water sector as described in the constitution of India and the status of drinking water in its eleven Himalayan Mountain states. It talks about the village level governance, their capacity and institutional arrangement that leads to sustainable water supply models to serve the needs of communities [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vajpai.org&amp;blog=2495192&amp;post=495&amp;subd=vajpai&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Climate Change A Reality: Durban Takes On Equity And Glaciers In Himalaya</title>
		<link>http://vajpai.org/2011/12/10/climate-change-a-reality-durban-takes-on-equity-and-glaciers-in-himalaya/</link>
		<comments>http://vajpai.org/2011/12/10/climate-change-a-reality-durban-takes-on-equity-and-glaciers-in-himalaya/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2011 07:49:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vajpai</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This UN conference on climate change (COP) remained a place where the people from around the world discuss, debate and come to a conclusion on various confronting issues our communities  face around the world on climate change. In this note I am  trying to discuss three important aspects of this conference on climate change research, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vajpai.org&amp;blog=2495192&amp;post=488&amp;subd=vajpai&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Global To Region Perspective: Raising Mountain Voice At Durban !</title>
		<link>http://vajpai.org/2011/12/05/a-global-to-region-perspective-raising-mountain-voice-at-durban/</link>
		<comments>http://vajpai.org/2011/12/05/a-global-to-region-perspective-raising-mountain-voice-at-durban/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 14:57:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vajpai</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Climate change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Conference]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COP 17]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Durban]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[international]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://vajpai.org/?p=482</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On the expected outcomes from Durban Climate Change Conference (CoP 17) in terms of growing momentum of action and alarm bells from new researches. This discourse is about the meager role played by the leaders from most vulnerable regions like Himalayas and Andes during this important global conference.   With the representation of about 20,000 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vajpai.org&amp;blog=2495192&amp;post=482&amp;subd=vajpai&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Knowledge Disconnect in Himalaya</title>
		<link>http://vajpai.org/2011/11/08/knowledge-disconnect-in-himalaya/</link>
		<comments>http://vajpai.org/2011/11/08/knowledge-disconnect-in-himalaya/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 07:51:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vajpai</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mountain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Glacial Lake Outburst Flood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Himalaya]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hindu Kush]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hindu Kush Himalayan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Indian Himalayan Region]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sustainable development]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://vajpai.org/?p=340</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Much has been said about Himalayas and its beautiful mountains, rich biodiversity and rich culture. But, sometime it seems that the inhabitants in the region are not cognizant about this richness. Are they? Let me take one of the factors that contributed to such situation in Hindu Kush Himalayan region and that is ‘disconnected knowledge [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vajpai.org&amp;blog=2495192&amp;post=340&amp;subd=vajpai&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Trans-boundary Famine..</title>
		<link>http://vajpai.org/2011/08/01/trans-boundary-famine/</link>
		<comments>http://vajpai.org/2011/08/01/trans-boundary-famine/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 08:58:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vajpai</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bhutan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gilgit-Baltistan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Himalaya]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Indus River]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nepal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pakistan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[South Asia]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://vajpai.org/?p=334</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We need to understand and acknowledge that when our people at local level are not secure with their livelihood, water, energy and food, it is not going to make difference at trans-national level.  When we consider our efforts in these lines, then only we are going to set our house right, before attempting to help [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vajpai.org&amp;blog=2495192&amp;post=334&amp;subd=vajpai&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Lost Himalayas!</title>
		<link>http://vajpai.org/2011/08/01/lost-himalayas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 08:48:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vajpai</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We boast, we host, and we are lost! It sounds the legacy of mighty Himalaya and its people. Here, agencies seem boasting the urgency and the welfare of mountain ecosystem (!), while people in the region are hosting their dialogues with utmost care, and then they are lost somewhere. The remains of show become reports [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vajpai.org&amp;blog=2495192&amp;post=326&amp;subd=vajpai&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Adapting to Climatic Changes: Agro-pastoral communities in Himalaya</title>
		<link>http://vajpai.org/2011/05/17/adapting-to-climatic-changes-agro-pastoral-communities-in-himalaya/</link>
		<comments>http://vajpai.org/2011/05/17/adapting-to-climatic-changes-agro-pastoral-communities-in-himalaya/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 13:07:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vajpai</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With over 1.3 billion people living in extremely fragile ecosystem of Himalaya, its mountains provide sustenance, livelihoods and prosperity to millions of people downstream. Given the scenario of lifestyle of various communities living in far-flung areas of Himalayan Mountains, the process of development is taking its own course, which is also happening with agro-pastoral communities [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vajpai.org&amp;blog=2495192&amp;post=269&amp;subd=vajpai&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Mountainous Task- Rio+20: Achievements in Himalayas!</title>
		<link>http://vajpai.org/2011/04/04/mountainous-task-rio20-achievements-in-himalayas/</link>
		<comments>http://vajpai.org/2011/04/04/mountainous-task-rio20-achievements-in-himalayas/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2011 13:40:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vajpai</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Chapter 13 of Agenda 21 of Rio in 1992, which emphasized upon two programme areas and we could see them on broader perspective where we were entrusted to work upon:  Knowledge generation on Ecology and SD aspects in Mountain Ecosystem (Environment) while strengthening it (internalizing and communicating-Social) and working upon integrated watershed development (working [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vajpai.org&amp;blog=2495192&amp;post=252&amp;subd=vajpai&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Re-Viewing JMP On MDGs</title>
		<link>http://vajpai.org/2011/03/30/re-viewing-jmp-on-mdgs/</link>
		<comments>http://vajpai.org/2011/03/30/re-viewing-jmp-on-mdgs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 06:58:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vajpai</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This article discusses the present Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) that tells us about Drinking Water and Sanitation Status in a particular country. It has been observed that the estimation methodology or monitoring strategy of JMP needs to be thoroughly reviewed, given that there are no exclusive surveys carried out for Water and Sanitation purpose in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vajpai.org&amp;blog=2495192&amp;post=194&amp;subd=vajpai&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Black and White: Carbon</title>
		<link>http://vajpai.org/2011/03/25/black-and-white-carbon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 16:27:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vajpai</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For last few months the black carbon issue is being highlighted in Himalayan region, with a viewpoint that it will have adverse impact on human health, air quality and on various ecosystem functions. It is said that, there is sheer need of various local and international efforts to reduce the emissions and cope the situation. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vajpai.org&amp;blog=2495192&amp;post=183&amp;subd=vajpai&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Inviting disasters</title>
		<link>http://vajpai.org/2011/03/18/inviting-disasters/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2011 03:39:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vajpai</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Worldwide 214 river basins host 40 percent of world&#8217;s population and Himalayas with huge stocks of water in the form of snow and ice, are biggest source of surface fresh water in frozen form, after Polar ice caps. Himalayan region consist of extremely fragile ecosystem, and source to 10 major Asian river systems, on which [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vajpai.org&amp;blog=2495192&amp;post=178&amp;subd=vajpai&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Almighty Ganges-Can We!</title>
		<link>http://vajpai.org/2011/03/16/almighty-ganges-can-we/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 13:06:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vajpai</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[assessment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ganges]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In south Asian region over 75 percent of the people live in rural areas, those have little access to safe potable water systems. Until, recently, people depended more on surface water which was exposed to microbial contamination resulting in water related disease like gastroenteritis, typhoid, dysentery, cholera, infectious hepatitis, infant diarrhoeas, and skin diseases and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vajpai.org&amp;blog=2495192&amp;post=175&amp;subd=vajpai&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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