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ECSI-IISC requests participation in a one-day workshop on ‘Wealth from Waste’
Posted on 26 Apr, 2015 10:26 PMThe Electrochemical Society of India (ECSI) at Indian Institute of Scienceis organising a one -day workshop on “Wealth from Waste During on 15 May 2015 at Bengaluru.
For more details on the workshop, dowload the brochure from below.
Invitation to the workshop on ‘Rainwater Harvesting in Rural Areas’
Posted on 26 Apr, 2015 08:24 PMWorkshop on ‘Rainwater Harvesting in Rural Areas’ by RuTAG IIT Bombay and Jalvardhini at Panvel, Maharashtra. For more details on the workshop download the brochure from below.
Watershed development in India: Learning through experience
Posted on 25 Apr, 2015 11:18 PMIndia's water availability in the future is predicted to be bleak if proper steps are not undertaken to deal with the management of the available water resources in the country. The report titled 'Watershed development in India
An intimate relationship: how rivers, humans and animals coexist
Posted on 25 Apr, 2015 06:55 PM“Every inch of our planning is directed towards human beings. At least leave environmental flows alone!”, said the professor, revealing a side to himself that I had not dreamt existed.
Kalpavriksh invites you to the Monsoon School on Perspectives on Environment, Society and Well-being
Posted on 24 Apr, 2015 07:58 AMKalpavriksh is organising a week long residential course on 'Perspectives on Environment, Society and Well-being'. The course, being organized for the second year, attempts to reflect on the Indian environmental history and contemporary perspectives including ideas and practices in conservation, development and governance.
88% irrigation projects lying unused in Maharashtra
Posted on 20 Apr, 2015 09:27 PMNearly 88% irrigation projects lying unused in Maharashtra
Task force appointed to forge consenus on river interlinking
Posted on 20 Apr, 2015 09:22 PMCentre appoints task force, with an aim to speed up implementation of river interlinking
Government makes yet another industry-friendly move
Posted on 13 Apr, 2015 09:46 PMPollution index no more includes human health and environmental degradation
Brick kilns take the Ganga away from Patna
Posted on 13 Apr, 2015 08:16 PM596 brick kilns along Ganga's banks are pushing it away from Patna
Indian wetlands under threat!
Posted on 13 Apr, 2015 11:58 AMA wetland is defined as land area that is saturated with water, either permanently or seasonally, and maintains an ecosystem of its own.The factor that distinguishes wetlands from other land forms or water bodies is the vegetation of aquatic plants which grow in its highly water saturated soil [1].