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Environmental clearance to Cuddalore thermal plant quashed
Posted on 18 Nov, 2014 01:41 PMNGT turns down clearance to Cuddalore thermal plant because of threat to mangroves
Thank your toilets on World Toilet Day!
Posted on 17 Nov, 2014 12:44 PMHave you ever complained about a toilet anywhere? Not so clean, not so dry, not so nice-smelling, not so something else? On November 19th 2014 and possibly every other day this year and forever after, thank your stars that you have one because 2.5 billion people in the world don't!
Call for papers/contributions for the 'India WASH Summit', WaterAid India
Posted on 16 Nov, 2014 07:12 PMBackground and Summit Agenda:
Kerala's Ashtamudi lake certified by Marine Stewardship Council
Posted on 10 Nov, 2014 10:09 PMKerala's Ashtamudi lake recognised for sustainable clam fishing
Toilets and social networks: Is there a connection?
Posted on 06 Nov, 2014 10:54 PMOf late, there have been plenty of discussions around the topic of sanitation, which have focussed on building toilets on a massive scale. These are in the aftermath of the new and recently released Millennium Development Goals Report 2014 by the United Nations that shows that India has the world's largest population that defecates out in the open, with it being as high as 66% in rural India [1
It's not just about rape!
Posted on 05 Nov, 2014 11:17 AMNandatai and her 16 year old daughter Phula creep out of their houses quietly in the wee hours of the morning into the dark fields to relieve themselves before everyone wakes up. It is an everyday story as this is the only time in the day that they have privacy. “It is so shameful to go out in the fields during the day”, says Nandatai. “We have to hold our urine till it gets dark.
Gender inclusive development in mountains
Posted on 04 Nov, 2014 03:00 PMThis introduction to the special issue on "Gender and sustainable development in the mountains- Transformative innovations, tenacious resistances" by Ritu Verma et al published in the journal Mountain Research and Development, highlights the poor situation of women as well as gender discrim
SC rebukes Central and State Pollution Control Boards over Ganga pollution
Posted on 04 Nov, 2014 11:40 AMPollution Control Board is a story of complete failure, frustration and disaster: SC
Invitation to the 'Training Programme on Urban and Industrial Wastewater Treatment', Centre for Science and Environment, New Delhi
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Invitation to the training programme on "Basic and Advanced Data Analysis using SPSS", Sambodhi Research and Communications Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi
Posted on 31 Oct, 2014 11:51 AMSambodhi Research and Communications Pvt. Ltd. announces a three day training programme on "Basic and Advanced Data Analysis using SPSS".
The programme aims to:-