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National Seminar on "Fluorosis in Developing Countries: Early Detection, Prevention and Mitigating Measures"
National Seminar on "Fluorosis in Developing Countries: Early Detection, Prevention and Mitigating Measures"
Posted on 11 Sep, 2015 09:29 AM

The Department of Civil Engineering of Sri Krishna College of Technology, Kovaipudur, Coimbatore is organizing a one day National Seminar on “FLUOROSIS IN DEVELOPING  COUNTRIES: EARLY DETECTION, PREVENTION AND MITIGATING MEASURES” on September 14th 2015. The seminar is sponsored by Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi.
What does being 'water stressed' mean for India and her neighbours?
India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and China rank in the top 50 of the world’s most water-stressed countries projected for 2040. Our data analysis shows the stress to the environment, economy, and people.
Sabita Kaushal
Posted on 10 Sep, 2015 06:25 PM

A worldwide ranking of water stressed nations by the World Resources Institute
India ranks 31 in the world’s most water-stressed countries projected for year 2020 (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
Short-term course on 'Urban Sanitation' by IIHS
The three-day programme on Urban Sanitation caters to officers in the urban water and sanitation sector, working in Utilities, Urban Local Bodies, and other State Departments.
Posted on 10 Sep, 2015 05:27 PM

About the course:
Applications invited for the Water Program Associate at WRI India
The Water Program Associate will play an important role in helping WRI’s Water and Cities and Transport Programs.
Posted on 09 Sep, 2015 12:05 AM

About WRI:

World Resources Institute (WRI), a nonprofit corporation, is a global research organization that turns big ideas into action at the nexus of environment, economic opportunity and human well-being. 

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2015 is India's driest year since 2009
News this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 07 Sep, 2015 10:19 PM

40% of India still rain deficit
Parched area near Jodhpur (Source: India Water Portal Flickr Photos)
Local water storage in the Hindu Kush Himalayas
How can the massive quantities of rain falling during the four-month monsoon period be stored so that it can be used over the entire year in the Hindu Kush Himalayan region?
Ramesh Ananda Vaidya
Posted on 07 Sep, 2015 10:11 PM

The Hindu Kush Himalayan region (HKH) is the source of 10 major rivers and is often referred to as the water tower of Asia. However, communities living in this region and downstream face frequent seasonal water scarcity and flooding due to high variations in rainfall.
Kuhls carry glacial melt to fields for irrigation (Source: India Water Portal)
No more dam approvals until e-flow report is out: Water Ministry
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 07 Sep, 2015 09:35 PM

No approval of dams until e-flow report is out: Water Ministry to CWC
Kelo dam near Raigarh (Source: India Water Portal Flickr Photos)
Access to water data: Implications for transboundary relations in the Ganges river basin
Despite the enactments of RTI laws and insistence for openness in the government, access to information regimes on transboundary rivers has not changed at a fundamental level in South Asia.
Prasai
S. and Surie
M.D.
Posted on 05 Sep, 2015 12:21 PM

Citizens right to access information on water, climate and environmental issues
A view of the Sharada river at Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
Call for applications for the third India Biodiversity Awards 2016
This year the India Biodiversity Awards 2016 will recognize the contribution of a range of stakeholders towards the conservation of biodiversity.
Posted on 04 Sep, 2015 05:25 PM

This year, the categories have been modified to align them with the Biological Diversity Act, 2002, and the new categories are as follows:
Call for Water Advanced Research and Innovation (WARI) Fellowship Program-2015
The WARI Fellowship Program is a dynamic and transformative program that has been developed to foster long term Indo-American science and technology partnership.
Posted on 04 Sep, 2015 05:14 PM

For more details on the Fellowship Program, download the announcement from below. 
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