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Water law, Poverty, and Development - Water Sector reforms in India: A book by Phillepe Cullet
This monograph examines water law regulations and reform in the present decade, encompassing environmental, social, economic, and human rights aspects of water as a natural resource. Posted on 24 Jan, 2010 02:58 PM

Water law for the 21st century - National and International aspects of water law reform in India: A book analyzing legal issues under international law
A book on the water law reforms in India and its associated human rights, social, health and environmental aspects. Posted on 24 Jan, 2010 02:13 PM

In the face of growing freshwater scarcity, most countries of the world are taking steps to conserve their water and foster its sustainable use. Water crises range from concerns of drinking water availability and/or quality, the degradation or contamination of freshwater, and the allocation of water to different users. To meet the challenge, many countries are undergoing systemic changes to the use of freshwater and the provision of water services, thereby leading to greater commercialization of the resource as well as a restructuring of the legal, regulatory, technical and institutional frameworks for water.

Certificate course- Beginner's guide to climate change, CSE, 2010
An e-primer on the phenomenon, science and politics of climate change from a developing country perspective:This certificate course is a beginner's guide to climate change. Posted on 24 Jan, 2010 01:16 PM

We know that the threat of climate change is real and urgent and we also know that combating this threat requires drastic cuts in greenhouse gas emissions, particularly in the industrialized world.But as greenhouse gases are linked to economic growth, climate change requires the world to share growth between nations and people.

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Annual Environment Industry award:Ion Exchange Wins Best Company of the Year in Water & Waste Water Treatment Segment 2009
Ion Exchange emerged as winner of the Frost & Sullivan 2009 Environmental Excellence Awards for the - Best Company of the Year in the Indian Water & Waste WaterTreatment segment Posted on 21 Jan, 2010 11:38 AM

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Squatting with Dignity: Lessons from India -Book by Kumar Alok, 2010
A book that talks on the the rural sanitation network in India, its success stories and challenges faced Posted on 20 Jan, 2010 04:09 PM

Squatting with Dignity

The latest book by Mr.Kumar Alok talks about the story of the successes and challenges faced in building the fast expanding rural sanitation network in India

RFP - Development of standards, certification, test procedures and test facilities
This is a Request for proposal by the MNRE for development of standards, certification, test procedures and test facilities Posted on 19 Jan, 2010 04:52 PM

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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP)

(Under Procurement Rules of the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy, Government of India)

For - DEVELOPMENT OF STANDARDS, CERTIFICATION, TEST PROCEDURES AND TEST FACILITIES

Under the - UNDP/GEF GLOBAL SOLAR WATER HEATING MARKET TRANSFORMATION AND STRENGTHENING INITIATIVE: INDIA COUNTRY PROGRAM

Water credit and microfinance-Improving access to clean water and sanitation in the developing world:Water.org
With Matt Damon, KC's Gary White brings water to developing countries. Maybe he could turn on some ideas for our third-world streets Posted on 19 Jan, 2010 01:09 PM

Kansas City makes it easy to lose faith in people. Elected officials often act like schoolchildren. In the local corporate world, job-shredding incompetents outnumber innovators. A list of the metro's 200 most repulsive inhabitants would include a fair number of clergy.

Nominations invited for Innovations in Services for Urban Poor Awards, 2010
To identify, recognise, and reward the best innovations in reaching out and impacting the lives of the burgeoning mass of urban poor, nominations are invited by the MoUD Posted on 19 Jan, 2010 10:52 AM

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Greetings for the New Year 2010, from India Urban Space Foundation!!

Compilation of weekly round up of news - January 2010 (1- 8, 8 - 12, 12-18)
A compilation of weekly news update - January 2010 Posted on 18 Jan, 2010 11:51 PM

 Weekly roundup of news - January 1-8, 2010

 https://www.thehindu.com/2010/01/08/stories/2010010854350400.htm

Climate Change and its Impact on Biodiversity-ENVIS newsletter, September 2009
Newletter by ENVIS that includes reviews, abstracts and current news Posted on 17 Jan, 2010 02:28 PM

 

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