India

Budget up by 11 and 19 percent for water and environment ministries respectively

In the last few decades, India has seen an increasing number of people migrating from rural areas to urban cities in search of work and better living. These migrants often get employed in the informal sector as construction workers, vendors, domestic servants, etc. They also live in informal settlements, generally known as slums.

The year 2016 was an abysmal year in terms of environmental policy and conservation in India.

The agriculture sector in India’s drought-ravaged regions is in a state of crisis. Millions of farmers are pushed out of their farms and into the cities for jobs.

NGT to hear petition on Ganga revival on a day-to-day basis

People of Sikkim stand against Teesta hydel project

According to a report by WaterAid, a water and sanitation nonprofit, released in 2016, India has the highest number (75.8 million) of people in the world without access to safe water.

Wetlands are one of the most productive ecosystems and play a crucial role in everything from water conservation, flood regulation and groundwater recharge to micro-climate regulation, providing safe habitat to biota, and more.

The National Insititute of Hydrology (NIH), Roorkee invites applications for:

• Research Associate and Junior/Senior Research Fellow for the Neeranchal National Watershed Project

Eligibility:

LEAD India is pleased to announce a highly innovative regional leadership and capacity building programme for water professionals working with Civil Society Organisations (CSO's). The programme is focused on nurturing leadership for transboundary cooperation and related issues, both at community and regional levels.