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Water news: A recap of 2014
Water made big news in 2014 with the formation of the new Water Ministry, initiation of the Swachh Bharat Mission, disasters due to erratic weather, and several scientific achievements.
Swati Bansal
Posted on 05 Jan, 2015 09:58 PM

New Water Ministry, Clean Ganga Portal, Ganga Manthan: Goverment makes efforts towards rejuvenating the Ganga
Sunset at Gadmukhteshwar
A push to Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 30 Dec, 2014 04:58 PM

States get a free hand towards the implementation of the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
A child collects garbage at Yamuna ghat in Delhi
10 years since Tsunami, but TN fails to implement its rehabilitation plans
News this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 30 Dec, 2014 03:09 PM

Tamil Nadu Government fails to implement its long-term rehabililation plans post tsunami 2004
Post-tsunami slum (Source: Kavaiyan via Wikimedia)
Invitation to the 7th IDSAsr National Seminar on 'Recycling Waste Water and Reuse System', Guru Arjan Dev Institute of Development Studies, Amritsar, Punjab
All are invited to contribute their well thought research paper on the theme Recycling of Waste Water and Reuse System in the 7th IDSAsr National Seminar.
Posted on 24 Dec, 2014 11:25 AM

Guru Arjan Dev Institute of Development Studies has planned to organize its 7th IDSAsr National seminar on the theme Recycling of Waste Water and Reuse System in the mid of March 2015.  All are invited to contribute their well thought research paper on any of the sub theme within the main theme of the seminar.
Centre's revised guidelines for deep sea fishing upset fishermen
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 24 Dec, 2014 12:13 AM

Fishermen unhappy with Centre's revised guidelines for deep sea fishing
The occupation of fishing
Applications invited for the post of Coordinator– Water Stewardship, WWF-India, Kanpur, U.P.
WWF-India invites applications from individuals for the position of Coordinator– Water Stewardship to coordinate & manage the existing work of water stewardship in Kanpur.
Posted on 23 Dec, 2014 01:13 PM

Location: Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh)

Job Profile:
Invitation to the National Consultation on Renewed Sanitation Agenda, Institution of Public Health Engineers and Sulabh International Social Service Organisation
The Institution of Public Health Engineers and Sulabh International Social Service Organisation have organised the National Consultation on Renewed Sanitation Agenda.
Posted on 17 Dec, 2014 06:56 PM

With an aim to discuss and brainstorm on 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan' to come out with social, scientific and technical aspects that require understanding for effective impelmentation of the programme, the Institution of Public Health Engineers and Sulabh International Social Service Organisation have orga
National Consultation on Renewed Sanitation Agenda
Can we reverse the outcomes of climate change for India?
Heat extremes and groundwater scarcity are but two of the impacts of climate change affecting India. Technology, political will, and international cooperation are needed to reverse these impacts.
World Bank
Posted on 16 Dec, 2014 02:13 PM

The report title 'Turn down the heat: Climate extremes, regional impacts and the case for resilience' published by the World Bank, highlights the risks posed by climate
Droughts and climate change (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
Budget 2015-16 likely to have huge cuts in social sector
Policy matters this fortnight
Aarti Kelkar Khambete
Posted on 16 Dec, 2014 12:27 PM

Social sector likely to get less funds in Union Budget 2015-16
MNREGA workers building check dam in Gujarat
Hydropower projects aggravated the Uttarakhand disaster
News this fortnight
Aarti Kelkar Khambete
Posted on 16 Dec, 2014 12:08 PM

Government admits that hydropower projects aggravated the Uttarakhand disaster
House washed away in Uttarakhand floods
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